| 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 |
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| 6-4 | 0.600 | 845-785 | 84.5 - 78.5 | 11-8 | 0.579 | 1467-1384 | 77.2 - 72.8 | 13-8 | 0.619 | 1640-1528 | 78.1 - 72.8 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
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| 4 | Jim Collins
| Guard | 5-9 | | 4 | Halifax, NS | |
| 45 | Ivor Lewis
| Guard | 6-1 | | | Montreal, QC | Dawson College |
| | Phil Coldwell
| Forward | 6-6 | | 1 | | Horton Academy |
| | Curtis Coward
| Forward | 6-4 | | | Halifax, NS | Halifax West High |
| | Willie Follette
| Swingman | 6-3 | | 4 | Montreal, QC | |
| | Billy Turney-Loos
| Guard | 6-4 | | 3 | Hampden, CT | Amity Regional High (Boston College) |
| | Rick Plato
| Guard | 6-0 | | 1 | Fort Erie, ON | Ridgeway-Crystal Beach High |
| | Bill Rogers
| | | | | | (Fairfield) |
| | Ivan Ross
| | 6-2 | | | Halifax, NS | |
| | Ken Seaward
| Forward | 6-4 | | | Toronto, ON | |
| | Syd Sheppard
| Forward | 6-5 | | | Philadelphia, PA | Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School (Boston College) |
| | Ray Tench
| Forward | 6-3 | | | Halifax, NS | Halifax West High |
| | Vinnie Tracey
| Forward | 6-4 | | | Long Island, NY | Maria Regina High (University of Tennessee) |
| | Frank White
| Forward | 6-3 | 200 | 1 | Boston, MA | |
Awards presented
| Frank White
| AUS First Team All-Star, CIS Tournament All-Star Team
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Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Date unknown | Unknown | Guelph | Win | 2-0 | | |
| Date unknown | Halifax, NS | Laurier | Win | 19-0 | | |
| Tue Dec 7, 1976 | Wolfville, NS | Acadia | Loss | 78-82 | | |
| Thu Jan 6, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Maine Presque-Isle | Win | 91-72 | | National Festival of Basketball |
| Fri Jan 7, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Maine Portland | Win | 82-72 | | National Festival of Basketball |
| Sat Jan 8, 1977 | Halifax, NS | StFX | Loss | 79-83 | | National Festival of Basketball |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Sun Nov 28, 1976 | Charlottetown, PE | UPEI | Loss | 72-82 | Stats | |
| Wed Jan 12, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Acadia | Loss | 83-84 | | |
| Tue Jan 18, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 96-80 | | |
| Wed Jan 26, 1977 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Win | 90-86 | | |
| Fri Jan 28, 1977 | Halifax, NS | UNB | Win | 89-64 | | |
| Thu Feb 3, 1977 | Halifax, NS | StFX | Win | 88-82 | | |
| Tue Feb 8, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 89-76 | | |
| Sat Feb 12, 1977 | Fredericton, NB | UNB | Win | 80-65 | | |
| Tue Feb 15, 1977 | Wolfville, NS | Acadia | Loss | 67-74 | | |
| Sun Feb 20, 1977 | Halifax, NS | UPEI | Loss | 91-92 | | |
| --- Playoff Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Fri Feb 25, 1977 | Unknown | UPEI | Loss | 75-84 | | AUAA Semifinal |
| Sat Feb 26, 1977 | Unknown | StFX | Win | 87-81 | | AUAA Third Place |
| Thu Mar 3, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Lakehead | Loss | 72-80 | Stats | CIAU Quarterfinal |
| Fri Mar 4, 1977 | Halifax, NS | Laurentian | Win | 104-95 | Stats | CIAU Consolation Semifinal |
| Sat Mar 5, 1977 | Halifax, NS | UPEI | Win | 106-94 | Stats | CIAU Consolation Final |
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 |
| Vinnie Tracey | 1 | | | | | 13-23 | 56.5 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 3-2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | | | | | 34 | 34.0 |
| Frank White | 8 | | | | | 74-135 | 54.8 | 26-33 | 78.8 | 12-13 | 25 | 3.1 | 25 | | | | | 174 | 21.8 |
| Billy Turney-Loos | 10 | | | | | 66-141 | 46.8 | 21-33 | 63.6 | 31-47 | 78 | 7.8 | 29 | | | | | 153 | 15.3 |
| Syd Sheppard | 10 | | | | | 57-119 | 47.9 | 26-40 | 65.0 | 41-77 | 118 | 11.8 | 28 | | | | | 140 | 14.0 |
| Ken Seaward | 9 | | | | | 34-73 | 46.6 | 24-26 | 92.3 | 29-50 | 79 | 8.8 | 17 | | | | | 92 | 10.2 |
| Ivor Lewis | 5 | | | | | 17-52 | 32.7 | 15-22 | 68.2 | 4-8 | 12 | 2.4 | 8 | | | | | 49 | 9.8 |
| Ivan Ross | 8 | | | | | 24-63 | 38.1 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 17-19 | 36 | 4.5 | 14 | | | | | 52 | 6.5 |
| Jim Collins | 10 | | | | | 20-53 | 37.7 | 12-15 | 80.0 | 9-28 | 37 | 3.7 | 13 | | | | | 52 | 5.2 |
| Rick Plato | 9 | | | | | 18-41 | 43.9 | 10-15 | 66.7 | 3-6 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | | | | | 46 | 5.1 |
| Willie Follette | 9 | | | | | 15-37 | 40.5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 7-16 | 23 | 2.6 | 17 | | | | | 32 | 3.6 |
| Phil Coldwell | 9 | | | | | 6-19 | 31.6 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 4-13 | 17 | 1.9 | 6 | | | | | 16 | 1.8 |
| Curtis Coward | 4 | | | | | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | | | | | 3 | 0.8 |
| Ray Tench | 3 | | | | | 1-4 | 25.0 | | | 0-1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 0.7 |
| * Team Totals | 10 | | | | | 346-764 | 45.3 | 153-214 | 71.5 | 161-283 | 444 | 44.4 | 174 | | | | | 845 | 84.5 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
| Vinnie Tracey | 34 on Nov 28, 1976 vs UPEI | 5 on Nov 28, 1976 vs UPEI | |
| Frank White | 34 on Mar 5, 1977 vs UPEI | | |
| Billy Turney-Loos | 21 on Mar 5, 1977 vs UPEI | | |
| Ken Seaward | | | |
| Syd Sheppard | | | |
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