REGULAR SEASON
| Alberta | 4-0 | 17-12 | Maury Van Vliet | |||||
| Manitoba | 1-0 | 1-14 | Bud Fraser | |||||
| Saskatchewan | 0-5 | 18-7 | Fran Pyne | |||||
Alberta captures its 6th straight Rigby Trophy.
Alberta swept a pair in Saskatoon defeating Saskatchewan 61-56 and 70-38. …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta prevailed 61-56 despite trailing by eight at the half. Don Macintosh paced the Bears with 16. Ed Lucht added 14, Doug Hamilton 11, Don Newton 10 and Ron Southern 9, while Withers, Day, Cooper, Fairbanks, Steve Mendryk, Norm Macintosh, Laureshen and Lee were scoreless. Morris Anderson paced Saskatchewan with 21. Brian Ward added 14, Ken Biddell 10, Walt Cebrynski 3, Joe Mercier 2, Wes Bolstad 2, Stinson 2 and Windy Hudon 2, while Cameron was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta romped to a 70-38 win. Ed Lucht paced the Bears with 34 while holding Saskatchewan posts scoreless. The Bears led 39-17 at the half. Doug Hamilton added 8, Don Macintosh 7, Steve Mendryk 4, Ron Southern 3 and Don Newton 2, while Withers, Jim Day, Len Cooper, Les Fairbanks, Bill Laureshen and Lee were scoreless. Wes Bolstad paced Saskatchewan with 7. Ken Biddell added 7, Walt Cebrynski 6, Joe Mercier 4, Windy Hudon 3, Brian Ward 3 and Harvey Stinson 2, while Morris Anderson, Scotty Cameron and Lawrence Hudson were scoreless.
Host Alberta crushed Saskatchewan 70-59 and 74-46. …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta guaranteed itself its sixth consecutive Rigby Trophy by dusting Saskatchewan 70-59. The Bears led 17-10 after one quarter and 30-26 at the half. But the Bears soon led by 16 in the second half. Ed Lucht led the Bears with 22. Don Macintosh added 19, Steve Mendryk 11, Jim Day 7, Don Newton 5, Len Cooper 4, Les Fairbanks 2, while Carl Saarinen, Doug Steed and Brian Withers were scoreless. Brian Ward paced Saskatchewan with 20. Morris Anderson added 14, Lon Mercier 9, Ken Biddell 4, Walt Cebrynsky 4, Harvey Stinson 3, Windy Hudon 2 and Wes Bolstad 2, while Scotty Cameron was scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta thrashed Saskatchewan 74-46 as MacIntosh scored 26, Ed Lucht 16, Cooper 12, Mendryk 8, Day 8, Saarinen 2, Wothers 1 and Newton 1, while Fairbanks and Steed were scoreless. Ward led the Huskies with 14. Anderson added 11, Mercier 8, Biddell 5, Bolstad 5, Hudon 2 and Cameron 1, while Stinson and Cebrysky were scoreless.
Manitoba played an exhibition match, defeating Saskatchewan 58-46. The Bisons (coached by Bud Fraser) included Boyle Schaefer, Dick Scarth, Neil Wood, Dave Scarth, Chick Campbell, Claude Wilson, Frank Schieder, Jack Willett, Jim Mills, Bernie Parent, Morley Rypp, Rae Tallin and Tom Casey.
At the conclusion of the season, the Bears entered the Olympic Basketball playdowns and defeated U.B.C. 75-57 and 62-56 in the opening round to win the series 2g-0. …………………………………………………… In game one, Alberta prevailed 75-57 as Don McIntosh scored 25, Ed Lucht 25, Don Newton 12, Day 5, Mendryk 3 and Cooper 2, while Steed and Saarinen were scoreless. John Southcott led U.B.C. with 12. Jeff Craig added 11, Ryan Upson 9, Rowe 6, Phillips 4, R Hudson 4, J McLeod 2 and Zaharko 1, while G McLeod and J Taylor were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, Alberta prevailed 62-56 as Don MacIntosh scored 19 and Steve Mendryk, a defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos football team, scored 15, Newton 13, Ed Lucht 10 and Day 5, while Cooper, Steed and Saarines were scoreless. Jeff Craig led U.B.C. with 16. Southcott added 13, Rowe 10, Uphon, D Hudson 4, J McLeod 4, Phillips 3, while R Hudson, G McLeod, Zaharko and Taylor were scoreless.
Alberta then moved on to face the University of Western Ontario in the Canadian intercollegiate finals for the right to face the senior men’s champ to represent Canada in the Olympics.
The runner-up Saskatchewan Huskies: Morris Anderson; Brian Ward; Ken Biddell; Walt Cebrynski; Joe Mercier; Wes Bolstad; Harvey Stinson; Windy Hudon; Scotty Cameron; Lawrence Hudson; coach Fran Pyne
The champion Alberta Golden Bears: Don Macintosh; Ed Lucht; Steve Mendryk; Len Cooper; Jim Day; Lee; Hamilton; Bill Laureshen; Brian Withers; Don Newton; Les Fairbanks; Ron Southern; Doug Steed; Carl Saarinen; coach Maury Van Vliet; manager Al Anderson