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St. Francis Xavier X-Men - 1978-79 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Steve Konchalski (4th season)
Other staff: Owen Cameron (Assistant Coach), Brian Kelley (Manager), Kathy Kelley (Manager), Scott McFarland (Trainer)
League:AUAA

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
12-60.6671519-136084.4 - 75.618-110.6212401-218782.8 - 75.421-140.6002788-256079.7 - 73.1

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
12Varouj Gurunlian Guard6-2 Dawson College
14Wayne Smith Guard Dawson College
20Pat Adrien Forward6-5 Dawson College
21Eddie Pomykala Guard6-2 Montreal, QCDawson College
23John McFarland Guard Antigonish, NS 
30Peter (Doc) Ryan Forward6-3 (Florida A&M, UQTR)
32Greg Winston Centre6-85New London, CTNew London High (Long Island University)
35Henry Blumenfeld Forward6-52Cowansville, QCMassey-Vanier High, Dawson College
42Gil Green Guard6-24New York City, NYChrist The King
44David Scott Forward6-5 Truro, NSCobequid Educational Centre
45Tom Sullivan Centre6-83Moncton, NBMoncton High
 Eddie Muha Forward6-5215 Dorval, QCDawson College

Awards presented

Varouj Gurunlian AUS Second Team All-Star
Peter (Doc) Ryan AUS Second Team All-Star
Greg Winston AUS Second Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Date unknownUnknownAthletes in ActionWin78-76  
Date unknownUnknownBoston CollegeWin79-67  
Date unknownUnknownUniversity of RichmondWin88-78  
Date unknownUnknownVirginia TechLoss63-69  
Date unknownUnknownJames MadisonLoss0-2 StFX loss by 2
Fri Nov 10, 1978Montreal, QCWaterlooWin83-79StatsRedmen Invitational
Sat Nov 11, 1978Antigonish, NSHusson CollegeLoss79-81  
Sat Nov 11, 1978Montreal, QCTorontoWin97-71 Redmen Invitational
Sat Nov 11, 1978Montreal, QCMcGillLoss82-105 Redmen Invitational
Thu Jan 4, 1979Wolfville, NSWaterlooWin68-66StatsNova Scotia Invitiational
Fri Jan 5, 1979Wolfville, NSYorkLoss65-66 Nova Scotia Invitiational
Sat Jan 6, 1979Wolfville, NSBishop'sWin76-56 Nova Scotia Invitiational
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Date unknownUnknownAcadiaWin103-84  
Date unknownUnknownAcadiaWin76-67  
Date unknownUnknownDalhousieWin96-77  
Date unknownUnknownDalhousieWin89-75  
Date unknownUnknownDalhousieWin78-57  
Date unknownUnknownMount AllisonWin84-58  
Date unknownUnknownMount AllisonWin73-50  
Date unknownUnknownUNBWin98-81  
Date unknownUnknownUNBWin97-81  
Fri Dec 1, 1978Antigonish, NSUPEILoss80-83 December UPEI win over StFX
Tue Jan 9, 1979Halifax, NSSaint Mary'sWin72-71  
Sat Jan 13, 1979Wolfville, NSAcadiaWin94-93OT 
Tue Jan 16, 1979UnknownDalhousieWin87-69  
Fri Jan 19, 1979Antigonish, NSSaint Mary'sLoss71-77  
Thu Feb 1, 1979Charlottetown, PEUPEILoss81-85 February UPEI win over StFX
Sat Feb 10, 1979Antigonish, NSAcadiaLoss73-82  
Tue Feb 13, 1979Antigonish, NSSaint Mary'sLoss82-84  
Mon Feb 26, 1979Halifax, NSSaint Mary'sLoss85-86  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Mar 2, 1979Halifax, NSUPEIWin86-65 AUAA Semifinal
Sat Mar 3, 1979Halifax, NSSaint Mary'sLoss71-84 AUAA Championship
Thu Mar 8, 1979Calgary, ABCalgaryWin100-74StatsCIAU Quarterfinal
Fri Mar 9, 1979Calgary, ABVictoriaLoss81-82OT, StatsCIAU Semifinal
Sat Mar 10, 1979Calgary, ABYorkLoss73-79StatsCIAU Bronze Medal Game

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Greg Winston18    171-30356.432-4374.4 19010.6     37420.8
Peter (Doc) Ryan18    144-29848.349-6773.1 1417.8     33718.7
Gil Green18    106-23445.333-5164.7 382.1     24513.6
Varouj Gurunlian16    79-16847.033-4180.5 442.8     19111.9
Pat Adrien18    68-14945.618-3060.0 894.9     1548.6
Tom Sullivan18    58-13543.020-2580.0 854.7     1367.6
Eddie Pomykala12    13-3735.15-771.4 70.6     312.6
David Scott10    7-2035.09-1369.2 151.5     232.3
John McFarland3    1-250.04-4100.0 31.0     62.0
Henry Blumenfeld8    5-1338.53-560.0 162.0     131.6
Eddie Muha3    0-20.04-666.7 20.7     41.3
Wayne Smith4    2-633.3   20.5     41.0
* Team Totals18    654-136747.8210-29271.9 63235.1     151884.3

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Varouj Gurunlian26 on Mar 8, 1979 vs Calgary  
Peter (Doc) Ryan21 on Mar 10, 1979 vs York16 on Mar 10, 1979 vs York 
Greg Winston21 on Mar 8, 1979 vs Calgary  
Gil Green18 on Mar 10, 1979 vs York  
Tom Sullivan11 on Mar 8, 1979 vs Calgary  
Eddie Pomykala6 on Mar 9, 1979 vs Victoria  
Pat Adrien4 on Mar 8, 1979 vs Calgary  
John McFarland4 on Mar 8, 1979 vs Calgary  

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