0:10  
We knew how good we were, so it was all about proving to everybody else how good we were. 

0:22  
 It's amazing winning back to back. That was our whole bowl. We're gonna have two batters we're gonna have something that we're going to pride ourselves on for the next couple years.

0:40  
I mean, this year was crazy to say the least. [Cheering] My name is Juwon
 Grannum,  and I'm a fifth year men's basketball player on the team. I'm majoring in economics and business management program and I'm from Mississauga, Ontario.

1:14  
My name is Adika Peter-McNeilly. I'm number 21 on the Ryerson men's basketball team. I'm in my last year and I study sociology.

1:22  
The season was I mean, I guess I'll say a little bit of a roller coaster. At first, we have our best start. Personally, I was a little bit banged up and you know preseason, we lost a couple games we might have should have won.

1:38  
Coming into the season we're preseason ranked top 10 we're at number 10 and that gave us extra motivation but as the season went on, we started getting better and start winning games. And from February on we're playing our best basketball.

1:54  
We've improved a lot you know, not just from like individual standpoint but like just playing as a team and just doing what we have to do to win. Like the past years like it's been the exact same thing but you know, I just feel like this year is just special and just the way that we played. This year was also special because like we were at Carlton you know I no one beats Carlton at Carlton and we managed to do the unthinkable. And you know we won on their home court cut their match like it was a great feeling you know?

2:24  
Our whole goal is to put ourselves in the best situation to win Ontario. I felt like the whole seed the whole the whole season we did that. The moment we got to that game it was just played free. We played our style just knowing that you did something back to back years and I always remember we went to the locker room and we had to speak as we put Drake back to back on. 

2:42  
[Music: Drake - Back to Back] Oh man. Oh man. Oh man. Not again. Yeah.

3:04  
This is my first time ever in Halifax and it was electric. Like, you know, from what I've heard, like they have like such rich basketball history. And you know, the city loves the sport.

3:16  
The fan base there was ridiculous. I remember like, I just see in the crowd and you don't see that many empty seats. You know playing in Canada sometimes it was not not a big fan base there, so to have that there was amazing.

3:30  
It was packed like 8000 fans, just all cheering going crazy. And you know, we have our little like 20 Ram pack and like a little group of people and like it's like us against the world.

3:43  
I remember there was a time in a game where I think it came up they they made a dunk and the crowd was going so crazy, couldn't hear ourselves it was that loud. Kind of motivated the guys to win and, you know, pull through and be the underdogs even though we were the number one seed coming into the tournament. We wanted to be the first team at Ryerson  to win a national championship and we felt like we had a good chance to Carlton is a really good team, no wonder why they won the last seven championships in a row.

4:13  
We beat them, we beat them the week before coming to Nationals. And we almost knew like we were expecting them in the finals and through the flow that game like they kind of took us out of our offense and then we have to battle back battle back.

4:27  
We went down I think it was 24 in the third quarter, but we never gave up. We came back we got it down to six. The worst part about is watching them celebrate over there and having all the cameras full face them while you have to stand up. So it was kind of sad at how I had to hold back my tears because, you know, it was one of those ones, which is just a game.

4:55  
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit upset. You know, we do all this trying to get the gold and but like, honestly, like, there's nothing to be mad or sad about, you know, we had a great season. Obviously, we fell short at the end. But you know, it's no small feat. Like there's 43 teams in the whole entire league kind of thing and like to be number two, that's nothing like to like shrug your shoulders about you know? We've reached a new level of success that like the men's basketball program here Ryerson has never reached before. And you know, I'm thankful that like I was able to experience with the team, but like, at the same time, like you know, I hope for the future generations or the future Ryerson players that they surpass us. You know, it's cool knowing that like we're the most winningest team in history, you know, being nationals three times in a row. First time ever getting silver medal, first time ever getting OUA medal, first time raising a banner in the gym. Like, those are some pretty cool feats, but you know, all records are supposed to be broken. And you know, I hope that Ryerson Rams of tomorrow are able to surpass us. For the guys coming back next year, and for the next like couple years, like, just remember the feeling of like that defeat and how it felt. How you felt in the change room, still being able to hear them celebrate all that stuff, like you know, it sucks, but at the same time, just use it as fuel and you know, get them back.

6:19  
We know what it takes now to win a national championship. So in the summer when you guys are working hard, just remember envision that and get it for all of us all the guys who are at Ryerson before who put in the time.