REGULAR SEASON
| EAST | WEST | ||||||||
| York | 14-0 | 29-14 | Bob Bain | Western | 10-2 | Doug Hayes | |||
| Laurentian | 10-4 | Peter Campbell | Waterloo | 8-4 | 23-8 | Don McCrae | |||
| Toronto | 9-5 | 19-14 | Brian Heaney | Brock | 7-5 | 13-17 | Garney Henley | ||
| Queen’s | 8-6 | Barry Smith | Wilfrid Laurier | 6-6 | 16-15 | Chris Coulthard | |||
| Carleton | 8-6 | 12-20 | Paul Armstrong | Windsor | 6-6 | Paul Thomas | |||
| Ryerson | 5-9 | Terry Haggerty | McMaster | 5-7 | Barry Phillips | ||||
| Ottawa | 2-12 | 7-25 | John Restivo | Guelph | 0-12 | Dave Arsenault | |||
| RMC-Kingston | 0-14 | Paul Albertson | |||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Carleton Ravens: Paul Lebreux, John Anstess, Louie Mazzuca, Mark Ortelli, Pat Istead, Bob McGruer, Rene Romain, Mike Brady, Sean Fitzgerald, Russ Hotsenpiller, Mike Hoy, Craig Youdale, Alex Overwijk, coach Paul Armstrong, assistant Tim Darling
Ottawa Gee-Gees: Eric Tiessen, Dave Herbert, Jeff Grosspietsch, David DeAveiro, Arthur Kirkwood, Paul Burnett, Dave Webster, Bill Shane, Mike Little, Pierre Moise, Gavin Mcdougall, Kelly Chesney, David Hebert, Mike Sommerville, Graeme Baird, coach John Restivo, assistant Brian Stone, assistant Tom Elwood
RMC Paladins: Cameron Spence, Bastien Dufour, Doug Bruce, Yves Geoffrey, Robert Carter, Mike Colwell, Derek Sebalj, Marc Juneau, Daniel Mcgee, Brian Hession, Ian Bron
Ryerson Rams: Phil Clarke, Tracy Cline, Pat Copps, Graham Farkas, Rob Hager, Rob Jones, Carmen Provenzano, Phil Rowe, Ted Rowe, Jon Sprung, Jamie Voskuil, Greg Ziesmann, Terry Moloney, coach Terry Haggerty, assistant Steve Arlauskas, assistant Vytas Gataveckas
In the East semis, 3rd-seeded Toronto upset 2nd-seeded Laurentian 84-81 in double overtime after rallying from a 21-point deficit. Laurentian led 40-27 at the half and soon padded their lead to 60-39. But Toronto coach Brian Heaney went to a fullcourt press and the Blues rallied to knot the score at 70. Toronto missed six free throws in overtime but still prevailed. Roger Rollocks led the Blues with 23. Ranald Davidson added 18 and Mark Harvey 17. Jeff McKibbon led Laurentian with 21, along with 11 boards. Lloyd Pollard added 17 and Tim Yawney 14. Laurentian committed 24 turnovers to Toronto’s 13. Rollocks forced overtime with a bucket and the double overtime session with a free throw. The Voyageurs (coached by Peter Campbell, assisted by Rod McCue and Angelo Mazzuchin) also included Rob Thirkill, Brad Austin, Scott Horrobin, Derrick Des Vignes, Mike Powers, Paul Falco, Mike Albert, John Carpino and Greg Lawrence.
In the other East semi, top-seeded York thrashed 4th-seeded Queen’s 112-52 to spoil the Gaels first playoff appearance in 15 years. “We did just about everything wrong that we’ve worked on all year,” Queen’s coach Barry Smith told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “York on the other hand, did everything right. That’s probably the best I’ve seen a team play.” York led 14-12 after seven minutes but scored nine unanswered points and then ripped off a 17-0 run to close out the half and take command. The Yeomen were playing without forward Tim Rider (sprained knee ligament) and guard Mark Jones (back bruise) but their bench stepped up admirably. Freshman Paul Rosenburg led York with 23 while starting in place of Rider. Mike Sherwood added 18, including 10 in a row late in the first half. Wayne Shaw notched 14. Bruce Shoveller led Queen’s with 13. Mike Scotten added 9, Bud Budgell 8 and Kevin Lowe 8. The Gaels (coached by Barry Smith, assisted by John Sutton) also included Todd Hooper, Bruce Caughhill, Tom Cavanagh, Doug Laughton, Mark Wyman, Rob Siemens, Dave Smith and Stewart Williams.
