| ROUND ROBIN | ALTA | QUE | MAN | BC | Record |
| Lethbridge Nationals | —– | 85-65 | 77-53 | 82-54 | (3-0) |
| Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies | 65-85 | —– | 109-72 | 103-62 | (2-1) |
| Winnipeg IPAC Buffaloes | 53-77 | 72-109 | —– | 105-62 | (1-2) |
| Vancouver Harlem All-Stars | 54-82 | 62-103 | 62-105 | —– | (0-3) |
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the Sarnia YMCA Teen-Towners defeated the St. Thomas Barnes.
In the Ontario semis, the Sarnia YMCA Teen-Towners defeated Hamilton Quigley’s.
In the Ontario final, the Sarnia YMCA Teen-Towners dumped the Toronto YMHA Blues 91-77; 51-62; 78-71 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Sarnia prevailed 91-77 as Grant Gordon scored 21, Doug Hay 20, George Stone 18, Art Armstrong 22 and Bill Horley 11. Mal Chesler led Toronto with 32. Bill French added 15, Howie Bodkin 13 and Agils Petmanis 10. …………………………………………………… In game two, Toronto won 62-51 as Mal Chesler scored 17 and Ed Boguski 13. George Gordon led Sarnia with 18. George Stone added 14. …………………………………………………… In game three, Sarnia prevailed 78-71 as Grant Gordon scored 21, Bill Horley 17, Doug Hay 13, Art Armstrong 9, Stone 15, Davidson 2, Richards 0, Gibson 0 and McKellar 0. Mal Chesler led Toronto with 15. Ed Boguski added 14, Iggie Petmanis 14, Marv Cohen 11, Howie Bobkin 15 and French 2, while Kaplan and Levkoe were scoreless.
In the British Columbia quarterfinals and Intercity semis, the New Westminster Bakers defeated the Victoria Haida Chiefs 59-63; 83-80; 73-83; 72-69; 87-61 (3g-2). …………………………………………………… In game one, Victoria (coached by Ken King) edged New Westminster 63-59 as Norris Martin scored 22, Darrell Lorimer 20, Bill Wilson 11 and Bob Tomlinson 10, while John Devlin, Bill Spotswood, Dennison, Cunningham and Ken McCulloch were scoreless. Wild led the Bakers with 16. Dave Osborne added 11, Rod Thomson 7, Wayne Osborne 6, Dunc McCallum 5, Steve Spencer 4, Doug Carter 4, Barry Drummond 4 and Mike Penney 2, while Farenholtz and Pedersen were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, New Westminster evened the series with an 83-80 win as Dave Osborne scored 16, Dunc McCallum 14, Wayne Osborne 13, Carter 12, Penney 7, Spencer 6 and Farenholtz 4. Martin led the Haida Chiefs with 22. Lorimer added 16, Ian McCulloch 15, Wilson 12, Devlin 8, Tomlinson 5 and Spotswood 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, Victoria clipped the Bakers 83-73 as Lorimer scored 25, Martin 20, McCulloch 14, Tomlinson 9, Wilson 7, Spotswood 6 and Devlin 2. Thomson led New Westminster with 24. Wayne Osborne added 14, Wild 8, Spencer 8, McCallum 6, Dave Osborne 6, Penney 5 and Carter 2. …………………………………………………… In game four, New Westminster again evened the series with a 72-69 win as Wayne Osborne scored 24, Thomson 19, D Osborne 10, Penney 6, Carter 4, Wild 3, McCallum 2, Farenholtz 2 and Spencer 2, while Pedersen was scoreless. Martin led the Haida Chiefs with 25. Lorimer added 18, Tomlinson 12, Wilson 6, Spotswood 4, Devlin 2 and McCulloch 2, while Dennison, Steele, Tobacco, Soltice and Cunningham were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game five, New Westminster took the series with an 87-61 win as D Osborne scored 22, W Osborne 17, Carter 12, Penney 10, Spencer 9, Drummond 6, Wild 4 and McCallum 3. Martin led Victoria with 20. Tomlinson added 11, Lorimer 10, Spotswood 6, Soltice 6, Wilson 4, Devlin 2 and Steele 2, while Cunningham was scoreless.
