2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Synopsis
Under the guidance of head coach Rastko Sixteen different Stinger players had minutes in the RSEQ regular season. Six were rookies and 10 were returning Popovic, the 2018-19 Concordia Stingers players. The result was a tight-knit team with an excep- men’s basketball team ran up an overall tional a itude. win-loss record of 20-13 and spent six “We have a good mix of young players and older guys,” said weeks in the U SPORTS Top 10, Popovic. “This year the team chemistry is amazing. This is a peaking at No. 8. very unselfish group. They are just happy for each other’s success. It doesn’t ma er who scores and what the The Stingers won their first Quebec championship in seven minutes are. And we’ve shown that different guys step up in years with a strong 73-69 victory over the UQAM Citadins different games.” before a capacity crowd at Concordia Gym on March 2. The Stingers led the game right from the sta and never lost Concordia had three of the top five scorers in the RSEQ – the lead. They were up 27-21 at hal ime and 48-43 a er shooting guard Adrian Armstrong was second in the three qua ers. conference with 16.4 points a game, while point guard Ricardo Monge was fou h with 15.5 and forward Olivier “I thought we executed our game plan well at both ends of Simon was fi h with 14.8. the cou ,” said Popovic. “We defended well, we rebounded the ball very well and our top players stepped up when it The Stingers had the top scoring offence in the RSEQ with was time to make big plays.” an average of 80.2 points over 16 games.
Concordia also knocked off the pesky Bishop’s Gaiters by a “Ricardo Monge controls the game and we execute very score of 79-71 in the conference semifinal on Feb. 27. well on offence,” said Popovic. “We’re a good three-point shooting team. We share the ball and are a good passing This is the 21st conference title for the Stingers since team.” Concordia University was formed 45 years ago. It is the first for Popovic who took over as head coach of the On defence, Concordia gave up 75.2 points a game which program in 2015. The team also won the regular season ranked them second in the Quebec conference. title with an 11-5 record. In 26 games versus U SPORTS competition, the Stingers Concordia ran up a 17-9 record against U SPORTS competi- gave up 73.8 points on average which is the ninth best tion, including one tournament title – the Concordia result out of the 47 teams in the country. Classic – last October. “Defensively, we’re a tough team,” Popovic said. The Stingers spent pa of the preseason ba ling NCAA teams, including Ole Miss and University of Vermont. Then Since this is Concordia’s first U SPORTS championship over the holiday beak, Concordia travelled to Florida and appearance since 2012, Popovic heads to Halifax with a played three NAIA programs. The team compiled a 3-4 team of players who have no experience at the nationals. record versus U.S. schools. But his coaching staff can compensate – Jay Prosper (1996), Damian Buckley (2007 and 2009) and Popovic Another season highlight was scrimmaging against (2005), all won championships as Stingers and competed Canada’s Senior National Team in September. It was put at the university Final 8. together to help Canada prepare for its FIBA qualification event. The national team roster featured six NBA players. STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball 2019 RSEQ Finalists Quick Facts Head coach: Rastko Popovic (4th year) 1976- Present Concordia CIAU/CIS results at Nationals: 2018-19 Ranking: 6 weeks in Top 10, 1976 1-2 6th place peaking at No. 8 1980 1-2 6th place 2019 team overall record: 20-13 1981 2-1 bronze medal Concordia 82, St. FX 65 1982 1-2 4th place U SPORTS 1987 0-2 non-conference record: 4-4 1989 1-2 6th place U.S. Exhibition record: 3-4 1990 3-0 gold medal Concordia 80, Guelph 62 1991 0-2 Regular season record: 11-5 1992 0-2 1993 1-1 lost semifinal McMaster 84, Concordia 83 Playoff record: 2-0 1994 1-2 6th place Regular season standing: 1st Place in RSEQ 1995 2-1 silver medal Albe a 84, Concordia 66 1996 1-2 6th place Playoff finish: RSEQ champions 2000 0-2 2018-19 results versus 2005 2-1 silver medal Carleton 68, Concordia 48 teams at Nationals: Record 0-1 2007 2-1 won consolation Concordia 95, UBC 92 Oct. 14 – Carleton 2009 1-2 6th place Loss 92-62 2011 0-2 2012 0-2 19 appearances 19-31 record 1 national championship
U SPORTS championship, sequence: 1st in 7 years
2019 conference award winners: RSEQ MVP – Ricardo Monge RSEQ Coach of the Year – Rastko Popovic
2019 conference all-stars: G Ricardo Monge – 1st team G Adrian Armstrong – 1st team F Olivier Simon – 2nd team
