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British Columbia Thunderbirds - 1996-97 Season <<Previous season Next season>>

Head Coach:	Bruce Enns (11th season)
Other staff:	Ross Tomlinson (Assistant Coach), Maurice Sampson (Assistant Coach), Todd Kazinska (Assistant Coach), Simon Dykstra (Assistant Coach), Joey Dolcetti (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Dave Nelson (Trainer), Sean Mitchell (Manager)
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
11-9	0.550	1682-1597	84.1 - 79.8	20-13	0.606	2760-2588	83.6 - 78.4	22-13	0.629	2915-2730	83.3 - 78.0

Player roster

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Elig	Hometown	High School (Prior Team)
3	John Dykstra	Guard	6-5		4	Chilliwack, BC
10	Darcy Deutscher	Guard	5-10		2	Vancouver, BC
12	Eric Butler	Forward	6-6	185	5	Vancouver, BC	Prince of Wales Secondary
14	John Dumont	Guard	6-4		3	Vancouver, BC	Vancouver College
20	Gerald Cole	Guard	6-0		4	Vancouver, BC	Vancouver College (Capilano College)
22	Jeremy Adrian	Forward	6-8		3	Airdrie, AB
24	Brady Ibbetson	Guard	6-3	175	5	Kelowna, BC	Kelowna Secondary
32	Nino Sose	Guard	6-4	210	3	Kamloops, BC
40	David Buchanan	Guard	5-10		4	Langley, BC	D.W. Poppy Secondary
42	Jason Ussher	Forward	6-10		1	North Vancouver, BC
44	Curtis Mepham	Forward	6-7		3	Pitt Meadows, BC	Pitt Meadows Secondary
50	Joel Nickel	Forward	6-7		2	Abbotsford, BC	Mennonite Educational Institute
RS	Beau Mitchell	Forward	6-6			Vancouver, BC
RS	Simon Orr-Ewing	Centre	6-8			Vancouver, BC

Awards presented

Eric Butler	Canada West Second Team All-Star
Gerald Cole	Canada West First Team All-Star
John Dumont	Canada West Second Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Wed Oct 23, 1996	Vancouver, BC	Regina	Win	97-82
Sat Oct 26, 1996	St. Catharines, ON	Brock	Win	82-52
Sun Oct 27, 1996	Hamilton, ON	McMaster	Loss	59-72
Wed Oct 30, 1996	Unknown	Winnipeg	Win	103-74
Fri Nov 1, 1996	Montreal, QC	Guelph	Win	71-59		Redbird Classic
Sat Nov 2, 1996	Montreal, QC	McGill	Win	95-93	OT	Redbird Classic
Sun Nov 3, 1996	Montreal, QC	Acadia	Win	84-73		Redbird Classic
Thu Nov 7, 1996	Edmonton, AB	Toronto	Win	104-88		Golden Bear Invitational
Fri Nov 8, 1996	Edmonton, AB	Brandon	Win	79-73		Golden Bear Invitational
Sat Nov 9, 1996	Edmonton, AB	Alberta	Loss	65-74		Golden Bear Invitational
Sat Jan 4, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Simon Fraser	Win	74-73		Thunderbird Invitational
Sun Jan 5, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Central Washington	Win	81-69		Thunderbird Invitational
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Fri Nov 15, 1996	Calgary, AB	Calgary	Loss	97-112
Sat Nov 16, 1996	Calgary, AB	Calgary	Win	94-82
Fri Nov 22, 1996	Vancouver, BC	Victoria	Loss	82-100
Sat Nov 23, 1996	Vancouver, BC	Victoria	Win	80-73
Fri Nov 29, 1996	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatchewan	Win	81-80
Sat Nov 30, 1996	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatchewan	Win	90-80
Fri Jan 10, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Alberta	Win	91-68
Sat Jan 11, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Alberta	Loss	74-76
Fri Jan 17, 1997	Lethbridge, AB	Lethbridge	Win	88-72
Sat Jan 18, 1997	Lethbridge, AB	Lethbridge	Loss	96-111	OT, Stats
Fri Jan 24, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Calgary	Win	116-83
Sat Jan 25, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Calgary	Win	84-75
Fri Jan 31, 1997	Victoria, BC	Victoria	Loss	67-84
Sat Feb 1, 1997	Victoria, BC	Victoria	Loss	70-79
Fri Feb 7, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Saskatchewan	Win	96-44
Sat Feb 8, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Saskatchewan	Win	85-69
Fri Feb 14, 1997	Edmonton, AB	Alberta	Loss	61-77
Sat Feb 15, 1997	Edmonton, AB	Alberta	Win	74-64
Fri Feb 21, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Lethbridge	Loss	77-81
Sat Feb 22, 1997	Vancouver, BC	Lethbridge	Loss	79-87
--- Playoff Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Fri Feb 28, 1997	Victoria, BC	Victoria	Loss	65-79		Canada West Semifinal (best of 3)
Sat Mar 1, 1997	Victoria, BC	Victoria	Win	91-82		Canada West Semifinal (best of 3)
Sun Mar 2, 1997	Victoria, BC	Victoria	Loss	83-90		Canada West Semifinal (best of 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
Curtis Mepham	6	175	29.2	3-13	23.1	44-71	62.0	9-9	100.0	12-19	31	5.2	19	3	12	4	3	100	16.7
Gerald Cole	20	523	26.1	34-92	37.0	84-197	42.6	70-79	88.6	14-28	42	2.1	50	64	38	2	17	272	13.6
Nino Sose	20	346	17.3	26-65	40.0	79-156	50.6	35-54	64.8	12-23	35	1.8	53	27	22	4	9	219	10.9
John Dumont	20	531	26.6	4-18	22.2	79-191	41.4	32-59	54.2	48-81	129	6.5	66	62	54	4	17	194	9.7
John Dykstra	20	432	21.6	24-63	38.1	71-147	48.3	28-37	75.7	20-40	60	3.0	36	15	23	1	11	194	9.7
Eric Butler	20	532	26.6	7-17	41.2	68-123	55.3	49-66	74.2	33-52	85	4.2	66	28	28	6	9	192	9.6
Brady Ibbetson	20	429	21.4	21-73	28.8	49-128	38.3	50-65	76.9	14-45	59	3.0	55	67	23	9	10	169	8.4
David Buchanan	20	569	28.4	14-43	32.6	52-139	37.4	45-61	73.8	10-17	27	1.4	44	67	37		15	163	8.2
Jeremy Adrian	16	273	17.1	1-4	25.0	40-76	52.6	29-42	69.0	22-20	42	2.6	38	13	17	6	5	110	6.9
Joel Nickel	14	126	9.0			17-29	58.6	9-17	52.9	13-20	33	2.4	22	1	5	4	1	43	3.1
Jason Ussher	3	13	4.3			2-6	33.3	3-6	50.0	6-1	7	2.3	6	1				7	2.3
Darcy Deutscher	11	78	7.1	0-5	0.0	6-22	27.3	7-10	70.0	4-2	6	0.5	13	4	7			19	1.7
* Team Totals	20	4027	201.3	134-393	34.1	591-1285	46.0	366-505	72.5	208-348	556	27.8	468	352	266	40	97	1682	84.1

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