In the B.C. semis and Intercity finals, the North Vancouver Harlem All-Stars defeated New Westminster McGavin’s Bakers 71-53; 61-62; 53-57; 81-63; 66-58 (3g-2). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Harlems prevailed 71-53 as New Mexico State graduate Billy Joe Price scored 15, Paul Winn 12, New Mexico State graduate Vince Knight 12, John Braithwaite 8, Riley Jones 8, Carter 6, Gilliam 6, Nott 2 and Boyd 2, while Henley and George Stulac were scoreless. Carter scored 11 to pace the Bakers (coached by Fred Collen). McCallum added 8, Dave Osborne 7, Mike Penney 6, Rod Thomson 6, Ed Wild 5, Wayne Osborne 4, Barry Drummond 2, Steve Spencer 2 and Pederson 2. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Bakers edged the Harlems 62-61 as Wayne Osborne scored 16, Dave Osborne 10, Steve Spencer 8, McCallum 6, Ed Wild 6, Carter 5, Rod Thomson 4, Pederson 3, Mike Penney 2 and Barry Drummond 2. Vince Knight led the Harlems with 17. Billy Joe Price added 14, George Stulac 13, Paul Winn 11, playing coach John Braithwaite 2, Riley Jones 2 and Gilliam 2, while Nolt, Carter, Henley and Boyd were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, New Westminster prevailed 57-53 as Thompson scored 12, W Osborne 8, D Osborne 8, Penney 8, McCallum 6, Wild 6, Pederson 4, Drummond 3 and Spencer 2. Price led the Harlems with 22. Knight added 13, Jones 6, Gilliam 6, Stulac 4 and Winn 2, while Carter, Braithwaite, Henley, Boyd and Nott were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game four, North Vancouver dumped New Westminster 81-63 as Billy Joe Price scored 29, along with 21 boards, George Stulac 20, Vince Knight 18, Paul Winn 8, Gilliam 3, Riley Jones 2 and John Braithwaite 1, while Henley and Boyd were scoreless. Wayne Osborne led the Bakers with 13. Dave Osborne added 13, Steve Spencer 8, Rod Thomson 6, Ed Wild 6, Mike Penney 6, Carter 5, McCallum 4 and Barry Drummond 2. …………………………………………………… In game five, the Harlems prevailed 66-58 as Vince Knight scored 19, Billy Joe Price 14, Paul Winn 10, Riley Jones 10, Gilliam 5, George Stulac 4, Henley 2 and John Braithwaite 2, while Boyd and Nott were scoreless. Dave Osborne led the Bakers with 20. Rod Thomson added 10, Steve Spencer 10 Penney 6, Pedersen 4, Wayne Osborne 2, Carter 2, McCallum 2 and Barry Drummond 2, while Ed Wild was scoreless.
In the BC finals, the North Vancouver Harlem All-Stars defeated the Alberni Athletics 58-60; 74-36; 76-58; 69-66 (3g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberni edged North Vancouver 60-58 as Doug Brinham scored 12, Bruce Taylor 12, Denny Grisdale 12, Colin McPherson 6, Robert McKay 6 and Jack Mosdell 4, while Don Krego, Dave Conti, Mel Trettuk and Larry Lehtonen were scoreless. Vince Knight led the Harlems with 22. Billy Jo Price added 18, Riley Jones 6, Frank Gilliam 4, Paul Winn 4 and John Braithwaite 4, while George Henley and Bill Boyd were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Harlems evened the series by pounding Alberni 74-36 as Billy-Joe Price scored 24, Riley Jones 14, Knight 10, Henley 8, Braithwaite 6, Winn 6 and Gilliam 6. Denny Grisdale led the Athletics with 9. Krego added 9, Brinham 4, Mosdelle 4, MacPherson 4, Centi 2, Taylor 2 and Lehtonen 2, while Trelvik and MacKay were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Harlems prevailed 76-58 as Billy Jo Price scored 38, Knight 12, Jones 7, Gilliam 6, Winn 6, Braithwaite 5 and Nott 2, while Boyd was scoreless. Grisdale paced Alberni with 17. Brinham added 10, Lehtonen 10, Krego 5, Centi 5, Taylor 5, McPherson 4 and Mosdelle 2, while MacKay was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game four, the Harlems took the series with a 69-66 win as Vince Knight scored 22, Billy Jo Price 18, Jones 9, Gilliam 8, Wynn 6 and Henley 6, while Braithwaite, Nott and Boyd were scoreless. Denny Grisdale led Alberni with 20. Brinham added 13, Krego 13, Lehtonen 6, Mosdelle 4 and MacPherson 2, while Centi, Taylor and MacKay were scoreless.
