Algoma Thunderbirds - 2018-19 Season <<Previous season Next season>>
| Head Coach: | Thomas Cory (6th season) |
| Other staff: | Pat Murray (Assistant Coach), Garnet Cory (Team Manager) |
| League: | OUA West |
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Algoma Thunderbirds - 2018-19 Season <<Previous season Next season>>
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Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | U Sports Record | Overall Record | |||||||||
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
| 7-17 | 0.292 | 1819-2053 | 75.8 - 85.5 | 8-17 | 0.320 | 1900-2122 | 76.0 - 84.9 | 9-20 | 0.310 | 2174-2450 | 75.0 - 84.5 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nikola Zorcic | Guard | 5-11 | 170 | 4 | Winnipeg, MB | Oak Park High |
| 3 | Elijah Butler | Forward | 6-5 | 185 | 4 | Honolulu, HI | Mililani High (Olympic College) |
| 5 | Travis Thomas | Guard | 6-3 | 1 | Brampton, ON | Mayfield Secondary (Jacksonville College) | |
| 6 | Nathan Riley | Forward | 6-5 | 240 | 4 | Kitchener, ON | St. Mary's High (Algoma) |
| 7 | Marlon Lafortune | Forward | 6-5 | 1 | Montreal, QC | Cegep de Thetford | |
| 8 | David Bokanga | Forward | 6-5 | 1 | Montreal, QC | Cegep de Thetford | |
| 9 | Nicholas Gehlen | Forward | 6-6 | 190 | 2 | Tampa, FL | Prescott High (Algoma) |
| 10 | Kristopher Rotterman | Guard | 5-11 | 1 | Burlington, ON | Assumption Secondary | |
| 11 | Cole Evans | Guard | 5-11 | 1 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | St. Mary's College | |
| 13 | Joshua Sales | Guard | 5-10 | 1 | Toronto, ON | Central Toronto Academy | |
| 14 | Peter Wetuvanga | Guard | 6-1 | 1 | Toronto, ON | Harbord Collegiate, Central Tech Prep | |
| 15 | Michael Heptbourne | Guard | 6-4 | 195 | 5 | Toronto, ON | (Sault College) |
| 21 | Jamari Stephenson | Guard | 6-5 | 2 | Kitchener, ON | St. Mary's High | |
| 22 | Jermaine Lyle | Guard | 6-2 | 185 | 4 | Kitchener, ON | St. Mary's High |
| 23 | Brandon Dwyer | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | 3 | Toronto, ON | Father Michael McGivney Academy |
| 30 | Tyrel O'Brian | Forward | 6-3 | 210 | 2 | Toronto, ON | Oakwood Collegiate |
| 35 | Damian Okungbowa | Guard | 6-1 | 175 | 3 | Toronto, ON | Cardinal Leger Secondary |
Awards presented
| David Bokanga | Algoma Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year |
| Elijah Butler | Algoma Men's Basketball Best Defensive Player |
| Nicholas Gehlen | Algoma Men's Basketball Most Improved Player |
| Nathan Riley | Algoma Male Athlete of the Year, Algoma Men's Basketball Team MVP |
| Nikola Zorcic | Algoma Men's Basketball Coach's Award |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Sat Sep 29, 2018 | Sudbury, ON | Laurentian | Win | 81-69 | Stats | |
| Mon Oct 8, 2018 | Portugal | Terciera Basketball Club | Win | 77-73 | Algoma Portugal Trip | |
| Tue Oct 9, 2018 | Portugal | Sport Club Lusitania | Loss | 77-82 | Algoma Portugal Trip | |
| Tue Dec 18, 2018 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | Lake Superior State | Loss | 69-100 | Stats | |
| Sun Dec 30, 2018 | Rochester Hills, MI | Rochester College | Loss | 51-73 | Stats | |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Oct 26, 2018 | Thunder Bay, ON | Lakehead | Win | 71-69 | Stats | |
| Sat Oct 27, 2018 | Thunder Bay, ON | Lakehead | Loss | 76-90 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 2, 2018 | Toronto, ON | Toronto | Loss | 81-85 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 3, 2018 | Toronto, ON | Ryerson | Loss | 56-102 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 9, 2018 | Toronto, ON | York | Loss | 81-85 | OT, Stats | |
| Sat Nov 10, 2018 | Kingston, ON | Queen's | Loss | 61-94 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 16, 2018 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Laurentian | Loss | 85-86 | OT, Stats | |
| Sun Nov 18, 2018 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Nipissing | Win | 63-58 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 30, 2018 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Carleton | Loss | 60-77 | Stats | |
