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| Head Coach: | Ken Shields (3rd season) |
| Other staff: | Ken Olynyk (Assistant Coach) |
| League: | Canada West |
Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | CIAU Record | Overall Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
| 17-3 | 0.850 | 1779-1399 | 89.0 - 70.0 | 28-6 | 0.824 | 2997-2513 | 88.1 - 73.9 | 29-13 | 0.690 | 3673-3223 | 87.5 - 76.7 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Robbie Parris | Guard | 5-6 | 5 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay Secondary | |
| 24 | Gerald Kazanowski | Forward | 6-9 | 1 | Nanaimo, BC | Nanaimo District Secondary | |
| 33 | Rene Dolcetti | Centre | 6-8 | 4 | Sudbury, ON | St. Charles College | |
| 54 | Kelly Dukeshire | Forward | 6-7 | 1 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay Secondary | |
| RS | Craig Higgins | Guard | 6-1 | 2 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay Secondary | |
| Ted Anderson | Forward | 6-4 | Port Alberni, BC | Alberni District Secondary | |||
| Gary Budd | Forward | 6-5 | 4 | Victoria, BC | Mount View High (Green River College) | ||
| Chris Hebb | Forward | 6-4 | 4 | Prince Rupert, BC | Prince Rupert Secondary | ||
| Ian Hyde-Lay | Guard | 6-1 | 3 | Duncan, BC | Shawnigan Lake School | ||
| Greg Kazanowski | Guard | 6-1 | 1 | Nanaimo, BC | Nanaimo District Secondary | ||
| John Kazanowski | Guard | 6-0 | Nanaimo, BC | Nanaimo District Secondary | |||
| Ken Kirzinger | Forward | 6-6 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay Secondary | |||
| Tom Narbeshuber | Forward | 6-5 | 2 | Oakville, ON | T.A. Blakelock High (Simon Fraser) | ||
| Mickey Welder | Guard | 6-1 | 4 | Kelowna, BC | Kelowna Secondary |
Awards presented
| Ken Shields | Canada West Coach of the Year, Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (CIS Coach of the Year) |
| Rene Dolcetti | Canada West First Team All-Star, CIS Tournament All-Star Team |
| Ian Hyde-Lay | Canada West Second Team All-Star |
| Robbie Parris | Canada West First Team All-Star, Second Team All-Canadian, CIS Tournament All-Star Team |
Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Oct 27, 1978 | Victoria, BC | Victoria Datatech | Loss | 88-89 | Stats | |
| Sat Oct 28, 1978 | Victoria, BC | Victoria Datatech | Loss | 83-85 | Stats | |
| Thu Nov 2, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | Manitoba | Win | 88-82 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 3, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Win | 84-72 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 4, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | Nicolett Inn | Loss | 86-87 | Stats | |
| Tue Nov 14, 1978 | Burnaby, BC | Simon Fraser | Loss | 77-89 | Stats | |
| Sun Dec 3, 1978 | Victoria, BC | Winnipeg | Win | 90-78 | Stats | |
| Fri Dec 8, 1978 | Victoria, BC | Athletes in Action | Loss | 98-105 | Stats | |
| Thu Dec 21, 1978 | Salem, OR | Willamette | Loss | 79-87 | John Lewis Classic | |
| Fri Dec 22, 1978 | Salem, OR | Western Baptist | Loss | 80-90 | John Lewis Classic | |
| Thu Dec 28, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | Manitoba | Win | 90-80 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| Fri Dec 29, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | Saint Mary's | Win | 88-84 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| Sat Dec 30, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Loss | 72-81 | Stats | Wesmen Classic |
| Thu Jan 4, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Laurier | Win | 88-64 | Dinosaur Basketball Classic | |
| Fri Jan 5, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Saint Mary's | Loss | 96-102 | OT | Dinosaur Basketball Classic |
| Sat Jan 6, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Alberta | Win | 86-80 | Dinosaur Basketball Classic | |
| Tue Jan 30, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Simon Fraser | Win | 85-78 | Stats | |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Nov 10, 1978 | Victoria, BC | UBC | Win | 89-78 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 11, 1978 | Victoria, BC | UBC | Win | 86-67 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 17, 1978 | Victoria, BC | Saskatchewan | Win | 86-58 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 18, 1978 | Victoria, BC | Saskatchewan | Win | 103-67 | Stats | |
| Fri Nov 24, 1978 | Lethbridge, AB | Lethbridge | Win | 96-68 | Stats | |
