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Alberta Golden Bears - 1972-73 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Bob Bain (First season)
Other staff: Andy Skujins (Assistant Coach), Roy Chapelski (Manager), Dan Devlin (Trainer)
League:Canada West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
16-40.8001364-110768.2 - 55.418-110.6211962-175667.7 - 60.620-160.5562433-228367.6 - 63.4

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
11Leigh Goldie Forward6-2180 London, ONWestminster Secondary
12Doug Nicholls   
14Allan Price   
22Tom Solyom Guard  
33Art Uhl   
34Wallace Tollestrup Forward6-31653Raymond, ABRaymond High
42Bain McMillan Forward6-3175 Calgary, ABWestern Canada High
44Brian Hart  Edmonton, ABJasper Place High
50Dave Holland Centre6-5  
52Mike Frisby Forward6-8 (Alberta)
54Steve Panteluk Forward6-4  
55Terry Valeriote Guard  

Awards presented

Mike Frisby Walter Schlosser Trophy (Alberta Men's Basketball Team highest scorer), Canada West First Team All-Star, Second Team All-Canadian
Steve Panteluk Al Tollestrup Memorial Trophy (Alberta Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year), Canada West Second Team All-Star
Tom Solyom Canada West First Team All-Star
Wallace Tollestrup Wardlaw Porteous Trophy (Alberta Men's Basketball Team MVP), Canada West First Team All-Star
Terry Valeriote Canada West Second Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 3, 1972Lethbridge, ABSaskatchewanWin76-67 Tri-University Classic
Sat Nov 4, 1972Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeLoss58-62 Tri-University Classic
Fri Nov 10, 1972UnknownCollege of Great FallsLoss62-68  
Sat Nov 11, 1972UnknownCollege of Great FallsLoss66-84  
Fri Nov 24, 1972Waterloo, ONWindsorLoss71-90StatsNaismith Classic First Round
Sat Nov 25, 1972Waterloo, ONWesternLoss83-86 Naismith Classic Cons Semifinal
Sat Dec 16, 1972Helena, MTCarroll CollegeLoss68-77  
Mon Dec 18, 1972Helena, MTCarroll CollegeWin65-64  
Tue Dec 19, 1972Butte, MTMontana TechLoss71-95  
Wed Dec 20, 1972Butte, MTMontana TechLoss68-75  
Tue Dec 26, 1972Edmonton, ABWaterlooWin66-61StatsKlondike Classic
Wed Dec 27, 1972Edmonton, ABNorthern MontanaWin71-64 Klondike Classic
Thu Dec 28, 1972Edmonton, ABUBCLoss67-75 Klondike Classic
Fri Dec 29, 1972Edmonton, ABWaterlooLoss62-63StatsKlondike Classic
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 17, 1972Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss58-68Stats 
Sat Nov 18, 1972Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss62-70Stats 
Fri Dec 1, 1972Edmonton, ABUBCWin61-50  
Sat Dec 2, 1972Edmonton, ABUBCWin63-51  
Fri Dec 8, 1972Edmonton, ABSaskatchewanWin91-61  
Sat Dec 9, 1972Edmonton, ABSaskatchewanWin68-36  
Fri Jan 5, 1973Edmonton, ABVictoriaWin64-56Stats 
Sat Jan 6, 1973Edmonton, ABVictoriaWin69-46Stats 
Fri Jan 12, 1973Edmonton, ABCalgaryWin71-36  
Sat Jan 13, 1973Edmonton, ABCalgaryWin53-35  
Fri Jan 19, 1973Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeLoss50-52  
Sat Jan 20, 1973Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeWin78-60  
Sat Jan 27, 1973Vancouver, BCUBCWin67-54  
Sun Jan 28, 1973Vancouver, BCUBCWin72-51  
Sat Feb 3, 1973Calgary, ABCalgaryWin72-60Stats 
Sun Feb 4, 1973Calgary, ABCalgaryWin69-60  
Fri Feb 9, 1973Saskatoon, SKSaskatchewanWin74-67  
Sat Feb 10, 1973Saskatoon, SKSaskatchewanWin84-56  
Fri Feb 16, 1973Edmonton, ABLethbridgeLoss55-64  
Sat Feb 17, 1973Edmonton, ABLethbridgeWin83-74  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Feb 23, 1973Thunder Bay, ONLakeheadLoss54-76 Canada West Championship (Best of 3)
Sat Feb 24, 1973Thunder Bay, ONLakeheadLoss61-69 Canada West Championship (Best of 3)

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Mike Frisby20    109-29137.561-8472.670-13020010.082 55  27913.9
Wallace Tollestrup20    113-29638.222-3956.470-871577.855 46  24812.4
Tom Solyom20    103-25740.129-4072.516-39552.850 43  23511.8
Steve Panteluk20    83-22237.446-7263.959-831427.138 39  21210.6
Bain McMillan20    45-10542.96-1346.218-34522.622 32  964.8
Terry Valeriote20    43-12434.710-2245.516-37532.654 59  964.8
Dave Holland20    30-8037.58-1747.128-741025.137 17  683.4
Doug Nicholls16    22-4055.02-450.06-9150.912 14  462.9
Leigh Goldie20    15-3542.95-683.38-22301.513 9  351.8
Brian Hart18    11-3531.42-366.79-7160.911 11  241.3
Art Uhl12    5-1827.85-862.54-150.44 5  151.2
Allan Price14    3-1915.81-333.32-460.48 5  70.5
* Team Totals20    582-152238.2197-31163.3306-52783341.6386 335  136168.0

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Wallace Tollestrup28 on Feb 3, 1973 vs Calgary  
Mike Frisby27 on Nov 24, 1972 vs Windsor  
Steve Panteluk18 on Jan 5, 1973 vs Victoria  
Tom Solyom12 on Jan 6, 1973 vs Victoria  
Dave Holland6 on Jan 5, 1973 vs Victoria  
Bain McMillan6 on Jan 5, 1973 vs Victoria  
Doug Nicholls6 on Nov 17, 1972 vs Victoria  
Leigh Goldie4 on Nov 18, 1972 vs Victoria  
Brian Hart4 on Jan 6, 1973 vs Victoria  
Terry Valeriote4 on Nov 17, 1972 vs Victoria  
Allan Price   
Art Uhl   


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