Algoma Thunderbirds - 2022-23 Season <<Previous season Next season>>
| Head Coach: | Etienne Jacquet and Ryan Vetrie |
| Other staff: | Samuel Ivey (Assistant Coach), Winston Ivey (Assistant Coach) |
| League: | OUA West |
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Algoma Thunderbirds - 2022-23 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 |
| 3-19 | 0.136 | 1445-1873 | 65.7 - 85.1 | 4-26 | 0.133 | 2012-2609 | 67.1 - 87.0 | 4-26 | 0.133 | 2012-2609 | 67.1 - 87.0 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter De La Paz | Guard | 5-8 | 3 | Roxboro, QC | Dawson College (Dal AC, Algoma) | |
| 2 | Devin Miron | Guard | 6-1 | 3 | Ottawa, ON | Cegep Heritage College | |
| 3 | Patrick-Olivier Mpoyi | Guard | 6-4 | 3 | Ottawa, ON | Toronto Basketball Academy (Ontario Tech) | |
| 4 | Steven Kabongo | Forward | 6-1 | 4 | Quebec City, QC | Cegep Garneau | |
| 5 | Johan Germain | Guard | 5-10 | 1 | Ottawa, ON | Cegep de Sherbrooke | |
| 6 | Jibril Jama | Forward | 6-5 | 2 | Regina, SK | F.W. Johnson Collegiate (Medicine Hat College) | |
| 7 | Adrian Deere | Guard | 6-4 | 4 | Evanston, IL | Warren High (Emporia State, Triton College, Olds College) | |
| 8 | Nathaniel Bangura | Forward | 6-5 | 200 | 1 | Winnipeg, MB | Legacy Prep (Algoma) |
| 10 | Riley Rathwell | Guard | 6-1 | 1 | North Battleford, SK | Holy Rosary High (Lakeland College) | |
| 11 | Mohamed Mohamed | Guard | 6-3 | 1 | Regina, SK | Martin Collegiate | |
| 21 | Joel Ongagna | Forward | 6-9 | 200 | 1 | Ottawa, ON | Canada Topflight Academy (Algoma) |
| 22 | Taleh Wade | Guard | 6-2 | 2 | North Little Rock, AR | Sylvan Hills High (San Diego City College) | |
| 23 | Roman Niro | Guard | 6-3 | 2 | Calgary, AB | All Saints High | |
| 24 | Omer Jama | Guard | 6-6 | 1 | Regina, SK | Campbell Collegiate, Athol Murray College of Notre Dame | |
| 34 | Shawn Cher-Enfant | Forward | 6-5 | 1 | Montreal, QC | College Montmorency | |
| 35 | Olajuwon Oyegoke | Forward | 6-6 | 3 | Brampton, ON | St. Augustine Secondary (King University, Dakota County College) |
Awards presented
| Shawn Cher-Enfant | Algoma Men's Basketball Most Improved Player |
| Johan Germain | Algoma Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year |
| Steven Kabongo | Algoma Men's Basketball Coach's Award |
| Devin Miron | Algoma Men's Basketball Best Defensive Player, Algoma Men's Basketball Team MVP |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Sep 23, 2022 | Sudbury, ON | Laurentian | Win | 87-83 | Stats | |
| Fri Sep 30, 2022 | Waterloo, ON | Laurier | Loss | 79-98 | Stats | |
| Thu Oct 20, 2022 | Quebec City, QC | Laval | Loss | 60-99 | Stats | Tournoi Rouge et Or |
| Fri Oct 21, 2022 | Quebec City, QC | Bishop's | Loss | 61-90 | Stats | Tournoi Rouge et Or |
| Sat Oct 22, 2022 | Quebec City, QC | Saskatchewan | Loss | 83-100 | Stats | Tournoi Rouge et Or |
| Wed Dec 28, 2022 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Loss | 59-98 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| Thu Dec 29, 2022 | Winnipeg, MB | Laval | Loss | 67-71 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| Fri Dec 30, 2022 | Winnipeg, MB | Manitoba | Loss | 71-97 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Nov 4, 2022 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Windsor | Loss | 63-88 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 5, 2022 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Windsor | Loss | 71-102 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 11, 2022 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Western | Loss | 57-88 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 12, 2022 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Western | Loss | 65-96 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 18, 2022 | Toronto, ON | Toronto | Loss | 62-82 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 19, 2022 | Toronto, ON | Toronto Metropolitan | Loss | 45-94 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 25, 2022 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Guelph | Loss | 73-90 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 26, 2022 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Guelph | Loss | 76-89 | Stats | |
| Fri Dec 2, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Ottawa | Loss | 59-103 | Stats | |
