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St. Francis Xavier X-Men - 2023-24 Season <<Previous season Next season>>

Head Coach:	Tyrell Vernon (3rd season)
Other staff:	Tyrone Watson (Assistant Coach), Peter (Doc) Ryan (Assistant Coach), Denton Anthony (Assistant Coach / Academic Advisor), J.J. Sedore (Basketball Operations & Scouting), Payton Parker (Basketball Operations & Scouting), Tanner Daniels (Student Manager), Michael Vaughan (Student Therapist), Jacob Snider (Student Therapist)
League:	AUS
Website:	Team website link

Summary of team record for the season

Conference Record				U Sports Record				Overall Record
W-L	Pct	Points	PPG	W-L	Pct	Points	PPG	W-L	Pct	Points	PPG
12-8	0.600	1575-1586	78.8 - 79.3	21-10	0.677	2563-2439	82.7 - 78.7	23-10	0.697	2744-2548	83.2 - 77.2

Player roster

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Elig	Hometown	High School (Prior Team)
0	Gatluak James	Guard	6-5	200	3	Windsor, ON	Hon. W.C. Kennedy Collegiate, TRC Academy
1	Matt Pennell	Guard	6-2	175	3	St. John's, NL	Rothesay Netherwood
2	Keyonte Beals	Guard	6-3	180	2	North Preston, NS	Orangeville Prep
3	Antoine Vernon	Guard	6-0	188	5	Hamilton, ON	TRC Academy (Oregon State)
5	Jafiya Paul	Guard	6-5	180	1	Abuja, Nigeria	(Apo Settlers Basketball)
6	Dondre Reddick	Guard	6-3	190	4	Antigonish, NS	Halifax Citadel High, GTA Prep
7	Gloire Koua	Forward	6-9	220	1	Brazzaville, Congo	Uchenna Academy
8	Jeremiah Usiosefe	Forward	6-5	210	4	Hamilton, ON	Hill Academy (Western Illinois)
9	Dakoda Lewis	Forward	6-3	220	3	Toronto, ON	TRC Academy (Seneca College)
10	Marcus Upshaw	Guard	6-2	170	4	Burlington, ON	St. Marcellinus Secondary, Ridley College (Acadia, Ryerson)
11	Rogan Betts	Guard	6-3	170	1	St. John's, NL	St. Bonaventure's College
13	Steven Levnaic	Guard	6-3	195	5	Stoney Creek, ON	RISE Prep (Niagara University)
15	Bennett Grumbach	Forward	6-5	205	3	Toronto, ON	TRC Academy
22	Deon Ejim	Forward	6-6	245	5	Brampton, ON	TRC Academy (Illinois-Chicago, Lewis University)
23	Koat Thomas	Guard	6-6	180	1	Kitchener, ON	Huron Heights Secondary, Royal Crown School
RS	Kye Kotapski-Tinge	Guard	6-4	190	2	Comox, BC	Mark R. Isfeld Secondary

Awards received:

Level	Name	Awards
National	Dondre Reddick	U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian
National	Koat Thomas	U SPORTS All-Rookie Team
League	Bennett Grumbach	AUS Championship Tournament All-Star
	Dondre Reddick	AUS First Team All-Star, AUS Championship Tournament All-Star
	Koat Thomas	AUS Rookie of the Year, AUS All Rookie Team

