REGULAR SEASON
| OQAA – EAST | OQAA – WEST | ||||||||
| Carleton | 8-0 | 19-11 | Dick Brown | Windsor | 10-0 | 17-6 | Eddie Chittaro | ||
| McGill | 6-2 | 23-5 | Tom Mooney | Toronto | 5-5 | 9-9 | John McManus | ||
| Queen’s | 4-4 | 9-9 | Frank Tindall | Western | 5-5 | 10-8 | Jerry Gonser | ||
| Ottawa | 2-6 | 6-16 | George House | McMaster | 5-5 | 12-9 | Bill Fowler | ||
| Laval | 0-8 | 5-13 | J-Charles Gravel | Waterloo | 4-6 | 10-11 | Dan Pugliese | ||
| Guelph | 1-9 | 10-15 | Garney Henley | ||||||
| OSLIAA | OIAA | ||||||||
| Loyola | 10-0 | 24-9 | Doug Daigneault | Osgoode | 9-1 | 17-4 | John Grey | ||
| RMC-Kingston | 6-4 | 13-10 | Doug Hargreaves | Wilfrid Laurier | 9-1 | Howard Lockhart | |||
| Sherbrooke | 5-5 | Yvon Lamarche | Laurentian | John McKibbon | |||||
| Macdonald | 4-6 | Pat Baker | York | Arthur Johnson | |||||
| S.G.W. | 3-7 | Fred Whitacre | Ryerson | ||||||
| Bishop’s | 2-8 | 9-18 | Garth Smith | Brock | 1-9 | 8-14 | Les Korchok | ||
Ottawa and Carleton join the OQAA. After the season began, Montreal withdrew.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Guelph Gryphons: John McKendry, C Magee, Fred Promoli, Larry Angus, Leigh Hammond, W Phillips, D Horton, M Litman, G Coulter, John McGill, G Wolkowski, M Kings, coach Garney Henley, manager J Stone, manager P Vale
Laval Rouge et Or: G Boucher, Jean-Maurice Plourde,
Montreal Carabins:
Ottawa Gee-Gees: Bill Lavergne, G Boileau, B Gray, Paul Leduc, Steve Senior, Mike Dupuis, L Kelly, R Moreau, Tom Schulz, Bill O’Byrne, Claude Maranda, Cornelius Matwijecky, Ralph Battrick, coach George House
Queen’s Golden Gaels: Ron Walsh, Barry Beale, Ted Waring, Jim Crozier, Ray Thibeau, Peter Evans, Paul Langley, Terry Haggerty, Paul Howard, Dave Lefebure, coach Frank Tindall
Waterloo Warriors: Art Webster, Larry Sobol, David Crichton, Stan Talesnick, Jaan Laaniste, Tom Kieswetter, Bob McLaren, Lorne McEwen, Gary Dyck, Jon Charlton, Dennis Wing, Ken Cripps, Bill Butkevicius, Lorne Johnson, Schneck, Art Seligman, Gary Steinhoff, coach Dan Pugliese, assistant Neil Widmeyer, assistant Clem Faust
The top two finishers in each division go to playoffs, i.e., McMaster, Windsor, Carleton and McGill. Western, Toronto and McMaster finished tied with 5-5 records in the West division.
McMaster qualified for the provincial semi-final by first beating Western 90-77 in playoff to break three-way tie for second place. In the victory, Jim Noble scored 27 and nabbed 21 rebounds, while Paul Mazza added 15, Peter Hamilton 11, Walt Szpilewski 11, Paul Allingham 10 and Jeff Daw 8. Noble told the Hamilton Spectator that the playoffs have “been a long time coming.” The Marauders trailed 15-8 but turned the match around with in the second quarter by shifting to a full-court press. Noble notched a personal 8-0 run the third quarter as the Marauders took command. Marauders coach Bill Fowler said “that was the most complete performance by any player (Noble) I have ever coached.” Doug Morton paced Western with 21. Ron Zanin added 19, Greg Poole 11 and Dave McGuffin 10. The Mustangs (coached by Jerry Gonser, manager Russ Holmberg, trainers Everett Van Beek and Dave Wise) also included Mike Muzycka, Jim Holowachuk, Tom Sills, Mike Haiduk, Bob Larose, Peter Lapointe, Jim Walker and Sherwin. McMaster shot 33-77 from the floor and 24-42 from the line, while Western hit 28-72 (also reported as 28-73) from the floor and 21-31 from the line. …………………………………………………… McMaster then defeated Toronto 87-63 to qualify for OUA semis. Jim Noble paced the Marauders with 40, including 26 in the second half, on 16-23 from the floor, 8-12 from the line and 16 boards. Jim Daw added 12, John Dignan 8, Bob Wynne 7, Paul Mazza 5, Jim Tebbs 5, Mike Scott 4 and Walt Szpilewski 3, while nabbing 12 boards. Noble notched a 9-0 run in the half and dominated 6-8 Blues post John Hadden. Noble told the Hamilton Spectator that “we wanted him to guard me. Then I could drive at him and get him to foul early.” Marauders coach Bill Fowler said “it was our game all the way.” The Blues were paced by Larry Trafford 18, Bruce Dempster 13, Jay MacDonald 9, John Hadden 7 and Garth Evans 6. The Blues led 39-38 at the half but three starters quickly found themselves in foul trouble early in the second half. The Blues (coached by John McManus) also included Dale Crouter, Peter Burton, Mark Slater, Ross MacNaughton, Feldman and Mike Katz.
