The Sir Charles Tupper Tigers of Vancouver are this years NSIT Champions as they defeated the Oak Bay Bays 78-75 in the final of the North Shore Invitational Basketball Tournament.  Tournament MVP James Lum, had a sensational tournament, and saved his best for the final game scoring a game high 37 points in the final.  It was a battle of BC Provincial team point guards as Reese Pribilsky of Oak Bay was up against Lum in a game that saw Tupper get out to an early lead but remained close throughout.  Oak Bay never let up and took the lead in the second half but Tupper continued to answer back.  Oak Bay was led by 6'11" tournament all-star Keanau Post who was dominant on the boards and chipped in with 26 points.

In the third place game it was a battle of Alberta as Western Canada from Calgary took on Jasper Place from Edmonton.  Western Canada played a very disciplined team game and got out to an early lead and never looked back winning 98-84.  Western Canada was led by tournament all-star Eli Prochnau who had 20 points. Ryan Coleman had another strong game on for Jasper Place scoring 21 tough points as he battled hard on the boards again tonite as he's done all tournament long. 

In the Consolation final the Delta Pacers defeated Belmont 86-81, with Anthony Sohol leading the Pacers with 33 points.  In the battle of the North Shore team the Argyle Pipers came out on top finishing 5th in the tournament.  Argyle beat both Carson Graham and Handsworth in games today making it very clear who the favourite on the North Shore is going into 2010.

For more information on the tournament click here to read Howard Tsumura's account of the game for the Vancouver Province.

Tournament MVP:
James Lum - Charles Tupper

1st Team All-Stars:
Reese Pribilsky - Oak Bay
Keanau Post - Oak Bay
Ryan Coleman - Jasper Place
Warren Liang - Charles Tupper
Nebojsa Kuljic - Western Canada

2nd Team All Stars:
Anthony Sohal - Delta
Jesse Jeffers - Argyle
Eli Prochnau - Western Canada
Brin Taylor - Jasper Place
Micheal Braam - Charles Tupper