Login |
U Sports Hoops — Men
University Basketball in Canada
provided by Martin Timmerman
Current Season Past Seasons Teams Records Awards Championships Pros Search & More Contact Women's site

McGill Redmen - 1976-77 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Lionel (Butch) Staples (3rd season)
Other staff: Trevor Stevens (Assistant Coach), Joe Twardowski (Trainer), Glen Thompson (Manager)
League:QUAA

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
15-10.9381451-105290.7 - 65.827-40.8712677-206286.4 - 66.529-50.8532966-230187.2 - 67.7

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
11Charles Galbraith Centre6-92105Hightown, NJ 
12Art McMillan Guard6-11662Montreal, QC 
14Jeff Sahimerdan Forward6-21704Cote St. Luc, QC 
15Jim Gallogly Forward6-4203 Cranston, RICranston East (Rhode Island College)
21Jim Vanderaa Forward6-41951St. Lambert, QCChamplain Saint-Lambert
22Gerry Ostroff Forward6-3190 Cote St. Luc, QCVanier College
23Bill Holt Forward6-3185 Chomedy, QC 
24Roland Brisset Guard5-71552Montreal, QC 
32Kevin O'Neill Guard6-0165 Chateauguay, NYChateaugay Central
33Joey Farroba Guard6-11605Provincetown, MAProvincetown High (Boston State)
34Gordon Brabant Guard5-101651Montreal, QCJohn Abbott College
35Dave Kassie Guard6-11753Westmount, QC 

Awards presented

Lionel (Butch) Staples QUAA Coach of the Year, Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (CIS Coach of the Year)
Gordon Brabant QUAA Second Team All-Star
Joey Farroba QUAA First Team All-Star, First Team All-Canadian
Charles Galbraith McGill Male Athlete of the Year (Major D. Stuart Forbes Trophy), QUAA First Team All-Star, First Team All-Canadian

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Sat Oct 23, 1976UnknownQueen'sWin83-62  
Fri Nov 5, 1976UnknownOttawaWin88-62  
Sat Nov 6, 1976UnknownCarletonWin84-76  
Fri Nov 19, 1976Hamilton, ONGuelphWin80-60 Pinky Lewis Tournament
Sat Nov 20, 1976Hamilton, ONMcMasterWin84-72 Pinky Lewis Tournament
Sun Nov 21, 1976Hamilton, ONDetroit TechWin97-64 Pinky Lewis Tournament
Fri Dec 3, 1976London, ONBrockWin84-68 Western Tournament
Sat Dec 4, 1976London, ONWesternWin67-52 Western Tournament
Mon Jan 3, 1977Wolfville, NSUPEIWin87-62 Nova Scotia Invitational
Tue Jan 4, 1977Wolfville, NSDalhousieWin100-64 Nova Scotia Invitational
Wed Jan 5, 1977Wolfville, NSHusson CollegeWin100-80 Nova Scotia Invitational
Thu Jan 6, 1977Wolfville, NSAcadiaLoss62-80 Nova Scotia Invitational
Wed Jan 19, 1977Montreal, QCRhode Island JCLoss92-95  
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Date unknownMontreal, QCLavalWin99-71 For McGill conference record of 15-1
Tue Nov 16, 1976Montreal, QCUQTRWin90-71  
Fri Nov 26, 1976Montreal, QCBishop'sWin87-66  
Tue Nov 30, 1976Montreal, QCConcordiaWin88-69  
Fri Jan 14, 1977Montreal, QCBishop'sWin94-39  
Fri Jan 21, 1977Lennoxville, QCBishop'sWin83-54  
Tue Jan 25, 1977Montreal, QCConcordiaWin97-74  
Fri Jan 28, 1977Quebec City, QCLavalWin87-56  
Sat Jan 29, 1977Trois Rivieres, QCUQTRWin89-72  
Tue Feb 1, 1977Montreal, QCConcordiaWin97-73  
Fri Feb 4, 1977Montreal, QCUQTRWin101-69  
Sat Feb 5, 1977Montreal, QCLavalWin99-71  
Wed Feb 9, 1977Lennoxville, QCBishop'sWin85-70  
Fri Feb 11, 1977Montreal, QCConcordiaLoss68-72  
Fri Feb 18, 1977Quebec City, QCLavalWin102-66  
Sat Feb 19, 1977Trois Rivieres, QCUQTRWin85-59  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Feb 25, 1977Montreal, QCUQTRWin97-61 QUAA Semifinal
Sat Feb 26, 1977Montreal, QCConcordiaWin83-66 QUAA Finals
Thu Mar 3, 1977Halifax, NSLaurentianWin78-68StatsCIAU Quarterfinal
Fri Mar 4, 1977Halifax, NSLakeheadLoss70-77StatsCIAU Semifinal
Sat Mar 5, 1977Halifax, NSWaterlooLoss79-80StatsCIAU Bronze Medal Game

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Charles Galbraith15    142-25256.349-6674.289-11720613.7     33322.2
Joey Farroba15    125-24551.028-3775.735-50855.7     27818.5
Jim Gallogly2    12-2254.54-944.45-7126.0     2814.0
Gordon Brabant15    92-17951.49-1752.913-43563.7     19312.9
Bill Holt15    59-12049.29-1369.241-45865.7     1278.5
Gerry Ostroff15    53-11147.712-2060.038-45835.5     1187.9
Roland Brisset14    32-6747.84-757.111-17282.0     684.9
Kevin O'Neill13    20-4445.513-1681.24-8120.9     534.1
Dave Kassie15    23-5244.26-875.06-13191.3     523.5
Jeff Sahimerdan15    18-5532.710-1758.819-29483.2     463.1
Jim Vanderaa15    10-3132.312-2646.218-17352.3     322.1
Art McMillan12    9-4122.06-875.07-19262.2     242.0
* Team Totals15    595-121948.8162-24466.4286-41069646.4     135290.1

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Charles Galbraith21 on Mar 4, 1977 vs Lakehead13 on Mar 4, 1977 vs Lakehead 
Gerry Ostroff21 on Mar 3, 1977 vs Laurentian10 on Mar 5, 1977 vs Waterloo 
Gordon Brabant20 on Mar 3, 1977 vs Laurentian  
Joey Farroba19 on Mar 5, 1977 vs Waterloo  
Bill Holt17 on Mar 4, 1977 vs Lakehead10 on Mar 4, 1977 vs Lakehead 


Statistical information maintained by Martin Timmerman. Please provide feedback to: MartinTimmerman@gmail.com