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Western Mustangs - 1996-97 Season <<Previous season Next season>>

Head Coach:	Craig Boydell (6th season)
Other staff:	Steve King (Assistant Coach), Dave Finnerty (Manager), Matt DiSilvestro (Trainer), Jamie Hocken (Trainer), Viet Nguyen (Statistician), Carl Grindstaff (Academic Advisor), William Avison (Academic Advisor)
League:	OUAA 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
9-5	0.643	1016-931	72.6 - 66.5	22-8	0.733	2250-1996	75.0 - 66.5	22-8	0.733	2250-1996	75.0 - 66.5

Player roster

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Elig	Hometown	High School (Prior Team)
3	Hugh Bell	Guard	6-2		4
4	Adrian Smith	Guard/Forward	6-3		2	London, ON	John Paul II Secondary
11	Ryan Bell	Guard	6-1	170	1	Nepean, ON	Sir Robert Borden High
14	Blake Gage	Guard/Forward	6-3		5	Vaughan, ON	Vaughan Secondary
20	Johnathan Dingle	Guard	6-2	190	4	Hamilton, ON	Westdale Secondary
21	Matt Tweedie	Guard/Forward	6-6	195	1	London, ON	Sir Frederick Banting Secondary
22	Paul Abrams	Forward	6-6	210	1	Mississauga, ON	Clarkson Secondary
24	Jason Meskis	Forward	6-3		5	Kitchener, ON	Forest Heights Collegiate
25	Brendan Noonan	Guard	5-11		5	Toronto, ON	Oakwood Collegiate
42	Chris Webber	Forward	6-9	225	3	Owen Sound, ON	West Hill Secondary
44	Richard Tamminga	Centre	6-10	205	1	London, ON	North Middlesex District High
54	Paul Chappel	Forward	6-7		1
55	Nigel Rawlins	Centre	6-10		4
RS	Brad Campbell	Forward	6-3		3	Ottawa, ON	Nepean High

Awards presented

Brendan Noonan	OUA West Second Team All-Star
Chris Webber	OUA West First Team All-Star

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Fri Oct 18, 1996	Sarnia, ON	Windsor	Win	79-76		Played at St. Patrick's High
Thu Oct 24, 1996	Halifax, NS	Dalhousie	Win	80-70		Played at Halifax Metro Centre
Sat Oct 26, 1996	Halifax, NS	Dalhousie	Loss	78-79		Played at Halifax Metro Centre
Fri Nov 1, 1996	Ottawa, ON	Carleton	Win	73-55		House Laughton Classic
Sat Nov 2, 1996	Ottawa, ON	Ottawa	Win	97-77		House Laughton Classic
Sun Nov 3, 1996	Unknown	Queen's	Win	97-74
Fri Nov 8, 1996	Waterloo, ON	Winnipeg	Win	71-66		Naismith Classic
Sat Nov 9, 1996	Waterloo, ON	York	Win	85-61		Naismith Classic
Sun Nov 10, 1996	Waterloo, ON	Ryerson	Win	75-68		Naismith Classic
Fri Nov 15, 1996	Winnipeg, MB	Winnipeg	Win	78-68		Ontario / GPAC Challenge
Sat Nov 16, 1996	Winnipeg, MB	Manitoba	Win	60-55		Ontario / GPAC Challenge
Wed Nov 27, 1996	Guelph, ON	Guelph	Loss	67-70
Fri Jan 3, 1997	London, ON	McGill	Win	72-40		Purple & White Tournament
Sat Jan 4, 1997	London, ON	Brock	Win	70-67		Purple & White Tournament
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Wed Jan 15, 1997	Waterloo, ON	Laurier	Win	77-74
Sat Jan 18, 1997	London, ON	Guelph	Loss	64-72
Wed Jan 22, 1997	London, ON	McMaster	Win	76-64
Sat Jan 25, 1997	Windsor, ON	Windsor	Win	73-64
Wed Jan 29, 1997	St. Catharines, ON	Brock	Loss	63-70
Sat Feb 1, 1997	London, ON	Laurier	Win	88-71
Wed Feb 5, 1997	Guelph, ON	Guelph	Loss	56-60
Sat Feb 8, 1997	London, ON	Brock	Win	75-60
Fri Feb 14, 1997	London, ON	Lakehead	Win	80-65
Sat Feb 15, 1997	London, ON	Lakehead	Win	67-48
Wed Feb 19, 1997	London, ON	Waterloo	Win	74-60	Stats
Sat Feb 22, 1997	Hamilton, ON	McMaster	Loss	60-64
Wed Feb 26, 1997	London, ON	Windsor	Win	94-72
Sat Mar 1, 1997	Waterloo, ON	Waterloo	Loss	69-87	Stats
--- Playoff Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Tue Mar 4, 1997	London, ON	Windsor	Win	75-56		OUA West Quarterfinal
Fri Mar 7, 1997	Toronto, ON	Guelph	Loss	77-83		OUA West Semifinal

Season scoring summary for league games only

Player	GP	Mins	Mpg	3 Pt		Field Goals		Free Throws		Rebounds		RPG	A	St	Pts	PPG
Chris Webber	14	382	27.3	5-22	22.7	101-233	43.3	60-82	73.2		97	6.9	25	20	267	19.1
Johnathan Dingle	14	435	31.1	13-32	40.6	66-144	45.8	18-26	69.2		34	2.4	28	12	163	11.6
Nigel Rawlins	14	346	24.7			52-111	46.8	44-66	66.7	71-41	112	8.0	8	14	148	10.6
Brendan Noonan	14	407	29.1	20-41	48.8	27-68	39.7	41-54	75.9		59	4.2	59	35	115	8.2
Jason Meskis	14	273	19.5	14-42	33.3	34-90	37.8	17-28	60.7		53	3.8	13	9	99	7.1
Hugh Bell	14	371	26.5	5-13	38.5	27-62	43.5	25-36	69.4		62	4.4	42	20	84	6.0
Matt Tweedie	10	117	11.7	5-8	62.5	14-21	66.7	9-15	60.0		13	1.3	15	3	42	4.2
Richard Tamminga	14	174	12.4			20-40	50.0	14-35	40.0		52	3.7	8	5	54	3.9
Blake Gage	14	277	19.8	0-1	0.0	10-24	41.7	6-10	60.0		29	2.1	21	9	26	1.9
Adrian Smith	12	120	10.0			3-10	30.0	5-9	55.6		19	1.6	11	1	11	0.9
Ryan Bell	9	44	4.9	2-5	40.0	2-7	28.6	1-4	25.0		5	0.6	3	1	7	0.8
Paul Chappel	4	4	1.0			1-2	50.0	0-2	0.0		2	0.5		1	2	0.5
Paul Abrams	4	6	1.5			0-2	0.0				2	0.5			0	0.0
* Team Totals	14	2956	211.1	64-164	39.0	357-814	43.9	240-367	65.4	71-41	539	38.5	233	130	1018	72.7

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