REGULAR SEASON
| OQAA – EAST | OQAA – WEST | ||||||||
| Queen’s | 5-1 | 11-9 | Frank Tindall | Windsor | 7-3 | 17-13 | Paul Thomas | ||
| Carleton | 3-3 | 9-13 | Dick Brown | Waterloo | 7-3 | 17-14 | Mike Lavelle | ||
| McGill | 3-3 | 12-12 | Tom Mooney | Western | 7-3 | Jerry Gonser | |||
| Ottawa | 1-5 | 7-11 | George Potvin | McMaster | 6-4 | Bill Fowler | |||
| Guelph | 3-7 | 7-15 | Garney Henley | ||||||
| Toronto | 0-10 | John McManus | |||||||
| OSLIAA | OIAA | ||||||||
| Loyola | 15-0 | 21-11 | Doug Daigneault | Wilfrid Laurier | 9-1 | Don Smith | |||
| Macdonald | 9-6 | Pat Baker | Laurentian | 7-3 | 15-18 | Ken Shields | |||
| Bishop’s | 9-6 | Garth Smith | York | 6-3 | 12-13 | Bob McKinney | |||
| R.M.C. | 7-8 | 8-10 | Ryerson | Ed DeArmon | |||||
| Sherbrooke | 3-12 | Royer | Brock | 3-7 | 6-19 | Les Korchok | |||
| S.G.W. | 2-13 | 3-19 | Howie Nathan | Trent | 0-10 | Mike Ellis | |||
After tying with Waterloo and Western at (7-3) for first place in the western division, Windsor was awarded the top seed in the Wilson Cup playoffs on the basis of points differential in games between the trio. In the second-place play-off, Waterloo defeated Western 79-67 as Jaan Laaniste scored 21 and Ed Dragan 12. The game was tied at 35 at the half. Al Brown paced Western with 18.
In the playoff for the second berth in the Eastern bracket between McGill and Carleton, who’d finished tied for second with a 3-3 record, the Redmen defeated the Ravens 91-82 as Howie Roseman scored 21, Art Sandman 17, Bill Holt 12, Henry Janssen 11, Chad Gaffield 8 and Bill Swinden 7. The Ravens were led by Hugh Reid who shot 10-11 from the floor and 11-13 from the line to finish with 29 points. Tom Ryan added 19 and Dave Montagano 13. The Ravens led 49-48 at the half.
In the playoff for second place in the West division, Waterloo defeated Western 79-67 as Laaniste scored 21, Dragan 12, Bilewicz 11, Sharpe 11, Lozynsky 8, Ignatavicius 6, Kieswetter 5, Bigness 3 and Hajdu 2. Brown led the Mustangs with 18. Heersink added 11, Dempster 10, Kreek 8, Tonelli 8, Davis 6, Valcelivas 4, Lapointe 1 and Gary Ghent 1.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Carleton Ravens: Hugh Reid, Tom Ryan, Dave Montagano, Robert Buchanan, Drew Love, Hugh Reid, Tom Ryan, Mike McPhee, Tom Lefebvre, Scott Houston, Bruce Giddings, Joe Burgess, Michael Pulchny, coach Dick Brown, manager Brian Rose
Guelph Gryphons: Chester Graham, Ken Hebden, Wolkowski, Mark Walton, Phil Smith, Dave Horton, Mike Patrick, Wils Phillips, Wes Garrod, Vic Juzenas, Gene Wolkowski, Dennis Zettler, coach Garney Henley
McMaster Marauders: Paul Mazza, Joe Martino, Walt Szpilewski, Steve Skerlak, Jeff Daw, Peter Hamilton, Sam Kaknevicius, George Wheatley, Mark Waugh, Bob Mason, Frank Nagy, Mike Finnigan, Art Thornton, Bill Bellingham, coach Bill Fowler
Ottawa Gee-Gees: Vic Chandler, Vince Lukenda, Pat Harris, Jerry Ashe, John Plaskacz, Lorne Lennox, Jeff Kruson, Gord Dumas, Mike Dupuis, Art Salmon, R Ruttan, Todd Plaskacz, M Major, Steve Harris, Mike Dupuis, Gord Gruson, Merv Sabey, coach George Potvin
Toronto Varsity Blues: Mike Katz, Bill Boston, Garth Evans, Angus Braid, Larry Trafford, Barry Markowsky, Gerry Barker, Wayne Dunkley, Dan Foster, Rob Lewis, Steve O’Neill, Dave Watt, Bill Caskey, Ron Voake, coach John McManus
Western Mustangs: Al Brown, Stan Freeman, Marnix Heersink, Bruce Dempster, Raoul ‘Stoney’ Kreek, Gary Ghent, Mike Davis, Bill Tonelli, Arunas Vaiceliunas, Pete LaPointe, George Aragnost, Gay Delaire, coach Jerry Gonser
