REGULAR SEASON
| Alberta | 7-1 | Steve Mendryk | ||||||
| Manitoba | 4-4 | Bud Fraser | ||||||
| Saskatchewan | 1-7 | 5-9 | Bernard Kaminski | |||||
Alberta defeated host Saskatchewan 51-49 and 66-57. …………………………………………………… In the first game, the Golden Bears edged the Huskies 51-49 as Derril Butler scored 14, Al Tollestrup 8 and Jack Hicken 8. Art Kempthorne paced the Huskies with 15. Hank Marcuk added 8 and Mel Huszti 8. …………………………………………………… In the second game, Alberta prevailed 66-57 after leading 35-21 at the half. Gordon Fester paced the Golden Bears with 21, while nabbing 17 boards. Jack Hicken added 14, Don Munro 13, Van Vliet 6, Thomson 5, Butler 4 and Al Tollestrup 3, while Ratke and Beleshko were scoreless. Don Holzer led the Huskies with 15. Hank Marcuk added 13, Bill Janzen 11, Huszti 9, Kempthorne 7 and Barber 2, while Wolters, Downey and Ward were scoreless.
Host Saskatchewan split with Manitoba 48-57 and 54-45. …………………………………………………… In game one, Manitoba prevailed 57-48 as Mitch Czaja scored 10, Ed Melnyk 10, Bill Devries 9, Mike Henderson 9, Graham Zelmer 8, Cliff Leach 7, Dick Herbertson 4, Embry 1 and Bob Seepish 1, while Torgerson was scoreless. Mel Huszti led the Huskies with 18. Don Holzer added 13, Hank Marcuk 10, Bill Janzen 5 and Dale Ward 2, while Denny Wolters, Wayne Barber, Art Kempthorne and Gale Downey were scoreless. ………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatchewan prevailed 54-45 as Bill Janzen scored 20, Mel Huszti 18, Don Holzer 7, Dale Ward 5 and Denny Wolters 4, while Wayne Barber, Hank Marcuk, Art Kempthorne and Gale Downey were scoreless. Mitch Czaja and Bill Devries each scored 14 to pace the Bisons. Dick Herbertson added 9, Ed Melnyk 3, Graham Zelmer 3 and Cliff Leach 2, while Glen Torgerson, Embry, Mike Henderson and Bob Seepish were scoreless.
Manitoba defeated Saskatchewan 59-44; 61-54 in Winnipeg. …………………………………………………… In game two, Manitoba prevailed 61-54 as Mitch Czaja scored 16, Ed Melnyk 11, Bill Devries 9 and Dick Herbertson 7. Bill Janzen paced the Huskies with 19. Art Kempthorne added 9, Gale Downey 6 and Mel Huszti 4.
Alberta splits with Manitoba in Winnipeg, losing 59-63 and then winning 64-63 in overtime. …………………………………………………… In game one, the Bears dig themselves a deep hole, trailing 43-21 at the half as they shoot the ball poorly. Ed Melnyk led the Bisons with 15. Dick Herbertson added 12, Mitch Czaja 11, Zelmer 11, Seepish 10 and Raymond 4, while Leach, Torgerson, Embry, Henderson and Devries were scoreless. Gord Fester scored 19 to lead Alberta. Al Tollestrup added 14, Derril Butler 11, Jack Hicken 6, Don Munro 5, Maury Van Vliet 2 and Harry Beleshko 2, while Dave Thomson was scoreless. The Bisons hit .454 from the floor, while Alberta hit .451. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Bears were even more outraged at the officiating, which coach Steve Mendryk called “the worst I’ve ever seen.” The Bears led 31-30 at the half but Manitoba opened the second frame with a 6-0 run. The Bears forced overtime by knotting the score at 55 with just under a minute to play. Manitoba twice took a three point lead in the extra session but Jack Hicken and Don Munro hit buckets to give Alberta the lead. Gord Fester scored the winner on a putback rebound dunk with 20 seconds to play. Dave Thomson came off the bench to score 18 for the Bears, his season high, before being hauled off the court in overtime with a twisted knee, on a play on which he was called for charging. Alberta was awarded only one two shot foul during the game. The Bears were called for 21 fouls and the Bisons 10. Don Munro added 16 for Alberta, Gord Fester 14 and Derril Butler 9, Jack Hicken 8 and Al Tollestrup 1, while Bob Ratke, Maury Van Vliet, Harry Beleshko and Geoff Lucas were scoreless. Mitch Czaja paced Manitoba with 16. Ed Melnyk added 10, Bob Seepish 9, Dick Herbertson 9, Mike Henderson 6, Graham Zelmer 4, Bill Devries 4, Raymond 3 and John Embry 1, while Cliff Leach and Glen Torgerson were scoreless.
Host Alberta defeated Manitoba 74-45 and 71-40. …………………………………………………… In game one, The Bears led 16-6, 37-22 and 48-30 at the quarters. Al Tollestrup paced Alberta with 23. Jack Hicken added 13 and Don Munro 11. Mitch Czaja paced the Bisons with 10. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta struggled from the floor and only led 3-2 after five minutes. But they built their margin to 14-8 after one quarter and led 37-18 at the half and 59-25 after three quarters. Don Munro paced Alberta with 20. Al Tollestrup added 15 and rookie Maury Van Vliet Jr. 12, his season high on 6-7 from the floor. Ed Melnyk led the Bisons with 15.
