The Moser was awarded to Laurentian’s Charlie Wise, a native of Cape May, New Jersey, who’d played four years for LaSalle University in Philadelphia before joining the Voyageurs for the season. The 5-9 point guard was an all-star in three tournaments during the year and MVP of the Voyageurs Invitational. He was a first-team OUAA East all-star.
The Aberdeen was shared by Winnipeg’s Bruce Enns and York’s Bob Bain. Enns led a rebuilding Winnipeg team to an (18-19) overall record and an (8-8) record in GPAC play. Bain led the Yeoman to a (31-4) overall record, and a (14-1) record in OUAA East play.
Joining Wise as 1st-team All-Canadians were: Martin Riley (Manitoba); Bruce Burnett (Laurentian); Loren Killion (Wilfrid Laurier); and Vic Soares (Acadia). …………………………………………………… Riley, a 5-11 guard from Winnipeg, was the 1977 Moser winner and a veteran of the Canadian national team. He was a first-team GPAC all-star. …………………………………………………… Killion, a 6-6 forward in his first year at Laurier, had played four years at Kearney State in Nebraska. He set an OUA scoring record by amassing 382 points in 12 games, averaging 31.8 ppg while being chosen a first-team OUAA West all-star. …………………………………………………… Burnett, from Elizabeth, NJ, had played four years at Temple University in Philadelphia before joining the Voyageurs. He averaged 24.3 ppg, fourth best in the nation, and shot .608 from the floor. He was a first-team OUAA East all-star. …………………………………………………… Soares, a 6-7 post, averaged 21.5 ppg and 10.9 rpg, while shooting .632 from the floor and .667 from the line. He was a first-team AUAA all-star.
The 2nd team selections were: Dave Coulthard (York); Seymour Hadwen (Waterloo); Cliff Bell (Manitoba); John Brown (St. Mary’s); and Jim Zoet (Lakehead). …………………………………………………… Coulthard, a rookie, was dubbed “the scoring machine” and became the first rookie All-Canadian since Lee Thomas five years earlier. York coach Bob Bain called it “quite an honor because he’s been up against so many fine players this year.” Coulthard’s father played on the 1952 Olympic team. Brother Chris had led Laurier to national title in 1968. Brother Bruce was on the 1973 national team and played at Windsor. He was chosen MVP of two tourneys during season for the 2nd-ranked Yeomen. “There’s always that initial doubt when you try to break in with a team. I didn’t know what the competition was going to be like. I guess that doubt stayed with me until I started in our first game. …I still wasn’t comfortable. My play was really sloppy the first few games. … I don’t know if I’m surprised but it’s very satisfying, especially some of these awards, because I won them against some pretty good players.” High school coach Brian O’Rourke at Tillsonburg Glendale observed that “it’s difficult to judge how far he’s come this season. He was already so exceptional when he got to York. You don’t have to show him much about shooting and offence. He had to learn more about team play and he’s still learning how to pace a game.” The general arts student was a first-team OUA East all-star. …………………………………………………… Hadwen, a 6-4 guard from Guelph, was a first-team OUAA West all-star. …………………………………………………… Bell, a 24-year-old business administration student, had scored 508 points and nabbed 318 boards in 29 games. The 7-0 post from Winnipeg was a first-team GPAC all-star. …………………………………………………… Brown, an American born forward, shot .644 from the floor. He was a first-team AUAA all-star. …………………………………………………… Zoet, a 7-1 post from Port Perry, led the nation in rebounding with a 15.6 average. He was a first-team GPAC all-star.