2011-12 OCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL HEADLINES

April 27, 2012
CROWDIS NAMED SENECA MEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH
The Seneca Sting have announced the hiring of, Bill Crowdis, Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) hall of famer and 2008 coach of the year, as head coach of its varsity men's basketball team.

April 17, 2012
NEW FACE OF REDEEMER MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Redeemer University College Department of Athletics is pleased to welcome the newest member to the Royals Coaching Staff with the announcement that Jamie Girolametto has been named the new Men's Basketball Head Coach.

April 10, 2012
AMINU BELLO NAMED OCAA MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
TORONTO - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) is pleased to announce that Mohawk College men’s basketball student-athlete Aminu Bello is its 2011-12 male athlete of the year.

March 27, 2012
LAWRENCE, BRUNI NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, March 25.

March 26, 2012
ROLE REVERSAL AT OCAA BASKETBALL ALL-STAR GAMES
TORONTO - There was a role reversal of sorts at the 2012 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Basketball All-Star Games played last Saturday at Centennial College in Scarborough, Ont.

March 23, 2012
OCAA BASKETBALL ALL-STARS HEADED TO CENTENNIAL COLLEGE
TORONTO - The best of the best in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball will be on display at Centennial College on Saturday in the 2012 OCAA Basketball All-Star Games.

March 20, 2012
CICUTTINI, FARHAT NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, March 18.

March 17, 2012
MOHAWK WINS CCAA NATIONAL MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
TRURO, N.S. - Mohawk College has won its first Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball championship.

March 16, 2012
MOHAWK MEN'S BASKETBALL ONE WIN FROM NATIONAL TITLE
TRURO, N.S. - The Mohawk Mountaineers are going to play for the gold medal at the CCAA men's basketball championship in Truro, N.S.

March 15, 2012
MOHAWK ONE WIN FROM NATIONAL MEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL
TRURO, N.S. - Andrew Cicuttini scored 34 points and added 11 rebounds to lead the No. 4-seeded Mohawk Mountaineers to a 101-96 victory over the No. 5 ranked Vanier Cheetahs in their opening game of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Basketball Championship in Truro, N.S. on Thursday.

March 14, 2012
WILSON NAMED CCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jovain Wilson of the Algoma Thunderbirds is the 2012 CCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

March 14, 2012
MOHAWK MEN'S BASKETBALL FACES NATION'S BEST
TRURO, N.S. - The Mohawk Mountaineers are looking to put an exclamation mark on their best men’s basketball season in 40 years.

March 9, 2012
LEGENDARY MOHAWK COACH ON FAN 590 THIS SUNDAY
When Mohawk College captured the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Men's Basketball Championship in Ottawa last weekend, it ended a 40 year gold medal drought for the Mountaineer men's cagers.

March 9, 2012
DAWKINS RESIGNS AS SENECA HEAD COACH
TORONTO - After four years at the helm of the Seneca Sting Varsity Men's Basketball program at Seneca College, head coach Wayne Dawkins is moving on for personal reasons.

March 9, 2012
FORMER DURHAM ALL-STAR ON SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
Make sure you check out the ‘Sunday Morning with David Grossman’ show on Sportsnet 590 the FAN this weekend as former Durham College men’s basketball player Courtney Small will be on the air.

March 6, 2012
CAMPBELL, BASCOE NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, March 4.

March 3, 2012
MOHAWK ENDS 40 YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT
OTTAWA - The Mohawk Mountaineers are the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men’s basketball champions for the first time since 1972, defeating three-time defending champion Humber 86-83 in the tournament finale.

February 29, 2012
WILSON HEADLINES OCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS
OTTAWA - Algoma University’s Jovain Wilson was named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men's basketball player of the year in a ceremony held at Algonquin College on Wednesday evening as part of the 2012 OCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.

February 29, 2012
OCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
OTTAWA - Algonquin College in Ottawa plays host to the 2012 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men’s Basketball Championship, beginning Thursday and running through Saturday.

February 28, 2012
OWORU, ASARE NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Feb. 26.

