Cape Breton Capers - 2023-24 Season <<Previous season Next season>>
| Head Coach: | Matthew Skinn (10th season) |
| Other staff: | Ben Miller (Assistant Coach), David Ogbuah (Assistant Coach), Liam Shaw (Assistant Coach) |
| League: | AUS |
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Cape Breton Capers - 2023-24 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 |
| 9-11 | 0.450 | 1717-1720 | 85.8 - 86.0 | 13-15 | 0.464 | 2422-2427 | 86.5 - 86.7 | 14-16 | 0.467 | 2618-2614 | 87.3 - 87.1 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aaron Cunningham | Guard | 6-3 | 1 | Shelburne, ON | Centre Dufferin District High, Tri-City Prep | |
| 1 | Stefan Anisko | Guard | 6-3 | 2 | Haldimand County, ON | Cayuga Secondary (Mohawk College) | |
| 2 | Tyson Cato | Forward | 6-4 | 200 | 3 | Ajax, ON | Lincoln Prep |
| 3 | Jahnian Simmonds | Guard | 6-1 | 173 | 2 | North Preston, NS | Halifax Prep |
| 4 | Shakael Pryce | Guard | 6-2 | 160 | 4 | Pickering, ON | Pine Ridge Secondary (Windsor) |
| 5 | Justus Peuser | Guard | 6-1 | 2 | Geisenheim, Germany | Rheingauschule (Missouri-Kansas City) | |
| 6 | Shemar Brown | Guard | 6-0 | 173 | 2 | Toronto, ON | Jarvis Collegiate (Laurentian) |
| 7 | Shaquai Manswell | Guard | 6-5 | 4 | Ajax, ON | Pickering High, Metropolitan Prep Academy (Lakeland College) | |
| 8 | Ben Kearney | Guard | 6-3 | 1 | New Waterford, NS | Breton Education Centre | |
| 9 | Domenic Odle | Forward | 6-5 | 1 | Burlington, ON | Burloak Prep | |
| 10 | Ceejay Hanson | Guard | 6-6 | 2 | Manchester, England | Charnwood College | |
| 12 | Mitchell Mersereau | Guard | 6-4 | 3 | Sydney, NS | Riverview Rural High | |
| 13 | Anthony Lecky | Forward | 6-2 | 1 | Sydney River, NS | Riverview Rural High | |
| 14 | Tyler Fiaui | Centre | 7-0 | 1 | Fredericton, NB | Rothesay Netherwood | |
| 15 | Lance Mombourquette | Forward | 6-3 | 1 | Fredericton, NB | Rothesay Netherwood | |
| 21 | Jamal Cadore | Forward | 6-10 | 3 | Brampton, ON | Father Henry Carr Secondary (Walters State College) | |
| RS | Ethan Merlin | Guard | 6-1 | 5 | Sydney, NS | Riverview Rural High (University of King's College) |
Awards presented
| Aaron Cunningham | AUS All Rookie Team |
| Mitchell Mersereau | AUS Student-Athlete and Community Service Award |
| Shakael Pryce | AUS Second Team All-Star |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Thu Sep 28, 2023 | Rothesay, NB | Saint Thomas | Win | 110-97 | Played at Milner Invitational | |
| Fri Sep 29, 2023 | Rothesay, NB | UNB | Loss | 87-91 | Played at Milner Invitational | |
| Sat Sep 30, 2023 | Rothesay, NB | Acadia | Loss | 93-95 | Played at Milner Invitational | |
| Fri Oct 6, 2023 | St. Catharines, ON | Brock | Win | 79-74 | Stats | Brock Murray Classic |
| Sat Oct 7, 2023 | St. Catharines, ON | Waterloo | Win | 97-91 | OT, Stats | Brock Murray Classic |
| Sun Oct 8, 2023 | St. Catharines, ON | Lethbridge | Win | 97-90 | Stats | Brock Murray Classic |
| Tue Oct 10, 2023 | Sydney, NS | StFX | Loss | 75-90 | ||
| Wed Oct 18, 2023 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Loss | 82-87 | Stats | |
| Thu Dec 28, 2023 | Halifax, NS | Calgary | Win | 95-89 | Stats | Shoveller Tournament |
| Fri Dec 29, 2023 | Halifax, NS | St. Clair College | Loss | 86-90 | Stats | Shoveller Tournament |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Oct 27, 2023 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 82-67 | Stats | |
