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UPEI Mens Basketball 19851986 Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming UPEI Mens Basketball 19851986Main NavigationAthletics Headlines UPEI Athletes Only Sports Centre Programs Sports Centre Hours Fitness and Wellness UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Summer Camps Student Athletic Council 2008Inductee UPEI 19851986 Mens Basketball It was a most successful season for the basketball Panthers as the team won the AUAA championship in fine fashion at the Halifax Metro Centre Finishing strongly in second place in the conference the Panthers knocked off archrivals Acadia Axemen in overtime in the semifinals and then won a dramatic comefrombehind victory over Dalhousie Tigers in the final to win this schools first ever basketball crown The Panthers had lost the championship game two successive years before breaking though with a vengeance to win their first title in front of 4000 fans at the Halifax Metro Centre Curtis Brown pumped in 24 points in the final game to lead the Panthers from a 3229 halftime deficit and was named the player of the game for his efforts But it was unsung unheralded unknown and unflappable Delroy Adams who walked off with the award as Most Valuable Player of the championship Adams the smallest payer in the league at 58 Adams helped the Panthers in the semifinal victory over Acadia in an overtime 8882 win George Morrison after the win in Halifax was quoted The Panthers won as a team tonight and received major contributions from expected and unexpected sources alike Many students and long time supports were on hand for the win and many with tears in their eyes UPEI president at the time Dr Willie Elliott and Panther athletic director Ed Hilton were among the jubilant celebrants Make sure you write that we couldnt have done it without our fans McKellar instructed a reports and the rest of the team roared their approval They out yelled the whole place The Panthers could not savour their championship for long though as they had to prepare for the East Regional in Wolfville NS Unfortunately the Panthers lost out in the first round to an unheralded but hot Western squad Still it was a dramatic season for the Panthers including a nationally televised game with Acadia in which the Panthers scored with less than ten seconds remaining to win and of cource the championships Members of theteam Tejan Alleyne Randy Posylek Curtis Brown Ronald Deighan Mark Thomas Mike Morgan Trev...