Semifinal 4@1 2/3 F 26 Victoria 78 British Columbia 68 F 27 Victoria 72 British Columbia 65 Finals at Highest 2/3 M5 Alberta 67 Victoria 66 M6 Victoria 69 Alberta 52 M7 Alberta 56 Victoria 5 1999 Champs: Alberta Golden Bears Semifinal 3@2 2/3 F 26 Alberta 80 Lethbridge 60 F 27 Lethbridge 82 Alberta 77 F 28 Alberta 73 Lethbridge 66 |
Semifinal 3@2 2/3 M4 Manitoba 75 Regina 73 M5 Regina 86 Manitoba 80 M6 Manitoba 97 Regina 90 Final Winner at 1 2/3 M12 Brandon 73 Manitoba 59 M13 Brandon 81 Manitoba 71 1999 Champs: Brandon Bobcats |
March 2 March 4 March 6 #1 Western 93 #5 Lakehead 75 #4 Guelph 76 #5 Lakehead 79 Western 66 Western Mustangs Waterloo 61 1999 Champions #3 Waterloo 66 #6 Windsor 49 #3 Waterloo 80 #2 McMaster 51 |
Wilson Cup March 13 at UWO OUA West Western Ontario 87 Western Ontario OUA East Ryerson 70 Ontario Champs |
March 4 March 5 2 Carleton 91 3 Ottawa 68 Carleton 44 Ryerson Rams Ryerson 50 1999 Champs 4 Ryerson 74 1 Laurentian 66 |
Sudden-death Semi 3@2 Mar 4 Concordia 74 McGill 65 Finals Winner at #1 Mar 7 Concordia 76 Bishop's 55 Mar 9 Bishop's 78 Concordia 74 Mar 12 Bishop's 76 Concordia 68 1999 Champs: Bishop's Gaiters |
March 12 March 13 March 14 #1 St F Xavier 68 Noon: G3 Acadia 81 2nd E Dalhousie 69 6:00 G1 3rd W Cape Breton 66 Acadia 62 2:00 G5 SMU Huskies Saint Mary's 81 1999 Champions 2nd W UNB 78 8:00 G2 3rd E Acadia 73 Dalhousie 66 2:00 G4 #2 Saint Mary's 83 |
Friday March 19 | Saturday March 20 | Sunday March 21 | ||||||||
1 | Alberta | 100 | ||||||||
1:00 | G1 | Alberta | 79 | |||||||
8 | Ryerson | 83 | ||||||||
5:00 | G7 | Alberta | 69 | |||||||
4 | Brandon | 76 | TSN Live! | |||||||
3:00 | G2 | Brandon | 74 | |||||||
5 | Bishop's | 60 | ||||||||
5:00 | G10 | Saint Mary's Huskies | ||||||||
2 | Western | 62 | TSN Live! | OT | 1999 CIAU | |||||
7:00 | G3 | Saint Mary's | 77 | Champions | ||||||
7 | Saint Mary's | 66 | ||||||||
8:00 | G8 | Saint Mary's | 73 | |||||||
w3 | Victoria | 58 | TSN Live! | |||||||
9:00 | G4 | McMaster | 68 | |||||||
w6 | McMaster | 71 | ||||||||
Ryerson | 77 | |||||||||
NOON: | G5 | Bishop's | 73 | |||||||
Bishop's | 81 | |||||||||
1:00 | G9 | Western Mustangs | ||||||||
Western | 79 | Consolation | ||||||||
2:00 | G6 | Western | 79 | Champ | ||||||
Victoria | 54 | |||||||||
Friday March 19 | Saturday March 20 | Sunday March 21 | ||||||||
Att: 12,055 | Att: 13,346 | Att: 8,385 |
Total Att: 36000 (all seats) |
Halifax Herald stories of Saint Mary's in the AUAA and Final8
TEAM Shoots at Metro Centre | |||||
WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY (normal sched) | |||
9:00-10:30 10:30-Noon Noon-1:30 1:30-6:00 6:00-7:30 7:30-9:00 9:00-10:30 |
Alberta Victoria Brandon OPEN SHOOT Saint Mary's Bishop's McMaster |
9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 |
Ryerson Brandon Bishop's Alberta Victoria Western McMaster Saint Mary's |
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 |
Ryerson Alberta Bishop's Brandon Saint Mary's Western McMaster Victoria |
The six conference champions are automatically invited to the
Final Eight. Each conference decides its winner in its own
way, often based on tradition and the geography of the conference.