In the Quebec finals, the Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies defeated the Montreal Northern Oilers 85-60.
In the Saskatchewan semis, Moose Jaw YMCA defeated the Regina Campion Grads 67-58 as Bob Neville score 18, Norm Kuhns 13 and Frank Grylevich 10. Bob Bell led the Campion Grads with 12. Art Kempthorne added 10.
In the Saskatchewan finals, the Saskatoon Oilers defeated Moose Jaw YMCA 65-54; 83-80 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Oilers clipped Moose Jaw 65-54 as Bob Furse scored 19, Terry Little 19 and Iain MacLean 17. Bob Neville led YMCA with 25. Ron Graham added 19 and Kuhns 16. …………………………………………………… In game two, Saskatoon prevailed 83-80 as Brian Hammerton scored 15, Bob Furse 15 and Terry Little 11. Kuhns led Moose Jaw with 22. Dennis Kerr added 13 and John Livingstone 10.
In the Ottawa city finals, (which inexplicably may have been held after the Ottawa Valley-Quebec playoff), Joe Fellers defeated Shaffers 72-73; 95-69; 84-59 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Shaffers defeated the Joe Fellers 73-72 as Clarke Goldie hit the winner with 20 seconds to play. Pete Barnabe and Doug Daigneault each scored 14 to pace the Shaffers. Clarke Goldie added 12, Don Guest 11, Sandy Kier 8, Ed Laschuk 8 and Tucker 6, while Chuck Langdon was scoreless. Ernie Zoppa led the Fellers with 18. Bliss Buchanan added 14, Barry Agar 13, Bruce Campbell 7, Wayne Kilfoyle 7 and Jim Fennessy 2, while Rich Hutchings and John Justinich were scoreless. The Fellers (coached by Wilf Tinsley and Alex Fitzsimmons) also included George House, Elliot and Jack Pearse. …………………………………………………… In game two, Fellers bombed Shaffers 95-69 as Barry Ager scored 26, Bliss Buchanan 18, Rich Hutchings 17, John Justinich 10, Kilfoyle 9, Campbell 7, Zoppa 6 and Fennessy 2. Whit Tucker led Shaffers with 15. Pete Barnabe added 12, Sandy Kier 12, Don Guest 10, Laschuk 6, Langdon 6, Goldie 6 and Daigneault 2. …………………………………………………… In game three, Joe Fellers took the series with an 84-59 win as Ernie Zoppa scored 23, Barry Ager 14, Rich Hutchings 12, Bliss Buchanan 12, Justinich 8, Kilfolyle 7, Campbell 6 and Fennessy 2. Doug Daigneault paced Shaffers with 16. Whit Tucker added 14, Sandy Kier 14, Sharp 8, Goldie 3, Laschuk 2 and Langdon 2.
In the Ottawa Valley-Quebec playoffs, the Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies defeated the Ottawa Joe Fellers 84-57; 104-74 (2g-0). The Huskies played the series without Warren Sutton and Jim Reynolds because CABA had ruled them ineligible because they were American citizens. …………………………………………………… In game one, the Huskies prevailed 84-57 as Alex Garrow scored 25, Barry Howson 20, Gene Rizak 18, John McKibbon 12, Gibbs 7 and Wright 2, while Kannath and Shore were scoreless. Ron Hutchings paced the Shaffers with 15. Sandy Kier added 12, Barry Agar 11, Bliss Buchanan 8, Justinich 4, Zoppa 3, Campbell 2 and Fennessy 1, while Whit Tucker and Kilfolyle were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Huskies pounded the Shaffers 104-74 as Alex Garrow scored 22, Gene Rizak 21, John McKibbon 17, Brian Gibbs 17, Barry Howson 14, Don Wright 11 and Dan Kanath 2. McKibbon, Howson and Rizak were recruits from the old London Senior A’s. Barry Agar led the Shaffers with 18. Whit Tucker added 15, Wayne Kilfoyle 11, Ernie Zoppa 9, Sandy Kier 7, Bliss Buchanan 6 and Jim Fennessy 3, while Rich Hutchings and John Justinich were scoreless.
