1984-85 OUA – men

REGULAR SEASON

	EAST				WEST
	York	14-0	32-9	Bob Bain	Waterloo	10-2	30-7	Don McCrae
	Toronto	10-4	19-10	Brian Heaney	McMaster	7-5		Barry Phillips
	Laurentian	10-4		Mike Heale	Western	6-6		Bill Horley
	Carleton	9-5	15-18	Paul Armstrong	Guelph	6-6		Dave Arsenault
	Ryerson	7-7		Terry Haggerty	Windsor	6-6		Paul Thomas
	Ottawa	3-11	6-22	John Restivo	Brock	5-7	9-20	Garney Henley
	Queen’s	3-11		Jim Crozier	Wilfrid Laurier	2-10		Chris Coulthard
	RMC-Kingston	0-14		Paul Albertson

Playoff non-qualifiers:

Ottawa Gee-Gees: Rob Taylor, Pascal DeCourveur, Jeff Grosspietsch, Eric Tiessen, Pat Baker, Dave Herbert, John Dangelas, Richard Provencher, Peter Moise, David DeAveiro, Gavin McDougall, Mike Somerville, Dan Peters, Bryan Lorbetski, Steve Down, Ken McClay, coach John Restivo, assistant Mike Havey, assistant Bruno Colavecchia

Queen’s Golden Gaels: Bruce Shoveller, Dan Brosseuk, Dennis Parolin, Kirt Charter, Sheridan Baptiste, Joe Vejvoda, Bruce Caughill, Mike Scotten, Kevin Lowe, Dave Thomas, Mark Wyman, Todd Hooper, coach Jim Crozier

RMC Paladins: Mike Minicola, Neil Murphy, Mike O’Rourke, Cam Spence, Marc Juneau, Bastien Dufour, Yves Geoffrey, Derek Sebalj, Rob Carter, Ray Hachey, Mike Colwell, Ian Braun, Ron Gauthier, Paul Clouthier, Russ Ridell,

Ryerson Rams: Martin Berlin, Phil Clarke, Tracy Cline, Rob Hager, Rob Hutchison, Kevin Lewis, Phil Rowe, Jamie Voskuil, Greg Ziesmann, coach Terry Haggerty

In the East semis, top-seeded York defeated 4th-seeded Carleton 106-73, the third year in a row that the Yeoman had ousted the Ravens from the playoffs. “That’s the one thing I regret most about my career at Carleton,” Billy Holmes told the Charlatan. “I always wanted to beat York — that meant more to me than any of the records. You can’t beat winning.” Geoff Wells said “we were planning on coming in here with a lot of confidence. We were going to run our fast break

and if that was cut off we were going to set up patiently on offence. But obviously it didn’t all go according to plan.” York scored on their first four possessions and quickly extended their margin to double digits, leading by 20 at the half. Wells said ‘we got down early and lost our confidence I think. After that, we were forcing shots and that just put us in a hole we couldn’t get out of.” York outrebounded Carleton 53-24. Ravens coach Paul Armstrong said “I don’t think there’s any doubt they’re a better team They’re more experienced, they’re patient and don’t make many mistakes. But we were peaking — we had won five in a row — so we were thinking upset.” Holmes said “I just didn’t get on track. Jones played the best game I’ve ever seen him have. He was in my face the whole night. I think I’d like to forget the whole 40 minutes.” Mark Jones led the Yeomen with 24 on 8-12 from the floor, 8-10 from the line and 2 boards. McDermid added 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 8 boards, Rider 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 11 boards, Christenson 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 6-9 from the line and 11 boards, Levinsky 11 on 207 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 10 boards, Shaw 8 on 4-9 from the floor, Hepburn 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards, Karkabasis 4 on 1-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, Luik 2 on 1-3 from the floor, Sherwood 2 and Flack 2, while Marios was scoreless. The Yeomen hit 36-73 from the floor and 34-43 from the line. Holmes paced Carleton with 24 on 10-18 from the floor, 4-9 from the line and 3 boards. Alex Overwijk notched 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Louie Mazzuca scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor, Geoff Wells 6 on 3-6 from the floor, Mike Brady 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-4 from the line, Rob McGruer 4 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, Darren Reid 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the line, Mark Ortelli 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 6 boards, Craig Youdale 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, Russ Hotsenpilier 3 on 0-2 from the floor and 3-4 from the line, and Sean Fitzgerald 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. The Ravens hit 30-59 from the floor and 15-20 from the line. The Ravens (coached by Paul Armstrong, assisted by Hugh Reid and Jon Love) also included Pat Beggan, Mark Sylvester and Dave Coughlin.