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Sat Sep 23, 2023	Antigonish, NS	Mount Saint Vincent	Win	77-62	Stats
Sun Sep 24, 2023	Antigonish, NS	University of Kings College	Win	104-47	Stats
Fri Oct 6, 2023	Halifax, NS	Saint Mary's	Win	106-56	Stats
Tue Oct 10, 2023	Sydney, NS	Cape Breton	Win	90-75
Fri Oct 13, 2023	Kelowna, BC	Mount Royal	Win	110-80	Stats	Heat Fall Classic
Sat Oct 14, 2023	Kelowna, BC	Ottawa	Loss	66-90	Stats	Heat Fall Classic
Sun Oct 15, 2023	Kelowna, BC	UBC Okanagan	Win	90-73	Stats	Heat Fall Classic
Wed Oct 18, 2023	Antigonish, NS	Cape Breton	Win	87-82	Stats
Thu Dec 28, 2023	Quebec City, QC	Laval	Win	87-77	OT, Stats	Tournoi des Fetes Rouge et Or
Fri Dec 29, 2023	Quebec City, QC	Ottawa	Win	104-81	Stats	Tournoi des Fetes Rouge et Or
Sat Dec 30, 2023	Quebec City, QC	Winnipeg	Win	95-92	Stats	Tournoi des Fetes Rouge et Or
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Fri Oct 27, 2023	Antigonish, NS	UNB	Win	90-86	Stats
Sat Oct 28, 2023	Antigonish, NS	UNB	Win	94-74	Stats
Fri Nov 3, 2023	Charlottetown, PE	UPEI	Win	85-68	Stats
Sat Nov 4, 2023	Charlottetown, PE	UPEI	Loss	61-80	Stats
Fri Nov 10, 2023	St. John's, NL	Memorial	Loss	78-92	Stats
Sat Nov 11, 2023	St. John's, NL	Memorial	Loss	74-83	Stats
Fri Nov 17, 2023	Antigonish, NS	Dalhousie	Win	74-62	Stats
Fri Nov 24, 2023	Halifax, NS	Saint Mary's	Win	84-75	Stats
Fri Jan 5, 2024	Antigonish, NS	Memorial	Win	89-65	Stats
Sat Jan 6, 2024	Antigonish, NS	Memorial	Win	85-75	Stats
Sat Jan 13, 2024	Wolfville, NS	Acadia	Loss	79-113	Stats
Sat Jan 20, 2024	Antigonish, NS	UPEI	Win	87-79	Stats
Sun Jan 21, 2024	Antigonish, NS	UPEI	Win	71-70	Stats
Wed Jan 24, 2024	Antigonish, NS	Saint Mary's	Loss	62-72	Stats
Fri Jan 26, 2024	Sydney, NS	Cape Breton	Loss	77-85	Stats
Wed Jan 31, 2024	Antigonish, NS	Acadia	Win	87-80	Stats
Fri Feb 9, 2024	Fredericton, NB	UNB	Win	67-66	Stats
Sat Feb 10, 2024	Fredericton, NB	UNB	Loss	64-76	Stats
Fri Feb 16, 2024	Halifax, NS	Dalhousie	Loss	79-100	Stats
Sat Feb 17, 2024	Antigonish, NS	Cape Breton	Win	88-85	Stats	Rescheduled from Feb 3
--- Playoff Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Sat Feb 24, 2024	Halifax, NS	Memorial	Win	86-70	Stats	AUS Semifinal
Sun Feb 25, 2024	Halifax, NS	Dalhousie	Loss	67-77	OT, Stats	AUS Championship

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
Dondre Reddick	32	899	28.1	43-115	37.4	192-436	44.0	100-132	75.8	50-137	187	5.8	60	54	57	4	49	527	16.5
Deon Ejim	18	397	22.1	13-42	31.0	92-184	50.0	28-51	54.9	53-86	139	7.7	41	12	31	16	19	225	12.5
Bennett Grumbach	32	775	24.2	65-200	32.5	133-349	38.1	47-60	78.3	40-114	154	4.8	74	45	38	10	34	378	11.8
Gatluak James	29	623	21.5	8-43	18.6	130-284	45.8	67-98	68.4	96-127	223	7.7	79	46	59	9	41	335	11.6
Kye Kotapski-Tinge	2	21	10.5	3-4	75.0	6-8	75.0	2-4	50.0	2-4	6	3.0	2	2	2	0	6	17	8.5
Koat Thomas	32	755	23.6	6-47	12.8	104-241	43.2	54-89	60.7	66-72	138	4.3	72	30	70	8	38	268	8.4
Antoine Vernon	29	671	23.1	29-93	31.2	82-246	33.3	49-59	83.1	12-66	78	2.7	55	75	49	2	26	242	8.3
Jeremiah Usiosefe	30	612	20.4	19-55	34.5	71-165	43.0	29-45	64.4	53-97	150	5.0	70	13	28	10	23	190	6.3
Marcus Upshaw	32	577	18.0	14-62	22.6	56-168	33.3	39-61	63.9	15-59	74	2.3	46	61	53	1	34	165	5.2
Matt Pennell	32	542	16.9	24-75	32.0	61-154	39.6	15-23	65.2	23-44	67	2.1	37	40	33	0	19	161	5.0
Steven Levnaic	19	334	17.6	4-15	26.7	24-62	38.7	15-22	68.2	15-35	50	2.6	40	24	16	1	21	67	3.5
Keyonte Beals	4	33	8.2	1-12	8.3	4-25	16.0	2-2	100.0	5-4	9	2.2	1	1	1	0	2	11	2.8
Gloire Koua	26	160	6.2	2-8	25.0	22-48	45.8	13-18	72.2	16-29	45	1.7	16	4	19	9	3	59	2.3
Jafiya Paul	11	22	2.0	0-5	0.0	4-12	33.3	1-2	50.0	2-3	5	0.5	2	0	2	1	2	9	0.8
Rogan Betts	1	0	0.0	0-0	0.0	0-0	0.0	0-0	0.0	0-1	1	1.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Dakoda Lewis	1	2	2.0	0-0	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	0.0	0-0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
* Team Totals	32	6423	200.7	231-776	29.8	981-2383	41.2	461-666	69.2	448-878	1326	41.4	597	407	459	71	317	2654	82.9