| Sun Dec 2, 2018 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Ottawa | Loss | 81-87 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 4, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Waterloo | Win | 94-90 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 5, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Waterloo | Win | 80-78 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 11, 2019 | London, ON | Western | Loss | 75-90 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 12, 2019 | London, ON | Western | Loss | 70-92 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 18, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Laurier | Loss | 68-89 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 19, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Laurier | Loss | 87-96 | OT, Stats | |
| Fri Jan 25, 2019 | St. Catharines, ON | Brock | Loss | 71-101 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 26, 2019 | St. Catharines, ON | Brock | Loss | 83-90 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 1, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Guelph | Win | 77-63 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 2, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Guelph | Loss | 85-87 | OT, Stats | |
| Fri Feb 8, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | McMaster | Win | 83-78 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 9, 2019 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | McMaster | Loss | 69-103 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 15, 2019 | Windsor, ON | Windsor | Loss | 68-73 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 16, 2019 | Windsor, ON | Windsor | Win | 94-90 | Stats | |
Overall scoring summary for the season
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Riley | 25 | 917 | 36.7 | 10-40 | 25.0 | 112-282 | 39.7 | 137-182 | 75.3 | 43-185 | 228 | 9.1 | 54 | 102 | 58 | 25 | 51 | 371 | 14.8 |
| Nicholas Gehlen | 27 | 453 | 16.8 | 31-100 | 31.0 | 111-254 | 43.7 | 53-75 | 70.7 | 17-48 | 65 | 2.4 | 53 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 19 | 306 | 11.3 |
| David Bokanga | 26 | 662 | 25.5 | 29-96 | 30.2 | 82-247 | 33.2 | 33-45 | 73.3 | 42-60 | 102 | 3.9 | 51 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 28 | 226 | 8.7 |
| Jermaine Lyle | 26 | 500 | 19.2 | 49-133 | 36.8 | 77-210 | 36.7 | 21-23 | 91.3 | 10-43 | 53 | 2.0 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 224 | 8.6 |
| Elijah Butler | 27 | 690 | 25.6 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 96-238 | 40.3 | 33-64 | 51.6 | 110-159 | 269 | 10.0 | 72 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 226 | 8.4 |
| Jamari Stephenson | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 6-24 | 25.0 | 25-71 | 35.2 | 15-18 | 83.3 | 11-23 | 34 | 3.8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 7.9 |
| Kristopher Rotterman | 15 | 351 | 23.4 | 14-43 | 32.6 | 31-102 | 30.4 | 23-34 | 67.6 | 9-35 | 44 | 2.9 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 99 | 6.6 |
| Marlon Lafortune | 25 | 490 | 19.6 | 23-81 | 28.4 | 43-129 | 33.3 | 25-35 | 71.4 | 22-22 | 44 | 1.8 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 5.4 |
| Tyrel O'Brian | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 11-28 | 39.3 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 5-4 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 5.2 |
| Brandon Dwyer | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 11-48 | 22.9 | 34-103 | 33.0 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 13-18 | 31 | 1.6 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 89 | 4.7 |
| Cole Evans | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Michael Heptbourne | 26 | 374 | 14.4 | 4-27 | 14.8 | 46-108 | 42.6 | 12-17 | 70.6 | 21-28 | 49 | 1.9 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 108 | 4.2 |
| Joshua Sales | 15 | 133 | 8.9 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 21-54 | 38.9 | 17-24 | 70.8 | 5-9 | 14 | 0.9 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 4.1 |
| Peter Wetuvanga | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 22-65 | 33.8 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 7-20 | 27 | 1.5 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 3.1 |
| Travis Thomas | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 5-9 | 14 | 1.3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Nikola Zorcic | 12 | 98 | 8.2 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-8 | 12.5 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2-7 | 9 | 0.8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| * Team Totals | 27 | 5516 | 204.3 | 192-641 | 30.0 | 718-1915 | 37.5 | 392-559 | 70.1 | 323-670 | 993 | 36.8 | 453 | 244 | 305 | 94 | 193 | 2020 | 74.8 |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Riley | 24 | 869 | 36.2 | 9-39 | 23.1 | 109-276 | 39.5 | 135-180 | 75.0 | 43-179 | 222 | 9.2 | 51 | 95 | 58 | 25 | 50 | 362 | 15.1 |
