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Western Mustangs - 1979-80 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Doug Hayes (6th season)
Other staff: Bruce Patterson (Assistant Coach), Mary Laursen (Manager), Jo Verhaege (Manager), Fran Adomaitis (Trainer)
League:OUAA West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
7-50.583930-88077.5 - 73.311-100.5241510-149971.9 - 71.411-120.4781685-168073.3 - 73.0

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
21Dan Berry Guard6-0 Kingston, ON 
22Rob Niro Guard5-9 Sault Ste. Marie, ONBawating Collegiate
25Dave MacKenzie Guard6-2 Goderich, ON 
31Wade Walker Guard6-3 Sarnia, ONCentral High
32John Hees Forward6-4 Oakville, ON 
33Jim Davidson Forward6-5 Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QCJohn Abbott College
34Ron Sanderson Forward6-4 Woodstock, ONHuron Park Secondary
35Paul Hunt Forward6-6 Scarborough, ONVictoria Park Secondary
41Francis Moccio Guard6-0 Niagara Falls, ONStamford Collegiate
42Ross Hurd Centre6-61North Bay, ONWiddifield Secondary
 David Hale Forward6-3 St. Catharines, ON 
 John McNeill Forward6-5220 London, ONA.B. Lucas Secondary
 Marty Rybiak Centre6-7 Fenwick, ON 
 Paul Weller Guard Fonthill, ON 

Awards presented

Dan Berry OUA West First Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Date unknownUnknownYorkLoss0-2 TSLU Dec/79
Fri Nov 16, 1979London, ONMichigan-DearbornLoss93-95 Western Ontario Tip Off Tourney
Sat Nov 17, 1979London, ONYorkLoss73-110 Western Ontario Tip Off Tourney
Thu Nov 22, 1979Lennoxville, QCBishop'sLoss75-85 Bishop's Invitational
Fri Nov 23, 1979Lennoxville, QCLyndon StateLoss82-86 Bishop's Invitational
Fri Dec 7, 1979Toronto, ONYorkLoss68-79 University of Toronto Invitational
Sat Dec 8, 1979Toronto, ONMcGillWin83-80OTUniversity of Toronto Invitational
Sun Dec 9, 1979Toronto, ONTorontoWin70-55 University of Toronto Invitational
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Wed Jan 9, 1980London, ONWindsorLoss83-91  
Sat Jan 12, 1980Hamilton, ONMcMasterLoss74-78  
Wed Jan 16, 1980London, ONLaurierWin86-61  
Sat Jan 19, 1980St. Catharines, ONBrockWin84-81  
Sat Jan 26, 1980London, ONWaterlooWin88-77Stats 
Wed Jan 30, 1980Guelph, ONGuelphLoss68-73  
Sat Feb 2, 1980London, ONBrockWin93-54  
Wed Feb 6, 1980Windsor, ONWindsorWin83-82  
Wed Feb 13, 1980Waterloo, ONWaterlooLoss61-79Stats 
Sat Feb 16, 1980Waterloo, ONLaurierWin73-63  
Wed Feb 20, 1980London, ONGuelphWin66-60  
Sun Feb 24, 1980London, ONMcMasterLoss71-81  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Feb 29, 1980Waterloo, ONMcMasterWin64-62 OUAA West Quarterfinal
Sat Mar 1, 1980Waterloo, ONWindsorLoss73-77 OUAA West Semifinal
Sun Mar 2, 1980Waterloo, ONGuelphWin74-69 OUAA West Third Place

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Dan Berry12    89-19645.436-4776.6 584.832    21417.8
Ross Hurd12    84-15853.216-3644.4 1179.834    18415.3
Rob Niro12    69-14547.633-3886.8 403.328    17114.2
Francis Moccio12    42-9245.720-3852.6 655.439    1048.7
John McNeill12    38-7252.816-1984.2 826.829    927.7
Paul Hunt12    21-4546.75-862.5 342.819    473.9
David Hale12    18-4639.19-1560.0 191.611    453.8
John Hees12    16-5529.110-1190.9 242.015    423.5
Wade Walker12    6-1540.04-757.1 141.29    161.3
Paul Weller12    3-742.9     1    60.5
Ron Sanderson12    2-728.61-250.0 110.91    50.4
Dave MacKenzie12    2-450.00-10.0 30.2     40.3
* Team Totals12    390-84246.3150-22267.6 46738.9218    93077.5


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