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
Dondre Reddick	20	581	29.1	26-82	31.7	116-283	41.0	80-96	83.3	35-86	121	6.0	38	33	36	3	24	338	16.9
Deon Ejim	8	186	23.2	5-19	26.3	43-80	53.8	11-24	45.8	25-41	66	8.2	15	8	11	7	7	102	12.8
Bennett Grumbach	20	520	26.0	38-121	31.4	83-222	37.4	32-40	80.0	24-78	102	5.1	49	33	29	8	24	236	11.8
Gatluak James	18	392	21.8	6-30	20.0	81-167	48.5	36-58	62.1	56-72	128	7.1	52	27	37	5	25	204	11.3
Koat Thomas	20	530	26.5	4-32	12.5	65-162	40.1	31-54	57.4	45-52	97	4.8	47	23	48	5	22	165	8.2
Antoine Vernon	17	386	22.7	19-62	30.6	42-136	30.9	28-34	82.4	4-36	40	2.4	32	35	28	2	14	131	7.7
Jeremiah Usiosefe	18	389	21.6	12-34	35.3	44-104	42.3	21-33	63.6	34-66	100	5.6	44	12	16	7	16	121	6.7
Marcus Upshaw	20	400	20.0	11-41	26.8	42-115	36.5	18-36	50.0	12-41	53	2.6	29	39	36	1	21	113	5.7
Matt Pennell	20	349	17.4	15-51	29.4	41-104	39.4	7-9	77.8	11-30	41	2.0	26	24	22		7	104	5.2
Steven Levnaic	10	150	15.0	3-9	33.3	11-29	37.9	4-6	66.7	9-23	32	3.2	24	11	8		6	29	2.9
Gloire Koua	16	88	5.5	2-6	33.3	12-29	41.4	6-10	60.0	9-14	23	1.4	9	2	10	5	3	32	2.0
Jafiya Paul	4	7	1.8	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0						1					0	0.0
* Team Totals	20	3978	198.9	141-488	28.9	580-1432	40.5	274-400	68.5	264-539	803	40.1	366	247	281	43	169	1575	78.8

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

Player	Most points	Most rebounds	Most assists
Dondre Reddick	31 on Jan 31, 2024 vs Acadia	10 on Jan 24, 2024 vs Saint Mary's	5 on Feb 17, 2024 vs Cape Breton
Bennett Grumbach	26 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal	13 on Jan 26, 2024 vs Cape Breton	5 on Jan 31, 2024 vs Acadia
Gatluak James	25 on Nov 10, 2023 vs Memorial	11 on Oct 14, 2023 vs Ottawa	4 on Nov 3, 2023 vs UPEI
Deon Ejim	24 on Nov 24, 2023 vs Saint Mary's	14 on Nov 17, 2023 vs Dalhousie	3 on Nov 17, 2023 vs Dalhousie
Koat Thomas	20 on Dec 29, 2023 vs Ottawa	10 on Jan 31, 2024 vs Acadia	3 on Oct 27, 2023 vs UNB
Antoine Vernon	19 on Nov 10, 2023 vs Memorial	7 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal	7 on Feb 24, 2024 vs Memorial
Kye Kotapski-Tinge	17 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal	5 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal	2 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal
Jeremiah Usiosefe	15 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Saint Mary's	13 on Jan 24, 2024 vs Saint Mary's	3 on Jan 26, 2024 vs Cape Breton
Steven Levnaic	14 on Dec 30, 2023 vs Winnipeg	6 on Nov 4, 2023 vs UPEI	3 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Saint Mary's
Marcus Upshaw	14 on Oct 18, 2023 vs Cape Breton	6 on Jan 21, 2024 vs UPEI	5 on Nov 24, 2023 vs Saint Mary's
Matt Pennell	12 on Nov 4, 2023 vs UPEI	7 on Nov 24, 2023 vs Saint Mary's	3 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal
Gloire Koua	8 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Saint Mary's	8 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Saint Mary's	1 on Nov 24, 2023 vs Saint Mary's
Keyonte Beals	4 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Saint Mary's	2 on Oct 6, 2023 vs Saint Mary's
Jafiya Paul	2 on Oct 13, 2023 vs Mount Royal	1 on Oct 14, 2023 vs Ottawa
Rogan Betts		1 on Feb 24, 2024 vs Memorial
Dakoda Lewis

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