In the East final, top-seeded York defeated 3rd-seeded Toronto 67-63 as Mark Jones and Stu Levinsky each scored 16. York coach Bob Bain told The Excalibur that “it was a gutsy performance. We showed a lot of character. We hung in there though we were awfully cold. Their 3-2 zone nearly hurt us but Jeff (McDermid) and Mike (Sherwood) hit their shots and it seemed to get us going.” Blues forward Mark Harvey said “we showed a lot of guts.” Varsity Blues coach Brian Heaney told The Varsity that “to me it was simply a great, great college basketball game. It was a war between two quality teams. This is what basketball is all about. We feel very positive coming out of the game and we will not accept this loss. We are not contented with this loss at all! We’ve had a great season.” Heaney said having starters Roger Rollocks and Terry Victor each pick up three quick fouls” in the first half turned the tide in favour of the Yeomen. “That was the key to our loss. It gave York momentum at the end of the first half.” A double personal/technical foul called on Victor and a technical called on Rollocks after a brawl proved the killer, Rollocks said “The ref called a foul on Terry ‘ for holding Mark (Jones of York). I tried to help Terry when Mark jumped on him. I thought he (Jones) was going to punch him. York got two technical shots plus two personal shots plus the ball. That is six points!” The Blues led by five with 10 minutes to play. “I really thought we had this one,” said Sam Hill, who scored 21. “We were so intense and played such good defence.” But the Blues coughed up the ball several times down the stretch and York took a two-point lead with 15 seconds to play. Toronto missed two opportunities to tie it before time expired.
In the West quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the 5th-seeded Windsor Lancers 101-92 (also reported as 102-91) as reserve Mark Polischuk scored 31, Steve Forden 16, Brian Demaree 15, Bob Urosevic 14, Joe Syer 10 and Andy Balogh 10. Windsor took a 25-16 lead in the first half as Laurier suffered a three-minute scoring drought, finally broken by Forden. Bob Urosevic and Brian Demaree kept vaguely within reach by crashing the offensive glass and then Polischuk hit three consecutive buckets to give the Hawks a 33-31 lead. They expanded the margin to 57-46 at the half. The Lancers reduced the lead to 65-58 with their pressure defence and eventually knotted the score at 81. The lead seesawed until Urosevic hit a pair of free throws to give Laurier a 90-85 lead and then Polischuk hit another bucket with a minute to play to make it 96-89 and Laurier iced it at the free throw line. Laurier coach Chris Coulthard told The Cord that “it was Mark’s finest hour.” He added that Demaree kept his troops in it in the first half but that they were a trifle complacent in the second as they nearly squandered an 11-point lead. Matt St. Louis led the Lancers with 20. The Lancers (coached by Paul Thomas, assisted by Nick Grabowski and Randy Sasso) also included Scott Thomas, Carlo Bonifero, Andre Morasutti, Dino Latella, Jeff Van Lingen, Andy Kiss, Mike Stockwell, Rob Biasutto, Ross Sisco, Al Techko, Steve Bryne, Kim Elliott, Tony Piazza and Mike Peterson.
The 2nd-seeded Waterloo Warriors defeated the 7th-seeded Guelph Gryphons 74-55 after leading 33-27 at the half. Randy Norris made his first appearance since January, entering the game late in the first half and quickly picking up two fouls, which brought the crowd to its feet, chanting “Foul out, Randy, foul out!” Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Imprint that “I was least happy with the first half, with our lack of team play. But defensively 1 was very happy. We could have held them to under 50.” Peter Savich paced the Warriors with 17. Paul Boyce added 17, Rob Froese 14 and Harry Van Drunen 8. McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “Peter performed well despite a sore back and we were able to get Randy (Norris, recuperating from knee surgery) into a couple of minutes of action late in the game.” Jeff Root led the Gryphons with 21. Al Tinholt added 12. The Gryphons (coached by David Arsenault, assistant Bob Sharpe, manager Todd Campbell, trainer Marilyn Moore) also included Donovan Thomas, Tony Stewart, Don Williams, Ian Winter, Gregg Scott, Drew Scott, Dave DeForge, Mike Ducharme, Seig Will, Steve Barr, Ron Harold, Keith Pyne, Kevin Pyne, Brent Robinson and Joe Clarke.