In the provincial semis, held in Windsor, McMaster defeated Carleton (which had been undefeated in eastern division play) 73-59, with 5-10 rookie John Dignan scoring 24, Jeff Daw 13, Paul Allingham 11, Jim Noble 9, Tebbs 7, Walt Szipilewski 6 and Mazza 4, while Wynne was scoreless. McMaster led 18-12 after one quarter and 30-26 at the half before Ravens went on 11-0 run to take 37-30 lead. But a late 8-0 run of their own keyed the Marauders victory. Marauders coach Bill Fowler told the Windsor Star “we gutted that one out. I was disappointed over our board play.” Fowler told the Hamilton Spectator that “Dignan had a fine night. … Daw came up with critical basketball at critical times. … Our defence won it for us. Our man-to-man was never tougher.” Hugh Reid scored 15 to lead Carleton (coached by Dick Brown). Dave Medhurst added 13, Dennis Schuthe 12, Ian Kelley 11, Jim Murray 5, Bob Buchanan 2 and Liston McIlhagga 1. Rookie Ravens coach Dick Brown said “I thought we did a pretty good job defensively but we were unable to generate the offence I had hoped for. We tried to slow down the tempo of the game but they’re a running ball club.”
In the other semi, undefeated Windsor thrashed East runner-up McGill 101-89 despite a massive 37-point 25-rebound effort from 6-10 Redmen centre Atanas ‘Nasko’ Golomeev, the eastern division scoring champ and a member of the Bulgarian national team, who fouled out with 11:11 to play in the second half. The score was tied at 70 going into the fourth quarter when Windsor went on a 10-0 run on its home court after Golomeev fouled out. The Lancers were led by Sante Salvador’s 24 points. Chris Wydrzynski added 22, Tino Lenti 20, Mike Crowe 10, Andy Auch 5, William Tonelli 5, Jack Orange 4, Ed Lanktree 4, Tony Grant 4 and Jerry Bunce 3. Sam Wimisner added 15 for McGill, Pierre Brodeur 10, Steve Fraid 10, Dave Leibson 9, Andrew Orris 4, Mike Reid 2 and Gerry Trager 2. McGill had taken an early 14-4 lead but point guard Brodeur sprained his ankle and was forced out, allowing Windsor to recover. McGill led 45-44 at the half. Lancers coach Eddie Chittaro told the Windsor Star that McGill “was a much better shooting team than I thought. Their big man (Nasko Golomeev) is a fine ballplayer but they’re not a one-man team by any stretch.” Redmen coach Tom Mooney said “the officiating was too inconsistent tonight. They didn’t call the game tight enough.”
In the bronze medal match, the McGill Redmen clipped the Carleton Ravens 94-83 despite trailing 46-41 at the half. Nasko Golomeev paced the Redmen with 43 points and 24 boards. Pete Brodeur added 29. Ravens Jim Murray, Dave Medhurst, Liston McIllhaga and Hugh Reid all fouled out in the second half. McIllhaga led the Ravens with 18. The Ravens (coached by Dick Brown and managed by Dave Whitfield) also included Ian Kelley, Bob Buchanan, Len Jaskula, Brian Fraser, Dennis Schuthe, Dave Montagno, Dave Webb, Devon Woods and Pat Byrne.
