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Guelph Gryphons - 1997-98 Season    <<Previous season    Next season>>

Head Coach:Chris O'Rourke (First season)
Other staff: Kris Vander Veer (Assistant Coach), Wayne Kidd (Assistant Coach), Mark Grant (Assistant Coach), Dane Pierre (Manager), Matt Burnside (Trainer)
League:OUA West

Summary of team record for the season

Conference RecordCIAU RecordOverall Record
W-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPGW-LPctPointsPPG
6-80.4291025-101373.2 - 72.414-120.5381967-193275.7 - 74.317-140.5482377-226076.7 - 72.9

Player roster

NoPlayerPosHtWtEligHometownHigh School (Prior Team)
3Jason Wiltshire Guard5-111702Toronto, ON 
4Geoff MacNeil Guard6-31632Guelph, ONJohn F. Ross Collegiate
10Koven Padayachee Guard6-41601Guelph, ON 
11Brent Jamieson Guard6-01752Sarnia, ONNorthern Collegiate
21Charles Yearwood Guard6-31854Mississauga, ON 
22Kalvin Karimian Guard6-01753Brantford, ON 
23Jason Wenczler Guard/Forward6-31902Sarnia, ON 
24Michael Ayanbadejo Forward6-52101Guelph, ONOur Lady of Lourdes High
32Malik Shehbaz Forward6-52304Brampton, ON 
33Jason Crotty Forward/Centre6-72353Brockville, ON 
34Brendan Wilson Guard6-01701Waterloo, ON 
40Jason Graham Forward6-52253Hamilton, ONSir Allan MacNab Secondary
42Neil Gowe Centre6-112152Ottawa, ON 
44Roger Thurton Guard6-01651Scarborough, ON 
45Jeff Erskine Forward6-102005Meaford, ON 
RSToffer Treiguts Guard6-01801Guelph, ON 

Awards received:

LevelNameAwards
LeagueMichael AyanbadejoOUA West Rookie of the Year, OUA West Second Team All-Star
UniversityMichael AyanbadejoScott Yanchus Award - Guelph Male Rookie of the Year

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Sun Oct 19, 1997UnknownCentennial CollegeWin89-50  
Wed Oct 22, 1997Guelph, ONTorontoWin77-70  
Sat Oct 25, 1997Guelph, ONBishop'sWin69-68  
Fri Oct 31, 1997Victoria, BCVictoriaLoss57-84 Cadboro Bay/Canadian Airlines Tournament
Sat Nov 1, 1997Victoria, BCPuget SoundWin105-61 Cadboro Bay/Canadian Airlines Tournament
Sun Nov 2, 1997Victoria, BCBrandonWin84-80 Cadboro Bay/Canadian Airlines Tournament
Sat Nov 8, 1997Guelph, ONRyersonWin92-89OT 
Sun Nov 9, 1997Guelph, ONLethbridgeWin95-87  
Fri Nov 14, 1997Adrian, MISt. Xavier (Chicago)Loss69-73 Maple City Classic
Sat Nov 15, 1997Adrian, MIMichigan DearbornWin70-62 Maple City Classic
Sun Nov 23, 1997Guelph, ONGuelph AlumniLoss77-82  
Thu Nov 27, 1997Woodstock, ONWesternLoss80-87  
Sun Dec 28, 1997Toronto, ONTorontoWin63-56 Ed DeArmon Memorial
Mon Dec 29, 1997Toronto, ONWaterlooWin92-67StatsEd DeArmon Memorial
Tue Dec 30, 1997Toronto, ONDalhousieLoss91-101 Ed DeArmon Memorial
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Wed Jan 14, 1998Hamilton, ONMcMasterLoss64-82  
Sat Jan 17, 1998Guelph, ONWesternWin71-68  
Wed Jan 21, 1998Waterloo, ONLaurierWin75-47  
Sat Jan 24, 1998Guelph, ONMcMasterLoss72-79OT 
Wed Jan 28, 1998Guelph, ONWaterlooLoss52-75Stats 
Sun Feb 1, 1998St. Catharines, ONBrockLoss62-74  
Wed Feb 4, 1998London, ONWesternLoss68-80  
Sat Feb 7, 1998Guelph, ONLaurierWin101-86  
Wed Feb 11, 1998Windsor, ONWindsorLoss84-91OT 
Sat Feb 14, 1998Waterloo, ONWaterlooWin81-69Stats 
Wed Feb 18, 1998Guelph, ONBrockWin88-52  
Sat Feb 21, 1998Guelph, ONWindsorLoss73-78OT 
Fri Feb 27, 1998Thunder Bay, ONLakeheadLoss67-70  
Sat Feb 28, 1998Thunder Bay, ONLakeheadWin67-62  
--- Playoff Games ---
DateLocationOpponentResult Comment
Tue Mar 3, 1998St. Catharines, ONBrockWin75-59 OUA West Quarterfinal
Fri Mar 6, 1998Waterloo, ONMcMasterLoss67-71 OUA West Semifinal


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