Men's Basketball Win OCAA Bronze Medal

Windsor, ON – The OCAA Men's Basketball Championship completed Saturday evening at St. Clair College's campus SportsPlex in Windsor and Humber Polytechnic (Etobicoke) won their 17th title and third gold medal in the last five years dispatching Mohawk College (Hamilton) in the tournament finale by a score of 80-67. The Saints defeated Loyalist College (Belleville) in the Bronze Medal game by a score of 119-92.

Loyalist was no match for host St. Clair College as the Saints shot nearly 60% from the field and made 12 triples.  St. Clair scored 62 points in the paint and led wire to wire for their fourth OCAA medal in the last five years. 

5^th year St. Clair forward Mazin Tiea (Windsor, ON) was named Player of the Game and part of the Championship All-Star team in his final collegiate basketball contest after scoring a game high 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting while adding 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.  Jaden Excell (Brampton, ON) came off the bench to score 27 points including 6 triples to earn the Player of the Game award for Loyalist.

Troy Nekkers (Windsor, ON) had a fine outing for the Saints netting 21 points adding 8 assists and 3 rebounds.  Ergie Kougnami (Windsor, ON) scored 15 points to go with 4 rebounds and 4 assists while St. Clair teammates Malcolm Perrin (St. Catharines) and Devin Fikes (Windsor, ON) each had 11 points off the bench.  Brandon Harmon (Milwaukee, WI) chipped in with 10 points for the Saints.  

St. Clair finished the season with a 23-5 overall record and their third OCAA West Division regular season title in the last four years.