In the final, Windsor nipped McMaster 89-85 on the strength of precision outside shooting. The Lancers shot 55% from the floor, including a sizzling 21-31 in the first half, and 68% from the perimeter. McMaster out-rebounded Windsor 51-45 but shot a poor 35% from the floor. Windsor was up 52-48 at the half, 83-72 with 11 minutes to go, and by 10 with four minutes to go before McMaster rallied with a 9-1 run to close the margin to 84-81. Sante Salvador and Allingham then swapped field goals. Tournament MVP John Dignan fouled Crowe who missed both free throws. Salvador had the ball stolen and Walt Szpilewski hit a field goal with 36 seconds to go. Windsor then turned the ball over again and Szpilewski missed a field goal, but rebounded it and passed it to Daw, who dribbled the ball out of bounds. Windsor called time out and facing the press, Chris Wydrzynski threw a long bomb to Tino Lenti for a layup. He was fouled on the play and added a free throw with two seconds to play to ensure the victory. McMaster, playing without leading scorer Paul Mazza, was led by Paul Allingham’s 25 points. Dignan added 19, Jeff Daw 14 and Jim Noble, along with 12 boards. Walt Szpilewski added 8, Jim Tebbs 5 and Wynne 2. Windsor was led by Chris Wydryzynski’s 27-point outburst, including 11-19 from the floor and 5-5 from the line. Jerry Bunce added 13, point guard Sante Salvador 10, including 6-6 from the line, centre Andy Auch 4, guard Mike Crowe 4, Ed Lanktree 10, Bill Tonelli 2, Tony Grant 4, Tino Lenti 11 and Jack Orange 4. “We really worked hard for this,” Lancers coach Eddie Chittaro told the Windsor Star. “This club has a wealth of talent but it was the continuing improved play of our kids – Lenti and Orange, Crowe and Grant – that was the key factor in the victory.”
After the season, George House resigned as coach of the uOttawa Gee-Gees. He was replaced by former Gee-Gees star Georges Potvin.
Waterloo coach Dan Pugliese resigns and is replaced by Mike Lavelle, coach at Don Mills High in Toronto, where he had a 19-5 record, and a former coach at Toronto St. Michaels, where he had 140-20 won-loss record, and at Earl Haig, where he had a 25-5 record.
The bronze medalist McGill Redmen: Nasko (Atanas) Golomeev; Sam Wimisner; Pierre Brodeur; Steve Fraid; Dave Leibson; Andrew Orris; Mike Reid; Gerry Trager; Jeff Biteen; Neil Iscoe; coach Tom Mooney; assistant Frank Scheider; manager M Scheim
The silver medalist McMaster Marauders: John Dignan; Jeff Daw; Paul Allingham; Jim Noble; Walt Szipilewski; Paul Mazza; Bob Wynne; Jim Tebbs; Peter Hamilton; Mike Scott; coach Bill Fowler; assistant Tom Babb
The champion Windsor Lancers: Chris Wydryzynski; Andy Auch; Sante Salvador; Guy Delaire; Ed Lanktree; Jerry Bunce; William Tonelli; Mike Crowe; Jack Orange; Tony Grant; Tino Lenti; Joe Connelly; Jack Bolzan; Gerry Schen; John Elcombe; Tony Grant; coach Eddi Chittaro; assistant Nick Grabowski; assistant Guy Delaire; assistant Jack Bolzan; assistant Joe Connolly; statistician Abe Shapiro; manager Gerry Flynn
OSLIAA
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Bishop’s Gaiters: Barry Hall, Rich Purcell, Doug McKenzie, John McKenzie, coach Garth Smith
Sir George Williams Georgians: Mike Russo, Jim Aitken, Terry O’Brien, Bill Elyet, Dave Wilding, Wilf Jackson, Chris Vidicek, Rod Ward, Ken Davies, Preston Jennings, Dave Wilding, Mike Russo, Mike Dawson, Markunas, McCarthy, coach Fred Whitacre
In the OSLIAA semis, Loyola defeated Macdonald 96-70 as Earl Lewis scored 23, Peter Phipps 18, Jim Ivy 15 and Ken Hoffman 11. Jim Guild led MacDonald with 19. Al Armitage added 16. The Clansmen (coached by Pat Baker) also included Dave Donaldson, Ian McGibbon, Paul Jensan, Keith Kobelt, Gary Trudeau, Louis Van Guelpen, Bill Taylor, Doug McCall, Trevor Stevens, Bill Swinden, Gord Davidson, Wallace, McFadyen, Rich Taylor and Mikalachki.
In the other semi, Kingston’s Royal Military College thrashed Sherbrooke 71-55 as Doug Rodrigues scored 23 and Ken Spencer 14. Claude Laliberte led Sherbrooke with 18. Clement Bessette added 16. Sherbrooke also included Christian Chalifoux.
