| ROUND ROBIN | ONT | BC | ALTA | MAN | NFLD | Record |
| Windsor A.K.O. | —– | 89-74 | 103-84 | 87-67 | 120-51 | (4-0) |
| U of Victoria Jr. Vikes | 74-89 | —– | 77-65 | 81-64 | 94-46 | (3-1) |
| Calgary Mount Royal | 84-103 | 65-77 | —– | 67-60 | 122-58 | (2-2) |
| U of Manitoba Jr. Bisons | 67-87 | 64-81 | 60-67 | —– | 72-57 | (1-3) |
| St. John’s Holy Cross | 51-120 | 46-94 | 58-122 | 57-72 | —– | (0-4) |
In the round-robin Ontario tournament, Windsor AKO edged the Hamilton Tool & Engineering Company 76-71 as Fred Logan scored 19, Bruce Norris 11, Mike Chalut 10, John Smith 8, Al Warnock 6, Pat McMahon 5, Billy Todd 5, Sam Sasso 5, Laurie Cahill 4, Pat Goggins 2 and Glen Ladoceur 1, before breaking his hand. AKO hit 26-81 from the floor. Bill Eaton scored 15 to lead the Toolmen (coached by Dave Bartolotto). Ian Lyle added 15, Dennis Radescu 13, Don Bates 9, Ed Dragan 8, Dave Hart 6 and Smithson 5. …………………………………………………… The Etobicoke Selects dusted the Toronto Ukrainians 67-42. The Toronto Ukrainians promptly withdrew from the tournament. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Toolmen edged Toronto Avon 72-70. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Toolmen clubbed the Etobicoke Selects 66-35. …………………………………………………… Windsor AKO bombed the Toronto Avons 116-64 as Mike Chalut scored 20, Fred Logan 15, Mike Patrick 12, Billy Todd 11, Pat McMahon 10, John Smith 10, Bruce Norris 9, Al Warnock 8, Laurie Cahill 7, Sam Sasso 6, Pat Goggins 5 and Glen Ladoceur 3. Val Pozzan led Avon with 16. Farynarz added 13, Sheritt 9, Ferguson 6, Pahst 6, Moran 6, Chadwick 4 and Tallon 4. …………………………………………………… Windsor AKO crushed the Etobicoke Selects 125-28 as Fred Logan scored 17, Sam Sasso 15, Bruce Norris 14, Mike Patrick 13, Al Warnock 11, Pat Goggins 9, Billy Todd 8, Laurie Cahill 8, Pat McMahon 7, John Smith 6 and Glen Ladoceur 5. Rintoul led the Selects with 8. Albright added 5, Watson 5, McLean 4, Kerek 2, Gerhardt 2, Pilmer 1 and Scott 1. …………………………………………………… The all-tournament team included MVP Val Pozzan (Toronto Avons); Fred Logan (Windsor); Mike Chalut (Windsor); Ian Lyle (Hamilton);
In the Newfoundland final, St. John’s Holy Cross nipped the Memorial U Beothuks 55-54 as Brian Murphy scored 10, Matt McCarthy 12 and Wayne Stanford 10. Holy Cross also included Phil Roche, Frank Scurry. Wayne Holden and Tony Reardon each scored 12 to lead Memorial. Ron Tobin added 11. The Beothuks also included Tom Prim.
In the Quebec finals, the Montreal University Settlement Orchids defeated St. Lambert CSA 87-75; x-x. …………………………………………………… In game one, the Orchids clipped St. Lambert 87-75 as Brad Upshaw scored 26 and Peter Ryan 24. John Courcolacous led St. Lambert with 17. Jim Logan added 14. …………………………………………………… In a separate, eight-team provincial junior tournament (held after the Central Canadian finals), the Orchids defeated the St. Jean Falcons 89-59 in the quarterfinals, Limolious 80-68 in the semis and Rosemont CEGEP 64-54 in the final as Peter Ryan scored 22, Al Hendewich 19 and Steve Tauben 10. With the win, the Orchids captured their 11th consecutive provincial title.