Host Alberta defeated Saskatchewan 84-61 and 54-41. …………………………………………………… Alberta whipped Saskatchewan 84-61 as Don Munro scored 21, Jack Hicken 16, Al Tollestrup 11, Derril Butler 10, Murray Van Vliet 6, Gordon Fester 5, Harry Beleshko 5, Geoff Lucas 5, Bob Ratke 2 and Dave Thomson 1. Bill Janzen led the Huskies with 21. Mel Huszti added 16, Hank Marcuk 10, Gale Downey 6, Don Holzer 5 and Denny Wolters 2, while Dale Ward, Art Kempthorne and Wayne Barber were scoreless. …………………………………………………… Alberta dumped Saskatchewan 54-41 as Jack Hicken scored 12, Don Munro 11, Derril Butler 10, Muuray Van Vliet Jr. 8, Dave Thomson 3, Al Tollestrup 3 and Harry Beleshko 2, while Bob Ratke and Geoff Lucas were scoreless. Don Holzer led the Huskies with 12. Bill Janzen added 6, Art Kempthorne 6, Hank Marcuk 6, Mel Huszti 5, Denny Wolters 4 and Dale Ward 2, while Wayne Barber and Gale Downey were scoreless.
At end of season, after 17 years in the U.S.-based Evergreen League and a two-year stint in the Pacific Northwest League, U.B.C. announces that it will play in the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union, joining Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba in a 12-game regular season schedule.
In the Alberta/B.C. challenge exhibition series, U.B.C. defeated Alberta 61-62; 68-46; 64-61 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Golden Bears edged the Thunderbirds 62-61 on a driving layup by Gord Fester with one second to play. Al Tollestrup paced the Golden Bears with 21. Gord Fester added 16, Jack Hicken 12, Don Munro 5, Derril Butler 4, Dave Thomson 2 and Maury Van Vliet Jr. 2, while Bob Ratke, Harry Beleshko, Don Kay and Geoff Lucas were scoreless. Ken Winslade paced the Thunderbirds with 20. Wayne Osborne added 8, Barry Drummond 7, Hartley 5, Dave Dumaresq 4, Pedersen 4, Gushue 3 and English 2, while Treleaven and McCallum were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. squared the series by dusting the Golden Bears 68-46 after leading 17-3 after one quarter and 40-7 at the half. Wayne Osborne paced the Thunderbirds with 23. Ken Winslade added 8, Dave Dumaresq 7, Barry Drummond 7, McCallum 7, Ed Peterson 6, Keith Hartley 5, Ed Gushue 4 and MacDonald 3, while Treleaven was scoreless. Jack Hicken paced the Golden Bears with 12. Al Tollestrup added 9, Don Munro 5, Gord Fester 5, Dandlit 4, Dave Thomson 2, Harry Beleshko 2 and Don Kay 1, while Bob Ratke and Geoff Lucas were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, U.B.C. took the series by edging Alberta 64-61. The Golden Bears led 13-7, 30-26 and 49-48 at the quarters. Ken Winslade paced the Thunderbirds with 16. Barry Drummond added 14, Wayne Osborne 14, Hartley 13, Dave Dumaresq 5, Gushue 1 and Pedersen 1, while MacDonald, English, Trealeaven and McCallum were scoreless. Al Tollestrup paced the Golden Bears with 20. Jack Hicken added 10, Gord Fester 9, Maury Van Vliet Jr. 8, Don Munro 7 and Derril Butler 7, while Bob Ratke, Dave Thomson, Harry Beleshko, Geoff Lucas and Don Kay were scoreless.
Through the years, UBC had mixed success in American conferences. In 1946, UBC was Pacific Northwest Conference champ with 9-1 record, coached by Bob Osborne. In 1952, UBC was 1-26 overall, finishing 0-12 (7th) in Evergreen Conference. In 1955, UBC was 4-13 overall, finishing 2-10 (last) in Evergreen play.
The bronze medalist Saskatchewan Huskies: Mel Huszti; Don Holzer; Hank Marcuk; Bill Janzen; Dale Ward; Denny Wolters; Wayne Barber; Art Kempthorne; Gale Downey; Chuck Mayer; Terry Little; coach Bernard Kaminski; manager Ted Stacey; manager Andy Szocs.
The silver medalist Manitoba Bisons: Mitch Czaja; Ed Melnyk; Bob Seepish; Dick Herbertson; Mike Henderson; Graham Zelmer; Bill Devries; Raymond; John Embry; Cliff Leach; Glen Torgerson; Dennis Wooley; coach Bud Fraser; manager Cliff Arnott
The champion Alberta Golden Bears: Al Tollestrup; Maury Van Vliet Jr.; Derril Butler; Jack Hicken; Don West; Geoff Lucas; Bob Ratke; Don Munro; Gordon Fester; Harry Beleshko; Dave Thomson; Roger Keith; Dave McLean; Don Kay; Dandlit; coach Steve Mendryk; manager Ron Spackman