In the bronze medal match, Macdonald v Sherbrooke
In the OSLIAA final, Loyola easily defeated RMC 71-44 as Peter Phipps scored 18, Tom Profenno 12, Earl Lewis 11 and Jim Ivy 11. Doug Rodrigues led the Paladins with 12. Ken Spencer added 10. Loyola coach Doug Daigneault told the Montreal Gazette that “we’ve come a long way in the last two months and it’s nice to win. But we looked a little stale this weekend and maybe we need a little work. It’s been a long season for these kids. We’ve played 30 games and we’re a little tired.” Loyola was ranked as the third best team in the nation, at one point winning 11 in a row and knocking off Plattsburgh (NY) 94-74 and thus becoming the first Canadian team to beat the Cardinals. Loyola boasted a two-year conference winning streak of 26 games. John McAuliffe led all scorers with 501 points on the season and paced the team in rebounding. Loyola started five Americans, including Earl Lewis and John McAuliffe.
The runner-up Royal Military College Paladins: Ian Bindernage; Doug Rodrigues; Ken Spencer; Serge Anissimoff; Wayne Baldwin; Ken Bindernagel?; Gord Burbridge; Mel Dempster; Paul Hession; Mike Johnson; Rob McNeill; Barry Watkin; coach Doug Hargreaves; manager Lea Vachon; manager Carl
The champion Loyola Warriors: John McAuliffe; Peter Phipps; Tom Profenno; Earl Lewis; Jim Ivy; John Contos; Burke; Kessler; Zaganczyk; Kenny Hoffman; McAllister; Jerry Walsh; Pete Mullins; Art Thomas; coach Doug Daignault
OIAA
In the OIAA, Waterloo Lutheran (now Wilfrid Laurier) and Osgoode finished with 9-1 records, forcing a one-game playoff.
In regular season play: …………………………………………………… York clipped Brock 81-74 as Dubinsky scored 20, Burns 18 and Falcioni 12. Bill Dick led the Badgers with 34. …………………………………………………… Osgoode nipped Wilfrid Laurier 71-70. …………………………………………………… Wilfrid Laurier spanked York 65-52. Jim Mountain led the Windigoes with 14. George Dubinsky added 13 and Brooke Pearson 12. …………………………………………………… Laurentian clocked Brock 78-46 as Ray Owens scored 21. Wally Dick led the Badgers with 12. Gatas Blekieitis added 12. …………………………………………………… Laurentian whipped Brock 10-269 as Ray Owens scored 31, Bruce Gillian 27, Hill 14, Kennedy 13, Guillemette 6, Jakubo 5, Beech 2, Aubin 2 and Finch 2. Wally Dick led the Badgers with 27. Bleikitis added 14, Jellum 10, McRae 8, Zutautus 6, Leach 2 and Levesque 2. …………………………………………………… Osgoode clipped Brock 79-63 as Ron Kimmel scored 16, Stan Raphael 13, Sol Glober 12, Gerry Sternberg 10, Morton 9, John Pizale 9, Anderson 7, Lester 2 and Al Irwin 1. Dick led the Badgers with 20. Bleikitis added 18, Zorzetto 17 and Zutautus 8. …………………………………………………… Ryerson dispatched Brock 69-61 as Digby Wright scored 18 and Ken Pratt 18. Zorzetto paced the Badgers with 20. Dick added 16 and Dave Brent 9. …………………………………………………… Waterloo Lutheran torched Brock 96-53 as Bob Bain scored 26 and Sandy Nixon 19. Zorzetto led the Badgers with 30. Dick added 7. …………………………………………………… Wilfrid Laurier whipped Brock 120-45 as Sandy Nixon scored 29, Bob Bain 25, Escott 18, Coulthard 16, Rodobenko 9, Kilpatrick 6, Axford 6, Shaver 4, Moffatt 4 and D Bain 3. Zorzetto led the Badgers with 18. Dick added 11, Bleikitis 5, Leach 4, Zutautas 3 and Jellum 1. …………………………………………………… Wilfrid Laurier dusted Brock 96-53 as Bain scored 26, Nixon 19, Escott 11, Moffatt 10, Ingram 9, Coulthard 8, D Bain 6, Kilpatrick 4 and Axford 4. Zorzetto paced the Badgers with 30. Dick added 7, Jellum 5, Levesque 4, Leach 4, Bleikitis 2 and Zutautus 1. …………………………………………………… Laurentian spanked Ryerson 80-65 as Bruce Gillian scored 26 and Ray Owens 19. Dave Oxley led the Rams with 26. …………………………………………………… Brock defeated Ryerson 76-71 as Dick scored 29, Zorzetto 16, Zutautus 14, Leach 9, Blekeitis 4 and Jellum 2. Ray Balough led the Rams with 21. Terry Pratt added 12, Wright 11, Hill 7, Oxley 6, Webber 4 and Moran 2. …………………………………………………… York dispatched Brock 79-70 in overtime as Brooke Pearson scored 26. Dick led the Badgers with 29. Jim Leach added 13 and Claude Zorzetto 12. …………………………………………………… Laurier clocked Osgoode 94-66 as Nixon scored 27, Bob Bain 21, Chris Coulthard, 17, Doug Bain 9, Escott 7, Reed 7, Shaver 4 and Moffat 2. Merv Morten paced the Owls with 20. John Pizale added 20, Irwin 16, Sol Glober 10, Sternberg 8, Kimel 4 and Raphael 4.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brock Generals: Claude Zorzetto, Wally Dick, Rod Radbenko, Larry Leach, Gatas Bleikitis, Gary Jellum, Jim Leach, Dave Brent, Paul Zutautus, McRae, McKinnery, Ligers, Kovacs, Wellington, Levesque, coach Les Korchok
