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Toronto Varsity Blues - 1995-96 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Ken Olynyk (7th season)
Other staff: John Robb (Assistant Coach), Mike Connolly (Assistant Coach)
League:OUAA East

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
10-20.833954-81179.5 - 67.623-130.6392910-267980.8 - 74.423-130.6392910-267980.8 - 74.4

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
 Anthony Alexiou Forward6-3201 Toronto, ONNorth Toronto Collegiate
 Vidak Curic Forward6-5224 Toronto, ONHumberside Collegiate
 Anthony Daly Forward6-4193 Dundas, ONSt. Mary Secondary
 Jason Dressler Forward6-74Mississauga, ONWestwood Secondary
 Lars Dressler Forward6-74Mississauga, ONWestwood Secondary
 Jason Gopaul Guard5-8 Toronto, ON 
 Joe Lombardi   
 Eddy Meguerian Guard6-14Scarborough, ONSenator O'Connor College
 Andrew Rupf Forward6-7203 Toronto, ONCrescent School
 Glen Selkirk Wing6-21862Scarborough, ONDr. Norman Bethune Collegiate
 Arbi Shahnazarian Wing6-6201 Scarborough, ONVictoria Park Secondary
 Carl Swantee Forward6-5 Etobicoke, ONFather John Redmond Secondary

Awards presented

Ken Olynyk OUA East Coach of the Year
Jason Dressler OUA East Second Team All-Star
Lars Dressler CIS Tournament All-Star Team
Eddy Meguerian OUA East First Team All-Star
Carl Swantee OUA East First Team All-Star, All-Canadian (Honourable Mention)

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Sun Oct 22, 1995UnknownGuelphLoss69-78  
Fri Oct 27, 1995Ottawa, ONDalhousieLoss72-75 Ottawa Tip-Off Tournament
Sat Oct 28, 1995Ottawa, ONOttawaWin105-86 Ottawa Tip-Off Tournament
Fri Nov 3, 1995Sudbury, ONAcadiaLoss79-87 Laurentian Invitational
Sat Nov 4, 1995Sudbury, ONLaurierWin96-87 Laurentian Invitational
Fri Nov 10, 1995Fredericton, NBDalhousieLoss81-94 UNB Invitational
Sat Nov 11, 1995Fredericton, NBBishop'sLoss87-99 UNB Invitational
Sun Nov 12, 1995Fredericton, NBMcGillWin77-67 UNB Invitational
Fri Nov 17, 1995Toronto, ONMcGillWin73-51 University of Toronto Tournament
Sat Nov 18, 1995Toronto, ONLakeheadWin80-66 University of Toronto Tournament
Sun Nov 19, 1995Toronto, ONRyersonWin98-86 University of Toronto Tournament
Thu Nov 23, 1995UnknownBrockWin91-82  
Sun Nov 26, 1995UnknownMcMasterLoss65-69  
Fri Dec 1, 1995UnknownGuelphWin66-63  
Sun Dec 3, 1995UnknownWesternLoss72-83  
Thu Dec 28, 1995Winnipeg, MBCalgaryWin118-100 Wesmen Classic
Fri Dec 29, 1995Winnipeg, MBVictoriaLoss68-75 Wesmen Classic
Sat Dec 30, 1995Winnipeg, MBBrockLoss81-82 Wesmen Classic
Sun Jan 7, 1996UnknownBrockWin90-67  
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Jan 5, 1996Toronto, ONOttawaWin99-69  
Sat Jan 6, 1996Toronto, ONCarletonWin75-54  
Sun Jan 14, 1996Sudbury, ONLaurentianWin79-61  
Fri Jan 19, 1996Ottawa, ONCarletonWin77-54  
Sat Jan 20, 1996Ottawa, ONOttawaWin75-70  
Tue Jan 23, 1996Toronto, ONRyersonLoss63-75  
Fri Jan 26, 1996Toronto, ONYorkWin66-61  
Sun Jan 28, 1996Kingston, ONQueen'sWin81-56  
Sat Feb 3, 1996Toronto, ONRyersonWin83-78  
Sun Feb 4, 1996Toronto, ONQueen'sLoss72-75  
Sat Feb 10, 1996Toronto, ONYorkWin81-70  
Sun Feb 18, 1996Toronto, ONLaurentianWin103-88  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Sat Feb 24, 1996Toronto, ONRyersonWin102-82 OUA East Semifinal
Sun Mar 3, 1996Toronto, ONLaurentianWin71-68 OUA East Final
Sat Mar 9, 1996Hamilton, ONMcMasterLoss75-80 OUA Championship
Fri Mar 15, 1996Halifax, NSDalhousieWin78-71 CIAU Quarterfinal
Sat Mar 16, 1996Halifax, NSBrandonLoss62-70StatsCIAU Semifinal

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Carl Swantee12  27-7834.686-17648.936-4973.5 665.528    23519.6
Jason Dressler12  1-250.071-11959.722-3073.3 1189.839    16513.8
Eddy Meguerian12  7-2231.852-12143.048-5685.7 655.430    15913.2
Jason Gopaul12  12-3930.838-10137.625-3964.1 242.027    1139.4
Andrew Rupf12    28-7139.418-3256.2 796.630    746.2
Lars Dressler12    32-5756.18-1942.1 534.438    726.0
Vidak Curic12  0-20.026-6440.614-2070.0 484.019    665.5
Joe Lombardi12  6-1637.515-4037.51-1100.0 141.27    373.1
Anthony Daly5  1-1100.03-560.02-450.0 10.27    91.8
Arbi Shahnazarian4  1-250.03-933.30-30.0 102.53    71.8
Glen Selkirk5  1-333.32-1020.02-2100.0 51.05    71.4
Anthony Alexiou9  2-728.62-1315.43-742.9 91.06    91.0
* Team Totals12  58-17233.7358-78645.5179-26268.3 49241.0239    95379.4

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Jason Dressler 21 on Mar 16, 1996 vs Brandon 
Eddy Meguerian 15 on Mar 16, 1996 vs Brandon 


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