2019 all-rookie team: F Aleks Simeunovic
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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. COURSE OF STUDY HOMETOWN LAST TEAM 4 Tariq Bakri-Hamad G 5'10" 150 1 Math and Stats Mississauga, Ont. Central Tech School 5 Akim Olak G 6'2" 185 1 Biochemistry Barrie, Ont. London Basketball Academy 6 Anthony Sanogo G 6'2" 170 2 Ce . Science and Tech Montreal Cégep Édouard-Montpetit 7 Garry Merisier F 6'1" 210 5 Philosophy Laval, Que. Cégep Édouard-Montpetit 8 Cedrick Bryan Coriolan G 5'11" 180 4 Applied Human Science Laval, Que. Cégep Édouard-Montpetit 9 Michel Hakizimana F/C 6'6" 175 2 Independent Studies Gatineau, Que. The ord Academy 10 Tristan Hu on G 6'1" 166 1 Ce . A s and Science Montreal James Lyng High School 11 Ricardo Monge G 6'0" 185 5 MSc Finance Gatineau, Que. John Abbo College 12 Adrian Armstrong G 5'11" 170 4 Urban Studies London, Ont. Dawson College 13 Samuel Lessard F 6'3" 185 1 Ce . A s and Science Laval, Que. Collège Montmorency 14 Oge Nwoko G 6'2" 205 2 Sociology Mississauga, Ont. St. Joseph SS 15 Olivier Simon F 6'7" 215 3 Applied Human Science Terrebonne, Que. Cégep Édouard-Montpetit 20 Aleks Simeunovic F 6'7" 210 1 Economics Niagara Falls, Ont. Impact Academy (Prep) 21 Nathaniel Boisve G 6'0" 175 1 Economics Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Que. Champlain, Lennoxville 22 Ma his Guérut F/C 6'7" 208 2 Ce . Science Foundations Paris, France Cégep de The ord 24 Sami Ghandour F 6'6" 220 3 Finance Fergus, Ont. Lebanese National Team RS Ayomide Sam Durowaiye-Herbe G 6'0" 160 1 Civil Engineering Montreal Marianopolis College RS Maxime Bellony G 6'0" 172 1 Independent Studies Montreal Cégep de The ord RS Leo Toussaint G 6'0" 192 1 Ce . Science Foundations Lachine, Que. Cité des Jeunes
Head Coach Rastko Popovic Athletic Therapist Sean Christensen Assistant Coaches Damian Buckley, Dwight Walton, Jay Prosper Student Therapists Zachary Sage, Shayne Vording Team Manager/Analytics Tad Norkis Videographer Chris Shee
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Rastko Popovic was introduced as the head coach of the Concordia Stingers men's basketball team on April 22, 2015.
He is the third head coach in the history of the Concordia In 2012 he was named head coach of Quebec's 15-and-under girls program. He replaced John Dore who announced his program and went on to win a silver medal at nationals. In 2015 he retirement a er 26 seasons (1989-2015). Doug Daigneault was the head coach of the Quebec 15-and-under boys team. served 14 years with the Stingers (1975-1989). Popovic was an exceptional shooting guard with the Concordia This season, Popovic earned his first conference Coach of the Year men's basketball program from 2001 through 2006. It was an honours. exciting era for the Stingers that saw the team win a silver medal at the CIS championship in 2005 and take on many of the top His win-loss record in the RSEQ is currently 43-21. Versus U SPORTS NCAA teams, including Duke and University of Connecticut. opponents it stands at 68-45. Previously he played at Cégep de Sherbrooke. In 2001 he was an Popovic began his university coaching career as an assistant with all-star and the second leading scorer in the CEGEP AAA league. the Stingers women's basketball team in 2006. He moved to the He sta ed his basketball career at École secondaire de l'Île in Concordia men's team in 2013 and was instrumental in bringing in Gatineau, Que. key recruits. Popovic graduated from Concordia in 2005 with a BComm, Popovic sta ed his coaching career in 2003 at École Secondaire major in Marketing. Saint-Laurent. As head coach of the high school's midget girls team from 2006-11, he won three AA provincial championships and two AAA titles in the Montreal Basketball League. STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball Assistant Coaches
Damian Buckley Damian Buckley, one of the most accomplished athletes in Concordia University history, joined the Stingers men’s basketball team as an assistant coach in 2015. Buckley was a highly decorated point guard for four seasons with the Stingers beginning in 2005. He was a four-time RSEQ first team all-star and a two-time CIS all-Canadian. He was the conference MVP in 2009 and Concordia’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009. He hit a couple of significant personal milestones in his last season as a player. He recorded his 1000th career point in RSEQ regular season play on Feb. 7, 2009. It took him 56 games to reach the mark. In his final game of the 2009 season, at the CIS nationals versus the O awa Gee-Gees, Buckley scored his 2000th point in a Stinger uniform.
