HALIFAX -- Dele Ogundokun of Hamilton, Ont., has become the ninth player in McGill men's basketball history to earn all-Canadian status. He was honoured at the All-Canadian gala in Halifax, Wednesday. Also recognized was McGill teammate Kendrick Jolin of Pte. Claire, Que., who was one of five players named to the All-Rookie team.

Other major awards went to Carleton's Connor Wood, a fifth-year guard from Guelph, Ont., who was named as the U SPORTS player of the year, Ottawa guard Caleb Agada (defensive player of the year), Laurentian guard Kadre Gray (rookie of the year), Carleton's Dave Smart (coach of the year) and Dalhousie foward Kashrell Lawrence (student-athlete community service award).
 
The 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U SPORTS Final 8 gets under way Thursday, March 9, at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S,, hosted by Dalhousie University. Semifinals will be airing live on Sportsnet 360 on Saturday, March 11 at 12 pm and 2:30 pm ET, with the finals airing Sunday, March 12th at 1pm ET. The rest of the tournament will be available for online streaming.
 

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Ogundokun, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound guard, made the U SPORTS second team, joining a list that includes Francois Bourque (2015), Vincent Dufort (2014), Matt Thornhill (2010), and Domenico Marcario (2002). Other Redmen honorees were Joey Farroba and Charlie Galbraith, who both made the first team in 1976-77, plus Pierre Brodeur (second team, 1969-70) and Nasko Golomeev (first team, 1968-69).

Ogundokun, a 22-year-old accounting senior, was named last week as the RSEQ player of the year and defensive player of the year for the third consecutive season. He finished fifth in the conference scoring race with an average of 12.7 points per game and was third in rebounding with a 7.0 average, including a league-leading 5.5 in the defensive zone. He ranked fourth in field-goal shooting (46.0 %), second in assists per game (3.6), second in steals per game (2.2) and was fifth in three-point shooting (39.0%). He also led the league in assists per turnover ratio (1.3) and was sixth in minutes played, averaging 29.6 per game. Ogundokun reached double figures in scoring 10 times and registered three "double doubles". He posted a season-high 29 points in a win over Concordia and pulled down a season-best 14 rebounds on two occasions, in back-to-back games against Laval.

Jolin was the RSEQ rookie of the year. A 6-foot-2, 192-pound  point guard, Jolin battled through an injury-plagued season to start in 10 games, while averaging 9.4 points per game, which ranked 12th among the conference scoring leaders. The 20-year-old arts freshman led the league in three-point shooting (48.5 %), ranked sixth in free-throw shooting (66.7 %) and seventh in both assists (2.6) and steals (1.6) per game.

Pos.    Athlete                        University      Year    Hometown                 Academic Program

G         Connor Wood              Carleton           5          Guelph, Ont.                Psychology
G         Conor Morgan UBC                 4          Victoria, B.C.                Kinesiology
G         Adika Peter-McNeilly    Ryerson           5          Scarborough, Ont.       Sociology
F          Kevin Bercy                 StFX                4          Kanata, Ont.                 Business Admin.
G         Thomas Cooper           Calgary 5          Chattanooga, Tenn.     Arts

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Ken Saint-Eloy

Manager, Communications

U SPORTS

Cell: 647-871-7595

ksainteloy@usports.ca

Alan Hudes

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U SPORTS

Off: 905-508-3000 ext. 242

Cell: 647-991-5343

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Angela Barrett-Jewers
Dalhousie University
Off: 902-494-2137
Cell: 902-220-0774
angela.barrett@dal.ca