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British Columbia Thunderbirds - 1971-72 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Peter Mullins (10th season)
Other staff: Dr. Derek Swain (Manager), Jack Hoy (Trainer), Al Larson (Trainer)
League:WCIAA Canada West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
13-30.8121315-102782.2 - 64.221-50.8082199-177484.6 - 68.222-100.6882620-226681.9 - 70.8

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
4Doug Cripps Guard6-2 Kamloops, BC 
13Bob Dickson Guard6-0165 Burnaby, BCBurnaby South Secondary
14Rod Matheson Guard6-1170 Burnaby, BCBurnaby Central Secondary
15Darryl Gjernes Forward6-4200 Vancouver, BCSir Winston Churchill Secondary
20Peter Herd Centre6-6210 Richmond, BCRichmond Secondary
21Stan Callegari Guard6-11653Vancouver, BCSir Charles Tupper Secondary
22Jack Hoy Forward6-2185 Edmonton, ABDelbrook High
23Ron Thorsen Guard6-11754Prince George, BCPrince George Secondary
24Bob Phillips Forward6-4 (Vancouver City College)
25John Mills Forward6-32003Vancouver, BCVancouver College
 Tom Allison  West Vancouver, BC 

Awards presented

Stan Callegari WCIAA Canada West Second Team All-Star
John Mills WCIAA Canada West Second Team All-Star
Ron Thorsen Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy - UBC Graduating Male Athlete, WCIAA Canada West First Team All-Star, First Team All-Canadian

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 5, 1971Vancouver, BCUBC AlumniWin79-53  
Sat Dec 4, 1971Vancouver, BCSimon FraserLoss64-71 Totem Tournament
Mon Dec 27, 1971Edmonton, ABMontana TechLoss86-89 Klondike Classic
Tue Dec 28, 1971Edmonton, ABLaurentianWin96-76 Klondike Classic
Wed Dec 29, 1971Edmonton, ABAlbertaWin73-69 Klondike Classic
Thu Dec 30, 1971Edmonton, ABAlbertaLoss85-91 Klondike Classic
Fri Dec 31, 1971UnknownPortland StateLoss64-104  
Fri Dec 31, 1971UnknownPortland StateLoss60-94  
Mon Jan 17, 1972Vancouver, BCSimon FraserLoss68-81 Buchanan Trophy Classic
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 12, 1971Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeWin94-63  
Sat Nov 13, 1971Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeWin99-75  
Thu Nov 18, 1971Vancouver, BCVictoriaWin77-56  
Fri Nov 19, 1971Vancouver, BCLethbridgeWin93-55  
Sat Nov 20, 1971Vancouver, BCLethbridgeWin115-37  
Fri Dec 3, 1971Vancouver, BCVictoriaWin88-64 Totem Tournament
Fri Jan 7, 1972Edmonton, ABAlbertaLoss64-78  
Sat Jan 8, 1972Edmonton, ABAlbertaLoss69-72  
Fri Jan 28, 1972Victoria, BCVictoriaWin75-63  
Sat Jan 29, 1972Victoria, BCVictoriaWin71-70  
Fri Feb 4, 1972Calgary, ABCalgaryWin81-71  
Sat Feb 5, 1972Calgary, ABCalgaryLoss59-67  
Wed Feb 9, 1972Vancouver, BCAlbertaWin67-62 Rescheduled from Jan 21
Thu Feb 10, 1972Vancouver, BCAlbertaWin85-57 Rescheduled from Jan 22
Fri Feb 11, 1972Vancouver, BCCalgaryWin90-65  
Sat Feb 12, 1972Vancouver, BCCalgaryWin88-72  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Feb 18, 1972Vancouver, BCAlbertaWin79-51 WCIAA Western Final (best of 3)
Sat Feb 19, 1972Vancouver, BCAlbertaWin74-59 WCIAA Western Final (best of 3)
Fri Feb 25, 1972Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanLoss71-74 WCIAA Final (best of 3)
Sat Feb 26, 1972Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanWin105-88 WCIAA Final (best of 3)
Sun Feb 27, 1972Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanWin97-75 WCIAA Final (best of 3)
Thu Mar 2, 1972Vancouver, BCWindsorWin117-84StatsCIAU Semifinal
Sat Mar 4, 1972Vancouver, BCAcadiaWin87-80StatsCIAU Championship

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Ron Thorsen16    124-23353.254-9358.125-55805.044 74  30218.9
Stan Callegari16    99-20548.318-2669.223-49724.533 35  21613.5
John Mills16    82-18045.647-8257.363-631267.950 49  21113.2
Darryl Gjernes16    53-11944.554-6385.740-681086.838 24  16010.0
Jack Hoy16    41-8647.740-5770.224-34583.618 23  1227.6
Rod Matheson16    35-7844.918-2475.06-36422.68 13  885.5
Peter Herd16    29-6346.021-3070.025-34593.711 21  794.9
Bob Dickson16    22-5242.330-3293.88-16241.525 14  744.6
Tom Allison8    10-2050.05-1145.50-660.82 8  253.1
Bob Phillips16    17-3943.612-1770.610-21311.916 28  462.9
Doug Cripps8    2-633.30-10.0   2 2  40.5
* Team Totals16    514-108147.5299-43668.6224-38260637.9247 291  132782.9

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Ron Thorsen43 on Mar 2, 1972 vs Windsor  
John Mills27 on Mar 4, 1972 vs Acadia14 on Mar 4, 1972 vs Acadia 
Stan Callegari22 on Mar 4, 1972 vs Acadia  
Darryl Gjernes13 on Mar 4, 1972 vs Acadia  
Jack Hoy12 on Mar 2, 1972 vs Windsor  
Bob Dickson10 on Mar 2, 1972 vs Windsor  
Bob Phillips10 on Mar 2, 1972 vs Windsor  
Peter Herd6 on Mar 2, 1972 vs Windsor  
Rod Matheson6 on Mar 2, 1972 vs Windsor  


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