Trinity Western University

YEARS ACTIVE: 1969-1970
TWU SPARTANS HALL OF FAME 2022

HIGHLIGHTS:

• First TWU championship team
• 1970 BC Intercollegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Champions
• Conference Record: 7-1, Overall Record: 9-10.
• March 14, 1970: 74-65 win over Vancouver City College
• Jeff Thomas 21 points in final.
• Won semifinal Trinity 92 – Royal Roads 48
• TJC: forward Pat Lee named All-star
• Teams: TJC, Malaspina (Nanaimo), New Caledonia (PG), Royal Roads (Victoria), Selkirk (Castlegar), VCC
• Members: Dave Bartke, John Block, Rod Carlson, Dave Dunn, Phil Enarson, Harvey Engbrecht, Steve Ford, Pat Lee, Ron Peters, Mark Sanny, Jeff Thomas, Pete Toews, Sjoerd Vanderkooi, Roger Welsh. Head Coach: Don Tavolacci, Manager: Gordon Boettcher, Asst. Managers: John Auker, Ken Thiessen

 
BIOGRAPHY:
The 1969-70 TJC Spartans men’s basketball team enter the TWU Spartans Hall of Fame as the first Trinity team to ever win a championship for the Spartans. In 1970, in their first year as members of the BC Intercollegiate Conference the Spartans defeated Vancouver City College 74-65 to win the championship. The championship was played in the newly built Trinity gym, now the David E. Enarson Gym. TJC’s Jeff Thomas, with 21 points, led the Spartans to victory in the title game, while Pat Lee was named an all-star that season.
 
The Spartans finished the season with an impressive 7-1 record in conference play and an overall record of 9-10, with a highly competitive non-conference schedule. Representing TJC were Dave Bartke, John Block, Rod Carlson, Dave Dunn, Phil Enarson, Harvey Engbrecht, Steve Ford, Pat Lee, Ron Peters, Mark Sanny, Jeff Thomas, Pete Toews, Sjoerd Vanderkooi, Roger Welsh. Head Coach: Don Tavolacci, Manager: Gordon Boettcher, Asst. Managers: John Auker, Ken Thiessen.
 
Leading the team in scoring were Harv Engbrecht 282, Pat Lee 164, Jeff Thomas 124, Phil Enarson 106. While Pat Lee 152, Harv Engbrecht 148, Jeff Thomas 96 led the team in rebounding. The team would finish the season shooting an impressive 43 percent from the field.