| Sun Dec 4, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Carleton | Loss | 71-99 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 6, 2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Nipissing | Loss | 75-86 | Stats | |
| Sun Jan 8, 2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Laurentian | Win | 89-65 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 13, 2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Brock | Loss | 83-92 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 14, 2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Queen's | Loss | 54-96 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 21, 2023 | Hamilton, ON | McMaster | Win | 20-0 | Stats | McMaster forfeit, was 101-56 |
| Fri Jan 27, 2023 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Loss | 74-80 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 28, 2023 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Loss | 64-86 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 4, 2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Ontario Tech | Win | 79-68 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 10, 2023 | Waterloo, ON | Laurier | Loss | 60-91 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 11, 2023 | Waterloo, ON | Laurier | Loss | 69-92 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 17, 2023 | Thunder Bay, ON | Lakehead | Loss | 71-108 | Stats | |
| Sun Feb 19, 2023 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | York | Loss | 65-78 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Bangura | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 13-19 | 68.4 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-9 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| Johan Germain | 29 | 731 | 25.2 | 47-134 | 35.1 | 119-320 | 37.2 | 45-61 | 73.8 | 9-88 | 97 | 3.3 | 46 | 61 | 56 | 1 | 34 | 330 | 11.4 |
| Taleh Wade | 28 | 734 | 26.2 | 54-168 | 32.1 | 91-256 | 35.5 | 44-51 | 86.3 | 11-63 | 74 | 2.6 | 64 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 280 | 10.0 |
| Devin Miron | 30 | 740 | 24.7 | 15-66 | 22.7 | 101-234 | 43.2 | 72-89 | 80.9 | 73-159 | 232 | 7.7 | 89 | 87 | 68 | 6 | 31 | 289 | 9.6 |
| Patrick-Olivier Mpoyi | 17 | 400 | 23.5 | 11-46 | 23.9 | 61-158 | 38.6 | 25-44 | 56.8 | 24-48 | 72 | 4.2 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 158 | 9.3 |
| Roman Niro | 22 | 502 | 22.8 | 35-114 | 30.7 | 76-233 | 32.6 | 17-20 | 85.0 | 5-55 | 60 | 2.7 | 23 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 204 | 9.3 |
| Adrian Deere | 20 | 360 | 18.0 | 29-100 | 29.0 | 73-185 | 39.5 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 6-44 | 50 | 2.5 | 37 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 185 | 9.2 |
| Shawn Cher-Enfant | 28 | 509 | 18.2 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 63-163 | 38.7 | 18-40 | 45.0 | 26-59 | 85 | 3.0 | 82 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 24 | 144 | 5.1 |
| Omer Jama | 22 | 372 | 16.9 | 17-51 | 33.3 | 34-96 | 35.4 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 3-54 | 57 | 2.6 | 44 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 96 | 4.4 |
| Joel Ongagna | 19 | 381 | 20.1 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 23-80 | 28.8 | 29-50 | 58.0 | 25-46 | 71 | 3.7 | 41 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 79 | 4.2 |
| Steven Kabongo | 21 | 326 | 15.5 | 7-20 | 35.0 | 29-70 | 41.4 | 19-28 | 67.9 | 8-28 | 36 | 1.7 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 84 | 4.0 |
| Peter De La Paz | 28 | 373 | 13.3 | 9-55 | 16.4 | 23-108 | 21.3 | 16-21 | 76.2 | 8-36 | 44 | 1.6 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 17 | 71 | 2.5 |
| Riley Rathwell | 29 | 286 | 9.9 | 8-27 | 29.6 | 19-62 | 30.6 | 14-20 | 70.0 | 7-27 | 34 | 1.2 | 27 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 2.1 |
| Olajuwon Oyegoke | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 10-44 | 22.7 | 12-28 | 42.9 | 17-16 | 33 | 2.1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 2.0 |
| Jaylen White | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-9 | 11 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 |
| * Team Totals | 30 | 5988 | 199.6 | 238-802 | 29.7 | 737-2031 | 36.3 | 336-493 | 68.2 | 226-741 | 967 | 32.2 | 544 | 374 | 465 | 66 | 213 | 2048 | 68.3 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Germain | 21 | 551 | 26.2 | 36-94 | 38.3 | 94-245 | 38.4 | 36-49 | 73.5 | 7-65 | 72 | 3.4 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 1 | 26 | 260 | 12.4 |