The Atlantic conference has returned to a 6-team single knockout tournament at Halifax Metro Centre. It is not uncommon to see a #5 or #6 win the previous night then come out and flatten the #1 or #2 seed after sharpening their shooting eye in the Metro Center. GPAC has reverted back to its 3-team format from its 1998 experiment when all four teams made the playoff. Wild cards came about because of a need to make the national championship a fairer tournament. Using only the six conference winners creates an imbalanced draw. One conference champ may have to play 3 games to win the event. Another may reach the final with only a single victory. Adding two more teams creates a balanced, fair draw. The last two teams accepted into the Final Eight are Wild Cards selected from the best of the remaining teams. This is done by a special CIAU committee who hold their final discussions and announce a decision on the Sunday evening prior to the Final Eight. Some conferences are still playing that afternoon, deciding their representative. The selection committee also seeds the teams into the championship draw. Teams must actually apply to be considered as wild cards. A top team that does not formally apply will not be considered. This dates from the old days when a team might not be able to afford to travel to the championship, or simply chose not to play. But, since the Final Eight found a permanent home in Halifax 15 years ago, the tournament has generated more than enough revenue to help deserving teams get there. This reminds us of the situation years ago when the NCAA actually had to force its top teams to play in its own championship. They did much better financially by going to the NIT in New York. It took legal action to make the top teams play in the NCAA Championship. An obvious choice for a wildcard is a team that has been winning all season, has been high in the rankings, has led its league, but is unexpectedly upset in a sudden-death playoff game. But, if four such dominant teams are upset in conference playoffs, the committee has a bad problem. Less common is for 6 season-long favorites to win their conference berths in the Final Eight. Then, the committee must decide between the next cluster of teams ranked 7, 8, 9, and 10. Teams are chosen on merit. But where there is a toss-up the committee has the option to lean in the direction of selecting a wild card applicant from the home conference. It is felt this helps boost attendance and the revenue so necessary to maintaining the Final Eight as a prestige event.
Notes by Committee Member James Hillis:
The Voting Criteria |
FIRST TEAM Eric Hinrichsen, Victoria Danny Balderson, Lethbridge Nick Maglisceau, Alberta Stanleigh Mitchell, UBC Spencer Holt, Lethbridge |
SECOND TEAM Raphael Chillious-Carter, Victoria Ryan Dunkley, Alberta Jared Heidinger,Lethbridge Stephen Parker, Alberta Brad Gallup, Calgary |
Most Valuable Player: Eric Hinrichsen, Victoria Rookie-of-the-Year: Robbie Green, Victoria Coach-of-the-Year: Guy Vetrie, Victoria |
FIRST TEAM Dale Holmes, Regina Matej Maroti, Winnipeg Mark Passley, Brandon Richard Lovelace, Brandon Paul Fust, Manitoba |
SECOND TEAM Scott Goebel, Regina Maurice Carter, Brandon Trevor John, Brandon Luc Butler, Winnipeg Josh Payne, Manitoba |