In the last West quarterfinal, 6th-seeded McMaster upset 3rd-seeded Brock 87-71 as Bruzzese scored 26, Tony Sterling 18, Bidulka 15 and Ralf Rosenkranz 9, while nabbing 10 boards. The Marauders broke to a 20-3 lead and led 43-28 at the half. They iced it at the line by hitting 11 of their last 13 points from the charity stripe. Marauders coach Barry Phillips told the St. Catharines Standard that “was a pleasant surprise, coming out like that. I feel sorry for the Brock players and Garney (Henley, the Badgers coach). They worked hard all year but injuries like that (Badger starter Mike Zareski broke his hand in the season finale, while Kevin Moore was limping with a broken bone in his foot) at this time of the year kill you. We knew that from last game (a regular season win) that we could press them and this time, we got the turnovers early. And believe me, we’ll taken them any time we can get them.” Rick Lianga paced the Badgers with 20, while nabbing 12 boards. Ron Braley added 14, along with 10 boards, Kelly Grace 9 and Frank Capretta 9. Henley said “I knew we were in trouble even before the game started. Everybody was down because of Mike being hurt and Kevin being hurt. We were flat, unbelievably flat.” The Badgers (coached by Garney Henley, assisted by Bob Yuhasz) also included Rob MacRae, John Lott, Bruce Weir, Benny Grant, Kevin Farrow, Kevin Rowe, Glenn Haughton and Louis Farronato.
In the West semis, 2nd-seeded Waterloo defeated 6th-seeded McMaster 77-55 as Peter Savich scored 22, Rob Froese 17, Paul Boyce 14 and Jamie McNeil 12. The Warriors outrebound the Marauders 38-28. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “you simply have to break teams down with good defence. I felt we got a yeoman effort from Paul (Boyce) against Mac’s strength inside. Ralf Rosenkranz led the Marauders with 17. Tony Sterling added 12, Ed Zubas 10 and Perry Bruzzese 4. The Marauders (coached by Barry Phillips, assisted by Harvey Singleton and Joe Raso) also included Brian Bidulka, Peter Ross, Jasper Naus, Craig Muir, Horace Peterkin, David Bayfield, Phil Gardham, Mark Jensen and Scott Thornton.
In the other West semi, the top-seeded Western Mustangs defeated the 4th-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 87-75. The Hawks were within five of the Mustangs with three minutes to play but Western put the outcome out of a reach with a 9-0 run. Brian Demaree led the Golden Hawks with 17. Renee Luypaert added 17 and Darren Syer 14. Laurier coach Chris Coulthard said his squad’s hopes were dashed when Rene Luypaert fouled out in the second half. “He had really been doing some things inside for us.” Coulthard told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “Western is tough and fast and we just didn’t deal with their pressure when we had to. … I thought we got a good job from our big guys but they took our guards out of the game until it was too late.” The Golden Hawks (coached by Chris Coulthard, assisted by Doug Aitchison and John Weber) also included Steve Forden, Andy Balogh, Darren Syer, Bob Urosevic, Mark Polischuk, Todd Smith, Linas Azubalis, Richard Nemeth, Lorenzo Segato, Ron Moravek, Dave Van Boxtel, Jamie Asma, Paul DeSantis, Tim Rehn, Warren Viegas and Rob Galikowski.
In the West final, the 2nd-seeded Waterloo Warriors defeated the top-seeded Western Mustangs 71-66 as Rob Froese scored 18, Peter Savich 16, Schneider 12, Norris 11 and Paul Boyce 8. Waterloo led 43-41 at the half and closed out the contest with a 12-2 run. Warriors coach Don McCrae told the Kitchener-Waterloo Record that “I thought we were done at one stretch early in the second half when Western just reversed the flow of things. We were up six points and all of a sudden, we couldn’t get them stopped. We just did some terrible things turning the ball over and I looked on the floor and it seemed s if the guys were done. It was a low spot and I wasn’t sure we’d come out of it.” Western ripped off a 10-0 run. But the Mustangs only scored two points in the game’s final two minutes, when Chris Cavendar notched a bucket with 17 seconds on the clock and Waterloo leading 70-64. Jeff Petter paced the Mustangs with 14. Peter Vandebovenkamp added 13 and Jamie Ziegal 12. “We played really well, I’ve got no disappointments,” Western coach Doug Hayes told the Imprint. “But every time (Randy) Norris goes out, he’s going to get better.” Don McCrae said “Western had us read very well; they put Randy on the free throw line at critical times but he produced.” The one-word analysis of Paul Boyce: “Sweetness!”
