| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Yugoslavia 3. Spain 4. Mexico 5. CANADA 6. Russia 7. Lithuania 8. Brazil 9. Greece 10. Turkey 11. Netherlands 12. Great Britain 13. Czech Republic 14. Finland 15. Bulgaria 16. Japan 17. South Korea 18. Peru 19. South Africa 20. Ireland 21. China 22. Nigeria 23. Hong Kong | CANADIANS Andy Kwiatkowski (Cambridge, Ont./Western) Brian Leonard (Ottawa, Ont./Carleton) Cory Janes (Middleton, N.S.) Kevin Gordon (Brampton, Ont.) Danny Balderson (Welling, Alta.) O’Neill Kamaka (Toronto, Ont.) Eric Hinrichsen (Campbell River, B.C.) Alex Bougaieff (Trois-Rivieres, Que.) Jerome Robinson (Malton, Ont.) Danny Amponsah Steve Maga Jonah Taussig (Halifax, N.S.) Peter Campbell (coach) |
| POOL A | SPN | MEX | TUR | BUL | IRL | HKG | (5-0) | ||
| Spain | —– | 87-81 | 88-69 | 107-62 | 97-54 | 113-51 | (5-0) | ||
| Mexico | 81-87 | —– | 80-46 | 87-57 | 87-70 | 103-60 | (4-1) | ||
| Turkey | 69-88 | 46-80 | —– | 66-47 | 86-70 | 101-54 | (3-2) | ||
| Bulgaria | 62-107 | 57-87 | 47-66 | —– | 87-80 | 74-60 | (2-3) | ||
| Ireland | 54-97 | 70-87 | 70-86 | 80-87 | —– | 87-68 | (1-4) | ||
| Hong Kong | 51-113 | 60-103 | 54-101 | 60-74 | 68-87 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL B | USA | LTU | GRE | CZE | NGR | KOR | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 97-88 | 91-74 | 102-43 | 97-58 | 96-77 | (5-0) | ||
| Lithuania | 88-97 | —– | 85-68 | 87-79 | 66-61 | 91-81 | (4-1) | ||
| Greece | 74-91 | 68-85 | —– | 76-71 | 72-53 | 98-88 | (3-2) | ||
| Czech Republic | 43-102 | 79-87 | 71-76 | —– | 88-68 | 97-100 | (1-4) | ||
| Nigeria | 58-97 | 61-66 | 53-72 | 68-88 | —– | 82-81 | (1-4) | ||
| South Korea | 77-96 | 81-91 | 88-98 | 100-97 | 81-82 | —– | (1-4) | ||
| POOL C | YUG | CAN | HOL | JPN | RSA | Record | |||
| Yugoslavia | —– | 62-55 | 66-60 | 92-48 | 98-38 | (4-0) | |||
| Canada | 55-62 | —– | 85-55 | 67-42 | 93-38 | (3-1) | |||
| Netherlands | 60-66 | 55-85 | —– | 97-76 | 99-42 | (2-2) | |||
| Japan | 48-92 | 42-67 | 76-97 | —– | 68-47 | (1-3) | |||
| South Africa | 38-98 | 38-93 | 42-99 | 47-68 | —– | (0-4) | |||
| POOL D | RUS | BRZ | GBR | FIN | PER | CHN | Record | ||
| Russia | —– | 86-81 | 80-71 | 87-75 | 97-46 | 87-56 | (5-0) | ||
| Brazil | 81-86 | —– | 82-51 | 82-50 | 113-54 | (4-1) | |||
| Great Britain | 71-80 | 51-82 | —– | 51-50 | 94-54 | 71-53 | (3-2) | ||
| Finland | 75-87 | 50-82 | 50-51 | —– | 94-67 | 75-46 | (2-3) | ||
| Peru | 46-97 | 54-113 | 54-94 | 67-94 | —– | 88-87 | (1-4) | ||
| China | 56-87 | 53-71 | 46-75 | 87-88 | —– | (0-5) | |||
| QFs | United States 87 Canada 82 | |
| QFs | Spain 83 Brazil 62 | |
| QFs | Mexico 90 Russia 82 | |
| QFs | Yugoslavia 75 Lithuania 68 | |
| 21-23rd | China 85 Hong Kong 81 | |
| 17-20th | Peru 78 Ireland 74 | |
| 17-20th | South Korea 98 South Africa 49 | |
| 13-16th | Finland 103 Bulgaria 64 | |
| 13-16th | Czechoslovakia 92 Japan 86 | |
| 9-12th | Turkey 99 Great Britain 72 | |
| 9-12th | Greece 85 Netherlands 69 | |
| 5-8th | Canada 75 Brazil 69 | |
| 5-8th | Russia 101 Lithuania 79 | |
| Semis | United States 88 Spain 80 | |
| Semis | Yugoslavia 85 Mexico 60 | |
| 23rd | Hong Kong | |
| 21sth | China 82 Nigeria 75 | |
| 19th | South Africa 74 Ireland 60 | |
| 17th | Peru 102 Korea 87 | |
| 15th | Bulgaria 103 Japan 97 | |
| 13th | Czechoslovakia 70 Finland 68 | |
| 11th | Netherlands 89 Great Britain 73 | |
| 9th | Greece 85 Turkey 73 | |
| 7th | Lithuania 88 Brazil 82 | |
| 5th | Canada 88 Russia 72 | |
| Bronze | Spain 90 Mexico 78 | |
| Final | United States 79 Yugoslavia 65 | |
Heading into Universiade, Canadian athletes are asked to cough up $2,500 apiece for the honour of representing Canada in Spain. With Basketball Canada having decline to fund a Canadian team at Universiade because the games don’t fall within the purview of the organization’s strategic and developmental priorities, university players for the first time will have to tap their ow or their parents or sponsors pockets. Basketball Canada decided to forego a $60,000-$80,000 Universiade outlay. Sport Canada agreed to pay for meals and accommodation. “It’s never easy when there’s not enough water at the watering hole,” said Basketball Canada executive director Leslie Dal Cin. Eric Hinrichsen carries the Canadian flag into the stadium. “I was very surprised to be picked but very excited,” said Hinrichsen, former CIS player of the year.