February 24, 2012
OCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL QUALIFIER PREVIEW
TORONTO - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men's basketball regular season is now in the books. For the dozen teams that have advanced to the post-season, there is no margin for error as a single loss will mean elimination from gold medal contention.

February 22, 2012
BELLO, CRONK NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Feb. 19.

February 14, 2012
VASSEL, WILSON NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Feb. 12.

February 7, 2012
PERRIN, KILLORAN, EVANS NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Feb. 5.

January 31, 2012
WILSON, BASCOE NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Jan. 29.

January 27, 2012
NEW FACES FOR THE COYOTES
2012 has just begun but it has already been quite a busy year for the Coyotes. Changes have been made to the coaching staffs of several teams - men's basketball, men's and women's soccer and men's volleyball.

January 24, 2012
EDWARDS, GOFF NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Jan. 22.

January 17, 2012
MCGARRITY, DUTRIZAC NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Jan. 15.

January 13, 2012
ST. CLAIR BASKETBALL SUITING UP IN CHATHAM
CHATHAM, Ont. - The St. Clair College Men's and Women's Varsity Basketball teams will travel to the new Healthplex in Chatham, Ont. on Friday, Jan. 13 to play their first ever OCAA West Region games in the Thames Campus building against Mohawk College (Hamilton) and start off second semester league play.

January 5, 2012
SHERIDAN MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM OPENS 2012 WITH PAIR OF WINS
BRAMPTON, Ont. - They had their share of good moments, bad moments and even a few ugly ones mixed in but the Sheridan Bruins men's basketball team (18-7, 6-3 OCAA) still managed to drop two of the top three teams in the East -- third place George Brown and division leading Centennial -- in their final non-conference games of the season.

December 31, 2011
SHERIDAN CAPS 2011 WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS OVER OUA SQUADS
TORONTO - After being nearly four weeks removed from their last game action, the Sheridan Bruins men's basketball team (16-7, 6-3 OCAA) was back on the court and wound up with a 2-1 record - and fifth place finish - in the Ryerson National Invitational Tournament.

December 8, 2011
STERN, EMERY NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period between Monday, Nov. 28 and Wednesday, Dec. 7.

November 29, 2011
ROWE, BRUNI NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 27.

November 25, 2011
DURHAM'S GAGLIARDI ON SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN THIS WEEKEND
OSHAWA, Ont. – Make sure you check out the 'Sunday Morning with David Grossman' show on Sportsnet 590 the FAN this weekend as Durham College basketball student-athlete Rob Gagliardi will be on the air.

November 22, 2011
MOHAMMUD, ARTHUR NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 20.

November 8, 2011
A-TEAM NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 6.

November 8, 2011
SHERIDAN NO. 1 IN OCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL RANKINGS
TORONTO - The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men’s basketball regular season is open for business, with a rematch of last season’s OCAA gold medal game already in the books.

October 23, 2011
MOHAWK WINS VIKINGS INVITATIONAL
KINGSTON, Ont. - No one could top the Mohawk Mountaineers at the CaraCo Vikings Men’s Basketball Invitational Tournament, Oct. 21-23.

October 15, 2011
CENTENNIAL WINS 35TH ANNUAL DAVID STEWART TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT
OSHAWA, Ont. – The Centennial Colts won the 35th annual David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament with a dominating 79-45 victory over Durham College in the finals.

October 14, 2011
35TH ANNUAL DAVID STEWART TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT
OSHAWA, Ont. - The official start to the college basketball season has arrived as the 35th annual Durham College David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament is scheduled for October 14-15 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

September 23, 2011
COULSON TAKES OVER GRIZZLIES' COACHING REINS
Matt Coulson has taken over the coaching reins of the Georgian Grizzlies men's basketball team from Steve Porter, who stepped down to concentrate on his coaching duties with the Barrie Central Phoenix.

June 28, 2011
NEW MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH TO LEAD LOYALIST
he Loyalist College men’s basketball team will start the new season under the leadership of coach Richard Whitfield from Napanee.