NBL Canada Weekly Report
March 31, 2019 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) News Release
GAMES PLAYED
Wed. Mar. 27
Kitchener-Waterloo 122, Sudbury 99
Thu. Mar. 28
Cape Breton 92, Saint John 89 Halifax 124, Island 97
Fri. Mar. 29
London 121, Windsor 119
Sat. Mar. 30
Cape Breton 109, Island 102
Sun. Mar. 31
Island 128, Saint John 98 London 126, Windsor 114
END REGULAR SEASON
Although teams play in a single division for the regular season, the playoff teams will be the top four teams from the Ontario / Newfoundland and Labrador areas, and the top four teams from the New Brunswick / Nova Scotia / Prince Edward Island regions.
2019 NBL CANADA POSTSEASON
Thu. April 4
Cape Breton at Halifax, 7p (Game 1) Kitchener-Waterloo at London, 7p (G 1)
Fri. April 5
Sudbury at St. John's, 7:00 pm (Game 1) Saint John at Moncton, 7p (Game 1)
Fri. April 7
Cape Breton at Halifax, 2p (Game 2) Sudbury at St. John's, 2:00 pm (Game 2) Saint John at Moncton, 2p (Game 2)
Mon. April 8
Halifax at Cape Breton, 7p (Game 3)
Tue. April 9
Kitchener-Waterloo at London, 7p (G 2)
Wed. April 10
St. John's at Sudbury, 7:00 pm (Game 3) Moncton at Saint John, 7p (Game 3)
Thu. April 11
Moncton at Saint John, 7p (G 4) (if nec)
Fri. April 12
St. John's at Sudbury, 7p (G 4) (if nec)
Sat. April 13
Cape Breton at Halifax, 7p (G 5) (if nec)
Sun. April 14
Saint John at Moncton, 2p (G 5) (if nec) Sudbury at St. John's, 2p (G 5) (if nec) Kitchener-Waterloo at London, 2p (G5) (if nec)
Cape Breton Highlanders
Head Coach: Bernardo Fitz-Gonzalez Home arena: Centre 200
Highlandersbasketball.ca
The Highlanders finished their season with two victories, and finished the season as the #3 seed in the Maritimes bracket for their first playoff run ever. Olu Famutimi finished as the top scorer for the Highlanders, with 24.5 ppg, while Jamal Reynolds had a double-double of 22.5 ppg and 11 rebounds per game.
Halifax Hurricanes
Coach: Mike Leslie Home arena: Scotiabank Centre
halifaxhurricanes.ca
The Halifax Hurricanes punched their ticket for their fourth consecutive postseason run, and thanks to 23 points from Terry Thomas and 20 from Malcolm Duvivier in the Hurricanes' last game, a 124-97 win over the Island Storm, Halifax has a chance to reach the finals one more time.
Island Storm
Head Coach: Tim Kendrick Home Venue: Eastlink Centre
stormbasketball.ca
With the Storm winning only one of their final three contests, the Charlottetown crew are out of the NBL playoffs for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Despite the disappointment, Guillaume Boucard finished strong with a 23.0 ppg average, while Tyree White almost averaged a triple-double (18.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 10.0 assists).
KW Titans
Head Coach: Cavell Johnson Home arena: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
kwtitans.com
After missing the postseason last year, the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans returned to the playoffs with a 122-99 win over the Sudbury Five. The win was punctuated with 26 points and 13 rebounds from Akeem Ellis, while Damon Lynn followed up with 21 points of his own.
London Lightning
Head Coach: Elliott Ethington Home arena: Budweiser Gardens
lightningbasketball.ca
For the eighth consecutive season, the London Lightning finished the year with a winning record (22-18), earned this season with two late-season victories over the Windsor Express. The victories were strengthened by 20 ppg from AJ Gaines, while Garrett Williamson added 19 and Marcus Capers earned 18. Kevin Ware averaged 9.0 rebounds in the London wins.
Moncton Magic
Head Coach: Joe Salerno Home arena: Centre Avenir
monctonmagic.ca
The Moncton Magic did not play this week.
Saint John Riptide
Head Coach: Nelson Terroba Home Venue: Harbour Station
sjriptide.ca
The Riptide made the playoffs this year, despite losing their final two games of the season. The Port City crew will see April basketball thanks to a 25.0 ppg average from Darnell Landon, while TJ Maston scored 22 points in his one game with Saint John (he rested on Sunday's contest).
St. John's Edge
Head Coach: Steve Marcus Home Arena: Mile One Stadium
sjedge.ca
The St. John's Edge did not play this week.
Sudbury Five
Head Coach: Logan Stutz Home Arena: Sudbury Community Arena
thefive.ca
Despite Sudbury losing to Kitchener-Waterloo this week AND falling to the #3 seed in the playoffs, the Five were brightened by Braylon Rayson's record-setting 149th 3-point basket. The
Five also became the first team to garner more than 500 3- pointers in a season, finishing with 511.
Windsor Express
Head Coach: Bill Jones Home Venue: WFCU Centre
windsorexpess.ca
For the first time in the Express' seven-year history, the Motor City crew's season ends without a playoff visit. Despite all this, Windsor finished the season as strong as possible, thanks to a 25.0 ppg average from Chris Jones, along with 22.0 from Juwan Howard Jr., an effort that would make his father proud.
