REGULAR SEASON
| Manitoba | 7-1 | 14-4 | Bud Fraser | |||||
| Alberta | 5-3 | Maury Van Vliet | ||||||
| Saskatchewan | 0-8 | 8-12 | Paul Thomas | |||||
Twins Jim and John Wright led Manitoba to the title in 1955.
Manitoba defeated host Saskatchewan 63-61 and 53-46. …………………………………………………… Manitoba nipped Saskatchewan 63-61 as Jim Wright scored 16, Dave Smith 13, John Wright 10, Rod Cooper 8, Dick Herbertson 7, Stu Douglas 6, Bob Rodgers 2 and Dave Fraser 1, while Don Redmond was scoreless. Dennis McCarthy led the Huskies with 14. Windy Hudon added 13, Bill Girgulis 8, Don Bailey 8, Dick Stark 5, Don Siemens 4, Gordon Dempsey 4, Bob Upton 3 and Ed Belcourt 2, while Ray Hnatyshyn was scoreless. …………………………………………………… Manitoba dumped Saskatchewan 53-46 as Jim Wright scored 23, Dick Herbertson 8, Stuart Douglas 8, Dave Fraser 7, John Wright 3, Bob Rodgers 2 and Dave Smith 2, while Rod Cooper and Don Redmond were scoreless. Windy Hudon paced the Huskies with 10. Dennis McCarthy added 8, Dick Stark 5, Bill Girgulis 5, Gord Wicijowski 5, Don Siemens 4, Ray Hnatyshyn 3, Bob Upton 2, Gordon Dempsey 2 and Ed Belcourt 2, while Don Bailey and Ron Walsh were scoreless.
Host Manitoba defeated Alberta 76-56 and 68-66. …………………………………………………… Manitoba thrashed Alberta 76-56 in the opener after Dave Steed, Norm Macintosh and Derril Butler all fouled out quickly for the Bears. The Bears were also playing without point guard Oscar Kruger. Manitoba led 39-29 at the half and by as many as 20. Norm Macintosh, who had left the squad three weeks earlier to concentrate on his studies, rejoined the Bears. Jim Wright paced Manitoba with 19. Jerry Jansen added 14, Dave Smith 11, Stu Douglas 10, John Wright 9, Bob Rodgers 6, Dick Herbertson 4 and Dave Fraser 3, while Cooper and Redmond were scoreless. Jim Munro paced the Bears with 14 after missing two weeks with an ankle injury. John Dewar added 13, Al Tollestrup 10, Norm Macintosh 6, Dave Steed 4, John Tweddle 3, Ron Ghitter 2, Derril Butler 2 and Jack Kenyon 2, while Bruce Perrin and Don Currie were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the second contest, Manitoba edged Alberta 68-66. Manitoba led 35-32 at the half. Alberta coach Maury Van Vliet ran Norm MacIntosh and Al Tollestrup in a double post against Manitoba’s zone. Jim Wright led the Bisons with 20. John Wright added 18, Bob Rodgers 10, Redmond 5, Jerry Jansen 4, Dave Fraser 3, Stu Douglas 3, Dave Smith 3 and Dick Herbertson 2, while Cooper was scoreless. Norm Macintosh paced the Bears with 31. Al Tollestrup added 17, Derril Butler 6, Jim Munro 4, John Dewar 4 and Dave Steed 4, while Don Currie, Bruce Perrin, John Tweddle, Ron Ghitter and Jack Kenyon were scoreless.
