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Guelph Gryphons - 1975-76 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Garney Henley (10th season)
Other staff: Doug Dodd (Assistant Coach)
League:OUAA West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
8-40.667622-60651.8 - 50.512-60.6671076-105659.8 - 58.712-60.6671076-105659.8 - 58.7

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
12Henry Vandenberg Forward6-63Mississauga, ONThomas L. Kennedy Secondary
35Vito Bommarito Forward6-22Hamilton, ONCathedral High
43Bob Sharpe Forward6-35Guelph, ONBishop Macdonell High
45Bob McKinnon Forward  
 Greg Alderson Forward6-7 Toronto, ONRiverdale Collegiate (Chipola Junior College)
 Stu Bauck Guard-Forward6-2 Calgary, ABHenry Wise Wood High (Mount Royal, Guelph)
 Ambrose Campana Guard Oakville, ONSt. Michael's College School
 Jim Cotta Guard6-3 Australia 
 Jim Haalboom Guard6-4 Guelph, ON 
 Bill Henry Guard6-1  
 Mickey Sharpe Forward6-2 Guelph, ONBishop Macdonell Catholic High
 John Smith  (Simon Fraser)
 Ed Tirilis  Hamilton, ONCathedral High

Awards presented

Bob McKinnon Don Cameron Award - Guelph Most Improved Male
Bob Sharpe Guelph Male Athlete of the Year, OUA West First Team All-Star, First Team All-Canadian
Henry Vandenberg Guelph Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player - Bill Dimson Memorial Trophy, OUA West First Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Date unknownUnknownLakeheadWin91-84  
Date unknownUnknownLakeheadWin91-65  
Date unknownUnknownYorkWin81-65  
Fri Nov 28, 1975Waterloo, ONWinnipegWin75-58 Naismith Classic
Sat Nov 29, 1975Waterloo, ONAcadiaLoss61-89 Naismith Classic
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Wed Jan 7, 1976London, ONWesternWin67-64  
Sat Jan 10, 1976Guelph, ONLaurierWin72-71Stats 
Wed Jan 14, 1976Guelph, ONBrockWin95-83  
Sat Jan 17, 1976Hamilton, ONMcMasterWin2-0  
Wed Jan 21, 1976Guelph, ONWesternWin2-0  
Sat Jan 24, 1976Waterloo, ONWaterlooLoss69-82Stats 
Sat Jan 31, 1976St. Catharines, ONBrockWin93-76  
Wed Feb 4, 1976Guelph, ONMcMasterWin2-0  
Sat Feb 7, 1976Windsor, ONWindsorLoss74-92  
Wed Feb 11, 1976Waterloo, ONLaurierLoss0-2  
Sat Feb 14, 1976Guelph, ONWaterlooWin68-57Stats 
Fri Feb 20, 1976Guelph, ONWindsorLoss78-79  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Tue Feb 24, 1976Waterloo, ONWaterlooLoss55-89StatsOUAA West Semifinal

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Bob Sharpe12    114-22949.891-11678.4 12110.140    31926.6
Henry Vandenberg12    86-19943.240-5869.0 1018.433    21217.7
Bob McKinnon12    49-12339.830-4173.2 413.424    12810.7
Jim Cotta12    37-7152.115-1883.3 655.428    897.4
Bill Henry12    26-7037.114-2166.7 191.636    665.5
Vito Bommarito12    19-5335.88-8100.0 252.119    463.8
Jim Haalboom12    14-3638.95-955.6 211.818    332.8
Ambrose Campana12    12-4129.37-1450.0 121.035    312.6
Greg Alderson12    5-1533.33-742.9 141.29    131.1
Ed Tirilis12    6-1250.01-1100.0   7    131.1
Stu Bauck12    3-1030.0   80.74    60.5
Mickey Sharpe12    2-825.0   60.58    40.3
* Team Totals12    373-86743.0214-29373.0 43336.1261    96080.0

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Bob Sharpe32 on Jan 10, 1976 vs Laurier  


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