In the other East semi, 2nd-seeded Toronto crushed 3rd-seeded Laurentian 92-75. The Voyageurs (coached by Mike Heale) included Jeff McKibbon, Tim Yawney, Jeff Gark, Rob Thirkhill, Lloyd Pollard, Jamie Williams, Brad Austin, Mike Powers, Derrick des Vignes, Scott Horrobin and John Tymchuk.

In the East final, top-seeded York defeated 2nd-seeded Toronto 79-77 in overtime to retain their title, the eighth consecutive year the Yeomen won the division. York led 38-33 at the half and by 49-39. Mark Jones had given York a 67-59 lead with 1:44 to play but Toronto guard Graham Reside hit a layup, Blues forward Roger Rollocks hit a pair of free throws, Fred Murrell hit a jumper and then Rollocks knocked-down a 20-footer force extra time. The teams finished tied at 67 in regulation play and were knotted three times in overtime. But the veteran Yeomen were flawless in the extra session. Jeff McDermid drove for a layup and then hit a jumper. Ron Hepburn deflected a pass and saved it, giving York another possession, on which Mark Jones hit two free throws. York soon had a 79-73 lead. Lions coach Bob Bain told The Excalibur that “we shouldn’ve iced it long ago but give the Blues credit. They showed great character. They made some near impossible shots. … The turning point was a change from man-to-man to a matchup zone defence. Timmy (Rider) stole the ball and we went up by four rather than them tying the score.” John Christenson said “Tim played very well on the inside tonight. We were confident in overtime because we work on these situations in practice.” Rollocks told the Globe & Mail that “we just ran out of energy. We turned the ball over twice in overtime and that was the game. I don’t know what it takes to beat them. Probably experience. They know they have to be intense. We didn’t have that same intensity.” Rollocks led Toronto with 21. “They gave us a tough game,” said Jones who scored 14. “They took it to us. They never let up. But we’re a good overtime team. We have never lost an overtime game in the four years I’ve been here. When the game is on the line, we’re ready. We’ve got the experience. We play with a lot of poise and we execute well. We know the plays that we are going to run and who will be handling the ball.” Tim Rider paced York with 26. John Christensen added 19, while nabbing 13 boards, and Jeff McDermid 11. York hit 11-24 from the line.

       In the West quarterfinals, the 2nd-seeded McMaster Marauders defeated the 7th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 86-69 as Tony Valaitis scored 24, Ralf Rosenkranz 16, along with 12 boards, Jim Hoyle 13, Tony Sterling 13 and Peter Ross 10, along with 10 boards. Valaitis told the Hamilton Spectator that “I’ve been playing rather tentative the last three or four games … I wasn’t aggressive. Wasn’t going to the basket. Tonight, the coach gave me the green light.” Marauders coach Barry Phillips said “Valaitis was magnificent … What has happened is that Tony has taken a back seat to other people. He’s a great shooter. He played tough defence, handled the ball against their pressure and shot the ball well.” The Golden Hawks lost star Steve Forden within four minutes of play after he suffered a jammed toe. Bob Urosevic led the Golden Hawks with 21. Mike McCormick added 12, David MacNeil 12 (also reported as 10) and Ron Moravek 10, while Stephen Forden played limited minutes because of a first-quarter foot injury. McMaster hit 34-82 (.414) from the floor and 18-23 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, to Laurier’s 29. The Golden Hawks (coached by Chris Coulthard, assisted by Tim Darling) also included Chuck Klassen (who left the team in mid-season), Greg White, Mark Polischuk, Pat Keane, Peter Bramhill, John Anstess, Darren Syer, Brian Demaree, Sean Kelly, Ron Moravek, Todd Smith, Dan Gallivan, Warren Viegas and Roger Barbosia. Coulthard said “Mac just shot the lights out in the second half. They beat us up. They converted and we couldn’t. That’s been the story of our season. We can’t score inside because haven’t the height. You can’t win shooting from 18 feet.”

