9th Annual Ricoh Mustangs Basketball Golf Classic Re-cap

MBGC Champions Dave Wilson, Alex Brzozowicz, Brad Smith & Matt Curtis

July 20th 2012 Greenhills Golf & CC

It was another beautiful day at the 9th Annual Ricoh Mustangs Basketball Golf Classic. The foursome of Matt Curtis, Brad Smith, Dave Wilson and Alex Brzozowicz posted a winning score of -14 topping two groups with a score of -13. For the first time in the tournaments history there are repeat champions. Matt Curtis and Brad Smith also won the MBGC back in 2009. This year's tourney saw 100 golfers including more than 40 Basketball Alumni in attendance spanning over an amazing 8 decades (10,00,90,80,70,60,50,40-shout out to Jack Fairs). We would like to thank our Title sponsor RICOH again this year for there support as well as all the hole sponsors and prize donors. Please see below for all the tournament winners.

Tournament Champions: Matt Curtis, Brad Smith, Dave Wilson, Alex Brzozowicz -14

Hole #3 Closest to the Pin Sponsored by London Commercial Reality: Carl Grindstaff

Hole #6 Closest to the Pin: Tom Sills

Hole #8 Closest to the Pin: Rob Scholtes

Hole#12 Closest to the Pin: Peter Hawke

Hole #15 On the Green Draw: Jacob Hutchcroft, Jordan Smith, Pod Armstrong

Hole #18 Longest Drive Over 60: Doug Morton
                                       Under60: Jeff Schimdt

Bean Bag Toss: Paul VanCamp, Andrew VanCamp, Todd Wilbur, Todd Oosterman

Mustangs vs South Alabama Tues Aug.14 7pm

3rd Year Forward Quinn Henderson

Mustangs Athletics

LONDON, Ont. – Once again this season the Western Mustangs men’s basketball season will get off to an exciting start with a game against an NCAA Division I opponent. This year the University of South Alabama Jaguars are coming to London on August 14 to take on the Mustangs as part of a two-game Ontario swing that will also see them play the Windsor Lancers.

Mustangs Head Coach Brad Campbell is excited to be playing host to another American opponent and sees the game as a good test for his team.

“This game continues the tradition we have of playing quality NCAA Division I teams in August,” said Campbell. “It will be a great learning experience for our young team and it should help us prepare for the tough schedule we have this coming season.”

Jaguars Head Coach Ronnie Arrow also thinks the trip to Western will help his squad saying a similar trip to Quebec in 2008, and the extra practice time it provided, helped new players get up to speed with the returning roster.

“The last time we did this, we went to Canada and I thought it really helped our team,” said Arrow. “Normally, when the team is in summer school you can’t work with them. Now we’ll be able to get 10 days of practice in and get the new guys up to speed with the returning guys.”

Game time for the event is 7:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The Mustangs regular season gets underway on November 9 with an 8:00 p.m. tip-off against the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

With files from South Alabama Jaguars