SARNIA, Ont. — There are a ton of talented players from coast-to-coast who simply don’t get the attention they deserve.
Breakout performances often go unnoticed with the exception of regional coverage. Triple-doubles go without mention, as do 60-point scoring efforts or games that see players pull down more than 20 rebounds in a night. As Canadians, most people are fond of double-doubles, but most only focus on the ones they can drink from a cup.
We’ve decided to change that.
For the second consecutive year, The Starting Five is back. The goal is a simple one: highlight standout performances from the past seven days, bringing attention to deserving players and programs from across the nation.
From household names to up-and-coming talents, we will highlight five players from each conference on a weekly basis, calling attention to their stat lines from their contests, win or lose. Keep these players on your radar as the season unfolds, and the race for a National Championship heats up.
Here are the Starting Five selections from across the CCAA landscape for the week of November 18-24, 2019.
Starting Five: November 18 – 24, 2019
OCAA
Tyler Vanessen – Georgian Grizzlies
24 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block in 89-86 OT win vs. UTM
24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal in 75-72 win at Fleming
Dakoda Lewis – Seneca Sting
47 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists in 108-91 win at Algonquin
19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals in 89-82 win at La Cite
Alfred Johnson – Fanshawe Falcons
19 points, 19 rebounds, 1 assist in 82-69 win at Sault
23 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals in 74-59 win at Sault
Christian Tabiri – George Brown Huskies
23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks in 84-61 win vs. Loyalist
24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists in 103-89 win vs. St. Lawrence
Harouna Diop – La Cite Coyotes
32 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block in 89-82 loss vs. Seneca
ACAC
Isaac Gray – Ambrose Univ. Lions
23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists in 97-90 win vs. SAIT
Ronald Bacon Jr. – CUE Thunder
38 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists in 90-77 win vs. NAIT
11 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks in 71-53 win at NAIT
Griffin Lorenz – Univ. of Alberta-Augustana Vikings
10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals in 110-92 win vs. Lakeland
31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block in 77-73 loss at Lakeland
Brock Dewsbery – Lethbridge College Kodiaks
38 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal in 94-89 win vs. St. Mary’s
Tyronn King – Red Deer College Kings
21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals in 87-85 win vs. Briercrest
17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal in 89-83 win vs. Briercrest
ACAA
Tario Sands – Mount Saint Vincent Univ. Mystics
27 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks in 89-61 win vs. UKC
4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block in 93-53 win vs. UNBSJ
Jayden Nordin – UKC Blue Devils
17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals in 89-61 loss at Mount Saint Vincent Univ.
34 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal in 87-84 win vs. UNBSJ
Hunter Gray – UNBSJ Sea-wolves
31 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks in 87-84 loss at UKC
3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block in 93-53 loss at Mount Saint Vincent Univ.
Sam Pierson – Mount Allison Mounties
18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 78-71 win vs. Crandall
Jordan Holness – Holland College Hurricanes
21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals in 97-69 win vs. St. Thomas
PACWEST BC
Landon Radliff – VIU Mariners
25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals in 84-58 win at Camosun
Cam Morris – Douglas College Royals
20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks in 111-61 win at CBC
Nathan Bromige – Capilano Blues
18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks in 97-78 loss vs. Okanagan
11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists in 78-66 win vs. Okanagan
Seth Blundell – Okanagan College Coyotes
23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal in 97-78 win at Capilano
17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals in 78-66 loss at Capilano
Moeiz Athaya – Langara Falcons
22 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist in 115-83 win vs. CBC
RSEQ
Anthony Gervais – Nomades de Montmorency
15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals in 85-51 win vs. Dawson
11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals in 82-78 win vs. Edouard-Montpetit
To Randriasalama – Dynamiques de Brebeuf
25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in 87-68 win vs. Outaouais
Max Eisenberg – John Abbott Islanders
22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal in 69-66 win vs. Sainte-Foy
Felix-Ant. Guertin – Edouard-Montpetit Lynx
18 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals in 82-54 win vs. Champlain-St. Lambert
18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals in 82-78 loss at Montmorency
Loic Savard – Dynamiques de Sainte-Foy
20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals in 69-66 loss at John Abbott
– T. Bennett