In the Final Four semis, held in Windsor, Queen’s knocked off Waterloo 84-82 as Barry Beale and Ron Walsh each hit free throws in the final minute. It marked the first time in six years that an East team had won a semi. “We’ve come to the wedding often but never got the bride,” Queen’s coach Frank Tindall told the Windsor Star. “There’s to improve our offence but I thought we rebounded quite well.” Waterloo coach Mike Lavell said “when you outscore the other team by 11 baskets, you should win it.” The game featured 16 lead changes and nine ties. It was knotted at 17 at the quarter and Queen’s was ahead by a point, 45-44 at the half. Waterloo took a three-point lead 62-59 into the final quarter and were ahead by as many as five on three occasions in the final frame. With two minutes to go, Waterloo was ahead 81-78 but four free throws by ex-Simon Fraser U. player Brian Mackenzie gave Queen’s an 82-81 lead. Laaniste was fouled by Andy Daugulis and hit a free throw to tie the game at 82 before Beale and Walsh countered with free throws to give Queen’s the lead. Laaniste fired a jumper at the buzzer to tie the game but it bounced off the top of the rim. Queen’s, which shot 25-66 from the floor or .390, and 34-43 from the line, was led by Brian Mackenzie’s 24, including 10-11 from the line. Ron Walsh added 18, including 8-9 from the line, B Wright 16, Andy Daugulis 14, including 10-12 from the line, Barry Beale 7 and Paul Howard 5. Jaan Laaniste paced Waterloo with 19. Walt Lozynsky added 16, Bob Sharpe 16, Dragan 10, Bilewicz 8, Kieswetter 6, Bigness 4, Hamilton 2 and Ignatevicius 1. The Warriors shot 36-96 (.380) from the floor.
In the other semi, Windsor rolled past McGill 87-74 after taking a 25-13 lead at the quarter and 40-30 lead at the half. McGill opened the second half with an 8-1 run but Windsor soon rallied to assume command with a 12-point lead. Chris Wydrzynski paced Windsor with 16. Tino Lenti added 11, Mike Crowe 11, Jack Orange 10, Sovran 9, Smith 9, MacFarlane 8, Todd 6, Salvadore 4 and Conway 2. Windsor out-rebounded McGill 70-53. Henry Janssen scored 20 to pace McGill. Bill Holt added 17, Howard Roseman 9, Jerry St. Pierre 8, Bill Swinden 8, Art Sandman 6, Chad Gaffield 4 and Mike Reid 2.
In the bronze medal match, the Waterloo Warriors whipped the McGill Redmen 115-70 as Bob Sharpe scored 24 and Walter Lozynsky 22. Bill Holt led the Redmen with 13. The Redmen (coached by Tom Mooney, manager Gary Trudeau) also included Chad Gaffield, Henry Janssen, Howard Roseman, Jerry St. Pierre, Bill Swinden, Art Sandman, Mike Reid, Nick ‘Kit’ Kennard, Steve Fraid, Neil Iscoe and Clive Verge.
In the OQAA final, Windsor defeated Queen’s 81-66 after taking control of the contest in the second half. Windsor was ahead by only 35-24 at halftime after shooting a dismal 14-50 in the opening half. But in the second half, coaching wizard Paul Thomas switched his squad from a zone press to a man-to-man press and began driving Queen’s guards inside and the tide turned. They opened the second half, with field goals by Jerry Sovran and Bill Todd to take a 43-37 lead after five minutes and proceeded from there to take command with a 29-17 run. Windsor shot 33-95 (or .340) from the floor, 15-21 from the line, while Queen’s shot 19-62 (.310) from the floor and 28-35 from the line. But Queen’s outrebounded Windsor 55-46 and were led by Bob Wright 25, including 11-13 from the line, Ron Walsh 11, Paul Howard 11, Andy Daugulis 10, Brian MacKenzie 7 and Beale 2. Chris Wydrzynski notched 25 to pace Windsor. Jack Orange added 12, Tino Lenti 10, Sante Salvador 9, Jim McFarlane 7, Bill Todd 7, Mike Crowe 5, Denis Smith 4, Jerry Sovran 2 and Conway 1. Guard Mike Crowe separated his shoulder during the contest and was unavailable for the CIAU tourney. Bob Wright paced Queen’s with 25. Lancers coach Paul Thomas told the Windsor Star that “Queen’s was every bit as tough as I thought they’d be. But I felt they were starting to show fatigue at the half. … After we switched to a man-to-man press at the start of the second half, the game started to turn our way.”
