Calgary’s Richard Bohne was named recipient of the Moser. The 6-1 guard averaged 32.7 ppg to lead the country the country in scoring for the second consecutive season. The fourth-year science student was a first team All-Canadian selection for the second year in a row; a unanimous first-team Canada West all-star for three straight season and player of the year in the conference two years running. The Raymond, Alberta-native closed out his career as the Dinosaur’s all-time leading scorer with 2,171 points. He worked as a missionary in Brazil as a 19 and 20-year old. “It was amazing. It was very different as far as the culture goes. It was very hard work. I learned probably more in those two years than I’ve been able to learn during all of university.” While in Brazil, Bohne lived in squalor, “cement blocks with mold on the walls” and a dirt floor. Most meals were rice and beans, often infested with maggots and black flies. “Most of the time you would just bite the bullet and finish the meal with gratitude and move on.” Returning to Canada “was almost like returning to a foreign country. I had reverse culture shock. I sure had a huge appreciation for the benefits which we have which we take for granted, and I try to remind myself of that every day.” Bohne noted that “winning the trophy was always a dream. To see it come about really makes all the hard work pay off.” The native of Raymond was destined to be a star, said Calgary coach Gary Howard. “The thing that stood out about him was his tremendous love for the game. The one thing players have to have at a very young age is a love for the game. They have to enjoy the process. Richard was one of those kids. He enjoyed the process. Even at practice, and there’d be about a 100 of them a year, he would always come out excited.” Bohne said he was disappointed to close out his career without winning a national title. The closest the Dinosaurs got was a quarterfinal loss to St. FX in the 1993 tournament. “That’s the one thing, not being able to play in a championship game. It would have been nice to have the rest of the guys here. But at least I can say we did go to the nationals and played really well there.” Over his four-year career, Bohne average 27.4 ppg. He scored a school and conference record 64 in 1995. He started on the national team that won a bronze at the FISU Games in Japan in 1995. Bohne hit .480 from the floor and .830 from the line, while dishing 5.7 apg during 34 mpg. He was a starter on the 1995 World University Games team that won bronze.
U.B.C.’s Bruce Enns was awarded his fourth Aberdeen. He steered UBC to a first place (16-4) finish in Canada west and playoff sweeps of Calgary and Alberta to advance to the nationals. He also won the Aberdeen as head coach of Winnipeg in 1978 and later with UBC in 1990 and 1991.
Bishop’s forward Patrice Lemieux was named recipient of the Mullins. The 6-3 native of Sherbrooke, averaged 15.4 ppg and 4.0 rpg on the season. He became the first QUBL winner of the Aberdeen. He was the third leading scorer in the conference, averaging 15.8 ppg in league play.
Joining Bohne as 1st team All-Canadians were: Dave Picton (Brock); Keith Vassell (Brandon); Curtis Robinson (U.P.E.I.) and Greg Devries (Alberta). …………………………………………………… Picton closed out his career as Brock’s all-time leading scorer with over 2,900 points. He finished second in the CIAU scoring race with a 27.2 ppg average. …………………………………………………… Vassell was named MVP of the GPAC for the second year in a row, after scoring 23.6 ppg, (eighth in the nation). He hit 83.4% from the line, 7th in the country. …………………………………………………… Robinson, a fifth-year forward and two-time AUAA player of the year, averaged 26.1 ppg and was the country’s fourth leading scorer. He also averaged 8.5 rpg, 10th in the country. …………………………………………………… Devries, MVP of the 1995 national tourney, closed out his career as Alberta’s all-time leading scorer. He averaged 25.5 ppg on the season (fifth in the nation) and shot .877 from the line, 2nd in the CIAU.
The 2nd team selections were: Maxime Bouchard (Concordia); Ken Morris (U.B.C.); Titus Channer (McMaster); Cory Bailey (Laurentian) and Brian Parker (Dalhousie). Bouchard was the nation’s seventh leading scorer with a 24.0 ppg. He averaged 6.7 rpg and was player of the year in the QSSF. …………………………………………………… Morris was the nation’s third leading scorer with a 26.9 ppg. …………………………………………………… Parker, a native of Laurel, Maryland, averaged 20.2 ppg. He once earned NJCAA All-American honours at Howard Community College. …………………………………………………… Bailey led the OUA East in scoring with a 20 ppg and was the country’s 7th leading rebounded with 9.4 rpg.
The honourable mention selections were Craig Law (Lakehead) and Carl Swantee (Toronto)