Dwight Walton Dwight Walton joined the Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team as an assistant coach in the fall of 2017. A native of Montreal, Walton played at Dawson College before heading south to play his university basketball at the Florida Institute of Technology where he studied Business Management from 1987-91. He was a three-time Division II all-American with the Panthers. Walton, a six-foot-four forward, was a member of the Canadian National Team, competing in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Korea. In 1993 he played on the national team with two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash. He also played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association, as well as in Israel and Switzerland.
Jay Prosper Former Stinger star Jay Prosper joined the staff of the men’s basketball team in the fall of 2018. He wrapped up a successful four-year career with the Stingers in 1999. During that time, he was a second team all-Canadian, a two-time Quebec conference MVP and a three-time league all-star. Prosper has a lot to offer the current generation of Stingers, but mentoring the team’s post players is a key pa of his responsibilities. He graduated with a BA in Sociology. He has established a successful career in sales and marketing in the technology industry.
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#11 Ricardo Monge Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 16 75 200 .375 24 69 .348 74 89 .831 248 15.5
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 10 69 79 4.9 37 88 49 0 34.2
• 1st in the RSEQ in steals per game – 2.3 • 7th in U SPORTS in steals per game – 2.3 • 1st in the RSEQ in assists per game – 5.5 • 5th in U SPORTS in assists per game – 5.5 Name: Ricardo Monge • 2nd in the RSEQ in free throw percentage – .831 Hometown: Gatineau, Que. • 4th in the RSEQ in points per game – 15.5 Position: Point Guard Height: 6’0” Misc. Weight: 185 • Ricardo Monge is a team captain Age: 24 • The Stingers’ success is tied to how well they manage the pace of the game, and Monge is the key to that. He Number: 11 controls the game. He’s an exceptional playmaker and also scores for the Stingers. Year of Eligibility: 5 • Despite being a 2nd team all-star at John Abbo College in 2014, he was not a sought-a er recruit. He Academic Program: averaged 9.9 points and played 28 minutes a game. The Stingers recognized his potential and Monge did not disappoint. He was a tireless worker and earned everything that came his way. MSc Finance • Also in his senior year at John Abbo , he earned a RSEQ Academic Merit Award as the top student on his team.
Athletic Awards and Honors: Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: 2019 RSEQ Player of the Year I am extremely proud of Ricardo for being the RSEQ MVP and leading our team this season. His outstanding work ethic, dedication and commitment to becoming a complete player have clearly been illustrated over the 2019 RSEQ 1st Team All-Star last five years. To go from not being highly recruited out of Cégep to becoming a university league MVP is a tremendous success story. 2018 RSEQ 2nd Team All-Star Insight from Ricardo Monge: 2015 RSEQ All-Rookie Team We’re not that big a team. Our team shoots a lot of 3s. We like to slow down the pace. Most of our success comes when we make the right decisions on the cou . The key to our success is being 2014 RSEQ 2nd Team All-Star able to follow a game plan. (John Abbo College) At nationals, offensively, we have to make reads and execute based on what we see. Defensively, rebounding will be very impo ant. 2014 RSEQ Academic Merit We have a very good team chemistry. There’s no egos. No one puts themselves before the success of the Award team.
When the game is on the line: STINGERS.CA I want the ball in my hands. But based on the game situation, if we need a 3, I’d look for Adrian (Armstrong). 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball Featured Players
#12 Adrian Armstrong Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 16 93 221 .421 56 155 .361 21 23 .913 263 16.4
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 8 47 55 3.4 17 36 34 3 35.2
• 1st in RSEQ in 3-points shots made - 56 • 4th in U SPORTS in 3-pointers per game – 3.5 • 10th in RSEQ in 3-point percentage - .362 • 2nd in the RSEQ in points per game – 16.4 Name: Adrian Armstrong • 9th in the RSEQ in assists per game – 2.3 Hometown: London, Ont. Position: Shooting Guard Misc. Height: 5’11” • Adrian Armstrong is a team captain. Weight: 170 • He is one of the be er shooting guards in the country. He is a tremendous three-point shooter with Age: 22 range. Number: 12 • A er his high school career ended at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in London, Ont., Armstrong Year of Eligibility: 4 decided to come to Quebec and play Cégep basketball. He suited up for the Dawson College entry in the Academic Program: RSEQ Division 2 league. He did not a ract much a ention from university coaches. But head coach Urban Studies Rastko Popovic saw his highlight tape and was impressed with his shooting. He saw a lot of potential.
Athletic Awards and Honors: Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic:
2019 RSEQ 1st Team All-Star Adrian is the peect example of someone who was given an oppo unity and has done everything to make the best of it. And does so every single day. His work ethic and commitment to be in the gym every MVP of Concordia Classic day has made him a complete basketball player. He has been rewarded by being named a first team Tournament – Oct. 5-7 all-star in our conference. Adrian is not afraid of the moment. He loves taking and making the big shots. He is very passionate and he holds his teammates accountable.