| Taleh Wade | 21 | 542 | 25.8 | 40-120 | 33.3 | 75-193 | 38.9 | 39-45 | 86.7 | 9-45 | 54 | 2.6 | 49 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 229 | 10.9 |
| Devin Miron | 22 | 552 | 25.1 | 9-41 | 22.0 | 71-172 | 41.3 | 55-67 | 82.1 | 54-114 | 168 | 7.6 | 65 | 66 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 206 | 9.4 |
| Adrian Deere | 15 | 262 | 17.5 | 22-69 | 31.9 | 51-125 | 40.8 | 8-11 | 72.7 | 3-33 | 36 | 2.4 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 132 | 8.8 |
| Patrick-Olivier Mpoyi | 14 | 320 | 22.9 | 8-35 | 22.9 | 46-124 | 37.1 | 22-39 | 56.4 | 20-38 | 58 | 4.1 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 122 | 8.7 |
| Roman Niro | 14 | 282 | 20.1 | 18-61 | 29.5 | 35-117 | 29.9 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 3-32 | 35 | 2.5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 93 | 6.6 | |
| Shawn Cher-Enfant | 20 | 396 | 19.8 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 54-137 | 39.4 | 12-24 | 50.0 | 22-52 | 74 | 3.7 | 54 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 120 | 6.0 |
| Omer Jama | 19 | 325 | 17.1 | 15-46 | 32.6 | 30-86 | 34.9 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 3-41 | 44 | 2.3 | 39 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 4.5 |
| Steven Kabongo | 20 | 324 | 16.2 | 7-20 | 35.0 | 29-69 | 42.0 | 19-28 | 67.9 | 8-28 | 36 | 1.8 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 84 | 4.2 |
| Joel Ongagna | 11 | 222 | 20.2 | 1-9 | 11.1 | 14-48 | 29.2 | 14-26 | 53.8 | 12-24 | 36 | 3.3 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 3.9 |
| Riley Rathwell | 21 | 200 | 9.5 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 16-45 | 35.6 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 5-16 | 21 | 1.0 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 47 | 2.2 | |
| Olajuwon Oyegoke | 13 | 161 | 12.4 | 8-36 | 22.2 | 11-26 | 42.3 | 13-12 | 25 | 1.9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 2.1 | ||
| Peter De La Paz | 20 | 256 | 12.8 | 4-33 | 12.1 | 10-66 | 15.2 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 4-27 | 31 | 1.6 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 32 | 1.6 | |
| * Team Totals | 22 | 4393 | 199.7 | 167-549 | 30.4 | 533-1463 | 36.4 | 248-366 | 67.8 | 163-527 | 690 | 31.4 | 377 | 281 | 343 | 44 | 166 | 1481 | 67.3 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
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| Roman Niro | 25 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian | 4 on Sep 30, 2022 vs Laurier | 4 on Oct 22, 2022 vs Saskatchewan |
| Taleh Wade | 21 on Dec 4, 2022 vs Carleton | 9 on Oct 20, 2022 vs Laval | 4 on Oct 20, 2022 vs Laval |
| Johan Germain | 20 on Jan 27, 2023 vs Waterloo | 9 on Feb 11, 2023 vs Laurier | 6 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian |
| Peter De La Paz | 19 on Oct 22, 2022 vs Saskatchewan | 6 on Oct 22, 2022 vs Saskatchewan | 4 on Nov 4, 2022 vs Windsor |
| Devin Miron | 19 on Jan 6, 2023 vs Nipissing | 14 on Feb 4, 2023 vs Ontario Tech | 7 on Jan 8, 2023 vs Laurentian |
| Patrick-Olivier Mpoyi | 18 on Dec 30, 2022 vs Manitoba | 7 on Dec 28, 2022 vs Winnipeg | 6 on Jan 13, 2023 vs Brock |
| Nathaniel Bangura | 17 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian | 6 on Sep 30, 2022 vs Laurier | 2 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian |
| Adrian Deere | 17 on Sep 30, 2022 vs Laurier | 6 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian | 3 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian |
| Shawn Cher-Enfant | 14 on Jan 21, 2023 vs McMaster | 12 on Nov 26, 2022 vs Guelph | 6 on Jan 8, 2023 vs Laurentian |
| Riley Rathwell | 14 on Nov 26, 2022 vs Guelph | 4 on Oct 21, 2022 vs Bishop's | 3 on Jan 8, 2023 vs Laurentian |
| Omer Jama | 13 on Nov 11, 2022 vs Western | 10 on Dec 30, 2022 vs Manitoba | 2 on Nov 25, 2022 vs Guelph |
| Steven Kabongo | 12 on Feb 11, 2023 vs Laurier | 5 on Nov 5, 2022 vs Windsor | 2 on Nov 25, 2022 vs Guelph |
| Joel Ongagna | 12 on Oct 22, 2022 vs Saskatchewan | 7 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian | 4 on Dec 29, 2022 vs Laval |
| Olajuwon Oyegoke | 7 on Jan 8, 2023 vs Laurentian | 6 on Feb 17, 2023 vs Lakehead | 2 on Jan 14, 2023 vs Queen's |
| Jaylen White | 2 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian | 6 on Sep 23, 2022 vs Laurentian |
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