REGULAR SEASON
| Acadia | 18-2 | 26-3 | Dick Hunt | |||||
| Saint Mary’s | 16-4 | 27-8 | Ed Hall | |||||
| St. FX | 14-6 | 21-11 | Steve Konchalski | |||||
| U.P.E.I. | 6-14 | 8-18 | George Birger | |||||
| Dalhousie | 6-14 | 9-18 | Al Yarr | |||||
| New Brunswick | 2-10 | Don Nelson | ||||||
| Mt. Allison | 0-12 | Garney Henley | ||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Dalhousie Tigers: Mike Donaldson, Ken Fells, Phil Howlett, Alastair MacDonald, Peter Rougere, Murray Steeves, Bob Fagan, Tim Crowell, Dave Fagan, Peter Fougere, Jeff Gray, Eric Haughn, coach Al Yarr
Mount Allison Mounties: Paul Holder, Mark Korczynski, Norval McConnell, Brad Muir, Doug Von Roeder, Harry Currie, Richie Todd, John Hipwell, Peter Gilbert, Vernon Lymburner, David Timmons, coach Garney Henley
New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Andy Cheam, Luigi Florean, Tim Howatt, Mark McGeachy, Steve McGinley, Tom McMillan, Bruce Nicholson, Wayne Veysey, Al Campbell, Marty Hilton, Gerry Sullivan, Greg Holton, coach Don Nelson, assistant Phil Wright
In the semis, Acadia defeated Prince Edward Island 83-60 as Vic Soares scored 25, along with 16 boards, Mike Hazard 18 and Gordie West 12. Dave Arsenault led the Panthers with 27. Keith Strieter added 17.
In the other semi, St. FX defeated Saint Mary’s 81-72 after leading 39-37 at the half. Pat Adrien paced the X-Men with 23. Doc Ryan added 21, McGrath 15 and Green 10. Frankie White led the Huskies with 25. John Brown added 18.
In the bronze medal match, Saint Mary’s edged UPEI 79-77 as Rick Plato scored 27, Kappos 16, White 15, Brown 13, McFarland 8, Quackenbush 2 and Blommers 1. Keith Streiter led the Panthers with 28. Arsenault added 23 and Vince Murray 16. Butch Postma hit a bucket a fraction of a second after the horn sounded that would have forced overtime. The Huskies subsequently hosted the national championships and captured the CIAU title. The Huskies played the latter half of the season without Ron McFarland, who broke his foot in January. The Panthers (coached by George Berger) included Dave Arsenault, Dave Connolly, Keenan Courtney, Don Fernald, Dennis High, Colin McAdam, Dave McLeod, Vince Murray, Bruce Nicholson, Butch Postma, Lloyd Pullen, Chris Smith, Keith Streiter, Jim Whalen and Forbes.
In the final, Acadia defeated St. FX 93-81 as Mike Hazard scored 34 and Vic Soares 24, along with 17 boards. The Axemen led 50-49 at the half.
After the season, UPEI coach George Birger bailed for Brandon. He was replaced by assistant and former Panther point guard Kevin Feighrey, who’d graduated a year earlier.
The bronze medalist Saint Mary’s Huskies: Ron Blommers; John Brown; Bruce Holmes; Derrick Lewis; Tom Kappos; Ron McFarland; Rick Plato; Ross Quackenbush; Art Screaton; Mike Solomon; Roger Tustanoff; Mark Vickers; Frank White; Doug Christofferson; Phil Coldwell; Fred King; Tim McIver; coach Brian Heaney; assistant Brian Burgess; assistant Willie Follette; manager Hector Corkum; assistant manager John Landry; assistant manager Calvin Smith; assistant manager Allan Wentworth
The runner-up St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Varouj Gurunlian; Paul McGrath; Eddie Pomykala; Chris Price; Peter Ryan; Tom Sullivan; Pat Adrien; Gil Green; Brian Kelley; Dave Scott; Wayne Smith; John McFarland; coach Steve Konchalski; assistant Owen Cameron; trainer John Richard
The champion Acadia Axemen: Vic Soares; John Grimmer; Alvin Jessamy; Dave Moffat; Ted Upshaw; Chris Wentzell; Gord West; Mike Hazzard; Tony Aker; John Archibald; Bruce Hunt; Steve Johnson; Ray Mapp; Eric Skinner; coach Dick Hunt