In the Central Canadian (i.e., Ontario/Quebec) finals, Windsor AKO defeated the Montreal Univ. Settlement Orchids 64-66; 70-43; 64-54 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal prevailed 66-64 as Steve Alleyne hit the winner from the corner with three seconds to play. Pete Ryan led the Orchids with 17. Willie Follette added 13, Brad Upshaw 12, Al Hendewich 11, Steve Alleyne 7, Bradshaw 4 and Steve Tauben 2. Fred Logan led AKO with 15. Pat McMahon added 12, Al Warnock 10, Billy Todd 8, Mike Chalut 7, Bruce Norris 6, Sam Sasso 4 and Laurie Cahill 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor evened the series by bombing Montreal 70-43 as John Smith scored 20, Bruce Norris 12, Fred Logan 9, Billy Todd 9, Mike Chalut 7, Pat McMahon 5, Sam Sasso 4, Pat Goggins 2 and Laurie Cahill 2. Willie Follette led Montreal with 11. Peter Ryan added 10, Brad Upshaw 7, Steve Tauben 4, Bradshaw 4, Al Hendewich 2, Circoulacos 2 and Steve Alleyne 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, Windsor took the series with a 64-54 win as Pat McMahon scored 12, John Smith 11, Bruce Norris 10, Sam Sasso 6, Billy Todd 6, Mike Chalut 6, Fred Logan 6, Pat Goggins 3, Laurie Cahill 2 and Mike Patrick 2. Brad Upshaw scored 20 to lead the Orchids (coached by Danny Kanath). Al Hendewich added 10, Steve Tauben 8, Peter Ryan 6, Willie Follette 6, Bradshaw 2 and Robb 2.
In the Alberta playoffs, Calgary Mount Royal Junior College defeated the U. of Calgary Jr. Dinnies 46-56; 58-56; 74-51 (2g-1). The series was ordered replayed after two games had been played after CABA ruled five Dinnies ineligible because they were varsity players for the Dinnies. …………………………………………………… Calgary had defeated Mount Roayl 62-50 as Warren Meyers scored 15 and Clarence Amalung 14. Don Hansen led the Cougars with 16. …………………………………………………… Mount Royal then defeated the Dinnies 80-63 as Dave Littlewood scored 27. Clarence Amalung led the Dinnies with 18. …………………………………………………… In game one, after CABA ordered the replay, the Dinnies defeated Mount Royal 56-46 after leading 31-20 at the half. Don Kreye paced the Dinnies with 15. Jim Watson added 14 and Bob Herdman 12. Don Hansen paced the Cougars with 16. Peter Peterson added 12 and Doug Kemp 11. …………………………………………………… In game two, Mount Royal edged the U of Calgary JV Dinnies 58-56 as Dave Littlewood scored 14, Ron Feist 14 and Don Hansen 14. Bob Herdman paced the Dinnies with 14. Jim Watson added 13 and Mike Horner 9. …………………………………………………… In the deciding match, Mount Royal bombed the Dinnies 74-51 after leading 37-20 at the half. Peter Peterson paced the Cougars with 22. Don Hansen added 17, Ron Feist 13 and Doug Kempt 12. Don Kreye paced the Dinnies with 15. Jim Watson added 12, Mike Horner 12 and Bob Graham 7.
In the sole British Columbia quarterfinals and Vancouver semis, the IGA Grocers defeated North Shore 94-69; 121-57 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Grocers torched North Shore 94-69 as Bob Phillips scored 29.
In the B.C. semis and Vancouver finals, Killarney Community Centre defeated the IGA Grocers 81-74; x-x (xg-x). …………………………………………………… In game one, Killarney clipped the Grocers 81-74 as Doug Marchuk scored 30 and Jim Marchuk 30.