| Sat Oct 28, 2023 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Loss | 66-92 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 3, 2023 | Sydney, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 88-78 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 4, 2023 | Sydney, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 98-70 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 10, 2023 | Wolfville, NS | Acadia | Loss | 102-106 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 11, 2023 | Wolfville, NS | Acadia | Loss | 74-98 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 18, 2023 | Sydney, NS | UNB | Win | 87-66 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 24, 2023 | St. John's, NL | Memorial | Win | 90-86 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 25, 2023 | St. John's, NL | Memorial | Loss | 83-98 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 5, 2024 | Sydney, NS | Acadia | Win | 88-78 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 6, 2024 | Sydney, NS | Acadia | Loss | 84-107 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 13, 2024 | Charlottetown, PE | UPEI | Loss | 88-102 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 19, 2024 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Loss | 91-96 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 20, 2024 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Loss | 87-91 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 26, 2024 | Sydney, NS | StFX | Win | 85-77 | Stats | |
| Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Fredericton, NB | UNB | Loss | 83-89 | Stats | |
| Sun Feb 11, 2024 | Sydney, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 88-65 | Stats | Rescheduled from Feb 9 |
| Mon Feb 12, 2024 | Sydney, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 90-87 | Stats | Rescheduled from Feb 10 |
| Fri Feb 16, 2024 | Sydney, NS | UPEI | Loss | 78-79 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 17, 2024 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Loss | 85-88 | Stats | Rescheduled from Feb 3 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakael Pryce | 26 | 800 | 30.8 | 58-194 | 29.9 | 169-400 | 42.2 | 151-182 | 83.0 | 21-140 | 161 | 6.2 | 53 | 133 | 102 | 5 | 65 | 547 | 21.0 |
| Tyson Cato | 26 | 863 | 33.2 | 10-28 | 35.7 | 171-357 | 47.9 | 117-158 | 74.1 | 62-101 | 163 | 6.3 | 64 | 39 | 70 | 21 | 29 | 469 | 18.0 |
| Mitchell Mersereau | 26 | 735 | 28.3 | 44-111 | 39.6 | 118-252 | 46.8 | 34-42 | 81.0 | 36-96 | 132 | 5.1 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 314 | 12.1 |
| Stefan Anisko | 25 | 563 | 22.5 | 22-66 | 33.3 | 112-223 | 50.2 | 47-58 | 81.0 | 47-62 | 109 | 4.4 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 293 | 11.7 |
| Justus Peuser | 18 | 506 | 28.1 | 20-76 | 26.3 | 73-192 | 38.0 | 42-58 | 72.4 | 9-37 | 46 | 2.6 | 51 | 62 | 44 | 4 | 24 | 208 | 11.6 |
| Aaron Cunningham | 26 | 551 | 21.2 | 12-37 | 32.4 | 57-133 | 42.9 | 39-55 | 70.9 | 22-70 | 92 | 3.5 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 35 | 165 | 6.3 |
| Jahnian Simmonds | 17 | 189 | 11.1 | 0-7 | 0.0 | 25-63 | 39.7 | 13-24 | 54.2 | 6-16 | 22 | 1.3 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 3.7 |
| Shaquai Manswell | 25 | 370 | 14.8 | 10-46 | 21.7 | 29-104 | 27.9 | 23-36 | 63.9 | 34-99 | 133 | 5.3 | 63 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 91 | 3.6 |
| Ceejay Hanson | 22 | 275 | 12.5 | 4-22 | 18.2 | 19-50 | 38.0 | 11-17 | 64.7 | 12-45 | 57 | 2.6 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 2.4 |
| Jamal Cadore | 19 | 166 | 8.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 10-28 | 35.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 8-20 | 28 | 1.5 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1.1 |
| Anthony Lecky | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Domenic Odle | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 9-13 | 22 | 1.1 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Tyler Fiaui | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Lance Mombourquette | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| * Team Totals | 26 | 5224 | 200.9 | 183-599 | 30.6 | 794-1830 | 43.4 | 482-638 | 75.5 | 268-703 | 971 | 37.3 | 501 | 387 | 404 | 59 | 229 | 2253 | 86.7 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakael Pryce | 20 | 628 | 31.4 | 48-155 | 31.0 | 134-321 | 41.7 | 122-149 | 81.9 | 17-107 | 124 | 6.2 | 39 | 102 | 79 | 4 | 54 | 438 | 21.9 |