Against Saskatchewan, the Bears prevailed 72-66 and 87-53 at home. …………………………………………………… In the opener, Alberta prevailed 72-66. The Bears led 34-27 at the half. Saskatchewan closed within 64-63 with 1.5 minutes to play but Oscar Kruger nailed six unanswered to pull out the win for the Bears. Alberta hit 25-074 from the floor and 22-36 from the line. Saskatchewan hit 25-69 from the floor. Oscar Kruger scored 21, Dave Steed 18, Al Tollestrup 14, Derril Butler 12, John Dewar 5 and John Tweddle 2, while Don Currie, Denny Lawson, Bruce Perrin, Ron Ghitter and Jack Kenyon were scoreless. Dennis McCarthy paced the Huskies with 17. Windy Hudon added 13, Don Bailey 9, Dick Stark 8, Gordon Dempsey 7, Bob Upton 6, Don Siemens 2, Ray Hnatyshyn 2 and Bill Girgulis 2, while Wicijowsky, Walsh and Belcourt were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta took a 45-20 lead at the half and breezed to an 87-53 win. Al Tollestrup scored 31 and Oscar Kruger 20 “to initiate (Saskatchewan coach) Paul Thomas into Western Collegiate basketball,” the Green & Gold noted. Dave Steed added 9, Derril Butler 7, Smith 5, Ron Ghitter 4 and Bruce Perrin 4, while Don Currie, Denny Lawson, John Tweddle and Jack Kenyon were scoreless. Windy Hudon paced Saskatchewan with 12. Don Bailey added 9, Gordon Dempsey 7, Ray Hnatyshyn 5, Don Siemens 4, Doug Stark 4 and Ron Walsh 2, while Bill Girgulis, Gord Wicijowsky and Ed Belcourt were scoreless, as was Huskie starting centre Dennis McCarthy, who fouled out early.
Alberta thrashed host Saskatchewan 70-59 and 72-55. …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta prevailed 70-59. The Bears broke to a 28-16 lead and maintained a 40-30 edge at the half. Saskatchewan cut the margin to five but the Bears soon regained a double digit lead and romped. Alberta hit 24-33 from the line, while Saskatchewan was 13-27. Norm Macintosh scored 34. Oscar Kruger added 18, Derril Butler 11, Al Tollestrup 3, Dave Steed 2 and John Dewar 2, while Currie, Munro, Perrin, Smith, John Tweddle and Kenyon were scoreless. Dennis McCarthy paced Saskatchewan with 14. Don Bailey added 10, Bob Upton 8, Doug Stark 6, Windy Hudon 6, Ed Belcourt 5, Don Siemens 4, Bill Girgulis 3, Ray Hnatyshyn 2 and Gordon Dempsey 1, while Gord Wicijowski and Ron Walsh were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta thrashed Saskatchewan 72-55 by dominating the paint and forcing Saskatchewan to the perimeter with a tough zone. Alberta led 16-12 after one quarter and 43-37 at the half. Alberta hit 34-50 from the line, while Saskatchewan was 21-31. Norm Macintosh scored 29 before fouling out with nine minutes to play. Oscar Kruger added 16 before fouling out. Al Tollestrup scored 10, John Dewar 9, Derril Butler 4, John Tweddle 2 and Dave Steed 1, while Don Currie, Jim Munro, Bruce Perrin, Frankie Smith and Jack Kenyon were scoreless. Bob Upton paced Saskatchewan with 12. Doug Stark added 10, Bill Girgulis 6, Ron Walsh 6, Don Siemens 5, Windy Hudon 4, Dennis McCarthy 4, Gordon Dempsey 4, Don Bailey 2 and Ed Belcourt 2, while Ray Hnatyshyn was scoreless.
