REGULAR SEASON

EAST       WEST        
  Ottawa 13-1 24-8 Bob O’Billovich Waterloo 12-0 33-4 Don McCrae  
  Laurentian 11-3   Ken Shields Windsor  9-3 10-4 Paul Thomas  
  York  9-5 13-17 Bob Bain Guelph  8-4 11-10 Garney Henley  
  Toronto  7-7  7-10 John McManus McMaster  7-5 13-8 Bill Fowler  
  Carleton  7-7 12-14 Greg Poole Brock  4-8 12-10 Les Korchok  
  Queen’s  6-8   Frank Tindall Wilfrid Laurier  1-11  2-13 Don Smith  
  Ryerson  3-11   Ed DeArmon Western  1-11  2-22 Doug Hayes  
  RMC-Kingston  0-14   Ray Bootland          
                   

Playoff non-qualifiers:

       Brock Badgers: Paul Barrell, Bernie Buschman, Bob Dunton, Vytas Kazragis, Rick Metcalf, Ken Murray, Jim Nelligan, Gary Sharpe, Gary Szoke, Mickey Sharpe, Rick Perpich, Taylor Gamble, Joe Davidson, coach Les Korchok

       Carleton Ravens: Paul Armstrong, George Bowles, Gary Breen, Raymond Foucault, Greg Garvey, Graham Haig, Rick Kazanowski, Don Reid, John Wallbergs, Dave Piotrowski, Tim Aubry, Dave Loney, Lorne Bowles, coach Greg Poole, trainer Jack McCauley

       Queen’s Golden Gaels: Andy Bonniwell, Wes Garrod, Norm Hagarty, John Keck, Rob Smart, Stu Beck, Andy Christie, Lynn Cond, Steve McCrady, Bill Sanderson, Robert O’Doherty, Ray Kalaitis, Biraj Bora, Bruce Crowley, coach Frank Tindall

       Royal Military College Paladins: Tony Tasker, Roger Haag, Jim Bureaux, Brian Hale, Bill Sergeant, Mike Maxwell, Jim Gerhart, Guy Robson, Bill Lynch, Ralph Meyer, Tony Edwards, Ken Jones, coach Ray Bootland

       Ryerson Rams: Bill Barlow, Dave Fogolin, Rick Hagerman, Roman Berehulka, Cecil Burgess, Tony D’Ambrosio, Lou Dellessardro, Peter Hocko, Travis Lytle, Wayne McIntosh, Randy Milligan, Bill Petryschuk, Mike Simpson, Eric Sorenson, Tom Tittle, coach Ed DeArmon

       Western Mustangs: Dave Brown, Brock Carleton, Bob Clarke, John Corrente, Bruce Coulthard, Gary Curgin, Dave Dent, Wally Kurnew, Frank Nagy, Mark MacKinnon, Phil Lewis, Bob Hutchings, coach Doug Hayes, manager Randy McCurdy

       Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Rod Dean, Stu Bollifer, Doug Eldridge, Mark Farynanz, Neil Hegeman, Bill Hutt, Paul Lattanzio, Dave Levac, Joe Macrito, Tom Thompson, Peter Zwart, Jim Malcolm, Rich Hood, Mike Reboulet, Bob Smith, Tom Thompson, coach Don Smith

In the West semis, 2nd-seeded Windsor nipped 3rd-seeded Guelph 82-80 as Bill Lozynsky hit two free throws with two seconds to go after rebounding a Mike Frisby misfire with eight seconds on the clock. David Roth had hit two free throws with 50 seconds to play to knot the score at 80. Ed Dragan led Windsor with 20, while Ron Gardner added 14, Bill Lozynsky 12, Mike Frisby 12, Tom Foster 5, David Roth 5, Dan Devin 4, Charlie Pearsall 4, Fred Robson 2 and Roger Adams 2. The Lancers hit 26-78 (.333) from the floor and 30-43 (.697) from the line. Guelph led 28-16 after one quarter. Windsor led 46-45 at the half. Guelph led 62-61 after three quarters. Gryphons coach Garney Henley argued that a foul called against Al Grunys down the stretch “was a cheap foul. … We played well enough to win. The referees were too damn inconsistent. In every tight game we’ve been in this year, the officials were the dominating factor.” Lancers coach Paul Thomas said “I thought they were consistent with their calls. They let it get rough under the boards at both ends of the floor but they called the same fouls against both teams. That’s all I ever ask of an official. … It’s good to win when you play lousy. There was no way we could win the game the way we were playing but I guess it was a case of my guys not wanting to lose.” Bob Sharpe led the Gryphons with 27. Henry Vandenberg added 24, Vito Bommarito 6, Bill Henry 6, Dennis Krawchuk 5, Greg Leon 5, Jim Cotta 4 and Al Grunys 3, while Ambrose Campana, Bob McKinnon, Albert Kiers and Marty McCrone were scoreless. The Gryphons shot 28-60 (.460) from the floor and 24-37 (.697) from the line. The Gryphons (coached by Garney Henley) also included Jim Haalboom, Mike Tims and Greg Alderson.