Most Valuable Player: Dale Holmes, Regina Rookie-of-the-Year: Ashley Yeaman, Regina Coach-of-the-Year: Jerry Hemmings, Brandon |
FIRST TEAM Steve Maga McMaster Ramon McElmurry Lakehead Nat Graham Western Steve Anderson Windsor Mano Watsa Waterloo |
SECOND TEAM Micah Bordeau Western Malik Shebaz Guelph Jamie Duncan Brock Ken Hodgkins Laurier Mike Ayambadejo Guelph |
ROOKIE TEAM Jim Grozelle Western Brian Taylor McMaster Ryan Dudley Brock Dan Zapior Lakehead Adam Rogers Laurier |
Rookie-of-the-Year Jim Grozelle Western Coach-of-the-Year Craig Boydell Western |
FIRST TEAM Jay Prosper, Concordia Ryan Thorne, Bishop's Rob Burns, Bishop's Marc-Oliver Bessette, Laval Patrice Lemieux, Bishop's |
FIRST TEAM Joel Sherbino, Bishop's Matt Watson, McGill Ezra Franklyn, Concordia Eric Zulu, Concordia Kirk Reid, McGill |
Player-of-the-Year: Jay Prosper, Concordia Rookie-of-the-Year: Eric Zulu, Concordia Coach-of-the-Year: John Dore, Concordia |
FIRST TEAM Jan Trojanowski, Acadia Jonah Taussig, Saint Mary's Fred Perry, St Francis Xavier David Phillip, UCCB Doug Newson, Dalhousie |
SECOND TEAM Jermaine Bruce, Memorial Jason Dayman, St Francis Xavier Mike Wall, Dalhousie Dave Low, New Brunswick Patrick Toulouse, Saint Mary's |
Player-of-the-Year: Jan Trojanowski, Acadia Rookie-of-the-Year: Mike Kierstad, New Brunswick Coach-of-the-Year: Dave Nutbrown, Acadia |
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FIRST TEAM: Eric Hinrichsen, Victoria Jan Trojanowski, Acadia Ted Dongelmans, Laurentian Steve Maga, McMaster Nat Graham, Western Ontario |
SECOND TEAM: Dale Holmes, Regina Jay Prosper, Concordia Danny Balderson, Lethbridge Brian Leonard, Carleton Ramon McElmurray, Lakehead |
HONORABLE MENTION: Nick Maglisceau, Alberta Fred Perry, St. Francis Xavier Rob Burns, Bishop's Ryan Thorne, Bishops's Mano Watsa, Waterloo |
Mike Moser Award (POY) Eric Hinrichsen, Victoria Saxon Rookie of the Year Robbie Green, Victoria Stu Aberbeen Trophy as Coach-of-the-Year Craig Boydell, Western Ontario |
League All Stars and **Potential All Canadians | |||||
AUAA Fred Perry** - St FX Jordan Croucher - St FX Ashkan Rajaee - Dalhousie Doug Newsom - Dalhousie David Phillip - Cape Breton Johah Taussig** - St Mary's David Low - New Brunswick Jermane Bruce - Memorial Jimmy Morris - UPEI Jan Trojanowski** - Acadia |
QSSF Jay Prosper** - Concordia Ryan Thorne** - Bishop's Rob Burns - Bishop's Matt Watson - McGill Marc Olivier Bessette - Laval |
OUA East Brian Smith - Ryerson Vidak Curic - Toronto Reid Beckett - Toronto Brian Leonard** - Carleton Jafeth Maseruka - Carleton Derek Richardson - Queen's Dean Labayen** - York Marvin Johnson - Ottawa Kevin Gordon - Laurentian Ted Donglemans** - Laurentian
OUA West | Rodney Baptiste - McMaster Steve Maga** - McMaster Vince Policella - Brock Jeff Zdrahal - Laurier Mano Watsa** - Waterloo Malik Shebazz - Guelph Steve Anderson - Windsor Micah Bourdeau**- Western Nat Graham - Western Ramon McElmurry - Lakehead
GPAC | Richard Lovelace** - Brandon Matej Maroti - Winnipeg Mark Passley** - Brandon Dale Holmes - Regina Ogo Okwumubua - Manitoba
CWUAA | Eric Hinrichsen** - Victoria Collin Martin - Victoria Jason Bristow - UBC Stanleigh Mitchell - UBC Spencer Holt - Lethbridge Danny Balderson** - Lethbridge Ryan Leier - Saskatchewan Stephen Parker - Alberta Nick Maglifceau** - Alberta Brad Gallup - Calgary |