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#15 Olivier Simon Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 16 90 175 .514 23 46 .500 33 55 .600 236 14.8
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 40 61 101 6.3 8 20 35 9 26.4
• 1st in the RSEQ in three-point percentage – .500 • 1st in U SPORTS in three-point percentage – .500 • 5th in the RSEQ in points per game – 14.8 • 5th in the RSEQ in rebounds per game – 6.3 Name: Olivier Simon • 5th in the RSEQ in blocks per game – 0.6 Hometown: Terrebonne, Que. • 7th in the RSEQ in field goal percentage – .514 Position: Centre • 8th in the RSEQ in free throw percentage – .600 Height: 6’7” Weight: 215 Misc. Age: 22 • Olivier Simon is a mobile big man that can be used in a variety of ways offensively. He’s able to play Number: 15 inside and outside. He has become a very good defensive rebounder. Year of Eligibility: 3 Academic Program: • Simon could be the most improved player on the team. He’s had a great season and his stats have Applied Human Science shown a huge improvement from a year ago.
Athletic Awards and Honors: Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Olivier is a very hard worker. He’s very coachable. When he plays well for us, we’re a tough team to beat. 2019 RSEQ 2nd Team All-Star He’s a tremendous teammate and always very suppo ive of the rest of our players. 2016 RSEQ 1st Team All-Star (Collège Édouard-Montpetit) Insight from Olivier Simon: We did well this year because we work as a team and we hold each other accountable. There’s no Athlete of the Year at Collège superstar on our team to do it all. Our teamwork is our strength. Édouard-Montpetit We have success when we stick to the scouting repo s and work hard. Even though we won this year, it Team captain at Collège wasn’t easy. But we stuck together when we were tired and banged up. Édouard-Montpetit When the game is on the line: I think it should be Rick (Ricardo Monge). He’s the fi h-year player. He’s the MVP of the league for a reason. He’s been huge for us the whole season.
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#7 Garry Mesisier Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 16 38 69 .551 2 9 .222 27 36 .750 105 6.6
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 36 61 97 6.1 10 28 24 0 25.1
• 5th in the RSEQ in field goal percentage – .551 • 8th in the RSEQ in rebounds per game – 6.1
Name: Garry Merisier Misc. Hometown: Laval, Que. Position: Small Forward • Garry Merisier is a veteran sta er for the Stingers. He sta ed in all 16 RSEQ games. Height: 6’1” • He is one of Concordia’s best defensive players and one of the best rebounders with 36 offensive Weight: 210 rebounds and 61 defensive rebounds for a total of 97 – second on the team to Olivier Simon’s 101 Age: 27 rebounds. Number: 7 Year of Eligibility: 5 Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Academic Program: Garry is one of the toughest players you’ll ever find. He’s one of those players that’s willing to do Philosophy whatever is necessary to help the team get the win. He’s very undersized, but his hea and competitive nature are what makes him standout. He just loves to compete and he loves his teammates.
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#24 Sami Ghandour Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 14 49 110 .445 8 29 .276 18 28 .643 124 8.9
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 17 62 79 5.6 10 21 14 2 27.8
• 10th in the RSEQ in rebounds per game – 5.6 Misc. • Sami Ghandour was born in Ontario. He’s lived in Canada, the United States and Lebanon. He played for the Name: Sami Ghandour Lebanese national U18 team in 2015. Hometown: Fergus, Ont. Position: Power Forward • Ghandour didn’t see the floor in his first year with the Stingers. Now he’s a “borderline all-star” according to Height: 6’6” head coach Rastko Popovic. In 2017-18, he was named the team’s most improved player. Weight: 220 • He was Concordia’s most consistent player in the playoffs. In the RSEQ semifinal versus the Bishop’s Gaiters, Age: 20 he was the leading scorer in the game with 23 points and he hauled in nine rebounds. In the Quebec Number: 24 conference final against the UQAM Citadins, he had 17 points and nine rebounds. Year of Eligibility: 3 Academic Program: Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Finance I like to call Sami our X factor. He’s one of those players that can do everything on the floor. He’s extremely versatile. He can play multiple positions offensively and defensively. When he came back from injury in November, it changed everything for our team. When you watch Sami play you get to see the passion you really want to see from your players. He’s the emotional leader of the team. He pushes other guys to be be er. If guys are down, he’ll be the one to get everyone back on the same page.
