| U Sports Hoops — Men |
| University Basketball in Canada |
| provided by Martin Timmerman |
Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | CIAU Record | Overall Record |
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
|---|
| 7-5 | 0.583 | 861-857 | 71.8 - 71.4 | 12-11 | 0.522 | 1679-1670 | 73.0 - 72.6 | 19-17 | 0.528 | 2663-2638 | 74.0 - 73.3 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|
| 23 | Dave Preuss
| Centre | 6-5 | | Memphis, TN | |
| 35 | Jim Zoet
| Centre | 7-1 | | Port Perry, ON | Port Perry High (Kent State University) |
| | Mel Bishop
| Guard | 6-2 | 5 | Prince Rupert, BC | Columbia High (Laurentian) |
| | Mike Busch
| | | | | |
| | Dennis Chibnall
| | | | | |
| | Martin Gysbers
| Forward | 6-6 | | Perth, ON | |
| | George Hardisty
| Guard | 6-0 | | Thunder Bay, ON | |
| | Dave Kirychuk
| | 6-2 | | | |
| | Mitch Lalonde
| | | | Timmins, ON | |
| | Howie May
| | | | Winnipeg, MB | Westwood Collegiate |
| | Brett McEwan
| Guard/Forward | | | Chatham, ON | |
| | Al Tekoniemi
| Forward | 6-4 | | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Bawating Collegiate (Laurentian) |
| | George Wheatley
| Forward | 6-5 | | Brantford, ON | |
| | John Zanatta
| Guard | 6-1 | 1 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Bawating Collegiate |
Awards received:
| Level | Name | Awards |
|---|
| National | Mel Bishop | CIAU Second Team All-Canadian, CIAU Championship Tournament All-Star Team |
| Jim Zoet | CIAU Second Team All-Canadian, CIAU Championship Tournament All-Star Team |
| League | Mel Bishop | Great Plains First Team All-Star |
| Jim Zoet | Great Plains First Team All-Star |
| University | Mel Bishop | Lakehead Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Date unknown | Unknown | Senior Team | Loss | 67-83 | | |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Laurentian | Loss | 87-99 | | |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Laurentian | Loss | 75-84 | | |
| Date unknown | Grand Forks, ND | Mary College | Win | 85-76 | Stats | Montana Tournament |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Mary College | Loss | 85-87 | | |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Northland College | Loss | 65-76 | | |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Northland College | Win | 84-66 | | |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Northern College | Win | 74-73 | | |
| Date unknown | Grand Forks, ND | Northern Montana | Win | 96-94 | | Montana Tournament |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Superior University | Loss | 69-70 | | |
| Date unknown | Unknown | Superior University | Loss | 56-71 | | |
| Tue Nov 23, 1976 | Winnipeg, MB | St. Andrews Saints | Unknown | | |
| Wed Nov 24, 1976 | Winnipeg, MB | Nicolett Inn | Win | 81-75 | | |
| Wed Dec 8, 1976 | Thunder Bay, ON | Australia Universities | Win | 87-70 | | |
| Tue Dec 28, 1976 | Thunder Bay, ON | Michigan Tech | Win | 65-53 | | President's Invitational Tournament |
| Wed Dec 29, 1976 | Thunder Bay, ON | St. Andrews Saints | Loss | 70-74 | | President's Invitational Tournament |
| Thu Dec 30, 1976 | Thunder Bay, ON | Brandon | Loss | 74-77 | | President's Invitational Tournament |
| Sun Jan 2, 1977 | Calgary, AB | Alberta | Win | 87-65 | | Calgary Classic |
| Mon Jan 3, 1977 | Calgary, AB | Laurentian | Loss | 76-85 | | Calgary Classic |
| Tue Jan 4, 1977 | Calgary, AB | UBC | Loss | 68-70 | | Calgary Classic |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Fri Jan 7, 1977 | Brandon, MB | Brandon | Win | 69-66 | | |
| Sat Jan 8, 1977 | Brandon, MB | Brandon | Loss | 67-85 | | |
| Fri Jan 14, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Winnipeg | Loss | 67-75 | | |
| Sat Jan 15, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Winnipeg | Win | 86-70 | | |
| Fri Jan 21, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Manitoba | Loss | 64-77 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 22, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Manitoba | Win | 63-61 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 28, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Brandon | Win | 85-62 | | |
| Sat Jan 29, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Brandon | Win | 79-64 | | |
| Fri Feb 4, 1977 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Win | 83-77 | | |
| Sat Feb 5, 1977 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Loss | 68-71 | | |
| Fri Feb 11, 1977 | Winnipeg, MB | Manitoba | Loss | 58-78 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 12, 1977 | Winnipeg, MB | Manitoba | Win | 72-71 | Stats | |
| --- Playoff Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
|---|
| Fri Feb 25, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Manitoba | Win | 66-59 | Stats | GPAC Championship (best of 3) |
| Sat Feb 26, 1977 | Thunder Bay, ON | Manitoba | Win | 65-60 | Stats | GPAC Championship (best of 3) |
| Thu Mar 3, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 80-72 | Stats | CIAU Quarterfinal |
| Fri Mar 4, 1977 | Halifax, NS | McGill | Win | 77-70 | Stats | CIAU Semifinal |
| Sat Mar 5, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Acadia | Loss | 63-72 | Stats | CIAU Championship |
Overall scoring summary for the season
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG |
| Mel Bishop | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 290-599 | 48.4 | 79-97 | 81.4 | 39-89 | 128 | 3.9 | 45 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 659 | 20.0 |
| Jim Zoet | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 230-472 | 48.7 | 85-109 | 78.0 | 176-289 | 465 | 14.1 | 109 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 16.5 |
| Al Tekoniemi | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 187-462 | 40.5 | 42-60 | 70.0 | 67-97 | 164 | 5.0 | 49 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 12.6 |
| Dave Preuss | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 115-301 | 38.2 | 38-48 | 79.2 | 127-141 | 268 | 8.1 | 93 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 8.1 |
| Brett McEwan | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 112-287 | 39.0 | 17-22 | 77.3 | 38-70 | 108 | 3.3 | 60 | 46 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 7.3 |
| John Zanatta | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 58-157 | 36.9 | 26-31 | 83.9 | 32-44 | 76 | 2.3 | 52 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 4.3 |
| Martin Gysbers | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 45-113 | 39.8 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 43-64 | 107 | 3.5 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2.9 |
| Howie May | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 3-2 | 5 | 0.7 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.4 |
| Dennis Chibnall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Dave Kirychuk | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 10-30 | 33.3 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 8-10 | 18 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.4 |
| George Wheatley | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 11-31 | 35.5 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 17-17 | 34 | 1.8 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.3 |
| George Hardisty | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 5-16 | 31.2 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 2-8 | 10 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.2 |
| Mike Busch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mitch Lalonde | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| * Team Totals | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1071-2495 | 42.9 | 310-411 | 75.4 | 554-836 | 1390 | 42.1 | 527 | 46 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 2452 | 74.3 |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG |
| Mel Bishop | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 133 | 22.2 |
| Jim Zoet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 84 | 14.0 | | | | | | 0 | 0.0 |
| * Team Totals | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 84 | 14.0 | | | | | | 133 | 22.2 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
| Jim Zoet | 23 on Mar 4, 1977 vs McGill | | |
| Mel Bishop | 21 on Mar 5, 1977 vs Acadia | | |
| Dave Preuss | 16 on Mar 4, 1977 vs McGill | | |
| Al Tekoniemi | 14 on Mar 5, 1977 vs Acadia | | |
| Brett McEwan | 12 on Mar 5, 1977 vs Acadia | | |
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