Laurentian Voyageurs: Ray Owens, Bruce Gillian, Jim Hill, Ed Jakubo, Pat Gibson, Les Kennedy, Brad Finch, P Guillemette, Barry Beech, Aubin, Godin, coach John McKibbon
Ryerson Rams: Dave Oxley, Digby Wright, Ken (Terry?) Pratt, Ray Balough, Hill, Webber, Moran, McGeein, Childeroche, coach Angelo DiThomas
York Lions (then the Windigoes): Chuck Gordon, Jim Mountain, Brooke Pearson, George Dubinsky, Dave Cairns, Demasterley, Tom Sherwood, Gord Burns, Geoff Scott, Gus Falcioni, Fraser Adams, Jim Maydo, Phil Dempster, Don Patterson?, Dave Anderson?, Sosin, coach Dr. Arthur Johnson. At the end of the season, the Excalibur delivered a savage indictment of Johnson. “For as many years as York has had a basketball team, the team can never develop into a workable unit. He has a fetish for taking off any player who is scoring a lot of points with a result that when this player returns to action, his previously hot hand has often cooled. He uses the same tactics year after year which would be fine if they were successful but, in fact, York has never had a winning season in basketball. The most important thing, however, is the fact that the players themselves do not respect his coaching abilities. Clearly. Dr. Johnson should devote his entire time to school administration and leave the coaching to somebody who can handle the job. York Itniversity has gone out to get a first rate coach in football, hockey, soccer and gymnastics. It is past time for York to have a top notch basketball coach as well. Until the b-ball Yeomen get this coach, they will always be losers. … Dr. Arthur C. Johnson who is now an assistant vice-president of York University. At first, he was the only man who offered to take on the job and during these past years has put in much time and effort in working with the team. However, the calibre of basketball that York’s opponents perform, has passed the coaching abilities of Dr. Johnson in his keeping York’s teams up to the opposition. He claims that he is short of qualified personnel but this excuse does not hold up for the true fact of the matter is that he does not know the real talent of the players he has to work with.”
In the playoff, held in Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier rallied to defeat Osgoode 60-56 after leading 26-25 at the half. The Owls held a 54-50 lead with two minutes to play but the Hawks full-court pressure forced a raft of turnovers as they notched the scored at 56 and then hit a pair of buckets in the final nine seconds of play. Sandy Nixon paced Waterloo Lutheran with 23. Wally Escott added 15, Bob Bain 12, including the tying and winning field goals, Chris Coulthard 7, Clyde Ingram 2 and Doug Bain 1. Sol Glober led Osgoode with 16. Marv Morton added 11, Stan Raphael 9, John Pizale 8, Kimel 8 and Sternberg 4.
After the season, Laurentian coach John McKibbon stepped aside from the helm to enroll as a 29-year-old student. McKibbon had represented Canada in the Olympics in 1960 and 1964. The Voyageurs hired University of Calgary coach John Dewar as his replacement.
The runner-up Osgoode Owls: Sol Glober; Marv Morton; Al Irwin; Stan Raphael; John Pizale; Ron Kimmel; Gerry Sternberg; Auderson; Laster; Al Irwin; Brown; coach John Grey
The champion Wilfrid Laurier (then Waterloo Lutheran) Golden Hawks: Chris Coulthard; Mike Moffatt; Clyde Ingram; Bob Bain; Sandy Nixon; Wally Escott; Mike Reed; Rod Radebenko; Mike Kilpatrick; Doug Bain; Steve Shaver; Jim Axford; Dave Baird; Darryl Blackie; Jim Fletcher; Carl Goring; Doug Lundy; Pete Misikowetz; coach Howard Lockhart; manager John Daugavietis; assistant manager Jim Rife