Reflections from Sami Ghandour – Facebook post on March 3, 2019 Three years ago I walked into a random high school gym to try out for the Concordia Basketball Team. Coach saw something in me and gave me the honor to be a pa of the team. I took my first year to adapt and learn as much as I could. Spent time away from my family and worked in the offseason and eventually got my chance. I took advantage of the situation and earned my minutes. Was rewarded for my hard work with the Most Improved Player but I never stopped working. Unfo unately, I had a major setback and had surgery a er tearing my labrum in my shoulder and had to sit out for 6 months. This was one of the hardest times I went through both physically and especially mentally. I tried my best to come back and help the team as much as I could. This was the last year I was going to be able to play with one of my closest friends @rico.suave11 (Ricardo Monge) and I told him I was going to do everything I could to extend his time as a Stinger. And guess STINGERS.CA what we did it!!!!!! Never felt so good!! Thanks for believing in me Coach!! 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball Featured Players
#8 Cedrick Bryan Coriolan Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 11 21 79 .266 5 27 .185 21 24 .875 68 6.2
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 9 24 33 3.0 11 26 24 2 21.8
• 8th in the RSEQ in assists per game – 2.4
Misc. Name: Cedrick Bryan Coriolan • Cedrick Bryan Coriolan is a team captain. Hometown: Laval, Que. • He is the backup point guard who averaged 21.8 minutes of playing time a game. Position: Point Guard • He is one of four current Stingers from the Cégep Édouard-Montpetit Lynx men’s basketball program. Height: 5’11” Also from the Division 1 RSEQ college program are: Anthony Sanogo, Olivier Simon and Garry Merisier. Weight: 180 Age: 23 Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Number: 8 Cedrick is one of our best defenders. He led the team in charges taken which shows how he’s willing to Year of Eligibility: 4 sacrifice his body for the team. He’s an extremely competitive person. Academic Program: Applied Human Science He’s strong physically and can defend guys bigger than him. He’s another one of our leaders. He’s very vocal. Athletic Awards and Honors: On offence he does a great job of running our second unit and ge ing us into our offensive set. 2015 RSEQ 2nd Team All-Star (College Édouard-Montpetit)
The Outstanding Rookie at Édouard-Montpetit
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#14 Oge Nwoko Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 13 16 40 .400 4 11 .364 8 13 .615 44 3.4
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 8 20 28 2.2 4 5 8 1 13.0
Misc. • Oge Nwoko was an accomplished track and field athlete at St. Joseph Secondary School. He competed Name: Oge Nwoko in high jump and the 4x100 relay. Hometown: Mississauga, Ont. • The Concordia coaches discovered Nwoko at a high school tournament in Vaughn, Ont. His school’s Position: Guard basketball conference was not well-known and he flew under the radar of the recruiters. Rastko Popovic Height: 6’2” thought he had the potential to be a complete university player and liked his size at the guard position. Weight: 205 Age: 21 Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Number: 14 Oge is very versatile and can play the 1 through 4 positions for us. Year of Eligibility: 2 Academic Program: He’s is a very good ball handler. He’s worked hard to improve his jump shot. Sociology He’s come a long way this season, despite some minor injuries in the first semester. We really noticed it in the playoffs where he probably played his best two games of the year. Athletic Awards and Honors: I’m very excited about Oge’s future. There’s a lot of upside to everything he can bring on both ends of the floor. 2017 Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association (ROPSSAA) all-star
Won a ROPSSAA championship in 2016 with St. Joseph Secondary School
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Name: Anthony Sanogo Name: Aleks Simeunovic Hometown: Montreal Hometown: Niagara Falls, Ont. Position: Guard Position: Forward Height: 6’2” Height: 6’7” Weight: 170 Weight: 210 Age: 22 Age: 19 Number: 6 Number: 20 Year of Eligibility: 2 Year of Eligibility: 1 Academic Program: Academic Program: Ce ificate Science and Tech Economics
Athletic Awards and Honors: Athletic Awards and Honors:
2018 RSEQ All-Rookie Team 2019 RSEQ All-Rookie Team
2017 RSEQ 1st Team All-Star #6 Anthony Sanogo (College Édouard-Montpetit) #20 Aleks Simeunovic
Statistics (current regular season only): Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 16 32 86 .372 15 46 .326 22 30 .733 101 6.3 9 14 38 .368 7 19 .368 4 4 1.000 39 4.3
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 24 21 45 2.8 9 12 17 1 17.3 1 5 6 0.7 0 3 3 0 6.9
Misc. Misc. • Anthony Sanogo was the leading scorer in the RSEQ college league in • In 2017, Aleks Simeunovic was a team captain at Ridley College, a 2016-17. He played an average of 28.7 minutes a game and averaged well-known basketball school in St. Catharines, Ont. The following 22.4 points with the Édouard-Montpetit Lynx. year, he was also the captain at Impact Academy, a prep school in Las • In 2017, Sanogo received a $8000 bursary from the Quebec Foundation Vegas. for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ). It is a Quebec foundation that suppo s student-athletes financially and encourages them to pursue their Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: goals at home in the province of Quebec. Aleks is a versatile player who can shoot the ball and put it on the floor. He is very skilled offensively. Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Even though he’s played low minutes, he’s made big shots for us Anthony is a scorer who can come off the bench for us. He’s a very throughout the season. good three-pointer and mid-range shooter. We feel there’s a good upside with Aleks. He has the potential to be For his position, he is an aggressive rebounder. an all-star player in the RSEQ in the coming years.