       In the other West semi, top-seeded Waterloo stomped 4th-seeded McMaster 95-56 after leading 42-26 at the half. Bill Robinson paced the Warriors with 20. Art White added 14, Phil Schlote 11, Charlie Chambers 11, Trevor Briggs 10 Goggins 9, Scott 6, Talej 6 and Larman 2. McMaster tried a few junk defences in the second half, switching from a man-to-man on Robinson, Briggs and White, while zoning Schlote and Chambers, but the Warriors remained in command through the contest. Warriors coach Don McCrae said “we got mixed up a bit. We eventually broke it by for and feeding the open man. … Mac made many mental mistakes, which helped us.” The Warriors led 42-26 at the half. Indrek Kongats led the Marauders with 16. Herwig Baldauf added 11, Gord McLarty 9, Dave Roser 6 Tufford 6, Lane 4, Mallon 2 and White 2. The Earriors were 11-14 from the line, while the Marauders were 12-17. Marauders coach Bill Fowler said “I’m sorry we didn’t give them a better game. We tried but nothing materialized. Waterloo came out cold and could have been had early. This is the only way you’re going to beat them.” The Marauders (coached by Bill Fowler, assistant Bill Bellingham) also included Jim Lane, Brian MacTaggart, John Mallon, Tim Tufford, Tony Valaitis, Al White, Don Bridgeman and Tiziano Bellon. Fowler told the Hamilton Spectator that “I thought we could have given them a better game than that. I really did. … I’m going to grow four acres of potatos this summer. They have to look a lot better than the potatos you saw out there tonight.” Bellingham said “we could have used a sixth man out there. And we still would have lost.”

In the West final, top-seeded Waterloo defeated 2nd-seeded Windsor 71-66 after taking a 30-25 halftime lead. Windsor played a sloppy first half and was in foul trouble early, forcing them to switch to a zone in the second half to protect their players. But they held and an 8-0 run brought them to within 63-60 before guard Bill Robinson, who’d controlled the tempo brilliantly for Waterloo throughout the contest, took control of the game again. He finished with 24. Art White added 15, Trevor Briggs 14, Chambers 6, Goggins 4 and Talaj 4, while Larman, Darcie and Scott scoreless. Waterloo shot 23-35 from the line. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “when you keep playing teams over and over, they become tossups. They stoned our offences. It was tough on us because we’re notorious for our fast starts but tonight we had to play catch up for quite a while. Lancers coach Paul Thomas said “we ended up having to play their style of game. You just can’t do that.” McCrae told Canadian Press “they slowed our offences. They had a good book on us. Their intelligent adjustments got us in trouble. They changed defences so often. Our backcourt guys seemed to know what they were doing but our post men didn’t.” Thomas said “we made the mistake of playing Waterloo instead of basketball. No matter what we tried to do, we played carefully against them. The idea of playing the team rather than the game is against all of my philosophies. … I thought the first half was a terrible game of basketball. If any high school coaches were watching, they would have wondered if this was a step up or a step down.” Ron Gardner paced the Lancers with 17. Mike Frisby added 13, Ed Dragan 12, Bill Lozynsky 10, David Roth 8, Fred Robson 2, Roger Adams 2 and Dan Devin 2, while Tom Foster and Pearsall were scoreless.

In the East semis, 2nd-seeded Laurentian dusted 3rd-seeded York 94-70 as Mike Visser scored 29, Jeff Bennett 18, Ken Olynyk 17, Bob Gouley 10, Mel Bishop 9, Mark Bennett 4, Peter Domengoni 3, Jeff Atwood 2 and Pat Signorotti 2. The Voyageurs shot .600 from the floor and dominated the boards. York coach Bob Bain told The Excalibur that “I suspected that when we went, it would be because of height. And you don’t beat a team on their homecourt when they shoot 60%.” Ed Siebert paced the Yeomen with 22. Ted Galka added 12 and Romeo Calegaro 12. The Yeomen (coached by Bob Bain) also included Warren Cresswell, Rob Pietrobon, Ev Spence, Sam Brutto, Yurij Pelech, Greg Pitts, Nick DelPrincipe, Carmen Bifolchi and Branko Samsa.

In the other East semi, top-seeded Ottawa defeated 4th-seeded Toronto 68-62. The Blues (coached by John McManus) included Randy Filinski, Doug Fox, Bill Francis, Rick Kurczyk, Tim McGhie, Glenn Scott, Brian Skyvington, Bert Van Cook, Jon Fjeld, Frank Cress, Peter Oolup and Walter Kucharczyk.

