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Calgary Dinosaurs - 1977-78 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Gary Howard (4th season)
League:Canada West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
13-70.6501645-146182.2 - 73.026-110.7032829-260676.5 - 70.427-110.7112926-269277.0 - 70.8

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
12David Price Guard6-3 New York City, NY(Brandon)
22Lyle Leslie Centre6-75Calgary, ABJames Fowler High
24Ted Hellard Forward6-2 Calgary, ABCentral Memorial High (Mount Royal)
32Greg Hess Forward6-4 Pocatello, ID(Lethbridge College)
 Phil Christie Centre6-5  
 Bob Doherty   
 Eric Duerksen Forward6-5  
 Matt Friesen 6-52 
 Dale Getty Guard6-2 Edmonton, AB 
 Chris Humphries   
 Kelly Olhauser   
 Mike Santiago Guard6-3 Calgary, AB 
 Geoff Thompson 1Calgary, ABSir Winston Churchill
 Ray Verbeek   
 Greg Weir   
 Bruce Wright Guard5-10 (Calgary, UBC)

Awards presented

Dale Getty Canada West Second Team All-Star
Ted Hellard Canada West Second Team All-Star
Greg Hess Canada West First Team All-Star
Lyle Leslie Canada West Second Team All-Star
Bruce Wright Canada West First Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Thu Oct 27, 1977Edmonton, ABLethbridgeWin2-0 Tri-University Classic
Sat Oct 29, 1977Edmonton, ABAlbertaWin79-75 Tri-University Classic
Sat Oct 29, 1977Edmonton, ABSaskatchewanWin76-72 Tri-University Classic
Thu Nov 3, 1977Calgary, ABBrandonWin2-0 Dino / Bear Classic
Fri Nov 4, 1977Calgary, ABLethbridgeWin2-0 Dino / Bear Classic
Sat Nov 5, 1977Calgary, ABAlbertaWin88-85 Dino / Bear Classic
Fri Dec 2, 1977Victoria, BCOregon EducationWin97-86StatsPacific Rim Tourney
Sat Dec 3, 1977Victoria, BCManitobaWin78-74StatsPacific Rim Tourney
Sun Dec 4, 1977Victoria, BCVictoriaWin91-83StatsPacific Rim Tourney
Wed Dec 28, 1977Winnipeg, MBGuelphWin79-77 Wesmen Classic
Thu Dec 29, 1977Winnipeg, MBWinnipegWin87-63 Wesmen Classic
Fri Dec 30, 1977Winnipeg, MBManitobaLoss81-91 Wesmen Classic
Mon Jan 2, 1978Calgary, ABLaurierLoss84-85 Calgary Basketball Classic
Tue Jan 3, 1978Calgary, ABGuelphWin103-87 Calgary Basketball Classic
Wed Jan 4, 1978Calgary, ABVictoriaWin89-81 Calgary Basketball Classic
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Nov 11, 1977Calgary, ABLethbridgeWin81-69  
Sat Nov 12, 1977Calgary, ABLethbridgeWin78-60  
Fri Nov 18, 1977Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss73-88Stats 
Sat Nov 19, 1977Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss75-79Stats 
Fri Nov 25, 1977Saskatoon, SKSaskatchewanWin55-54  
Sat Nov 26, 1977Saskatoon, SKSaskatchewanWin73-52  
Fri Jan 6, 1978Calgary, ABUBCWin94-62  
Sat Jan 7, 1978Calgary, ABUBCWin81-62  
Fri Jan 13, 1978Edmonton, ABAlbertaLoss61-70  
Sat Jan 14, 1978Edmonton, ABAlbertaWin82-63  
Fri Jan 20, 1978UnknownLethbridgeWin86-83OT, Stats 
Sat Jan 21, 1978UnknownLethbridgeWin87-69  
Fri Jan 27, 1978Calgary, ABVictoriaWin97-90Stats 
Sat Jan 28, 1978Calgary, ABVictoriaLoss83-89Stats 
Fri Feb 3, 1978Calgary, ABSaskatchewanWin108-87  
Sat Feb 4, 1978Calgary, ABSaskatchewanWin115-49  
Fri Feb 10, 1978Vancouver, BCUBCLoss69-77  
Sat Feb 11, 1978Vancouver, BCUBCLoss64-68  
Fri Feb 17, 1978Calgary, ABAlbertaLoss85-96  
Sat Feb 18, 1978Calgary, ABAlbertaWin98-94Stats 
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Fri Feb 24, 1978Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss77-85StatsCanada West Championship (best of 3)
Sat Feb 25, 1978Victoria, BCVictoriaWin90-80StatsCanada West Championship (best of 3)
Sun Feb 26, 1978Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss76-107StatsCanada West Championship (best of 3)

Season scoring summary for league games only

PlayerGPMinsMpg3 PtField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsRPGPFAToBlStPtsPPG
Greg Hess18    132-28246.845-5778.938-641025.745 48  30917.2
Ted Hellard18    106-23644.964-9567.450-681186.643 41  27615.3
Lyle Leslie18    97-20148.340-5967.854-821367.654 28  23413.0
Dale Getty19    94-21144.519-3259.418-45633.350 65  20710.9
David Price14    66-14844.618-2475.021-58795.645 41  15010.7
Bruce Wright17    73-15347.715-1978.96-38442.639 29  1619.5
Mike Santiago14    25-7234.711-1478.615-23382.712 9  614.4
Phil Christie19    30-9332.321-3265.622-43653.441 18  814.3
Eric Duerksen20    21-5042.010-1758.814-18321.621 10  522.6
Kelly Olhauser17    18-5135.37-977.813-18311.89 15  432.5
Ray Verbeek18    19-5733.36-1637.53-17201.136 36  442.4
Geoff Thompson13    6-1833.310-1190.97-9161.215 9  221.7
Chris Humphries1      1-250.00-222.0     11.0
Greg Weir14    2-1020.02-450.06-4100.75 1  60.4
Bob Doherty1    0-20.0          00.0
* Team Totals20    689-158443.5269-39168.8267-48975637.8415 350  164782.3

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

PlayerMost pointsMost reboundsMost assists
Greg Hess26 on Jan 27, 1978 vs Victoria  
Lyle Leslie26 on Feb 25, 1978 vs Victoria  
Ted Hellard25 on Feb 24, 1978 vs Victoria  
David Price20 on Jan 27, 1978 vs Victoria  
Dale Getty16 on Feb 25, 1978 vs Victoria  
Bruce Wright16 on Jan 28, 1978 vs Victoria  
Eric Duerksen12 on Dec 4, 1977 vs Victoria  
Mike Santiago10 on Feb 24, 1978 vs Victoria  
Phil Christie6 on Nov 18, 1977 vs Victoria  
Ray Verbeek5 on Nov 19, 1977 vs Victoria  
Kelly Olhauser4 on Nov 19, 1977 vs Victoria  
Greg Weir   

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