1966-67 Calgary – uSports men

	Wilfrid Laurier	64
	Bishops	37	Wilfrid Laurier	51
			U.B.C.	74	U.B.C.	82
			Windsor	75	Windsor	87	—–WINDSOR
			New Brunswick	52

Windsor steamrolled to its fourth CIAU title (and fifth final) in five years after crushing Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association champ New Brunswick by 23 points in the semi-final and edging U.B.C. by five in the final. Expected to be a powerhouse, Windsor had opened the season 4-1 but then lost five straight. By mid-January they found their form after losing a 117-115 heartbreaker to the U. of Toronto. They promptly bounded back to win 10 of last 11 scheduled games and captured the OQAA postseason crown on their home court to win the right to represent the conference in the national playoffs held at Antigonish, N.S. and hosted by St. Francis Xavier. The Lancers averaged 86.7 ppg through the season, including 95.1 in conference play, and held their opposition to 64.6 ppg, including 67.0 in conference games.

In the quarterfinals, held in Calgary, Wilfrid Laurier torched Bishop’s 64-37 as Sandy Nixon scored 15, Dave Baird 11, Wilke 10, Bain 10, Gillespie 5, Donaldson 5, Cuttiford 4 and Bowen 4, while Sleeman and Kilpatrick were scoreless. The Golden Hawks led 10-0 early and 33-16 at the half. They outrebounded Bishop’s 51-43. Pete Munzar paced the Gaiters with 14. Staples added 7, Oldfield 5, Black 4, Jones 2, Bushing 2, Flewwelling 2 and D MacKenzie 1, while Purcell and J MacKenzie were scoreless.

       In the semis, New Brunswick tried to defeat Windsor with a controlled tempo but Windsor dominated the play and romped to a 75-52 win. The Lancers were sloppy and erratic until the second half, when Angelo Mazzuchin and Bob Navetta, who scored 14 in the second half, keyed a rally midway through the second half which saw the Lancers go on a 27-12 run. Windsor had been ahead 16-12 at the quarter, 28-23 at the half, and led 45-36 at the three-quarter mark. New Brunswick cut the lead to eight, 48-40 but Mazzuchin and Kwiatkowski went on an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach. “They pulled us through,” Lancers coach Bob Samaras told Canadian Press. Samaras told the Windsor Star that “we played poorly in the first half but came along nicely the rest of the way. I guess that 11-day layoff hurt us more than we had realized it would.” Varsity Reds coach Don Nelson said “we haven’t faced any club this season that has shown us that much pressure defence. We turned the ball over seven times in the first half because of their press and never really got back into the game. That Mazzuchin is a fantastic player. He’s the key to Windsor’s offensive success. He’s a tough customer to defence against. In fact, it’s difficult to defence any part of Windsor’s offence it scrambles around so much.” Windsor shot 35-84 from the floor and 7-15 from the line, while New Brunswick shot 17-46 from the floor and 18-28 from the line. The Lancers were whistled for 18 fouls and the Varsity Reds 12. Windsor was paced by Mazzuchin 13, Navetta 19, Kwiatkowski 10, Doug Brown 10, Mike Taranczuk 5 and Andy Auch, Ed Lanktree, Al Venette and Tom Elliott, each 2. The Varsity Reds were paced by Dave Nutbrown 25, Dave Hill 6, Rick Cotter 6, Rod Cox 6, Blair Kennedy 5 and Ken McAuslin 1, while starting centre Dan Patterson was held scoreless. New Brunswick coach Don Nelson noted “we haven’t faced that much pressure on defence all year.”

       In the other semi, U.B.C. pressure, high tempo attack easily broke down Wilfrid Laurier as the T-Birds took a 74-51 victory. Wilfrid Laurier had been ahead 12-11 in the first quarter when U.B.C. went on a 17-0 run to take a 28-12 lead. The T’Birds led 39-24 at the half and 52-34 at the three-quarter mark. U.B.C. shot 30-72 from the floor and 14-25 from the line, while the Hawks shot 19-70 from the floor and 13-24 from the line. Wilfrid Laurier was whistled for 18 fouls, while U.B.C. was called for 16. The T’Birds were led by starting guard Bob Molinski 20, starting forward Neil Murray 16, starting forward Phil Langley 10, starting centre Ian Dixon 9 and starting guard Douglas 8. Rice added 6, Blumenscheit 3 and Rahn 2, while Kern was scoreless. The Hawks were paced by starting centre Norm Cuttiford 11, starting guard Dave Baird 10, Glen Wilkie 10, Gillespie 6, starting forward Bowen 4, starting guard Bob Bain 5, Stan Nixon 5 and Bowen 4, while Kilpatrick and starting forward Donaldson were scoreless.