In the Ontario-Quebec playoffs, the Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies defeated the Sarnia YMCA Teen-Towners 99-63; 93-68 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, Montreal dusted Sarnia 99-63 as Barry Howson scored 32, John McKibbon 26, Gene Rizak 19, Alex Garrow 11, Gibbs 6, Kanath 4 and Wright 1, while Gledhill was scoreless. The Huskies led 51-25 at the half. Grant Gordon led Sarnia with 19. Mal Chesler added 16, Horley 12, Hay 7, Ambrose Gardner 5, Armstrong 2 and Richards 2, while Davidson and McKellar were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, John McKibbon and Barry Howson each scored 26 to pace the Huskies, who led 40-27 at the half. Sarnia rallied briefly to cut the margin to 9 before Montreal pulled away. Gene Rizak added 18, Alex Garrow 13, Gibbs 6 and Kanath 4, while Wright and Gledhill were scoreless. The Huskies hit 27-43 from the line. Mal Chesler, on loan from Toronto, led Sarnia with 15. Ambrose Gardner, who’d been picked up from the Tilsonburg Livingstons, added 12, Stone 22, Hay 9, Grant Gordon 9, Davidson 8, Horley 2 and Richards 1, while Armstrong and McKellar were scoreless. Sarnia coach Norman Henry told the Montreal Gazette “they were just too big and too fast for us. We picked up too many useless fouls.” Sarnia hit 16-25 from the line.
In the so-called sudden-death Manitoba final, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers dispatched the St. Andrews Dunlops 76-70 as Bud Grant scored 23, Roger Hagberg 18, Ray Java 15 and Kenny Ploen 13. Ross Turner led the Dunlops with 23. The Blue Bombers were ineligible for national playoffs because their squad included pro football players, so a best-of-three series between the IPAC Buffaloes and Dunlops was deemed necessary to determine the province’s representative in the draw.
In the Manitoba playdowns, the Winnipeg IPAC Buffaloes defeated St. Andrews Dunlops 76-79; 79-58; 62-47 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game two, the IPAC Buffaloes clipped the St. Andrew Dunlops 79-58 as Fred Ingaldson scored 27, Grant Alfonso 17, Jerry Boehm 13, Bob Hazel 12 and Don McLean 12, while Jim Bannon was scoreless. Dick Bevan scored 10 to lead the Dunlops (coached by Ken Callis). Glen Torgerson added 8, Jim Bulloch 8, Don Carbert 7, Ross Turner 6, Frank Kiraly 6, Cliff Stark 4, Lorne Dunn 4, Gene Walker 3 and Dennis Woolley 2. The Dunlops also included Bill Carpenter.
…………………………………………………… In game three, the Buffaloes dumped the Dunlops 62-47 as Ingaldson scored 21, McLean 12, Boehm 9, Hazel 9, Alfonso 9 and Bannon 2. Turner led St. Andrews with 13. Torgerson added 8, Carbert 8, Woolley 7, Bevan 4, Bulloch 3, Stark 2, Dunn 1 and Walker 1. For the nationals, the Buffaloes added Dunlops Glen Torgerson and Don Carbert to a line-up of Sam Dolhun; Bob Hazell; Scooter Alfonso, Fred Ingaldson (playing coach); Sam Dolhun; Bob Hazel, Jim Bannon; Don McLean; Jerry Boehm; Dave Hill and Dave Frame for the nationals. Their manager was Harvey Lipkin.
The national finals were a four-team round robin tourney held in Lethbridge, with the winner to represent Canada at the Pan American games in Brazil.
In the Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies 109-72 thrashing of the Winnipeg Buffaloes, Barry Howson scored 27, Gene Rizak 22, Don McCrae 19, Alex Garrow 16, Agar 8, John McKibbon 8, Danny Kanath 5 and Gibbs 4. Fred Ingaldson led Winnipeg with 22. Bob Hazell added 15, Grant Alfonso 10, Don McLean 9, Jerry Boehm 6, Glen Torgerson 4, Bob Baber 2 and Doug Hill 2.