| Sat Nov 25, 1978 | Lethbridge, AB | Lethbridge | Loss | 73-83 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 12, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Calgary | Win | 84-67 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 13, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Calgary | Win | 85-47 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 19, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | UBC | Win | 89-48 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 20, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | UBC | Win | 68-48 | Stats | |
| Fri Jan 26, 1979 | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatchewan | Win | 114-68 | Stats | |
| Sat Jan 27, 1979 | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatchewan | Win | 102-80 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 2, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Lethbridge | Win | 105-86 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 3, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Lethbridge | Win | 96-60 | Stats | |
| Fri Feb 9, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Alberta | Win | 108-80 | Stats | |
| Sat Feb 10, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Alberta | Win | 89-82 | OT, Stats | |
| Fri Feb 16, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Loss | 81-83 | OT | |
| Sat Feb 17, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Loss | 78-88 | ||
| Fri Feb 23, 1979 | Edmonton, AB | Alberta | Win | 74-73 | ||
| Sat Feb 24, 1979 | Edmonton, AB | Alberta | Win | 73-68 | ||
| --- Playoff Games --- | ||||||
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Comment | ||
| Fri Mar 2, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Calgary | Win | 108-70 | Stats | Canada West Final (best of 3) |
| Sat Mar 3, 1979 | Victoria, BC | Calgary | Win | 89-80 | Stats | Canada West Final (best of 3) |
| Thu Mar 8, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Winnipeg | Win | 74-70 | Stats | CIAU Quarterfinal |
| Fri Mar 9, 1979 | Calgary, AB | StFX | Win | 82-81 | OT, Stats | CIAU Semifinal |
| Sat Mar 10, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Saint Mary's | Loss | 83-90 | Stats | CIAU Championship |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Dolcetti | 20 | 163-287 | 56.8 | 55-78 | 70.5 | 53-102 | 155 | 7.8 | 64 | 381 | 19.1 | ||||||||
| Robbie Parris | 20 | 123-258 | 47.7 | 74-97 | 76.3 | 20-36 | 56 | 2.8 | 40 | 320 | 16.0 | ||||||||
| Ted Anderson | 20 | 89-167 | 53.3 | 34-51 | 66.7 | 31-58 | 89 | 4.5 | 47 | 212 | 10.6 | ||||||||
| Ian Hyde-Lay | 20 | 81-178 | 45.5 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 18-29 | 47 | 2.4 | 31 | 172 | 8.6 | ||||||||
| Gerald Kazanowski | 20 | 68-129 | 52.7 | 23-47 | 48.9 | 53-86 | 139 | 7.0 | 59 | 159 | 8.0 | ||||||||
| Chris Hebb | 19 | 53-127 | 41.7 | 19-27 | 70.4 | 36-45 | 81 | 4.3 | 45 | 125 | 6.6 | ||||||||
| Kelly Dukeshire | 20 | 40-95 | 42.1 | 39-55 | 70.9 | 34-62 | 96 | 4.8 | 32 | 119 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| Mickey Welder | 20 | 40-98 | 40.8 | 23-34 | 67.6 | 8-19 | 27 | 1.4 | 21 | 103 | 5.2 | ||||||||
| Gary Budd | 14 | 27-52 | 51.9 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 18-20 | 38 | 2.7 | 13 | 58 | 4.1 | ||||||||
| Ken Kirzinger | 20 | 24-53 | 45.3 | 19-41 | 46.3 | 28-33 | 61 | 3.0 | 26 | 67 | 3.4 | ||||||||
| Tom Narbeshuber | 12 | 14-34 | 41.2 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 7-15 | 22 | 1.8 | 15 | 36 | 3.0 | ||||||||
| Greg Kazanowski | 13 | 10-21 | 47.6 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 4-10 | 14 | 1.1 | 5 | 25 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| John Kazanowski | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| * Team Totals | 20 | 733-1501 | 48.8 | 313-478 | 65.5 | 310-517 | 827 | 41.4 | 399 | 1779 | 89.0 | ||||||||
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Dolcetti | 34 on Nov 2, 1978 vs Manitoba | ||
| Robbie Parris | 31 on Feb 9, 1979 vs Alberta | ||
| Kelly Dukeshire | 23 on Nov 3, 1978 vs Winnipeg | ||
| Ted Anderson | 21 on Jan 27, 1979 vs Saskatchewan | ||
| Ian Hyde-Lay | 21 on Dec 3, 1978 vs Winnipeg | ||
| Gerald Kazanowski | 20 on Nov 11, 1978 vs UBC | ||
| Mickey Welder | 18 on Nov 24, 1978 vs Lethbridge | ||
| Chris Hebb | 17 on Dec 28, 1978 vs Manitoba | ||
| Ken Kirzinger | 14 on Feb 3, 1979 vs Lethbridge | ||
| Tom Narbeshuber | 12 on Mar 9, 1979 vs StFX | ||
| Gary Budd | 11 on Nov 24, 1978 vs Lethbridge | ||
| Greg Kazanowski | 7 on Nov 18, 1978 vs Saskatchewan | ||
| John Kazanowski | 2 on Nov 10, 1978 vs UBC | ||
| Craig Higgins |
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