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 | Ken Opalko | |||
 | 1998 | |||
 | Athletes | |||
 | University of Winnipeg | |||
 | 1976-1981 Wesmen | |||
A graduate of Daniel McIntyre Collegiate, Ken played varsity basketball at the University of Winnipeg from 1976 - 1981. At a time when there was no 3 point shot, Ken was the Canadian University scoring leader with a total of 3603 points. In 1978 he set the G.P.A.C. Conference scoring record for one game by scoring 45 points.
He was named to the Canadian University All-Canadian Team in 1978. Ken was also a Great Plains Athletic Conference All-Star five years in a row.
Ken was also involved in the National Program for five years, playing on the Junior National, the National B, and the National A Teams. In 1978, he was a member of the team that won a bronze medal at the world-qualifying tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.