       In the East final, top-seeded Ottawa defeated 2nd-seeded Laurentian 73-61 as John Godden scored 14, John Plaskacz 13, Jeff Smith 11, Sabey 9, Davis 6, Papai 6, Cronin 6, Mosley 4, Woodburn 2 and Harmer 2, while Baldock was scoreless. Jeff Bennett paced the Voyageurs with 19. Mel Bishop added 13, Ken Olynyk 9, Laurentian’s league-leading scorer, Mike Visser 8, Mike Heale 8 and Pat Signorotti 4. The Voyageurs struggled to break the Gee-Gees full-court press, committing 20 turnovers in the first half alone. The Gee-Gees trapped the ball the moment in crossed mid-court and the Voyageurs never adjusted. The Gee-Gees hit 11-19 from the line, while the Voyageurs were 19-28. Gee-Gees coach Bob O’Billovich told the Ottawa Journal “it was a good win for us. We got ahead some points and everyone had lots of floor time.” O’Billovich told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “after a few turnovers in that first half, we got back on the right track. I’m proud of our defensive work.” Voyageurs coach Ken Shields told the Lambda that “they boys wanted it bad. They felt quite confident that they could win and we were well prepared for Ottawa but we tightened up, played too cautious and it’s that ‘human’ factor in the game that is so unpredictable. Ottawa capitalized on our errors as there were 40 turnovers throughout the game.” The Voyageurs (coached by Ken Shields, manager Joe Caroles) also included Bob Gouley, Mel Bishop, Mark Bennett, Erik Anderson, Peter Domengoni, Jeff Atwood,Mike Mulvihill and Bill Pettigrew.

       In the bronze medal match, the Windsor Lancers defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 82-67 as Fred Robson scored 23, Bill Lozynsky 14, Dan Devin 13, Ron Gardner 10, Mike Frisby 8, Ed Dragan 6, Roger Adams 2, David Roth 2, Charlie Pearsall 2 and Tom Foster 2. Lancers coach Paul Thomas platooned his troops and it wore the Voyageurs down. Thomas told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “Robson had a solid game. Besides his points, he was very busy on the court most of the game.” Mike Visser led the Voyageurs with 13. Jeff Bennett added 11, Mark Bennett 10, Ken Olynyk 8, Eric Anderson 7, Mike Heale 6, Bob Goulay 6, Mel Bishop 4 and Pat Signorotti 2. The Voyageurs (coached by Ken Shields) also included Jeff Atwood, Peter Damengoni and Mike Mulvihill.

In the Wilson Cup final, Art White a 6-6 centre from Washington, D.C. poured in 28 on 10-19 from the floor, 8-8 from the line and 11 boards as Waterloo annihilated Ottawa 94-58. Waterloo led 22-11 after one quarter and 40-28 at the half. Bill Robinson added 17 on 5-12 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 2 boards as the pair shared co-tourney MVP award. Charles Chambers scored 9 on 1-7 from the floor, 7-11 from the line and 6 boards. Trevor Briggs notched 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 10 boards. Phil Schlote scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 4 boards. Ed Talaj scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Don Larman added 6, along with 2 boards, Jeff Scott 4, Phil Goggins 4, along with 5 boards and Ted Darcie 1. The Warriors hit 31-77 (.403) from the floor and 32-45 (.711) from the line, while garnering 40 boards and 17 fouls. The Gee-Gees hit 24-65 (.369) from the floor and 10-17 from the line, while garnering 31 boards and 33 fouls. John Godden led the Gee-Gees with 10. Bruce Davis added 9, Merv Sabey 8, Jeff Smith 8, Papai 8, Cronin 4, Harmer 2 and Mosely 1, while Woodburn and Baldock were scoreless. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we played ourselves out of three pretty bad halves of basketball.” Gee-Gees coach Bob O’Billovich said “we just weren’t able to execute offensively. That (Art) White really hurt us too. He had a great game, both ways.” O’Billovich told the Ottawa Journal that “they’re a better club, but not 30 points better. Our execution when we had the ball was terrible.” During the season, Mike Moser died in Florida where the Warriors had ventured for a series of exhibition games. Admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms, he was released and then re-admitted when his condition worsened. It was attributed to a heart attack brought on by blood clotting. The fourth-year kinesiology student was from Kitchener Forest Heights, where he’d led his team to an OFSAA title. He was a two-time All-Canadian and a member of the national team, who’d been projected to play at the Olympic Games in 1976.

       The bronze medalist Windsor Lancers: Ron Gardner; Mike Frisby; Ed Dragan; Bill Lozynsky; David Roth; Fred Robson; Roger Adams; Dan Devin; Tom Foster; Charlie Pearsall; Mark Fathers; Bill Day; Brady Spetz; coach Paul Thomas

       The runner-up Ottawa Gee-Gees: Merv Sabey; Bruce Davis; John Godden; Jeff Smith; John Plaskacz; Pat Woodburn; Frank Papai; Dave Cronin; Ray Baldock; Steve Harmer; Barry Mosley; coach Bob O’Billovich; assistant Hank Tatarchuk; manager Dave MacDonald; trainer Chuck Weeks

       The champion Waterloo Warriors: Mike Moser; Don Larman; Bill Robinson; Jeff Scott; Phil Goggins; Trevor Briggs; Thomas Darcie; Charles Chambers; Ed Talaj; Phil Schlote; Art White; coach Don McCrae; assistant Fred Dimson; assistant Court Heinbuch; assistant Rich Slowiski; manager Steve Cole