| U Sports Hoops — Men |
| University Basketball in Canada |
| provided by Martin Timmerman |
Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | CIAU Record | Overall Record |
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
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| 16-4 | 0.800 | 1820-1664 | 91.0 - 83.2 | 17-8 | 0.680 | 2187-2077 | 87.5 - 83.1 | 19-8 | 0.704 | 2443-2205 | 90.5 - 81.7 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
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| 10 | John Devereaux
| Forward | 6-4 | 5 | Trepassey, NL | Stella Maris Academy |
| 12 | Peter Benoite
| Guard | 6-2 | 4 | Little Barachois, NL | Laval High |
| 13 | Jermaine Bruce
| Guard | 6-0 | 2 | Scarborough, ON | Lester B. Pearson Collegiate |
| 22 | Shane Harte
| Guard | 6-0 | 5 | St. John's, NL | Brother Rice High |
| 24 | Loren Kielly
| Forward | 6-3 | 2 | St. Mary's, NL | Dunne Memorial Academy |
| 30 | John Coaker
| Guard | 6-0 | 3 | Mount Pearl, NL | Mount Pearl Senior High |
| 33 | Marc Woods
| Wing | 6-3 | 5 | St. John's, NL | Beaconsfield High |
| 40 | Glen Squires
| Forward | 6-5 | 3 | St. John's, NL | Booth Memorial High |
| 43 | Matthew Woods
| Wing | 6-5 | 2 | St. John's, NL | Beaconsfield High |
| 50 | Leon Peddle
| Centre | 6-10 | 5 | Hodge's Cove, NL | Little Heart's Ease All Grade |
| 52 | Darren Payne
| Wing | 6-5 | 5 | Port aux Basques, NL | St. James Regional High |
| 54 | David O'Keefe
| Post | 6-8 | 2 | Pouch Cove, NL | Booth Memorial High |
Awards received:
| Level | Name | Awards |
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| National | Peter Benoite | CIAU First Team All-Canadian |
| League | Peter Benoite | AUAA Men's Basketball MVP (Frank Baldwin Memorial Trophy), AUS First Team All-Star |
| John Devereaux | AUS Second Team All-Star |
| Glenn Taylor | AUAA Coach of the Year |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Fri Oct 25, 1996 | St. John's, NL | Nova Physio | Win | 123-58 | | Sea-Hawk Classic |
| Sat Oct 26, 1996 | St. John's, NL | Weathershore | Win | 133-70 | | Sea-Hawk Classic |
| Fri Nov 8, 1996 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Win | 80-75 | Stats | Naismith Classic |
| Sat Nov 9, 1996 | Waterloo, ON | Ryerson | Loss | 81-92 | | Naismith Classic |
| Sun Nov 10, 1996 | Waterloo, ON | York | Loss | 73-75 | | Naismith Classic |
| Mon Nov 11, 1996 | Guelph, ON | Guelph | Loss | 58-86 | | |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Sat Nov 16, 1996 | St. John's, NL | Saint Mary's | Win | 83-67 | | |
| Sun Nov 17, 1996 | St. John's, NL | Saint Mary's | Win | 90-82 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 23, 1996 | Charlottetown, PE | UPEI | Win | 99-94 | OT, Stats | |
| Sun Nov 24, 1996 | Charlottetown, PE | UPEI | Win | 94-78 | | |
| Sat Jan 11, 1997 | St. John's, NL | UCCB | Win | 89-88 | | |
