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| Head Coach: | Don Smith (9th season) |
| Other staff: | Chris Coulthard (Assistant Coach) |
| League: | OUAA West |
Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | CIAU Record | Overall Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
| 3-9 | 0.250 | 849-945 | 70.8 - 78.8 | 9-18 | 0.333 | 1759-2027 | 65.1 - 75.1 | 9-20 | 0.310 | 1844-2123 | 63.6 - 73.2 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gord Caldwell | Guard | 6-1 | Waterloo, ON | |||
| 5 | Leon Arendse | Forward | 6-3 | St. Catharines, ON | |||
| 10 | Orval Clark | Forward | 6-2 | Tillsonburg, ON | |||
| 12 | Chris Heaver | Guard | 6-0 | Oakville, ON | T.A. Blakelock High | ||
| 13 | Jim Horvath | Guard | 5-9 | Tillsonburg, ON | Glendale Secondary | ||
| 14 | Larry Labaj | Forward | 6-5 | Oshawa, ON | |||
| 15 | Bob Fitzgerald | Forward | 6-3 | 1 | Brantford, ON | St. John's College | |
| 21 | Barry Atkinson | Centre | 7-1 | 270 | Tillsonburg, ON | Glendale Secondary (St. Bonaventure) | |
| 22 | Paul Jarjapka | Forward | 6-4 | Tillsonburg, ON | Glendale Secondary | ||
| 23 | Fred Koepke | Centre | 6-8 | Oshawa, ON | |||
| RS | Mike Horvatin | Forward | 6-4 | Toronto, ON | |||
| RS | Emil Labaj | Guard | 6-2 | Oshawa, ON | |||
| RS | Pat McKeown | Guard | 6-2 | Alliston, ON | |||
| RS | Pat Morris | Guard | 5-10 | Guelph, ON | |||
| RS | Perry Tucciarone | Guard | 5-11 | Guelph, ON | |||
| RS | Bill White | Forward | 6-2 | Strathroy, ON | |||
| Peter Zwart | Forward | Grimsby, ON | Grimsby Secondary |
Awards presented
| Bob Fitzgerald | Laurier Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year |
| Fred Koepke | OUA West First Team All-Star, Laurier Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Date unknown | Toronto, ON | Ryerson | Win | 99-55 | ||
| Date unknown | Unknown | Athletes in Action | Loss | 0-2 | ||
| Date unknown | Unknown | Ryerson | Win | 2-0 | ||
| Date unknown | Unknown | Toronto | Win | 2-0 | ||
| Fri Nov 17, 1978 | Waterloo, ON | Toronto | Win | 78-70 | Laurier Invitational Tournament | |
| Sat Nov 18, 1978 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Win | 65-60 | Stats | Laurier Invitational Tournament |
| Fri Nov 24, 1978 | Waterloo, ON | Winnipeg | Loss | 66-82 | Naismith Classic First Round | |
| Sat Nov 25, 1978 | Waterloo, ON | Western | Loss | 57-88 | Naismith Classic Cons Semifinal | |
| Fri Dec 8, 1978 | Montreal, QC | Concordia | Loss | 82-93 | Concordia Pepsi Centennnial Tourney | |
| Sat Dec 9, 1978 | Montreal, QC | York | Loss | 66-104 | Concordia Pepsi Centennnial Tourney | |
| Thu Dec 28, 1978 | Toronto, ON | Windsor | Loss | 46-87 | Excalibur Tournament | |
| Fri Dec 29, 1978 | Toronto, ON | Alberta | Loss | 57-85 | Excalibur Tournament | |
| Sat Dec 30, 1978 | Toronto, ON | Guelph | Loss | 69-82 | Excalibur Tournament | |
| Thu Jan 4, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Victoria | Loss | 64-88 | Dinosaur Basketball Classic | |
| Fri Jan 5, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Whitworth College | Loss | 85-94 | Dinosaur Basketball Classic | |
| Sat Jan 6, 1979 | Calgary, AB | UBC | Win | 76-75 | Dinosaur Basketball Classic | |
| Sat Jan 13, 1979 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Loss | 81-113 | ||
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Wed Jan 10, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Guelph | Loss | 67-77 | ||
| Wed Jan 17, 1979 | Hamilton, ON | McMaster | Loss | 56-74 | ||
| Sat Jan 20, 1979 | London, ON | Western | Loss | 79-88 | ||
| Wed Jan 24, 1979 | Windsor, ON | Windsor | Loss | 77-93 | ||
| Sat Jan 27, 1979 | St. Catharines, ON | Brock | Win | 86-76 | ||
| Wed Jan 31, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Loss | 59-97 | Stats | |
| Wed Feb 7, 1979 | Guelph, ON | Guelph | Loss | 69-84 | ||
| Sat Feb 10, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Windsor | Loss | 64-72 | ||
| Wed Feb 14, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | McMaster | Win | 69-56 | ||
| Sat Feb 17, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Western | Loss | 53-77 | ||
| Wed Feb 21, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Brock | Win | 106-78 | ||
| Sat Feb 24, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Loss | 64-73 | Stats | |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Koepke | 12 | 100-202 | 49.5 | 63-87 | 72.4 | 136 | 11.3 | 36 | 263 | 21.9 | |||||||||
| Bob Fitzgerald | 12 | 90-176 | 51.1 | 23-38 | 60.5 | 67 | 5.6 | 18 | 203 | 16.9 | |||||||||
| Larry Labaj | 12 | 71-139 | 51.1 | 23-42 | 54.8 | 111 | 9.2 | 30 | 165 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| Leon Arendse | 6 | 11-24 | 45.8 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 11 | 1.8 | 14 | 25 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| Gord Caldwell | 12 | 23-59 | 39.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 20 | 1.7 | 20 | 47 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| Jim Horvath | 12 | 19-39 | 48.7 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 12 | 1.0 | 21 | 47 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| Pat McKeown | 3 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 10 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Chris Heaver | 12 | 13-40 | 32.5 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 14 | 1.2 | 18 | 32 | 2.7 | |||||||||
| Pat Morris | 12 | 13-52 | 25.0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 13 | 1.1 | 28 | 30 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Paul Jarjapka | 12 | 10-12 | 83.3 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 16 | 1.3 | 19 | 23 | 1.9 | |||||||||
| Perry Tucciarone | 2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Zwart | 2 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| Bill White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| * Team Totals | 12 | 355-759 | 46.8 | 139-216 | 64.4 | 407 | 33.9 | 216 | 849 | 70.8 | |||||||||
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