In Lethbridge’s 82-54 thumping of the Vancouver Harlem All-Stars, the Nationals shot .400 from the floor while B.C. shot .333. Lethbridge out-rebounded B.C. 53-25. Bob Inglis paced Lethbridge with 12. Neil Dirom added 12, Lance Stephens 11, Larsen 10, Gord Fester 8, Jack Lilja 8, Harry Blacker 8, Dave Way 6, West 4, McDonald 2 and Tait 1, while Ken Galanchuk was scoreless. Paul Winn led BC with 18. Rod Thompson added 16, Martin 6, Heally 5, Braithwaite 3, Nott 2, E.J. Terris 2 and Bill Wilson 2, while Lemon was scoreless. For the entire tournament, the All-Stars played without Wayne and Dave Osborne, who were writing mid-term exams, as well as Hunter Candlish, Mike Penney and Darrell Lorimer, who couldn’t take time off work.
In the Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies 103-62 pounding of the Vancouver Harlem All-Stars, John McKibbon scored 22, Barry Howson 20, Alex Garrow 19, Gene Rizak 18, Don McCrae 17, as well as 16 rebounds, and Agar 7, while Gibbs and Kanath were scoreless. The Huskies were up 48-27 at the half. The All Stars (coached by John Braithwaite) were paced by Norris Martin with 21. Paul Winn added 10, Rod Thomson 9, Henley 8, Wilson 4, John Braithwaite 4, Lemon 4 and Nott 2, while Terris and Brown were scoreless. Montreal shot .480, while BC shot .260. Montreal was 17-37 from the line, while BC was 12-22. Montreal out-rebounded Vancouver 52-37.
The Lethbridge Nationals thrashed the Winnipeg IPAC Buffaloes 77-53 after taking a 37-26 lead at the half and going ahead 53-43 with 10 minutes to play. The Nationals out-rebounded Winnipeg 59-29 and shot .440 from the floor. Winnipeg shot .250 from the floor. Lethbridge was paced by 6-11 Bob Inglis, who scored 12. Gord Fester added 12, Neil Dirom 10, Dave Way 8, Larsen 7, West 6, Lilja 6, Tait 4, Stephens 4 and Blacker 2, while Ken Galanchuk was scoreless. Glen Torgerson replied with 19 for Winnipeg, which also saw both Grant Alfonso and Fred Ingaldson foul out. Fred Ingaldson added 12, Don McLean 7, Don Carbert 5, Grant Alfonso 4, Doug Hill 3, Jerry Boehm 3 and Bob Baber 1, while Bob Hazel and Jim Bannon were scoreless. The Buffaloes also included Wayne Bovay, Sammy Dolhun, Ken Galanchuk, Don Frame, Charlie Brower, Fred Melnyk, Bob Bradley and Bill Wrage.
In the battle of unbeatens, Lethbridge totally outclassed Montreal 85-65 before 1500 screaming fans on their home court. The Nationals height and defence were the difference as they out-rebounded Montreal 57-36. They shot .450 while constantly pressing the ball and containing Winnipeg to a .220 percentage from the floor. Fouls were Lethbridge 28, Montreal 19. Jack Lilja led Lethbridge with 15 but all 12 players scored. Harry Blacker 11; Gordon Fester 13, Ken Larsen 10, Ken Galanchuk 4, Lance Stephens 2, Al West 6, Logan Tait 4, Ken Larsen 1, Neil Dirom 4, Dave Way 2, Bill McDonald 6 and Bob Inglis 8. John McKibbon led Montreal with 21 while Don McCrae added 16, Gene Rizak 13, Barry Agar 0, Barry Howson 9, Gibbs 0, Alex Garrow 5 and Kanath 0.
Winnipeg thrashed British Columbia 105-62 as playing coach Fred Ingaldson scored 24, Glen Torgerson 22, Grant Alfonso 17, Jerry Boehm 14, Don McLean 11, Don Carbert 9, Jim Bannon 4, Doug Hill 2 and Bob Hazel 2, while Bob Baber was scoreless. The Buffalos (managed by Harvey Lipkin) also included Dave Frame. Rod Thompson led BC with 17.
The runner-up Montreal Yvon Coutu Huskies: John McKibbon; Barry Howson; Gene Rizak; Alex Garrow; Don McCrae; Barry Agar; Gibbs; Alex Garrow; Danny Kanath; Wright; Kanath; Gledhill;
The champion Lethbridge Nationals: Jack Lilja; Ken Larsen; Lance Stephens; Al West; Logan Tait; Bill McDonald; Ken Galanchuk; Dave Way; Harry Blacker; Bob Inglis; Gordon Fester; Neil Dirom; coach Bob Hamilton; manager Peter Vanderhilt