After the season, Dick Brown retires at Carleton and is replaced by Bob O’Billovich.
After the season, Waterloo coach Mike Lavelle resigned to take a position at the University of Toronto.
McGill, Montreal and Laval withdraw from the league, as a consequence of demands by the Union National administration of Premier Jacques Bertrand. Years earlier, the Bertrand government set up an advisory committee on sports called the Quebec Sports Confederation. The group set as its goal unity in all levels of sports within the province. One of their principal recommendations was to group all Quebec universities into an exclusive, Quebec athletic conference. With complete control of the educational purse strings, the Bertrand government made it clear that monies for intercollegiate sports programs
would be easier to obtain as members of this new group.
The bronze medalist Waterloo Warriors: Jaan Laaniste; Walt Lozynsky; Bob Sharpe; Ed Dragan; Steve Ignativicius; Tom Kieswetter; Paul Bilewicz; Dave Bigness; Paul Skowron; Gord Lance; Mike Zuwerkalow; Fred Dimson; Dale Hajdu; Bill Hamilton; Ernie Hehn; Bill Ross; coach Mike Lavelle; assistant Clem Faust
The runner-up Queen’s Golden Gaels: Bob Wright; Ron Walsh; Paul Howard; Andy Daugulis; Brian MacKenzie; Barry Beale; Peter Gordon; Al Millman; Dave Smith; Tom Schultz; Bill Langley; Dave Wright; Adam Millman; Jim MacNiven; coach Frank Tindall
The champion Windsor Lancers: Chris Wydrzynski; Jerry Sovran; Tino Lenti; Sante Salvador; Jack Orange; Jim MacFarlane; Mike Crowe; Bill Todd; Ward Conway; Jack Moore; Denis Smith; Larry Angus; Greg Marks; coach Paul Thomas; assistant Nick Grabowski; manager Sam Drouillard
OSLIAA
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Sherbrooke: Jean-Pierre Ferdais, Gratton, Bourbeau, Bergeron, Talbot, Cote, Dault, Dusureault, Perreault, Roy, Cuerrier, coach Royer, manager Robert, assistant manager Drolet
Sir George Williams Georgians: George Keri, Terry O’Brien, Art McQuade, Jeff Nieman, Pete Hargrove, Gary Stephens, Karl Eliason, Chris Countess, Jeff Brummer, coach Howie Nathan
In the OSLIAA semis, the Loyola Warriors whipped the RMC Redmen 94-55 as Tom Profenno scored 19 and John McAuliffe 17. Dave Heath led the Cadets with 14. Mike Wright added 12. The Cadets also included Kapern, Smith, Chub Hezsley, Don Heath, Mike Appleton.
In the other semi, Macdonald defeated the Bishop’s Gaiters 79-70 as Jim Guild scored 37 and Ken Smythe 13. Pete Munzar paced the Gaiters with 20. Bishop’s Gaiters (coached by Garth Smith) also included Lynn McKelvey, Bruce Stevenson, Jon Fjeld, Steve Bourke, Ken Baker, Brian Hutchins, Keith Rorison, Bob Young, David Simpson and Ron Harris.
In the bronze medal match, RMC Redmen v Bishop’s Gaiters.
In the OSLIAA final, Loyola defeated Macdonald 93-55 as John McAuliffe scored 29, Dave Burke 16, Tom Profenno 10, Jack Contos 10 and Greg Gill 10. Macdonald was led by Jim Guild 23 and Ken Smythe 18. The Warriors led 22-7 after one quarter and 44-22 at the half.
