U.B.C. guard J.D. Jackson was named recipient of the Moser. A three-time All-Canadian, Jackson led the country in scoring with a 27.1 ppg in his senior year. The 6-1 guard shot .570 from the field and .840 from the line, while garnering Canada West player of the year laurels. “I’ve had my ups and downs in five years,” said Jackson, “but right now I feel pretty good.” The 6-5 native of Vernon because UBC’s all-time scoring post with 2,730 points. He was also selected Canada West player of the year.
Concordia’s John Dore and U.B.C.’s Bruce Enns shared the Aberdeen. It was Enns’ second consecutive Aberdeen, and the third of his coaching career. Enns led the Thunderbirds to a 30-8 record. An assistant coach for the Canadian national team, Enns spent two years in Jordan and the summer of 1990 in Damascus, where he coached the Syrian national and junior national teams. He began coaching at Winnipeg, steering the Wesmen for 12 years, including two berths in the nationals and fourth place finish in 1980. Enns moved to U.B.C. in the fall of 1985. He recruited J.D. Jackson, Al Lalonde and Mike Clark, won the Canada West title in 1987, and then reached the CIAU final, finishing second to Brandon. “When you get this award, it means your team played well, and that makes me feel good,” said Enns, named for a third time.
Waterloo’s Sean Van Koughnett was named the Mullins recipient. The 6-7 forward paced the Warriors with 22 ppg.
Joining Jackson as 1st team All-Canadians were: John Stiefelmeyer (Western Ontario); Spencer McKay (Victoria); Nick Arvanitis (Concordia); and Joey Vickery (Brandon). …………………………………………………… Vickery earned his second consecutive first-team All-Canadian laurels. “This is a surprise to me,” the fifth-year guard said. “I didn’t think this would happen. You always think you can do better, but I’m just happy with what happened here. It’s exciting because I didn’t think I would be on the first team.” Vickery led the Bobcats to their fifth consecutive GPAC crown. A five-time GPAC all-star, Vickery set a record with 9 treys in a game against Winnipeg.
The 2nd team selections were: Eric Bridgeland (Manitoba); Peter Gordon (U.P.E.I.); Richard Bella (St. FX); Tim Mau (Guelph) and Norm Hann (Laurentian). …………………………………………………… Gordon was the AUAA’s player of the year for the third consecutive campaign. The 6-0 guard averaged 21 ppg as the Panthers finished 17-3 in league play. …………………………………………………… Bella, a second year centre from Bangui in the Central African Republic, averaged 15 ppg and 10 rpg for the X-Men, while earning conference all-star laurels for the second consecutive season.