       In the bronze medal qualifier, Bishop’s whipped New Brunswick 58-45 as Nick Busing scored 15, Ken Flewwelling 13 and Pete Munzar 12. The Gaiters broke to a 19-2 lead and romped. Rick Cotter led the Red Raiders with 12. Dave Nutbrown added 8, Don Patterson 7, Dave Hill 6, Rod Cox 6 and Blair Kennedy 5.

       In the bronze medal match, Bishop’s defeated Waterloo Lutheran 67-55, avenging an opening round 64-37 loss in the draw. Pete Munzar paced Bishop’s with 21. Ken Flewwelling added 14, Butch Staples 12 and Nick Busines 12. Sandy Nixon led Waterloo Lutheran with 19.

       The final between Windsor and U.B.C. featured two similar, fast-break up-tempo teams. U.B.C. virtually controlled the first half, leading 21-17 at the quarter and 38-34 at the half. The biggest lead of the game for either team was seven. Windsor took its first lead of the contest in the second half and teams traded the lead several times through the third quarter, after which it was tied at 65. Ed Lanktree hit three field goals in the fourth quarter to give Windsor a 78-71 lead with six minutes to go. Vancouver starter Bob Molinski fouled out with 5:53 to play but a Neil Murray field goal, a Phil Langley field goal and an Ian Dixon free throw tied the game at 80 with three minutes to play.   Douglas hit a field goal to give the T’Birds the lead but Doug Brown tied it at 82 with 1:40 to go and then co-captain Angelo Mazzuchin, who scored nine points in the frantic final quarter, tipped in a rebound off a Mike Taranczuk shot to give Windsor an 84-82 lead with a little over a minute to go. U.B.C., which did not score again, misfired on two close attempts, fouling Taranczuk, shot a free throw. The T’Birds then threw the ball away and the Lancers went into a stall. Vic Rahn fouled Brown, who missed a free throw. Murray fouled Mazzuchin, who also missed from the line. U.B.C. missed another attempt but Mazzuchin hit the insurance bucket with 12 seconds to go on the clock. U.B.C. coach Peter Mullins told the Vancouver Sun that “I thought we did a very fine job. Windsor’s a little bit stronger than us. ……They had a bit more experience than us. They deserved to win. We had expected Mazzuchin and Navetta to be their big guns but Kwiatkowski hurt us the most. Windsor’s late game rebounding hurt us too.” Marty Kwiatkowski paced Windsor with 22 points. Angelo Mazzuchin added 21, Bob Navetta 11, Mike Taranczuk 11, along with 11 boards. Doug Brown scored 10, Ed Lanktree 6, Andy Auch 4 and Al Venette 2. Windsor shot 37-97 from the floor, 13-21 from the line and grabbed 42 boards while committing 21 fouls. Ian Dixon paced UBC with 29 points. Neil Murray added 19, Bob Molinski 12, Phil Langley 8, Douglas 6, Rice 6 and Vic Rahn 2. U.B.C. shot 30-76 from the floor, 22-28 from the line and grabbed 43 boards while committing 20 fouls. Windsor finished (18-8) on the season.

       The all-tourney team, as selected by a committee led by newly-appointed national team head coach Ruby Richman, featured: MVP Ian Dixon (U.B.C.); Marty Kwiatkowski (Windsor) Mike Taranczuk (Windsor); Angelo Mazzuchin (Windsor); and Bob Molinski (U.B.C.)

The bronze medalist Bishop’s Gaiters: Pete Munzar; Nick Busing; Dave Oldfield; Ken Flewelling; Bill Staples; Brad Jones; Doug MacKenzie; Barney Hall; Lindsay Black; Tom Veary; John MacKenzie; Richard Purcell; Jack MacDonaugh; coach Garth Smith; manager Back Chew Hum; manager John Tyrell

The silver medalist British Columbia Thunderbirds: Ian Dixon; Neil Murray; Phil Langley; Bob Molinski; Maurice Douglas; Vic Rahn; R Blumenscheit; Dave Rice; Ken Kern; Jack Turpin; coach Peter Mullins

       The champion Windsor Lancers: Angelo Mazzuchin; Marty Kwiatkowski; Gary Polano; Doug Brown; Andy Auch; Dave Service; Al Venette; Mike Taranczuk; Bob Navetta; Tom R. Elliott; Ed Lanktree; Dave McWha; Peter Lapsey; Jerry Bunce; coach Bob Samaras; assistant Eddi Chittaro; athletic director Dick Moriarity; manager Angelo Zaccheo