The runner-up Macdonald Clansmen: Jim Guild, Doug Martin, Ken Smythe, Rick O’Laughlin, Pete Havard, Lou van Guelpin, Bill Kendry, Bill Bolhuis, Chris Hunter, Wayne Boyle, Dave Algar, Dell Hiscock, coach Pat Baker, assistant Al Armitage, manager Jim Bergeron, manager Howie Hoag
The champion Loyola Warriors: Dave Burke; Greg Gill; John McAuliffe; Jack Contos; Tom Profenno; Gene Lawrence; Jim McCarthy; Peter Mullins; Duane Clarke; Ron Burnett; Dave Osborne; Jerry Walsh; Mike Murphy; coach Doug Daigneault; assistant Bud Giffin
OIAA
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brock Badgers: Mike McGinnis, John Corlett, Tom Hrinco, Paul Zutautas, Will Walker, Rocco De Vito, Rick Tracey, Gary Jellum, Bill Davis, Ortwin Baldauf, Jim Rader, coach Les Korchok, manager Ben Ceponkus, trainer Tom Kearney
Ryerson Rams: Dave Trafford, Hill, Maloney, McGeein, Walton, McClure, Dean, McLain, McLure, Roe, Bruce Childerhouse, Ken Pratt, Barry Richards, coach Ed DeArmon
Trent: playing coach Mike Ellis, Ian Brand, Mike Clugston, Pat Clancy, Robin Shumacher, Murray Garland, Ron Watkins, Iain Dobson, Carl Winger, Ed Couch, coach John Mulligan (released in January), manager Doug Fisher. The Trent Arthur reported late in the season that in an endeavor to beat Laurentian and earn one win during the campaign, coach Mike Ellis “signed” Ruggles Pritchard “to a one-game contract.” It proved of little avail as Laurentian whacked Trent 129-50.
In the sole OIAA semi, Laurentian defeated York 90-89 as Les Kennedy hit a field goal with 35 seconds to go. Dave McGuffin paced the Voyageurs with 25. John McKibbon added 21, Guy Vetrie 21, Jim Hill 9, Les Kennedy 8, Ray Owens 6 and Guy Vetrie 2. The Voyageurs led 49-42 at the half and led by 12 in the second half but then missed 11 consecutive shots, which allowed York to rally to a one-point lead. With 1:32 to play, Kennedy hit a pair from the line to win it. No one scored in the remaining minute and a half. The Yeomen were led by Bob Raphael 25, and Sandy Nixon 20.
In the OIAA final, Wilfrid Laurier defeated Laurentian 89-87 as Chris Coulthard scored 21, Mike Moffat 21, Herb Stan 17, along with 14 boards, Danby 16, Dean 13 and Goldie 1. Golden Hawks coach Don Smith told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “how are you going to stop a guy like (John) McKibbon? Those hook shots are almost impossible to defend against.” John McKibbon paced the Voyageurs with 26. Dave McGuffin added 23, Guy Vetrie 16, Owens 8, Kennedy 7 and Hill 7.
After the season, Trent withdrew from the OIAA, with director of athletics P.S.B Wilson writing that “certain philosophies, attitudes, recruiting, financial practices, cost of operations, and the length of league scheduels raise very deep questions at a small institution which is trying to offer a wide and varied programme to the entire student body.” Resouces should not go just to basketball and hockey, he argued.
The bronze medalist York Yeomen: Stan Raphael; Sandy Nixon; Don Holmstrom; Ian Williams; Marv Morten; Butch Feldman; Alf Lane; Barry Turnbull; Gus Falcioni; George Dubinsky; Bob Weppler; Jim Maydo; coach Bob McKinney
The runner-up Laurentian Voyageurs: John McKibbon; Dave McGuffin; Guy Vetrie; Jim Hill; Grant MacKinnon; Les Kennedy; Ray Owens; George Chandler; Don Lannigan; Ugo Capisciotto; Glenn Zwicker; Paul Hogeweide; Murray Hill; Klaudijus Kuncevecius; Bruce Gillan; Grant McKinnon; Best; coach Ken Shields
The champion Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Rod Dean; Chris Coulthard; Larry Danby; Mike Moffatt; Leigh Goldie; Pat Woodburn; Mike Cleary; Vic Kucyk; Vince Mendicino; Jim Fletcher; Garry Southworth; Jim Axford; Herb Stan; Preston Archibald; Chuck Klassen; coach Don Smith