In the British Columbia finals, the University of Victoria Juniors defeated Vancouver Killarney Community Centre 78-69; 73-50 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game two, the University of Victoria took the series by pounding Killarney 73-50 as Chris Hall scored 23, Brent Mullin 17, Gord Hoshal 10, Fergie Andison 10, Tim Reiger 5, Jack Yamaoka 4 and Rick Roberts 4, while Mark Pratt was scoreless. Don Marchuk scored 15 to pace Killarney (coached by George Alexander). Elgin Reid added 11, Blake Iverson 7, Vic Coulture 5, Paul Pederson 4, Steve Harbrik 3, George Otto 3 and Jim Marchuk 2, while Tom Newman, John Roscoe, Richard Harbo and Glen Garratt were scoreless.
In opening game of the national draw, which required a $1,058 entry fee, host Windsor AKO thrashed the St. John’s Holy Cross Crusaders 120-51 by full court pressing the entire game. Windsor went on an 11-0 run early in second half to seal the victory. AKO shot 43-93 from the field, 32-40 from the line and out-rebounded the Crusaders 54-22. Fred Logan scored 17, Billy Todd 16, John Smith 14, Laurie Cahill 14, Bruce Norris 13, Pat Goggins 12, Sam Sasso 11, Pat McMahon 10, Mike Chalut 9 and Glen Ladouceur 4. Brian Murphy scored 23 to pace the Crusaders (coached by Jim Fitzpatrick). The Crusaders hit .256 from the field, 11-20 from the line. Matt McCarthy added 8, Wayne Stanford 6, Scurry 5, Roche 5 and Kirkland 4. Crusaders coach Jim Fitzpatrick did not chastise AKO for running up the score. “You can’t blame them. The way the tourney is set up, point total could mean the championship.” Windsor AKO’s 6-5 centre Al Warnock did not play in tourney because of an elbow injury. AKO coach Doug Cowan told the Windsor Star “how can you hold these guys down? You can’t send a sub in and tell him not to score.”
Windsor AKO defeated Calgary Mount Royal 103-84, taking an 8-2, and 15-4 lead, easily breaking the press that Cougars coach Jack Kenyon employed from the start. Bruce Norris scored 7 of Windsor’s first 15 points, and finished with 16. Fred Logan led AKO with 22, including 17 in the first half. John Smith added 14, Mike Chalut 12, Billy Todd 11, Laurie Cahill 9, Sam Sasso 8, Pat Goggins 5, Glen Ladocoeur 4 and Pat McMahon 2, while Mike Patrick was scoreless. Ron Feist paced the Cougars with 18. Dave Littlewood added 17, Doug Kempt 17, Don Hansen 16, Petersen 11, Belinski 4 and Smith 1.
Windsor AKO broke open a tight game with Manitoba in the second half and romped 87-67. AKO came out “smoking,” coach Doug Cowan told the Windsor Star. AKO had only led by two, 39-37 at the half. Fred Logan led Windsor with 27. Sam Sasso added 13, Bruce Norris 11, John Smith 9, Pat Goggins 9, Laurie Cahill 7, Mike Chalut 6 and Pat McMahon 5. Ron Waugh led the Junior Bisons with 16. Brian Eger added 16, Maskiew 10, Grafton 6, Grant 6, Mitchell 6, Wiebe 5 and Wolfe 2.
Chris Hall scored 28 to lead the University of Victoria past the University of Manitoba Junior Bisons 81-64. Mark Pratt added 19, Brent Mullin 14, Tim Reiger 9, Gord Hoshal 7 and Jack Yamaoka 4, while Rick Roberts and Fergie Andison were scoreless. Ron Waugh led Manitoba with 21. Brian Eger added 18, Don Maskiew 12, Murray Grafton 7, Roray Grant 4 and Bob Mitchell 2, while Jim Wolfe, Herb Wiebe, Charles Shapiro and Ben Rappo were scoreless.
Peter Petersen scored 28 in Calgary Mount Royal’s 122-58 thrashing of St. John’s Holy Cross.
