York’s David Coulthard became the first player to capture a second Moser and a four-time All-Canadian. The fourth-year business student expressed surprise. “Partly because I had a few rough parts during the season where I missed three of four games with the flu and a bad ankle. When I did come back, I played three or four sub-par games and I figured I had no chance to win it.” The Tilsonburg native was a member of Canada’s first family of hoops. Father Bill represented Canada in the 1952 Olympics. Brothers, Chris and Bruce were All-Canadians. Coulthard led the Yeomen to a (35-3) record heading into the national tournament. They finished the OUAA regular season undefeated and captured their third consecutive postseason crown. The 6-2 guard from Tillsonburg was selected the OUAA East player of the year and was a first-team OUAA East all-star.
Acadia’s rookie coach Ian MacMillan was named recipient of the Aberdeen. The award left him in tears. “I played for Stu at the first CIAU championship in 1963 at Assumption College in Windsor. My dad had died about a year and a half before I went to university. Stu put up with a lot from me during that time and outside of my parents, probably had the greatest influence on the course of my life. I loved that man and I’m sure he loved me in return.” The Acadia graduate led his alma mater to a (29-2) record heading into the national tournament.
Joining Coulthard as 1st team All-Canadians were: Belaineh Degeufe (Winnipeg); Stan Korosec (Windsor); Karl Tilleman (Calgary); and Ted Upshaw (Acadia). The entire first team was Canadian born. …………………………………………………… Degeufe, from Winnipeg, was a first-team GPAC all-star. …………………………………………………… Korosec, a 6-7? post from Windsor. The business major led the CIAU in field goal percentage (.653) and rebounding (14.7 rpg). “I owe a lot of the other guys on our team for helping to making this possible” and to interim coach Nick Grabowski for not platooning. “I got more playing time, scored more points and got more rebounds. I guess that helped me quite a bit. And it seemed that I played more because I stayed out of foul trouble in most of our conference games this year.” The business major was the OUAA West player of the year and a first-team OUAA West all-star. …………………………………………………… Tilleman, a 6-2 guard from Calgary, averaged 27.5 ppg to lead Canada West in scoring, while hitting .559 from the floor and .892 from the line in Canada West play. He was named a first-team Canada West all-star. …………………………………………………… Upshaw, a 6-5 forward from Windsor, averaged 29.1 ppg (to lead the nation in scoring) and 10.1 rpg, while hitting .561 from the floor and .758 from the line. He was selected AUAA player of the year and a first-team AUAA all-star.
The 2nd-team selections were: Jerry Abernathy (Brandon); Mark Brodie (St. FX); Varouj Gurunlian (St. FX); Larry Hampton (Acadia); and Tom Heslip (Guelph). Three of the five were Americans. …………………………………………………… Abernathy, a 6-10 post from Brooklyn, New York, was a first-team GPAC all-star. …………………………………………………… Brodie, from Queen’s, New York, led the X-Men to a 96-95 Victoria over Acadia in the AUAA final. He was a first-team AUAA all-star. …………………………………………………… Gurunlian was a first-team AUAA all-star. …………………………………………………… Hampton, a 6-2 guard from Worcester, Massachusetts, averaged 22.9 ppg and 5.2 rpg, while hitting .563 from the floor and .750 from the line. He was the AUAA rookie of the year and a first-team AUAA all-star. …………………………………………………… Heslip, a guard from Oakville T.A. Blakelock, averaged 24.2 ppg. He was named a first-team OUAA West all-star.
Honorable mentions: Jude Kelly (Brandon) …………………………………………………… Kelly, a 6-5 forward from Hamilton, was a first-team GPAC all-star.