In the opening round of the Maritime playoffs, the Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions defeated New Waterford Central x-x; x-x (2g-0).
Toronto city juvenile champs were East Riverdale: Bob Cooksey, John Humphries, Greg Leithead, Bob Nicoll, Greg Badger, Dave Ketchell, Bob Simon.
In the Montreal finals, Clark Street Sun defeated College Street Viateur 64-62; 75-47 (Total: 139-109). …………………………………………………… In game one, Clark Street edged St. Viateur 64-62 as Abie Shuster notched a runner with two seconds to play. Morgan Fergenbaum paced Clark Street with 24. Abie Shuster added 14, Izzie Israel 11 and Michael Aneckstein 11. Jean Boileau paced St. Viateur with 18. Claude Hurtibise added 16. …………………………………………………… In game two, Clark Street Sun prevailed 75-47 as Michael Aneckstein scored 27 and Morgan Fergenbaun (Ferbenbaum?) 26. Clark Street (coached by Earl DeLaperalles) also include George High, Peter Reach, Eli Cygler, Norm Bubis, Ray Mischook, Abie Shuster, Saul Miller, Izzie Israel, Maurice Turk and Bryan Alan.
In the New Brunswick final and Eastern semis, Saint John YMCA defeated Fredericton High School; 52-65; 79-46 (Total: 131-111). …………………………………………………… In game one, Fredericton clipped Saint John 65-52 as Bob Bonnell scored 21, Ward White 20, Coates, 10, Crandlemire 9, K McMullin 2, Mitton 1, Thorne 1 and T McMullin 1, while Boyne was scoreless. Brian White led Saint John with 15. Brian Forsythe added 14, Dwight Chapman 13, Bob Chapman 4, Mark Anderson 2, Carrick 2 and J Anderson 2, while Steeves (Steen?) and Ivany were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saint John took the series with a 79-46 win as Forsythe scored 26, B Chapman 11, D Chapman 11, Anderson 2, White 10, Steen6, J Anderson 3 and Carrick 2. Bonnell led Fredericton with 27. White added 4, Coates 4, T McMullin 4, Harding 4, Mitton 2 and Crandlemire 1.
In the Eastern Canadian finals, the Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions defeated Saint John YMCA 72-63; 58-59; 34-32 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game three, Queen Elizabeth took the title with a 34-32 win as Eric Durnford scored 11. Brian White led Saint John with 12.
NABA president Duncan McGeachy declared that Saint John was not the provincial representative in the national finals because no club in the province had registered for the Canadian playoffs, so the final was not sanctioned.
The runner-up Saint John YMCA: Brian Forsythe; Bob Chapman; Dwight Chapman; Mark Anderson; Brian White; Steen; J Anderson; Carrick; Ivany;
The champion Halifax Queen Elizabeth Lions: Eric Durnford;
In the British Columbia semis and Vancouver finals, Dunbar defeated Marpole x-x; 51-62; 55-50 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game two, the Marpoles clipped Dunbar 62-51 as Hal McAllister scored 17. …………………………………………………… In game two, Dunbar took the series with a 55-50 win as Dave Fraser scored 15. John Levin led the Marpoles with 15.
The BC playoff tournament featured four teams, including the Vancouver Jewellers and Kerrisdale.