Host Manitoba dumped Saskatchewan 87-70 as John Wright scored 20, Jim Wright 18, Bud Rodgers 16, Dave Smith 12, Dick Herbertson 7, Gerry Jansen 6, Rod Cooper 4 and Don Redmond 4. Windy Hudon led Saskatchewan with 13. Bob Upton added 11, Doug Stark 10, Dennis McCarthy 9, Gordon Dempsey 6, Bill Girgulis 4, Don Bailey 4, Ron Walsh 4, Don Siemens 3, Ray Hnatyshyn 2, Gord Wicijowski 2 and Ed Belcourt 2. …………………………………………………… Manitoba thrashed the Huskies 76-63 as Jim Wright scored 30, John Wright 18, Bob Rodgers 8, Cooper 7, Herbertson 5, Jansen 2, Douglas 2, Fraser 2 and Smith 2, while Redmond was scoreless. Windy Hudon led Saskatchewan with 23. Doug Stark added 6, Bill Girgulis 6, Gord Wicijowski 4, Gordon Dempsey 4, Dennis McCarthy 4, Ray Hnatyshyn 2, Don Bailey 2, Bob Upton 2, Don Siemens 2 and Ed Belcourt 2, while Ron Walsh was scoreless.
In the season closing series, host Alberta split with Manitoba, winning 63-62 and then losing 51-44. The games were played at the Victoria High School gymnasium as two supporting tresses of the roof beams of the Golden Bears Gymnasium collapsed. The 13-year-old gym had built during war-time, using gree lumber which shrunk and splint, causing the beams to collapse, engineer officials said. …………………………………………………… In their first match against Alberta, the Bears won 63-62 as Dave Steed hit a bucket at the buzzer. Oscar Kruger led the Bears with 20 and Norm Macintosh tossed in 18 over Manitoba’s tight defensive zone. Larry Jansen had a shot to win it with 15 seconds with a pair of free throws. He missed the first and then deliberately missed the second in an attempt to force a rebound tip-in but Norm Macintosh grabbed the rebound. Macintosh and Steed hit critical buckets down the stretch to pull out the win. Alberta led 33-31 at the half. Derril Butler added 10 for Alberta, while Al Tollestrup scored 9, John Dewar 4, Oscar Kruger 2 and Dave Steed 2, while Don Currie, Jim Munro, Frankie Smith, John Tweddle, Jack Kenyon and Ron Ghitter were scoreless. Jim Wright led the Bisons with 22. John Wright added 10, Dick Herbertson 10, Dave Fraser 8, Smith 5, Jerry Jansen 4 and Stu Douglas 3, while Cooper, Redmond and Bob Rodgers were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In the second game in Alberta, the Bears took an 8-0 lead but then Norm Macintosh and Oscar Kruger had difficulty hitting anything from the floor as the Bisons rallied back and took a double-digit lead en route to a 51-44 victory. Although Alberta briefly cut the margin to six late in the second half, the outcome was never in doubt. Manitoba led 16-15 early but soon widened its lead to double digits. Jim Wright led the Bisons with 12. Dave Smith added 10, Dave Fraser 6, John Wright 6, Dick Herbertson 5, Jerry Jansen 4, Stu Douglas 4 and Bob Rodgers 4, while Cooper and Redmond were scoreless. Derril Butler paced Alberta with 12. Oscar Kruger and Norm Macintosh each added 8, Al Tollestrup 7, Dave Steed 5 and John Dewar 2, while Don Currie, Jim Munro, Jack Kenyon, Frankie Smith, John Tweddle and Ron Ghitter were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Windy Hudon; Bob Upton; Doug Stark; Dennis McCarthy; Gordon Dempsey; Bill Girgulis; Don Bailey; Ron Walsh; Don Siemens; Ray Hnatyshyn; Gord Wicijowski; Ed Belcourt; coach Paul Thomas; manager Don Maranda
The runner-up Alberta Golden Bears: Norm Macintosh; Oscar Kruger; Derril Butler; Al Tollestrup; Dave Steed; John Dewar; Don Currie; Jack Kenyon; Jim Munro; Frankie Smith; John Tweddle; Ron Ghitter; Bruce Perrin; Dennis Lawson; coach Maury Van Vliet
The champion Manitoba Bisons: John Wright; Jim Wright; Dave Smith; Gerry Jansen; Don Redmond; Dick Herbertson; Bob Rodgers; Stu Douglas; Rod Cooper; Dave Fraser; George Pratt; coach Bud Fraser; manager Ron Meyers