The Moser was awarded to Acadia’s Mike Hazard. The Providence, Rhode Island native became the first Moser winner from the AUAA. He averaged 27.2 ppg (second in the nation) and 8.5 rpg, while hitting .534 from the floor and .893 from the line in conference play. He was named the AUAA player of the year and a first-team AUAA all-star.
Brandon’s Jerry Hemmings was named recipient of the Aberdeen. Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Hemmings played three years in CIAU, two with Lakehead and one with Brandon. In the year he toiled for the Bobcats, he was chosen a first team GPAC all-star. Hemmings steered the Bobcats to a (15-1) regular season GPAC record and the GPAC postseason title, along with a (33-2) overall record.
Joining Hazard as 1st-team All-Canadians were: Dave Coulthard (York); Fred Lee (Brandon); Bo Pelech (York); and Billy Turney-Loos (Victoria). …………………………………………………… Coulthard, a 6-2 guard from Tilsonburg, was the OUAA East player of the year and a first-team OUAA East all-star. …………………………………………………… Lee, from Brooklyn, New York, was a first-team GPAC all-star. …………………………………………………… Pelech, a guard from Toronto Runnymede, was a first-team OUAA East all-star. …………………………………………………… Turney-Loos, from Bethany, Connecticut, hit .880 from the line in Canada West play. He was a first-team Canada West all-star.
The 2nd team selections were: Jerry Abernathy (Brandon); Bob Magel (Winnipeg); Perry Mirkovich (Lethbridge); Ted Upshaw (Acadia); and Dave Zanatta (Lakehead). …………………………………………………… Abernathy, a 6-10 post from Brooklyn, New York, averaged 13.9 rpg to lead the nation in rebounding. …………………………………………………… Magel was a first-team GPAC all-star. …………………………………………………… Mirkovich averaged 24.9 ppg en route to being chosen a first-team Canada West all-star. …………………………………………………… Upshaw, a 6-5 forward from Windsor, averaged 23.2 ppg and 9.7 rpg, while hitting .582 from the floor and .678 from the line. He was a first-team AUAA all-star. …………………………………………………… Zanatta averaged 26.5 ppg and shot .864 in GPAC play. He was a first-team GPAC all-star and led the nation in scoring with a 28.3 ppg.
Honorable mention was awarded to: Keith Streiter (Brandon); Romel Raffin (Calgary); Stan Korosec (Windsor); Lee Davis (St. Mary’s); and Ross Quackenbush (St. Mary’s). …………………………………………………… Streiter was a second-team GPAC all-star.