Canada opened with a 67-42 defeat of Japan as O’Neill Kamaka scores 16 points, Eric Hinrichsen 13 and Alex Bougaieff 10. Canada leads 28-19 at the half and by as many as 30 in the second half. Takuma Watanabe scored 11 for Japan, Takeshi Hotta, Takashi Shinohara, Makoto Nagayama, Yuichi Kan, Yukinori Suzuki and Yoshinori Higuchi each added 4.
Andy Kwiatkowski scored 14 in 93-38 rout of South Africa. “Not knowing anything about South Africa, we didn’t know what to expect,” said Kwiatkowski. “But it was a great opportunity to prepare for our game against Yugoslavia.” Canada led 52-19 at the half. Brian Leonard scored 12, Cory Janes 11, Danny Balderson 10 and Kevin Gordon 10. Michael Chevers and Thokgomo Makwela each scored 7 for South Africa. Tshepo Ditshego added 5.
In dropping a 62-55 decision to Yugoslavia, Canada was tied at 35 at the half. But Yugoslavia pulled ahead by six early in the second half and maintained the margin to the end. Jerome Robinson, who attended Bradley, led Canada with 18 points. Danny Balderson added 10 and Andy Kwiatkowski 9. “We missed several key defensive opportunities to keep us in the game,” said captain Eric Hinrichsen. Marko Kijac and Nenad Pistoljejic each scored 9 for Yugoslavia. Goran Cakic and Ognjen Askrabic each added 8.
In 85-55 thrashing of Netherlands, Danny Balderson scored 18, Jonah Taussig 12 on 4-6 from the field and four steals. Eric Hinrichsen added 11 boards. Steve Maga scored 11. Hein Triemstra led Netherlands with 11. Remco Smits added 9 and Nizan Hadash 8.
Canada finished (3-1) in its pool and advanced to quarterfinal match against the United States.
In the quarterfinals, the United States defeated Canada 87-82. Canada led 45-33 at the half but could not withstand the American pressure in the second half. Rice University’s Alex Bougaieff led Canada with 22 points and 8 rebounds. O’Neil Kamaka added 15, Jerome Robinson 12 and Eric Hinrichsen 10. Hinrichsen also grabbed 10 boards. Kenyon Martin led the US with 19 points. Brendan Haywood added 17 and Chris Carrawell 12. “In the American game we played well, leading by 12 at one point,” said coach Peter Campbell. “The US then upped their effort and got some help early in the second half from the referees and this turned the momentum. We were down three with about one minute left and rimmed out two open looks in the next two possessions and were forced to foul losing by five.” Bougaieff said “we battled hard and if we had just a few more minutes the outcome could have been positive.”
Canada drops to consolation bracket.
Canada defeats Brazil 75-69 after taking a 50-33 lead at the half. “We wanted to finish what we started in the first half and really put the pressure on in the second to seal the win,” said Cory Janes of St. Mary’s U. Jerome Robinson scored 18. Alex Bougaieff added 13 and 5 boards. Erick Hinrichsen scored 13 and nabbed 18 boards. O’Neill Kamaka scored 9. Leonardo Figueiredo led Brazil wit 19. Ricardo Santos added 17 and Andre Barbosa 12. Canada scored 13 of the game’s last 15 points.
In the fifth-place match, Canada took advantage of a series of Russian defensive lapses and prevailed 88-71. “We had a lot of success executing our offence in this game,” said point guard Steve Maga. “It feels great to close out the tournament with good wins over perennial powerhouses Brazil and Russia. …Russia did not play defence. It was easy for me to set our offence.” O’Neill Kamaka of St. Mary’s University scored 24, Jerome Robinson 14 and Eric Hinrichsen 12. Oleg Kvatchouk, Sergei Tchikalkine and Alexandr Kourtenok each scored 16 for Russia. “I am happy we end on a winning note,” said coach Peter Campbell. “if not for five minutes in the Yugoslavia game we might have been playing for gold. … Many players did a good job for us and I was particularly pleased with the quality of the participants considering the late start and the uncertainty of funding. The team as a whole played well together and worked well together on and off the court and this attitude certainly helped our result. We played two poor halves in the tournament, the second against the Yugoslavs, where we held them to 27 points but only scored 20, and the first against the Netherlands, where the pressure to advance seemed to tighten us up.”
“Eric Hinrichsen was outstanding for us, finishing in the top two in rebounding for the tournament. Alexander Bougaieff and Cory Janes also played well in the post. Steve Maga and Jonah Taussig both played well at the point and their different styles allowed us to keep other teams off balance. On the wing, Jerome Robinson was excellent. He can score and defend. O’Neill Kamaka and Danny Balderson did a great job shooting the ball and contributed to our offensive output in a major way.”
After Universiade, Ottawa’s Shawn Swords signs a pro contract with the Worthing Bears of the England-based Budweiser Pro League. The deal was a one-year contract worth $30,000 after taxes plus a car and an apartment.