REGULAR SEASON
| Concordia | 12-0 | 24-7 | John Dore | ||
| McGill | 8-4 | 15-18 | Ken Schildroth | ||
| Bishop’s | 2-10 | 2-21 | Eddie Pomykala | ||
| Laval | 2-10 | Jacques LeBel | |||
The league is resurrected.
In the regular season, Concordia finished with an unblemished (12-0) record.
Playoff non-qualifier Laval Rouge et Or: Eric-Frantz Elysee, Eric Fournier, Yves Gagnon, Edner Bernard, Jeff Gauthier, Brahim Akli, coach Jacques Lebel
In the sudden-death semi, the Bishop’s Gaiters upset McGill 73-64. The Gaiters, who’d won only two games in league play, appeared to lull the Redmen to sleep. “We knew this was going to be more pressure for them than us,” Bishop’s coach Eddie Pomykala, whose squad had lost by 39 to the Redmen in November, told the Montreal Gazette. “They had everything to lose. We decided to just come out and play.” McGill led 5-4 but the Gaiters hit a transition bucket that gave Bishop’s the lead for good. McGill rallied no closer than 67-64 with 41 seconds to play when 6-11 forward Doug McMahon notched a putback rebound. Tim Johnston and David Fisher each scored 19 to lead the Gaiters. Colin Feasby added 13. Todd McDougall was disconsolate. “This was my first playoff game since I was in grade 10 in high school. It definitely wasn’t what I expected.” The Redmen were nervous and listless. “We may have beaten them five times this season but we weren’t overconfident,” said McDougall. “I know I wasn’t. I was worried. I was scared. They played us real tight inside. Half my game is scoring and the other half is passing off to Doug and every time I looked for him, he was triple-teamed. That hurt us and they certainly took away my game. I know I didn’t play well. I was very upset at halftime because of it. My captain (Bruce Bird) tore a strip off me at halftime because of the way I was playing.” Bird said his teammates were very nervous. “Bishop’s got down to business early and ended up beating us all over the court. Their main guys came to play. We didn’t take them lightly. Sure, we won by 30 in the first game we played against this season but the others were fairly close.” Bishop’s led 27-23 at the half and by 60-40 with 4:40 to play. McGill shot 25-79 from the floor, while Bishop’s was 24-61. Douglas McMahon led McGill with 18. Todd McDougall added 12.
In the final, Concordia defeated Bishop’s 120-78; 88-56 (2g-0).
In game one, Concordia thrashed Bishop’s 120-78. The Stingers, ranked the best in the nation, coasted to the easy win. It was a game only up to 11 minutes of the first half, as the two teams played to a 25-25 tie to that point.
Then Concordia got serious. Led by all-Canadian point-guard Dexter John, who poured in 11 of his 23 points in succession in an 11-4 run, the Stingers took control. They led 58-35 at the half and reached the century mark with eight minutes left to play in the game. Forward Emerson Thomas, an all-Canadian candidate, had 19 for Concordia and Robert Ferguson and Frederic Arsenault added 17 and 15, respectively. “We went into tonight’s game to have fun and do our best,” Bishop’s centre David Fisher, who led all scorers with 26, told the Montreal Gazette. “Our best wasn’t good enough.” David McBride added 12 and Colin Feasby 11 for Bishop’s in a game that saw an ugly, albeit brief, incident just as the first half expired. Thomas was struck in the eye by a Bishop’s player in what appeared to be a flagrant attempt to injure, the Gazette asserted. No foul was called, but Stingers coach John Dore was slapped with a technical foul. “I was upset because I didn’t want anybody to get hurt and I could see things going that way,” Dore said.
In game two, Concordia completed the sweep by thrashing Bishop’s 88-56. Emerson Thomas paced the Stingers with 21. Patrick Sullivan added 20. The Gaiters took a quick double-digit lead by forcing a raft of turnovers. They led 28-9 within 10 minutes and by as many as 21 as Sullivan scored 15 in the first half, including a trio from beyond the arc. “It’s true that you never really know what’s going to happen in the playoffs, so we wanted to take them out of it as well as their fans early,” Sullivan told the Montreal Gazette. “Once we did that we went to work on things, aspects of our full-court press that we’re going to need (at nationals).” Patrick Arsenault added 13 for the Stingers, while Gaetan Prosper scored 12. The Stingers built their biggest lead at 67-32, midway through the second half. “We got what we wanted,” said coach John Dore. “We wanted a good run, made sure a lot of people played and we were able to refine a few things.” David Fisher led Bishop’s with 18. Tim Johnston added 10.
The bronze medalist McGill Redmen; Douglas McMahon; Todd McDougall; Sean McDonaugh; Michael Mayes; Mark Firgis; Steve Fitz; David Rosenberg; Keith Driscoll; Ryan Schoenhals; Chris Emergui; Sammy Mendolia; Rick Varisco; Julian Stelzer; Bruce Bird; Jon Campbell; Kevin McGuire; Fergus Prentice; Connor Glynn; coach Ken Schildroth; assistant Nevio Marzinotto; assistant Bernie Rosanelli
The runner-up Bishop’s Gaiters: David Fischer; Tim Johnston; Glen Faucher; David McBride; Colin Feasby; Brennan Wares; Tim Wallace; Jamie Forsythe; Andrew Ryback; Jon Hussey; Brent Cook; Steve Stacey; coach Eddie Pomykala; assistant Rod Gilpin; assistant Jeff Harris
The champion Concordia Stingers: Emerson Thomas; Dexter John; Frederick Arsenault; Gaetan Prosper; Jay Prosper; Robert Ferguson; Patrick Sullivan; Raphael Tyrrell; Kevin Forman; Eric Corej; Emile Bigelow; J.P. Reimer; Benoit Jacob; coach John Dore; assistant Harvey Liverman; therapist Steve Pierre; therapist Doug Glaezer