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Name: Ma his Guérut Name: Michel Hakizimana Hometown: Paris, France Hometown: Gatineau, Que. Position: Centre Position: Forward Height: 6’7” Height: 6’6” Weight: 208 Weight: 175 Age: 21 Age: 22 Number: 22 Number: 9 Year of Eligibility: 2 Year of Eligibility: 2 Academic Program: Academic Program: Ce ificate Science Independent Studies Foundations
Athletic Awards and Honors:
2018 RSEQ All-Rookie Team #22 Ma his Guérut #9 Michel Hakizimana
Statistics (current regular season only): Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 12 13 30 .433 0 4 .000 10 14 .714 36 3.0 6 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 8 1.3
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 11 16 27 2.3 3 0 9 2 9.0 3 5 8 1.3 2 1 1 4 4.7
Misc. Misc. • Ma his Guérut is a backup centre for the Stingers. • Michel Hakizimana comes to the Stingers from The ord Academy, a • Guérut came to Canada from Paris, France. He spent two seasons at development program based in The ord Mines, Que., about 250 Cégep The ord before making the jump to the university level. kilometres no heast of Montreal.
Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Ma his is a very good rebounder. Michel is our best shot blocker. He is a good offensive rebounder. Defensively, he can guard multiple positions. Offensively he can step out and shoot the 3. On the defensive end, he’s good at covering the ball screens.
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Name: Tariq Bakri-Hamad Name: Nathaniel Boisve Hometown: Toronto Hometown: Abitibi-Temis- Position: Point Guard camingue, Que. Height: 5’10” Position: Guard Weight: 150 Height: 6’0” Age: 19 Weight: 175 Number: 4 Age: 21 Year of Eligibility: 1 Number: 21 Academic Program: Year of Eligibility: 1 Math and Stats Academic Program: Economics
#4 Tariq Bakri-Hamad #21 Nathaniel Boisve
Statistics (current regular season only): Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 7 3 8 .375 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 6 0.9 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0.0
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 0 3 3 0.4 0 1 1 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5
Misc. Misc. • Tariq Bakri-Hamad played at Central Technical School (Toronto) in • Rookie of the Year at Champlain College, Lennoxville, a Division 2 2017-18 and previously at T.L. Kennedy Secondary School school in the RSEQ Cégep conference. He was a team captain in his (Mississauga, Ont.) where he was a team captain at the junior and senior year senior levels. Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Nathaniel is a physical guard and a good three-point shooter. Tariq is a small guard with great speed in the open cou . He has improved his shooting and his decision-making over the course of the season.
STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball Featured Players
Name: Samuel Lessard Hometown: Laval, Que. Position: Forward Height: 6’2” Weight: 185 Age: 21 Number: 13 Year of Eligibility: 1 Academic Program: Ce ificate A s and Science
Athletic Awards and Honors:
2018 RSEQ First Team All-Star (Collège Montmorency) Samuel Lessard #13 Won a RSEQ Division 2 championship in 2016 with Montmorency
Statistics (current regular season only):
GP FGM FGA % 3M 3A % FT FTA % Total PPG 4 2 9 .222 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 5 1.3
O D TRB RPG S A TO BLK Min. 2 2 4 1.0 0 0 2 0 7.3
Misc. • Samuel Lessard was a big recruiting find for the Stingers. He went unnoticed playing at the Division 2 level in the RSEQ Cégep conference.
Comments from head coach Rastko Popovic: Samuel had great success early in the season. Minor injuries have slowed him down since then. We see great potential in him.
He’s a versatile athlete who can play inside and out.
STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball Award Winners
Concordia National Award Winners:
1990-91 John Dore Stua W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (CIAU Coach of the Year) 1989-90 Nick Arvanitis Jack Donohue Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP @ Nationals)
Concordia Conference Major Award Winners: Concordia All-Canadians:
2018-19 Ricardo Monge RSEQ MVP 2011-12 Evens Laroche 2nd Team 2018-19 Rastko Popovic RSEQ Coach of the Year 2010-11 Kyle Desmarais 2nd Team 2014-15 Mukiya Post RSEQ Leadership 2008-09 Damian Buckley 1st Team and Social Engagement Award 2007-08 Damian Buckley 2nd Team 2013-14 Zach Brisebois RSEQ Defensive Player of the Year 2006-07 Patrick Perro e 1st Team 2011-12 Evens Laroche RSEQ MVP 2005-06 Patrick Perro e 2nd Team 2011-12 John Dore RSEQ Coach of the Year 2004-05 Phil Langlois 1st Team 2010-11 Kyle Desmarais RSEQ MVP 2004-05 Patrick Perro e Honourable Mention 2008-09 Damian Buckley QSSF MVP 2003-04 Phil Langlois Honourable Mention 2008-09 John Dore QSSF Coach of the Year 1999-2000 Real Kitieu 2nd Team 2006-07 Jamal Gallier QSSF Defensive Player of the Year 1998-99 Jay Prosper 2nd Team 2006-07 John Dore QSSF Coach of the Year 1997-98 Jay Prosper Honourable Mention 2006-07 Patrick Perro e QSSF MVP 1995-96 Maxime Bouchard 2nd Team 2006-07 Dwayne Buckley QSSF Defensive Player of the Year 1994-95 Emerson Thomas 2nd Team 2005-06 John Dore QSSF Coach of the Year 1993-94 Robe Ferguson 2nd Team 2004-05 Rastko Popovic Ken Shields Award Nominee 1992-93 Dexter John 1st Team 2004-05 John Dore QSSF Coach of the Year 1991-92 Dexter John 2nd Team 2004-05 Philippe Langlois QSSF MVP 1990-91 Nick Arvanitis 1st Team 2000-01 Wayne Alexander QSSF Defensive Player of the Year 1986-87 Craig Norman 2nd Team 1998-99 Jay Prosper QSSF MVP 1985-86 Rob La er 2nd Team 1998-99 Eric Zulu QSSF Rookie of the Year 1981-82 Gary McKeigan 2nd Team 1998-99 Michael Kieran QSSF Rookie of the Year 1976-77 Jim Akin 2nd Team 1998-99 Jay Prosper QSSF MVP 1975-76 Ron Puskarich 2nd Team 1996-97 J.P. Reimer QSSF MVP 1974-75 Mike Moore (SGW) 1st Team 1995-96 Maxime Bouchard QSSF MVP 1974-75 Zan Pelzer (SGW) 1st Team 1994-95 Emerson Thomas QSSF MVP 1974-75 John Erglis (Loyola) 2nd Team 1993-94 Robe Ferguson QSSF MVP 1973-74 Tom Brethel (SGW) 2nd Team 1992-93 Dexter John QSSF MVP 1971-72 Tom Brethel (SGW) 2nd Team 1990-91 Nick Arvanitis OUAA East MVP CIAU 1970-71 John McAuliffe (Loyola) 1st Team 1984-85 Doug Daigneault OUAA Coach of the Year
STINGERS.CA 2019 U SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Concordia Stingers Men’s Basketball Season Results
REGULAR SEASON PRESEASON Nov. 8 vs. Laval Win 75-67 Aug. 6 vs. Ole Miss Loss 84-77 Exhibition Nov. 15 @ UQAM Loss 85-68 Aug. 8 vs. South Carolina State Win 80-72 Exhibition Nov. 22 @ McGill Win 87-81 Aug. 12 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Win 82-76 Exhibition Nov. 24 vs. Bishop's Win 105-91 Sept. 28 vs. Queen's Win 64-56 Non Conference Dec. 1 vs. UQAM Win 83-59 Oct. 5 vs. Regina Win 82-63 Concordia Classic Tournament Jan. 10 vs. Bishop's Win 78-68 Oct. 6 vs. Acadia Loss 63-54 Concordia Classic Tournament Jan. 12 @ Bishop's Win 99-94 Oct. 7 vs. Waterloo Win 74-72 Concordia Classic Tournament Jan. 17 vs. McGill Win 86-69 Oct. 12 vs. Victoria Loss 70-67 @ Carleton tournament Jan. 19 @ McGill Win 69-61 Oct. 13 vs. Guelph Win 77-68 @ Carleton tournament Jan. 23 @ Laval Loss 77-74 Oct. 14 vs. Carleton Loss 92-62 @ Carleton tournament Jan. 26 vs. Laval Win 90-76 Oct. 19 vs. Saint Mary's Loss 92-82 Non Conference Jan. 31 vs. UQAM Win 70-67 Oct. 27 @ Vermont Loss 80-43 Exhibition Feb. 2 @ UQAM Loss 81-79 Dec. 29 @ Florida National University Win 71-68 Exhibition Feb. 14 vs. McGill Loss 70-59 Dec. 30 @ Olivet Nazarene University Loss 76-69 Exhibition Feb. 16 @ Bishop's Loss 70-68 Jan. 2 @ Keiser University Loss 80-66 Exhibition Feb. 21 @ Laval Win 93-87 PLAYOFFS Feb. 27 vs. Bishop's Win 79-71 RSEQ SEMIFINAL Mar. 2 vs. UQAM Win 73-69 RSEQ CHAMPIONSHIP