The 3rd-seeded Windsor Lancers thrashed the 6th-seeded Brock Badgers 112-79 as Jim Kennedy scored 21, Rob Biasutto 19, Matt St. Louis 16, Frank Berardi 14, Rod Buckland 12, Ross Sisco 11, Hunt Hool 7, Scott Thomas 5, Mike Stockwell 4 and Jeff Vanlingen 1. The Lancers led 54-35 at the half and hit 48-89 from the floor and 16-24 from the line. The Lancers outrebounded the Badgers 48-29. Bob MacCrae paced the Badgers with 24. Kelly Grace added 16, Chuck Cochlin 11, Benny Grant 10, Mike Butera 7, Mike Smith 6 and Richard Lianga 5, while Glenn Haughton, Ron Braley, Bill Hanes and Chris Peet were scoreless. The Badgers hit 26-66 from the floor and 27-35 from the line. The Badgers (coached by Garney Henley, assisted by Vito DeMartino) also included Steven Vanleeuwen, Kevin Myles and Ian Woodhouse. Jim Kennedy told the Windsor Star that “this was a total team effort tonight. We did a lot of soul searching after losing to them (in the last game of the regular season) and this game showed us just how well we can play. Nobody waited for the next guy to do the job. But the whole key was defence. We did a lot of mental preparation, searching for ways to stop their easy jumpers and all that. And it really worked out.” Lancers coach Paul Thomas said “I think our defensive play made them play harder than they wanted to in the first half. They didn’t have much left after that.” Badgers coach Garney Henley noted that “I think we came out expecting to carry on everything we were doing at our place and that just didn’t happen. This is a young team and I notice that we have a problem adjusting to a lot of tough pressure. We haven’t been able to handle it consistently. That certainly showed tonight.” Henley told the St. Catharines Standard “the funniest thing. It was unbelievable. They could throw it up from the locker room and it would have gone in. Their 30-footers were going in, they used the backboards from long distance. … They jumped on us really early, came out storming and we couldn’t hit a damn thing. … They came out and overplayed us. We didn’t get into our offence and we threw up bombs. Defensively, we did very poorly. The effort was there but not in the right direction.”

In the last West quarterfinal, 5th-seeded Western thumped 4th-seeded Guelph 107-77. The Gryphons (coached by David Arsenault, assisted by Bob Sharpe and Guy Goldston, manager Bob Cianci, trainer Julie Hughes, trainer Pam Brown) included Drew Scott, Anthony Stewart, John Faragher, John Lohr, Ian Winter, Sieg Will, Mark Jensen, Jeff Root, David Joseph, Don Williams, Al Tinholt, Keith Pyne and Kevin Pyne.