| Sun Jan 12, 1997 | St. John's, NL | UCCB | Win | 109-93 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 18, 1997 | St. John's, NL | Acadia | Win | 90-80 | | |
| Sun Jan 19, 1997 | St. John's, NL | Acadia | Win | 99-86 | | |
| Sat Jan 25, 1997 | Fredericton, NB | UNB | Loss | 91-96 | OT | |
| Sun Jan 26, 1997 | Fredericton, NB | UNB | Loss | 80-92 | OT | |
| Sat Feb 8, 1997 | Sydney, NS | UCCB | Win | 79-74 | | |
| Sun Feb 9, 1997 | Sydney, NS | UCCB | Loss | 68-71 | | |
| Sat Feb 15, 1997 | St. John's, NL | UNB | Win | 103-77 | Stats | |
| Sun Feb 16, 1997 | St. John's, NL | UNB | Win | 72-66 | | |
| Sat Feb 22, 1997 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Win | 83-77 | | |
| Sun Feb 23, 1997 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Win | 93-88 | | |
| Sat Mar 1, 1997 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Loss | 86-92 | Stats | |
| Sun Mar 2, 1997 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 86-84 | Stats | |
| Sat Mar 8, 1997 | St. John's, NL | UPEI | Win | 119-86 | | |
| Sun Mar 9, 1997 | St. John's, NL | UPEI | Win | 107-93 | | |
| --- Playoff Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Sat Mar 15, 1997 | Halifax, NS | Acadia | Loss | 75-85 | | AUAA Semifinal |
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 |
| Peter Benoite | 20 | | | 41-98 | 41.8 | 146-326 | 44.8 | 87-109 | 79.8 | 14-66 | 80 | 4.0 | 27 | 70 | 33 | | 15 | 420 | 21.0 |
| John Devereaux | 20 | | | 43-100 | 43.0 | 123-253 | 48.6 | 71-88 | 80.7 | 24-65 | 89 | 4.5 | 51 | 52 | 38 | | 3 | 360 | 18.0 |
| Jermaine Bruce | 19 | | | 13-29 | 44.8 | 68-157 | 43.3 | 77-107 | 72.0 | 14-42 | 56 | 2.9 | 41 | 68 | 42 | | 8 | 226 | 11.9 |
| Darren Payne | 20 | | | 3-6 | 50.0 | 85-125 | 68.0 | 21-28 | 75.0 | 40-77 | 117 | 5.8 | 69 | 50 | 29 | | 1 | 194 | 9.7 |
| Shane Harte | 20 | | | 1-4 | 25.0 | 49-98 | 50.0 | 88-141 | 62.4 | 32-23 | 55 | 2.8 | 51 | 33 | 23 | | 8 | 187 | 9.3 |
| Leon Peddle | 20 | | | | | 71-121 | 58.7 | 23-47 | 48.9 | 43-69 | 112 | 5.6 | 74 | 7 | 15 | | 1 | 165 | 8.2 |
| John Coaker | 17 | | | 1-7 | 14.3 | 26-67 | 38.8 | 20-27 | 74.1 | 13-27 | 40 | 2.4 | 30 | 80 | 23 | | 7 | 73 | 4.3 |
| Marc Woods | 20 | | | 1-4 | 25.0 | 31-60 | 51.7 | 20-32 | 62.5 | 21-26 | 47 | 2.4 | 27 | 17 | 20 | | 2 | 83 | 4.2 |
| David O'Keefe | 20 | | | | | 18-36 | 50.0 | 22-31 | 71.0 | 11-21 | 32 | 1.6 | 26 | 5 | 14 | | 2 | 58 | 2.9 |
| Glen Squires | 16 | | | | | 12-23 | 52.2 | 15-20 | 75.0 | 10-20 | 30 | 1.9 | 23 | 6 | 16 | | 3 | 39 | 2.4 |
| Matthew Woods | 12 | | | 1-2 | 50.0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 11 | 0.9 |
| Loren Kielly | 11 | | | | | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 4 | 0.4 |
| * Team Totals | 20 | | | 104-250 | 41.6 | 636-1281 | 49.6 | 444-634 | 70.0 | 224-441 | 665 | 33.2 | 421 | 390 | 255 | | 50 | 1820 | 91.0 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
| Peter Benoite | 44 on Jan 12, 1997 vs UCCB | | |
| Leon Peddle | | | |
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