| Nicholas Gehlen | 24 | 386 | 16.1 | 29-89 | 32.6 | 95-223 | 42.6 | 48-70 | 68.6 | 16-40 | 56 | 2.3 | 50 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 267 | 11.1 |
| Elijah Butler | 24 | 613 | 25.5 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 90-219 | 41.1 | 30-58 | 51.7 | 92-143 | 235 | 9.8 | 67 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 211 | 8.8 |
| Jermaine Lyle | 24 | 448 | 18.7 | 47-128 | 36.7 | 72-197 | 36.5 | 19-21 | 90.5 | 8-41 | 49 | 2.0 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 210 | 8.8 | |
| David Bokanga | 24 | 621 | 25.9 | 25-86 | 29.1 | 73-220 | 33.2 | 33-45 | 73.3 | 42-56 | 98 | 4.1 | 48 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 204 | 8.5 |
| Jamari Stephenson | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 6-24 | 25.0 | 25-71 | 35.2 | 15-18 | 83.3 | 11-23 | 34 | 3.8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 7.9 |
| Kristopher Rotterman | 13 | 287 | 22.1 | 10-32 | 31.2 | 23-83 | 27.7 | 22-32 | 68.8 | 8-29 | 37 | 2.8 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 6.0 |
| Marlon Lafortune | 24 | 461 | 19.2 | 22-77 | 28.6 | 38-120 | 31.7 | 22-30 | 73.3 | 20-20 | 40 | 1.7 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 120 | 5.0 |
| Brandon Dwyer | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 10-46 | 21.7 | 32-99 | 32.3 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 13-18 | 31 | 1.7 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 84 | 4.7 |
| Michael Heptbourne | 23 | 328 | 14.3 | 3-25 | 12.0 | 40-95 | 42.1 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 18-25 | 43 | 1.9 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 4.0 |
| Joshua Sales | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 16-40 | 40.0 | 16-22 | 72.7 | 5-4 | 9 | 0.7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 3.8 | |
| Peter Wetuvanga | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 18-56 | 32.1 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 6-14 | 20 | 1.3 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 47 | 3.1 | |
| Tyrel O'Brian | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 5-2 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2.8 |
| Travis Thomas | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 5-9 | 14 | 1.6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.8 | ||||
| Nikola Zorcic | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | |||
| * Team Totals | 24 | 4866 | 202.8 | 170-575 | 29.6 | 640-1720 | 37.2 | 369-527 | 70.0 | 293-604 | 897 | 37.4 | 409 | 216 | 262 | 88 | 177 | 1819 | 75.8 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Riley | 27 on Feb 8, 2019 vs McMaster | 14 on Nov 16, 2018 vs Laurentian | 8 on Dec 2, 2018 vs Ottawa |
| Jermaine Lyle | 23 on Feb 16, 2019 vs Windsor | 5 on Jan 11, 2019 vs Western | 3 on Jan 25, 2019 vs Brock |
| Nicholas Gehlen | 22 on Jan 5, 2019 vs Waterloo | 7 on Jan 5, 2019 vs Waterloo | 1 on Nov 2, 2018 vs Toronto |
| Marlon Lafortune | 21 on Jan 12, 2019 vs Western | 5 on Jan 12, 2019 vs Western | 3 on Nov 2, 2018 vs Toronto |
| Elijah Butler | 20 on Jan 18, 2019 vs Laurier | 21 on Feb 16, 2019 vs Windsor | 4 on Nov 16, 2018 vs Laurentian |
| Kristopher Rotterman | 19 on Nov 2, 2018 vs Toronto | 8 on Oct 26, 2018 vs Lakehead | 4 on Nov 2, 2018 vs Toronto |
| Peter Wetuvanga | 18 on Jan 11, 2019 vs Western | 3 on Jan 11, 2019 vs Western | 4 on Jan 19, 2019 vs Laurier |
| Tyrel O'Brian | 17 on Sep 29, 2018 vs Laurentian | 6 on Nov 10, 2018 vs Queen's | 2 on Sep 29, 2018 vs Laurentian |
| David Bokanga | 16 on Jan 19, 2019 vs Laurier | 12 on Nov 9, 2018 vs York | 3 on Feb 16, 2019 vs Windsor |
| Brandon Dwyer | 14 on Dec 2, 2018 vs Ottawa | 5 on Feb 8, 2019 vs McMaster | 3 on Feb 8, 2019 vs McMaster |
| Jamari Stephenson | 14 on Feb 1, 2019 vs Guelph | 8 on Feb 2, 2019 vs Guelph | 3 on Feb 15, 2019 vs Windsor |
| Joshua Sales | 12 on Dec 2, 2018 vs Ottawa | 2 on Nov 10, 2018 vs Queen's | 1 on Oct 26, 2018 vs Lakehead |
| Michael Heptbourne | 11 on Feb 15, 2019 vs Windsor | 6 on Nov 16, 2018 vs Laurentian | 2 on Nov 3, 2018 vs Ryerson |
| Cole Evans | 9 on Sep 29, 2018 vs Laurentian | 1 on Sep 29, 2018 vs Laurentian | |
| Travis Thomas | 4 on Jan 25, 2019 vs Brock | 4 on Jan 25, 2019 vs Brock | 1 on Feb 2, 2019 vs Guelph |
| Nikola Zorcic | 3 on Feb 9, 2019 vs McMaster | 1 on Jan 26, 2019 vs Brock | 1 on Jan 26, 2019 vs Brock |
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