RSEQ REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L PF PA WIN % DIFF. PTS 1 Concordia 16 11 5 1283 1203 0.688 0.0 22 2 McGill 16 9 7 1154 1111 0.563 2.0 18 3 UQAM 16 8 8 1219 1215 0.500 3.0 16 4 Bishop's 16 7 9 1222 1276 0.438 4.0 14 5 Laval 16 5 11 1176 1249 0.313 6.0 10
STINGERS.CA RSEQ Men's Basketball 2018-19
Concordia Statistics
Overall Team Statistics
Basketball univ. masculin RSEQ 2018-19 Concordia Overall Team Statistics (Through games of Feb 23, 2019) All games TEAM STATISTICS CONC OPP SCORING 1283 1203 Points per game 80.2 75.2 Scoring margin +5.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 449-1072 437-1046 Field goal pct .419 .418 3 POINT FG-ATT 144-423 104-369 3-point FG pct .340 .282 3-pt FG made per game 9.0 6.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 241-320 225-329 Free throw pct .753 .684 REBOUNDS 576 554 Rebounds per game 36.0 34.6 Rebounding margin +1.4 - ASSISTS 241 194 Assists per game 15.1 12.1 TURNOVERS 230 235 Turnovers per game 14.4 14.7 Turnover margin +0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8 STEALS 112 133 Steals per game 7.0 8.3 BLOCKS 24 32 Blocks per game 1.5 2.0 WINNING STREAK 1 - Home win streak 0 - ATTENDANCE 350 2216 Home games-Avg/Game 6-58 5-334 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-109 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Concordia 314 313 331 302 23 1283 Opponents 268 274 311 340 10 1203
Season Box Score
Basketball univ. masculin RSEQ 2018-19 Concordia Season Box Score (Through games of Feb 23, 2019) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES (11-5) (5-1) (3-2) (3-2) CONFERENCE (11-5) (5-1) (3-2) (3-2) NON-CONFERENCE (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) SCORING TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS MINUTES ## Player GP GS Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Tot Avg Adrian 12 16 16 263 16.4 93 221 .421 56 155 .361 21 23 .913 8 47 55 3.4 35 0 36 34 3 17 563 35.2 Armstrong Ricardo 11 16 16 248 15.5 75 200 .375 24 69 .348 74 89 .831 10 69 79 4.9 45 2 88 49 0 37 548 34.2 Monge Olivier Simon 15 16 16 236 14.8 90 175 .514 23 46 .500 33 55 .600 40 61 101 6.3 44 2 20 35 9 8 422 26.4
Sami 24 14 14 124 8.9 49 110 .445 8 29 .276 18 28 .643 17 62 79 5.6 29 0 21 14 2 10 389 27.8 Ghandour Garry Merisier 07 16 16 105 6.6 38 69 .551 2 9 .222 27 36 .750 36 61 97 6.1 41 2 28 24 0 10 401 25.1
Anthony 06 16 0 101 6.3 32 86 .372 15 46 .326 22 30 .733 24 21 45 2.8 24 0 12 17 1 9 276 17.3 Sanogo Cedrick B. 08 11 0 68 6.2 21 79 .266 5 27 .185 21 24 .875 9 24 33 3.0 19 0 26 24 2 11 240 21.8 Coriolan Aleks 20 9 0 39 4.3 14 38 .368 7 19 .368 4 4 1.000 1 5 6 0.7 14 0 3 3 0 0 62 6.9 Simeunovic 14 Oge Nwoko 13 2 44 3.4 16 40 .400 4 11 .364 8 13 .615 8 20 28 2.2 13 0 5 8 1 4 169 13.0 Matthis Guerut 22 12 0 36 3.0 13 30 .433 0 4 .000 10 14 .714 11 16 27 2.3 15 0 0 9 2 3 108 9.0
Michel 09 6 0 8 1.3 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 3 5 8 1.3 8 0 1 1 4 2 28 4.7 Hakizimana Samuel 13 4 0 5 1.3 2 9 .222 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 7.3 Lessard Tariq Barki- 04 7 0 6 0.9 3 8 .375 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 0.4 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 1.6 Hamad Nathaniel 21 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 Boisvert 05 Akim Olak 2 0 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Tristan Hutton 10 2 0 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2.0
Total...... 16 1283 80.2 449 1072 .419 144 423 .340 241 320 .753 176 400 576 36.0 291 6 241 230 24 112 3253 Opponents...... 16 1203 75.2 437 1046 .418 104 369 .282 225 329 .684 155 399 554 34.6 296 - 194 235 32 133 3244