Ron Waugh scored 18 as the University of Manitoba Junior Bisons defeated St. John’s Holy Cross 72-57. The Bisons (coached by Don Hunter and managed by Grant Nazarko), included Charles Shiaro, Rick Partyko, Ben Rempel, Murray Grafton, Bob Mitchell, Roy Grant, Don Maskiew, Ron Waugh, Herb Wiebe, Brian Eger, Jim Wolfe and Hymie Fox.
Brent Mullin scored 30 and Chris Hall 20 in the University of Victoria Junior Vikings 94-46 pasting of Newfoundland St. John’s Holy Cross. Holy Cross included Brian Murphy, Frank Scurry, Phil Roche.
The University of Victoria Junior Vikes dispatched the Mount Royal Cougars 77-65 as Chris Hall scored 23, Tim Reiger 22, Gordon Hoshall 20, Fergie Andison 5, Brent Mullin 4 and Jack Yamaoka 3, while Mark Pratt and Rick Roberts were scoreless Don Hansen led the Cougars with 15. Doug Kempt added 14, Dave Littlewood 13, Ron Feist 12, Peter Petersen 5, Gary Smith 4 and Rod Belinski 2, while Dennis Acoose was scoreless. Victoria coach Gary Taylor told the Windsor Star “I wouldn’t say we played one of our best games tonight. I know we’re capable of handling the ball better. But their press was effective against us.” Mount Royal coach Jack Kenyon said “we had too many turnovers and were unable to put together enough momentum to catch them.”
Windsor defeated second place Victoria 89-74, after leading 43-38 at the half. John Smith, Bruce Norris and Pat McMahon’s outside shooting turned the tide as they went on a 9-2 run early in the second half. AKO hit 37-53 from the field and the end of the game was a parade to the foul line. Laurie Cahill scored 23 including 11-14 free throws, Sam Sasso 13, Mike Chalut 9, Fred Logan 13, Bruce Norris 10, Mike Chalut 9, Pat McMahon 6 and Pat Goggins 4. Chris hall led Victoria with 25. Brent Mullin added 12, Gordon Hushal 11, Tim Reiger 7, Pratt 7, Fergison Andison 5 and Jack Yamaoka 2. Victoria coach Gary Taylor told the Windsor Star that AKO had “too much speed and bench. They just keep coming at you.” Windsor coach Doug Cowan noted “this has to be the greatest thing that can ever happen to a fellow. These 12 fellows are the greatest. …they played and won three tough ball games, never once letting up. Sure, we were handicapped by a lack of height but we overcame that by going 110%. Did you ever see another AKO team with that much hustle and desire? … Chalut and Sasso are exciting ballplayers … the whole squad seems to get a lift when they’re on the floor. I’d have to say that Smith and Logan are our best two-way players. Logan deserves all the credit he can get … as the fellows respect him so much.” Tim Reiger, Jack Yamaoka and Brent Mullin all fouled out for the Vikes in the third quarter, leaving the 8-man squad severely depleted in the final frame.
The all-tourney team featured tournament MVP Fred Logan (Windsor AKO); John Smith (Windsor AKO); Chris Hall (U of Victoria Vikings); Brent Mullin (U of Victoria Vikings); Ron Feist (Calgary Mount Royal Cougars)
The bronze medalist Calgary Mount Royal Cougars: Ron Feist; Peter Peterson; Dave Littlewood; Doug Kempt; Don Hansen; Gary Smith; Rod Belinski; Dennis Acoose; coach Jack Kenyon
The runner-up University of Victoria Junior Vikings: Chris Hall; Brent Mullin; Tim Reiger; Gordon Hoshal; Brent Mullin; Fergie Andison; Jack Yamaoka; Mark Pratt; Rick Roberts; Rob Rimmer; Steve Bede; Rick Roberts; coach Gary Taylor; manager Gord Hauka
The champion Windsor AKO Fratmen: Glen Ladouceur; John Smith; Bruce Norris; Fred Logan; Pat Goggins; Sam Sasso; Mike Patrick; Pat McMahon; Laurie Cahill; Mike Chalut; Billy Todd; Al Warnock; coach Doug Cowan