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British Columbia Thunderbirds - 1972-73 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Peter Mullins (11th season)
Other staff: Dr. Derek Swain (Manager), Al Smith (Assistant Manager)
League:Canada West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
9-110.4501122-115456.1 - 57.710-120.4551239-128956.3 - 58.611-190.3671536-162751.2 - 54.2

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
4Doug Cripps Guard6-2 Kamloops, BC 
12Brent Francis Guard Vancouver, BCSir Winston Churchill Secondary
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 Guard6-1165 Vancouver, BCSir Charles Tupper Secondary
22Jack Hoy Forward6-2185 Edmonton, ABDelbrook High
23Edwin Blewett Forward6-4195 Vancouver, BCUniversity Hill Secondary
24Mike Ireland Forward Vancouver, BCMagee Secondary (Simon Fraser)
25John Mills Forward6-32004Vancouver, BCVancouver College

Awards received:

LevelNameAwards
LeagueStan CallegariCanada West First Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 3, 1972Vancouver, BCUBC AlumniWin83-78  
Sat Nov 25, 1972Vancouver, BCSimon FraserLoss55-56 Totem Tournament
Sun Dec 17, 1972UnknownWestern WashingtonLoss0-2  
Mon Dec 18, 1972UnknownWestern WashingtonLoss0-2  
Wed Dec 27, 1972Edmonton, ABWaterlooLoss42-68StatsKlondike Classic
Thu Dec 28, 1972Edmonton, ABAlbertaWin75-67 Klondike Classic
Fri Dec 29, 1972Edmonton, ABNorthern MontanaLoss0-2 Klondike Classic
Mon Jan 8, 1973Burnaby, BCVancouver GradsLoss63-89 Clansmen Classic
Tue Jan 9, 1973Burnaby, BCUnknownUnknown Clansmen Classic
Mon Jan 22, 1973Vancouver, BCSimon FraserLoss35-43 Buchanan Trophy
Thu Feb 15, 1973Vancouver, BCAthletes in ActionLoss61-66  
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 17, 1972Calgary, ABCalgaryLoss51-58  
Sat Nov 18, 1972Calgary, ABCalgaryWin58-51  
Thu Nov 23, 1972Vancouver, BCVictoriaWin68-58Stats 
Fri Nov 24, 1972Vancouver, BCVictoriaWin80-70 Totem Tournament
Fri Dec 1, 1972Edmonton, ABAlbertaLoss50-61  
Sat Dec 2, 1972Edmonton, ABAlbertaLoss51-63  
Fri Jan 5, 1973Vancouver, BCCalgaryWin74-55  
Sat Jan 6, 1973Vancouver, BCCalgaryWin75-51  
Fri Jan 12, 1973Vancouver, BCLethbridgeWin58-51  
Sat Jan 13, 1973Vancouver, BCLethbridgeWin74-66  
Sat Jan 27, 1973Vancouver, BCAlbertaLoss54-67  
Sun Jan 28, 1973Vancouver, BCAlbertaLoss51-72  
Fri Feb 2, 1973Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeLoss64-86Stats 
Sat Feb 3, 1973Lethbridge, ABLethbridgeLoss66-92Stats 
Mon Feb 5, 1973Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanWin77-53Stats 
Mon Feb 5, 1973Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanWin1-0 Four point game Feb 5
Tue Feb 6, 1973Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanLoss65-71Stats 
Tue Feb 6, 1973Vancouver, BCSaskatchewanLoss0-1 Four point game Feb 6
Fri Feb 9, 1973Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss53-72Stats 
Sat Feb 10, 1973Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss52-56Stats 

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Darryl Gjernes21 on Feb 5, 1973 vs Saskatchewan  
Jack Hoy20 on Feb 6, 1973 vs Saskatchewan  
John Mills18 on Nov 23, 1972 vs Victoria  
Rod Matheson17 on Feb 5, 1973 vs Saskatchewan  
Brent Francis14 on Feb 5, 1973 vs Saskatchewan  
Stan Callegari12 on Nov 23, 1972 vs Victoria  
Peter Herd12 on Feb 5, 1973 vs Saskatchewan  
Bob Dickson4 on Nov 23, 1972 vs Victoria  
Mike Ireland4 on Nov 23, 1972 vs Victoria  
Doug Cripps2 on Nov 23, 1972 vs Victoria  


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