In the West semis, 2nd-seeded McMaster defeated 3rd-seeded Windsor 78-73. McMaster led 19-8 early but Windsor rallied within 76-73 down the stretch. Ralf Rosenkranz hit four critical buckets in the last 10 minutes, while Tony Valitis notched an insurance bucket in the final minute to guarantee the win. McMaster coach Barry Phillips told the Windsor Star that Rosenkrantz is “the guy we like to go to when it’s tight. He’s a competitor. …Windsor always plays us tough. Those kids never give up. We went into this game knowing that we had to pound the boards with them, be aggressive and stop their break. It was a tough defensive game on both sides and an extremely tough game to officiate. There was a lot of chopping in the backcourt.” Lancer forward Jim Kennedy said “we dug a hole we couldn’t get out off. We played like it was our second game of the season in the first half. This team had the opportunity to prove itself and failed. We have talent, and potential-plus, the way we play at home. There is no excuse for us to go out this early. All season, it’s been so hard for us to find the right blend.” Guard Hunt Hool added that “I expected more from this team. It’s not a good note for Jim and I to go out on. The intensity wasn’t there in the first half. We didn’t get loose balls, score our shots, or anything.” Lancers coach Paul Thomas said “we should never have been that far behind … I don’t know if it was the playoff situation tonight or not. When we don’t play our usual game, we get hurt. And to comeback like we did just turns out to be a good wasted effort.” Tony Valaitis paced the Marauders with 18. Jim Hoyle added 12, Ralf Rosenkranz 11, Tony Sterling 11, Ray Bergstra 8, Perry Bruzzese 6, Ed Zubas 6 and Peter Ross 6, while Mark Traynor was scoreless. The Marauders hit 32-65 from the floor and 14-21 from the line. Matt St. Louis paced the Lancers with 14. Jim Kennedy added 14, Hunt Hool 13, Scott Thomas 9, Rod Buckland 9, Rob Biasutto 8, Frank Berardi 4 and Jeff Vanlingen 2, while Ross Sisco and Mike Stockwell were scoreless. The Lancers hit 28-70 from the floor and 17-22 from the line. The Lancers (coached by Paul Thomas, assisted by Nick Grabowski) also included Jim Smyth and Steve Bryne.

In the other West semi, top-seeded Waterloo defeated 5th-seeded Western 83-78 as Randy Norris scored 23, while nabbing 28 boards, Paul Boyce 21, Rob Froese 11, Peter Savich 8 and Henry Van Drunen 7. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “we keep adding new dimensions to our game and that’s what you saw tonight when some special checking attention by Western kept Peter (Savich) and Rob (Froese) from their dominant role in our scoring. Randy’s extremely tough rebounding and that surge at the start of the second half by Paul (Boyce) got us turned around when we needed it.” Waterloo outrebounded Western 55-33. Greg Moore led the Mustangs with 15. Kevin Armstrong added 14, Jamie Ziegel 12, Peter VandeBovenkamp 10 and Jack Thompson 10. The Mustangs led 40-32 at the half. Western took an early 8-2 lead but soon found itself in foul trouble, including started Jaimie Ziegal, who picked up three fouls in just three minutes of play. The Warriors took command in the second half when Randy Norris notched a putback dunk, a runout layup off a steal and an assist. The Mustangs (coached by Bill Horley, assisted by Bill Pangos) also included Pod Armstrong, Caris Cavender, Chris Simpson, Gareth Whiteside, John Mikhail, Dante Gatti, Mario Tarantino, Mike Fedak and Terry Thomson.

In the West final, top-seeded Waterloo edged 2nd-seeded McMaster 66-60 as Rob Froese scored 20, player of the game Peter Savich 20, Paul Boyce 14, along with 11 boards, Harry Van Drunen 6, Randy Norris 4, along with 16 boards, and Tom Schneider 2, while Jerry Nolfi was scoreless. The Warriors outrebounded McMaster 46-31 and hit 14-16 from the line, while McMaster was 6-17. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I’m proud of what the boys did today because there is no question everybody we face now comes right at us with their best. Mac is big inside and they took Randy (Norris) out of the game offensively but that has happened before. Without Paul (Boyce) back in the line-up, we could have been in serious trouble. The size of both clubs got neutralized today but fortunately, Peter (Savich) and Rob (Froese) got the job done.” Tony Valaitis paced the Marauders with 26. Tony Sterling added 14, Ray Bergstra 9, Jim Hoyle 6, Peter Ross 3 and Ed Zubas 2, while Mark Traynor, Perry Bruzzese and Ralf Rosenkranz were scoreless. The Warriors rode a decisive 15-5 run in the second half to the win as they rallied from a 47-45 deficit, while McMaster went cold from the floor. Waterloo coach Don MacRae told the Windsor Star that “when you play a team three times in such a short period of time, it gets to the point that you neutralize each other. Aggressive rebounding was the key to this win. If we didn’t have Randy (Norris) and Paul (Boyce), we’d have lost.” Norris and Boyce nabbed a combined 27 boards. McMaster coach Barry Phillips said “a lot of guys played tough defence out there today. That’s why a lot of people didn’t score too many points.” Phillips told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I guess you could say we had a Mexican stand-off inside but they shot better than we did today and they’re the number one team in the country because they can do that.”