| Tyson Cato | 20 | 652 | 32.6 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 122-267 | 45.7 | 85-121 | 70.2 | 53-84 | 137 | 6.8 | 48 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 25 | 336 | 16.8 |
| Stefan Anisko | 20 | 460 | 23.0 | 17-52 | 32.7 | 90-182 | 49.5 | 42-51 | 82.4 | 41-48 | 89 | 4.5 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 239 | 11.9 |
| Mitchell Mersereau | 20 | 564 | 28.2 | 30-85 | 35.3 | 87-192 | 45.3 | 28-31 | 90.3 | 31-74 | 105 | 5.2 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 232 | 11.6 | |
| Justus Peuser | 13 | 357 | 27.5 | 14-55 | 25.5 | 48-132 | 36.4 | 24-37 | 64.9 | 6-25 | 31 | 2.4 | 37 | 45 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 134 | 10.3 |
| Aaron Cunningham | 20 | 461 | 23.1 | 10-33 | 30.3 | 49-116 | 42.2 | 26-36 | 72.2 | 14-56 | 70 | 3.5 | 50 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 134 | 6.7 |
| Jahnian Simmonds | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 20-51 | 39.2 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 5-15 | 20 | 1.5 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 3.7 | |
| Shaquai Manswell | 19 | 259 | 13.6 | 7-33 | 21.2 | 23-79 | 29.1 | 16-26 | 61.5 | 27-76 | 103 | 5.4 | 43 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 69 | 3.6 |
| Ceejay Hanson | 18 | 215 | 11.9 | 3-18 | 16.7 | 16-43 | 37.2 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 9-33 | 42 | 2.3 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 2.4 |
| Jamal Cadore | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-16 | 22 | 1.7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1.3 |
| Anthony Lecky | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Domenic Odle | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 6-9 | 15 | 1.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0.9 | ||
| Tyler Fiaui | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.8 | |||||
| Lance Mombourquette | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| * Team Totals | 20 | 4003 | 200.2 | 139-466 | 29.8 | 607-1426 | 42.6 | 364-490 | 74.3 | 217-546 | 763 | 38.1 | 370 | 288 | 298 | 44 | 182 | 1717 | 85.8 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakael Pryce | 35 on Jan 19, 2024 vs Saint Mary's | 10 on Jan 5, 2024 vs Acadia | 11 on Feb 17, 2024 vs StFX |
| Tyson Cato | 28 on Oct 7, 2023 vs Waterloo | 14 on Nov 3, 2023 vs Saint Mary's | 4 on Nov 3, 2023 vs Saint Mary's |
| Mitchell Mersereau | 27 on Oct 8, 2023 vs Lethbridge | 11 on Oct 18, 2023 vs StFX | 4 on Feb 11, 2024 vs Dalhousie |
| Justus Peuser | 25 on Oct 7, 2023 vs Waterloo | 5 on Oct 7, 2023 vs Waterloo | 8 on Nov 4, 2023 vs Saint Mary's |
| Stefan Anisko | 20 on Nov 11, 2023 vs Acadia | 12 on Feb 17, 2024 vs StFX | 3 on Jan 6, 2024 vs Acadia |
| Aaron Cunningham | 13 on Jan 13, 2024 vs UPEI | 8 on Oct 8, 2023 vs Lethbridge | 7 on Jan 26, 2024 vs StFX |
| Shaquai Manswell | 11 on Oct 7, 2023 vs Waterloo | 15 on Jan 28, 2024 vs UNB | 5 on Jan 26, 2024 vs StFX |
| Ceejay Hanson | 9 on Jan 13, 2024 vs UPEI | 7 on Jan 19, 2024 vs Saint Mary's | 4 on Feb 11, 2024 vs Dalhousie |
| Jahnian Simmonds | 9 on Oct 27, 2023 vs Dalhousie | 4 on Nov 18, 2023 vs UNB | 3 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Brock |
| Domenic Odle | 5 on Nov 4, 2023 vs Saint Mary's | 3 on Oct 27, 2023 vs Dalhousie | |
| Jamal Cadore | 4 on Nov 3, 2023 vs Saint Mary's | 4 on Oct 27, 2023 vs Dalhousie | 1 on Oct 27, 2023 vs Dalhousie |
| Tyler Fiaui | 4 on Oct 28, 2023 vs Dalhousie | 1 on Oct 18, 2023 vs StFX | |
| Anthony Lecky | 3 on Jan 13, 2024 vs UPEI | 1 on Jan 13, 2024 vs UPEI | |
| Lance Mombourquette | 2 on Nov 18, 2023 vs UNB | 1 on Nov 4, 2023 vs Saint Mary's | 1 on Oct 8, 2023 vs Lethbridge |
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