REGULAR SEASON
| EAST | WEST | |||||||
| Saint Mary’s | 11-1 | 24-5 | Brian Heaney | Mount Allison | 8-2 | Laird McLellan | ||
| Acadia | 9-3 | 23-11 | Dick Hunt | PEI | 6-4 | 6-6 | Gary Heald | |
| Dalhousie | 4-8 | 10-12 | Al Yarr | New Brunswick | 4-6 | Don Nelson | ||
| St. FX | 1-11 | 2-13 | Packy McFarland | Memorial | 0-6 | Ed Brown |
The AUAA was officially formed April 25-74 from the members of the AIAA and AWIAA, i.e., Acadia, Dalhousie, Memorial, Moncton, Mt. Allison, New Brunswick, PEI, St. FX, Saint Mary’s, St. Thomas, and King’s College as an associate. The AWIAA had also included Mt. St. Vincent, and associates were NSAC, NS Teachers College and the St. John’s campus of the U of New Brunswick. At the meeting, it was decided that King’s not be included in basketball because “the athletic program is only at the junior varsity level.”
In the regular season, Saint Mary’s romped to an (11-1) record.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Dalhousie Tigers: Bob Blount, Bill Burns, Bruce Cassidy, Mike Donaldson, John Driscoll, Bob Fagan, Wayne Fagan, Dave Iverson, Kevin Kelly, Gene Saunders, Doug Ryan, Kevin Arnstein, Bob Donaldson, Morris, Pederson, Rob Ryan, coach Al Yarr
Memorial Beothuks: Keith Matthews, Wayne Short, Willy Hogarth, Keith Matthews, Ed Buckle, Gerard Hanlon, Leo Buckle, Ed Campbell, Carl George, John MacDonald, Roy Mercer, Gary O’Reilly, Peter Short, coach Ed Brown
New Brunswick Varsity Reds: Ken Amos, Kip Brown, Brian Davis, Tom Hendershot, Gary Keeling, Chris Leigh Smith, Blaine MacDonald, Joe Paytos, Steve Ruiter, Van Ruiter, Dave Seman, Keith Steeves, Barry Russell, Gary Young, coach Don Nelson, assistant Alex Dingwall, assistant Dick Slipp, manager Derek Brown, manager Bob Corey, trainer Doug Oulton
St. Francis Xavier X-Men: Ed Bialek, Mike Brien, Rod Carle, Colin Craig, Tom LaPerch, Paul McGrath, Jim McMaster, John Popovitch, Chris Price, Sean Pritchard, Mark Spillane, Peter Muir, Mark Gagnon, Paul McKenna, coach Packy McFarland
In the semis, the Acadia Axemen defeated the Mount Allison Huskies 86-70.
In the other semi, the Saint Mary’s Huskies dusted the Prince Edward Island Panthers 109-83. (Also reported by the Santamarian as 88-60). Art Laffin led the Panthers with 28.
In the bronze medal match, the Mount Allison Huskies thrashed the Prince Edward Island Panthers x-x. The Panthers (coached by Gary Heald) included Art Laffin, Mike Connolly, Phil Connolly, Jamie Ballem, Matthew Cutts, Bruce DeBarros, Tom Hibbert, Anson MacLauchlin, Jay Mongrone, Butch Postma, Gary Young and Beck.
In the postseason final, the Saint Mary’s Huskies defeated Acadia 83-77.
The bronze medalist Mount Allison Huskies: Pierre Ackard; Bill Briggs; Ed Broadley; Jim Fleming; Jim Kane; Neil Keenan; Ray Lively; Rick Millard; Ross Quackenbush; Michael Stewart; coach Laird McLellan
The runner-up Acadia Axemen: Tony Aker; Peter Leighton; Ray Mapp; Eugene Saunders; Glenn Taylor; Robert Upshaw; Nick Vujuodic; Gord West; Shawn Ricks; Joey Wells; Wade Barry; Dave Holland; Gordon Ives; Glenn Normore; coach Dick Hunt
The champion Saint Mary’s Huskies: Lee Thomas; John Dye; Greig Redding; Pete Coleman; Jim Collins; Willie Follette; Gary Montle; Mike Santiago; Ken Seaward; Calvin Smith; Mickey Fox; Doug Wright; Peter Petroykus; coach Brian Heaney; manager John Landry