The West division all-tournament team featured Rob Froese (Waterloo); Paul Boyce (Waterloo); Peter Savich (Waterloo); Kevin Armstrong (Western); and Jeff Petter (Western).
In the Wilson Cup final, Waterloo defeated host York 74-58 as Peter Savich scored 17, Paul Boyce 16, Randy Norris 15, Rob Froese 9 and Jerry Nolfi 6. Stu Levinsky led the Yeomen with 20. Mark Jones added 10. Waterloo coach Don McCrae was pleased that 7-0 centre Randy Norris was able to play after three months off due to a knee injury. Norris was chosen game MVP. “We didn’t want to play this game because we are a tired basketball team,” McCrae said. “But we did want to play it, though, only to give Randy Norris a chance to play another basketball game. He hasn’t played for three months and with regionals coming up this weekend, we wanted to give him as much playing time as possible. With regionals in mind, we really consider this a secondary game, but it does establish bragging rights.” McCrae said Norris has made a great impact on lifting the team’s play, although he has been back with it only one week. “We’re really rising up now. We did poorly back at the beginning of the season, but Randy has made a difference.” Norris was pleased to see the floor. “Coming back from the knee injury, I need all the time on the floor I can get and this was great. I was feeling a little rusty when I started back, but I feel comfortable now,” Norris said. York coach Bob Bain, who lost his high-scoring centre Tim Rider last week with a knee injury, said his team just didn’t have the knack. “We played as tough as we could, but offensively I think we really missed Tim Rider. We took some bad shots and didn’t adjust when Waterloo changed zones; we didn’t keep up at times. But, I’m not blaming the players. They played as hard as they could. But give Waterloo credit, they’ve been the toughest team we’ve faced all year.” The Warriors piled up a 37-28 lead by halftime, paced by 13 points from all-Canadian guard Peter Savich. Levinsky led the Yeoman although playing with a fractured bone in his left foot. The loss was York’s first at home since 1978. Yeoman coach Bob Bain told the Imprint that “the result tells us that Waterloo is one of the best, if not the best, teams in the country. It showed us some of our holes.” Warrior Jerry Nolfi said “they won the warmup; we won the game.” The Warriors post defence kept the Yeoman on the perimeter for most of the contest. Waterloo led 37-28 at the half. The Warriors hit 27-58 from the floor and 20-26 from the line. The Yeomen hit 24-73 from the floor and 10-14 from the line. Yeomen coach Bob Bain told The Excalibur that “Waterloo was the toughest team we played all year defensively. Give Waterloo credit. They kept switching their zones and we really didn’t handle it. We played as hard as we could and tried everything.” MacRae said “the loss of Rider really hurt (York).”
Following the season, University of Toronto coach Brian Heaney resigned, saying in a press release that he wanted to pursue personal and career development beyond coaching university basketball.
The co-bronze medalist Western Ontario Mustangs: Jeff Petter; Chris Cavender, Peter VanDeBovenKamp, Jamie Ziegel, Pod Armstrong, Terry Thomson, Kevin Armstrong, John Mikhail, Mike Fedak, Jim Hurst, Al Campbell, Rick Duyzer, Jeff Petter and Greg Moore; coach Doug Hayes; assistant Craig Boydell
The co-bronze medalist Toronto Varsity Blues: Roger Rollocks; Terry Victor; Sam Hill; Mark Harvey, Mike Forestell, Ron Davidson, Graham Reside, Kevin Crowe, Nick Saul, Art Sharp, Rob McAleer, John Karpis and Brian Williams; coach Brian Heaney; assistant Gene Chatterton; assistant John Robb; assistant Jack Eisenmann; assistant Nick Carbonaro
The runner-up York Yeoman: Tim Rider; Stuart Levinsky; Ron Hepburn; Mark Jones; Jeff McDermid; Mike Sherwood; Paul Rosenberg; Wayne Shaw; Louis Karkabasis; Doug Kerr; George Skrba; Dave Anderson; Todd Singleton; coach Bob Bain; assistant Mike Quigley; assistant Aubie Herscovitch; athletic director Dave Chambers; SID Elissa Freeman
The champion Waterloo Warriors: Peter Savich; Paul Boyce; Randy Norris; Craig Beda; Jerry Nolfi; Rob Froese; Marcel Naus; Harry Van Drunen; Vilhelm Boggild; Tom Schneider; John Bilawey; Jamie McNeill; Dave Moser; coach Don McCrae; assistant Mike Kilpatrick; athletic director Carl Totzke; SID Paul Condon