       In the Wilson Cup, York thrashed Waterloo 74-61 as Mark Jones scored 24, player of the game John Christenson 23 and Tim Rider 15. Waterloo player of the game Peter Savich led the Warriors with 28. Paul Boyce added 12 and Randy Norris 12. Waterloo led 21-6 early but Mark Jones scored 7 unanswered points as York rallied to a 29-21 lead. They extended the margin to 38-27 before rallied to within 38-33 at the half. Jones notched an and-one to give York a 45-39 lead but Warrior reserve Harry Van Drunen hit a bomb to draw Waterloo within 48-47. John Christianson answered with a jumper and a backdoor layup to give York a 59-52 lead as the Yeomen took command. Yeomen coach Bob Bain told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that Wayne Shaw an Jeff McDermid “work their butts off” on defence. “I’s surprised we control them so effectively. Our defence game them fits and starts.” Bain told The Excalibur that “we deserve some sort of recognition. This victory is a real credit to our players.” Bain added that the Warriors clearly missed Rob Froese, who’d injured a knee in the semis. Froese’s “loss was a factor because he is a great player. But I feel we still would have won with him playing the whole game. … John (Christenson) was magnificent but I felt that Mark (Jones) should have been named co-MVP because he set the tempo with his ability to push the ball up-court, and also hiting those three-point plays (2 out of 3 chances). … (And) Wayne (Shaw) and Jeff (McDermid) shut down Waterloo with their work on the ends.” York used a man-to-man, as well as an assortment of zones, including a 1-3-1, a 2-1-2 and a 2-3.

The co-bronze medalist Toronto Varsity Blues: Graham Reside; Roger Rollocks; Fred Murrell; Ranald Davidson; Jonathan Roy; Sam Hill; Terry Victor; Mike Forestell; Jim MacLellan; Al Saplys; Tim Healey; Chris DeSouza; Jim Desmarchais; Mario Tenentes; Mike Powers; coach Brian Heaney; assistant Bernie Offstein; assistant Gene Chatterton; assistant Jack Eisenmann; assistant John Robb

The co-bronze medalist McMaster Marauders: Tony Valaitis; Tony Sterling; Ray Bergstra; Jim Hoyle; Peter Ross; Ed Zubas; Mark Traynor; Perry Bruzzese; Ralf Rosenkranz; Jamie McNeill; Phil Gardham; Scott Thornton; Peter Drake; Chris Duggan; coach Barry Phillips; assistant Harvey Singleton; assistant Joe Raso

       The runner-up Waterloo Warriors: Peter Savich; Randy Norris; Rob Froese; Paul Boyce; Harry Van Drunen; Tom Schneider; Scott Rand; Jerry Nolfi; Craig Beda; Dave Moser; Bernie Alvarez; Marcel Naus; Tony Schneider; coach Don McCrae; trainer Manny Rocha; assistant trainer Ron Thorne; manager Tom Valcke; athletic director Carl Totzke, SID Paul Condon

       The champion York Yeomen: Mark Jones; Bill Manos; Pete Luik; Mike Sherwood; Jeff McDermid; Tim Rider; Ron Hepburn; Doug Kerr; Wayne Shaw; John Christensen; Louis Karkabasis; Stuart Lavinski; Jim Flack; coach Bob Bain; assistant Mike Quigley; assistant Aubie Herscovitch; manager Dave Watson; athletic director Dave Chambers; SID Lynn Cornett; SID Elissa Freeman