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BWT's Winter 2008 Men's Competitive Championship Game was held on Monday April 14th, 2008 at the Air Canada Centre - Toronto Raptors Home Floor. The game featured the East Division Champion - Assassins vs. the West Division Champion - Gunners.

The evenly matched game featured the run and gun style approach of the Assassins vs. the balanced Gunners attack whose inside and outside game was the reason why they dominated throughout the playoffs. The Assassins broke out to a quick lead behind baskets from East Division MVP – Omar Simpson (#23) and the slashing plays of Tremayne Jackson (#5). The Gunners countered behind a solid inside game from Devon Smith (#5) and the quick Kevin Watson (#3) leading the break. At the half, the Assasins led 35-22.

As the second half got under way, the Gunners started to make a strong push to close the gap behind a barrage of baskets from Michael Allicock (#15). But just as the Gunners started to get warm, Omar Simspon, started to heat up. Combined with the inside dynamic duo of Simpson and Shenez Wright (#34), the size and power of the Assassins started to take its toll on the Gunners. The Assassins started to wear down the height of the Gunners. As the final whistle blew, Assassins had kept the lead and took their first BWT Men’s Competitive League Championship with a score of 63-52.

The Championship Game MVP went to Omar Simpson (#23) shooting 7 for 9 for a total of 20 points and 6 rebounds.

Congratulations and thank you to all players who participated in the Winter league this year and we look forward to seeing you all in the summer season.

BWT's Men's Competitive All-Star Game was held this past weekend at the Air Canada Centre - Toronto Raptors Practice Court. The game featured the East All-Stars vs. the West All-Stars in high paced, action packed competitive game.

The West All-Stars broke out to a quick lead with powerful inside presence and scoring behind Matej Cresnik (#41) and balanced shooting from Matthew Akelaitis (#7) and Jeff Bolton (#5). The East All-Stars settled down and started to chip away at the lead with some slashes by Omar Simpson (#23) and solid post moves from Donovan Gayle (#34). As the half came to a close, the West All-Stars had built a lead of 11 and led the game 38-27.

At half-time, BWT's 3-Point Contest and Dunk Contest took place. in the 3PT contest, the two finalists were a matchup between Gamecocks - Jamie Sharpless (#3) and Usual Suspects - Colin Daniels (2). Tied in the first round of the Championship Round, the two matched up in a 30 second shoot off and Colin Daniels was victorious. In the dunk contest, the crowd was entertained by teammates Donovan Gayle (#34) and Aris Omog from the East Division Hoyas. Aris edged out Donovan in total judge points 74-73 to take the crown of the Winter 2008 Dunk Contest Champion.

In the 2nd half, the East All-Stars started off in 5th gear, breaking down the West's defence through a balanced scoring from Elvis Dennis (#5) and Shae Frattura (#4). But just as the East All-Stars started to make a run, the West clamped down and started scoring from the inside and out. Led by James Sharpless (#3)and Panyin Kyel (#11) scoring 9 points in the second half alone.

The West All-stars started to put the game out of reach with Game MVP Darryl Boucaud (#24) combined scoring effort and dominating the offense and defensive boards posting a double double of 10 points & 13 rebounds along with 2 assists and 1 block.

Congratulations and thank you to all players who participated in the All-Star Game, Dunk Contest and the 3-Point Competition and to family, friends and fans who came out to show their support.

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 9 was awarded to the West Division’s – Anthony Guada (#15) from Assassins. Guada was on fire scoring 29 points on 4/8 FG and 6/8 from 3-PT land in his teams big win on the weekend against Steady Mobbin 81-52. Anthony combined his scoring with 3 steals, 4 assists and 8 rebounds in a well rounded stat line. Guada will need to come up big again as his team looks to revenge their early season loss to 2nd place U-Play this coming Sunday. Congratulations.

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 8 was awarded to the East Division’s – Andrew Black (#23) from Party Krashers. Andrew scored 28 points to go along 2 steals, 1 block, 1 assist and 9 rebounds in last Sunday's win over the Jayhawks. Andrew, who is 3rd in the East Division in scoring at 17.7 PPG and 3rd in rebounds at 9.4 RPG has his team firing on all cylinders as they make a run towards the playoffs. Congratulations. 

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 7 was awarded to the West Division’s – Nathaniel Mitchell (#11) from Spartan Warriors. Nathaniel scored 32 points combined with 5 assists and 8 rebounds in a dominant win over Steady Mobbin 84-47. Nathaniel, who is 3rd in scoring at 20.6 PPG and 1st in assists at 6.6 APG has helped lead his team to a 2nd place standing in the division. Nathaniel will again be called on by his team to lead them in their rematch against the Winter season League Finalists - NT Huskies this coming Sunday. Congratulations. 

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 6 was awarded to the West Division’s – Tyrell Vernon (#5) from U-Play. Vernon scored 23 points, combined with 5 assists, 2 rebounds & 1 steal in leading his team to a 75-70 win over the only other 5-0 team, the Gunners. Distributing the ball evenly amongst his teammates and scoring when needed, Tyrell ensured his team's success last Sunday. Second in the league in assists and 10th overall in scoring, Vernon will be leading his team against last season's League Finalists - the NT Huskies. Congratulations.

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 5 was awarded to the East Division’s – Anthony Alexander (#11) from Ronin. Anthony scored 25 points, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 5 assists and 5 rebounds leading his team to a Division Leading win on the weekend. Second in the East Division in scoring, 3rd in steals and tied for 4th in assists, Anthony has helped his team secure the lead in the East Division as we reach the half way point of the season. Congratulations. 

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 4 was awarded to the West Division’s – Michael Allicock (#11) from the Gunners. Allicock scored 30 points to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists as he led the Gunners to a big win over the perennial powerhouse NT Huskies. Leading his team in scoring, Allicock has been instrumental in his team's successful start and securing the #1 spot in the highly contested West Division. The Gunners will look to remain undefeated this weekend as his team matches up against the Spartan Warriors. Congratulations.

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 3 was awarded to the East Division’s – Donovan Gayle (#34) from H1N1. Gayle scored 22 points, had 3 steals, 1 assist and 12 rebounds in a big win over The Way. Leading his team in scoring, Donovan will look to help his team stay undefeated this weekend when his team matches up against the other undefeated team Ronin. Congratulations.

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 2 was awarded to the West Division’s – Nolan Gooding (#23) from Assassins. Gooding scored 33 points in a dominant win over Steady Mobbin. Combining that with 2 steals, 2 assists and 7 rebounds, Nolan helped secure his teams first win of the season. Leading the league in scoring, Nolan will now look to add to his team's success as they face U-Play next Sunday. Congratulations.

BWT's - Men's Winter League 2008 - Player of the Week - Week 1 was awarded to the East Division’s – Howard Campbell (#15) from Ronin. Campbell scored 23 points, had 2 steals and 8 rebounds as he led his team to an overtime win against the Toronto Police squad. Campbell will look to help his team add to the win column this weekend when they face perennial powerhouse The Way on Sunday. Congratulations.