Game reports compiled via team press releases, and from articles appearing in newspapers from the teams' home locations.
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NBL CANADA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Marcus Capers of the London Lightning has been named Player of the Week for the week ending March 31, 2019.
Capers, a 6'4" guard who played collegiately at Washington State, averaged 22.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in the Lightning's two victories, ensuring London its eighth consecutive winning season, the longest stretch in NBL Canada history.
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November 18, 2018: Jaylen Bland, Sudbury Five.
- November 25, 2018: Bruce Massey, Cape Breton Highlanders.
- December 2, 2018: Gabe Freeman, Halifax Hurricanes.
- December 9, 2018: Maurice Jones Sr., St. John's Edge.
- December 16, 2018: Doug Herring Jr., Moncton Magic.
- December 23, 2018: Joel Kindred, Halifax Hurricanes.
- December 30, 2018: Bruce Massey, Cape Breton Highlanders.
- January 6, 2019: Mike Poole, Halifax Hurricanes.
- January 13, 2019: Bruce Massey, Cape Breton Highlanders.
- January 20, 2019: Juan Patillo, Windsor Express.
- January 27, 2019: Cory Dixon, Sudbury Five.
- February 3, 2019: Glen Davis, St. John's Edge.
- February 10, 2019: Mike Poole, Halifax Hurricanes.
- February 17, 2019: Frank Bartley, Saint John Riptide.
- February 24, 2019: Trey Kell, Moncton Magic.
- March 3, 2019: Braylon Rayson, Sudbury Five.
- March 10, 2019: Chris Jones, Windsor Express.
- March 17, 2019: Frank Bartley, Saint John Riptide.
- March 24, 2019: Braylon Rayson, Sudbury Five.
- March 31, 2019: Marcus Capers, London Lightning.
NBL CANADA CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Jamal Reynolds of the Cape Breton Highlanders has been named Canadian Player of the Week for the week ending March 31, 2019. This is the second time this season that Reynolds has earned this honour.
Reynolds, a 6'4" guard who played collegiately at Canisius (N.Y.), averaged 22.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in the Highlanders' two victories, which allowed Cape Breton to advance to the postseason for the first time in the franchise's three-year history.
- November 18, 2018: Gentrey Thomas, Moncton Magic.
- November 25, 2018: Jamal Reynolds, Cape Breton Highlanders.
- December 2, 2018: Tyler Scott, Island Storm.
- December 9, 2018: Joel Friesen, Kitchener-Waterloo Titans.
- December 16, 2018: Grandy Glaze, Sudbury Five.
- December 23, 2018: Aaron Redpath, Cape Breton Highlanders.
- December 30, 2018: Garrett Williamson, London Lightning.
- January 6, 2019: Junior Cadougan, St. John's Edge.
- January 13, 2019: Guillaume Boucard, Island Storm.
- January 20, 2019: Garrett Williamson, London Lightning.
- January 27, 2019: Tyrrel Tate, Windsor Express.
- February 3, 2019: Terry Thomas, Halifax Hurricanes.
- February 10, 2019: Mamadou Gueye, Sudbury Five.
- February 17, 2019: Junior Cadougan, St. John's Edge.
- February 24, 2019: Junior Cadougan, St. John's Edge.
- March 3, 2019: Guillaume Boucard, Island Storm.
- March 10, 2019: Yohanny Dalembert, Sudbury Five.
- March 17, 2019: Alex Campbell, Island Storm.
- March 24, 2019: Terry Thomas, Halifax Hurricanes.
- March 31, 2019: Jamal Reynolds, Cape Breton Highlanders.
NBL CANADA COACH OF THE MONTH
The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Joe Salerno of the Moncton Magic has been named Coach of the Month for March 2019. This is the second time this season that Salerno has earned Coach of the Month honours.
Salerno's Magic completed a 7-3 record in March, and garnered the Magic the #1 overall seed in the NBL Canada playoffs, and with that, home-court advantage in the Avenir Centre throughout the postseason.
- November 2018: Joe Salerno, Moncton Magic.
- December 2018: Bernardo Fitz-Gonzalez, Cape Breton Highlanders.
- January 2019: Bill Jones, Windsor Express.
- February 2019: Mike Leslie, Halifax Hurricanes.
- March 2019: Joe Salerno, Moncton Magic.
NBL CANADA TRIPLE DOUBLES, 2018-19 SEASON
- December 4, 2018: Maurice Jones Sr., St. John's Edge, 19 pts, 10 rebs, 11 ast.
- December 14, 2018, Doug Herring Jr., Moncton Magic, 12 pts, 10 rebs, 10 ast
- December 16, 2018, Doug Herring Jr., Moncton Magic, 18 pts, 10 rebs, 10 ast
- February 3, 2019, Tyree White, Island Storm, 15 pts, 11 rebs, 10 ast
- February 16, 2019: Maurice Bolden, London Lightning, 14 pts, 10 rebs, 10 ast
- February 27, 2019; Tanner Giddings, Cape Breton Highlanders, 13 pts, 11 rebs, 10 ast
- March 3, 2019: Alex Campbell, Island Storm, 10 pts, 11 rebs, 11 ast
- March 24, 2019: Horace Wormely, Windsor Express, 14 pts, 11 rebs, 11 ast
- March 31, 2019: Tyree White, Island Storm: 14 pts, 10 rebs, 15 ast
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