| U Sports Hoops — Men |
| University Basketball in Canada |
| provided by Martin Timmerman |
| Head Coach: | Dick Hunt (7th season)
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| League: | AUAA
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Summary of team record for the season
| Conference Record | CIAU Record | Overall Record |
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| W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG | W-L | Pct | Points | PPG |
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| 13-5 | 0.722 | 1743-1410 | 96.8 - 78.3 | 19-7 | 0.731 | 2413-2023 | 92.8 - 77.8 | 21-9 | 0.700 | 2740-2335 | 91.3 - 77.8 |
Player roster
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Elig | Hometown | High School (Prior Team) |
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| 22 | Ted Upshaw
| Forward | 6-6 | | 4 | Windsor, NS | Windsor Regional High |
| 24 | Michael Hazard
| Guard/Forward | 6-3 | | 5 | Providence, RI | Central High (Northeastern, Rhode Island CC) |
| 42 | John Archibald
| Forward | 6-3 | | 4 | Milford, NS | Hants East Rural High |
| | Phil Coldwell
| Forward | 6-6 | | 2 | | Horton Academy |
| | Donnie Ehler
| Guard | 6-1 | | 2 | Windsor, NS | Windsor Regional High |
| | Ken Fells
| Guard | 5-11 | | 4 | Yarmouth, NS | Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High |
| | John Grimmer
| | | | | Fredericton, NB | Fredericton High |
| | Bo Hampton
| Forward | 6-5 | | 2 | Worcester, MA | North High |
| | Steve Johnson
| Forward | 6-6 | | 5 | Yarmouth, NS | Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High |
| | Alfie MacLeod
| Forward | 6-2 | | 2 | Coxheath, NS | Riverview Rural High |
| | Dave Montgomery
| | | | | Kensington, PE | Kensington Intermediate Senior High |
| | Allan Oliver
| Forward | 6-3 | | 3 | Liverpool, NS | Liverpool Regional High |
| | Shawne Ricks
| Guard | 5-11 | | 5 | Roxbury, MA | Boston Technical High (Chamberlayne College) |
| | Dan Sukara
| Forward | 6-3 | | 1 | Brampton, ON | |
| | Robert Upshaw
| Guard | 5-9 | | 4 | Sackville, NS | Sackville High |
Awards presented
| Michael Hazard
| Acadia Athenaeum Male Athlete of the Year, Frank Baldwin Memorial Trophy (AUS Most Valuable Player), AUS First Team All-Star, Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (CIS Outstanding Player), First Team All-Canadian
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| Ted Upshaw
| AUS First Team All-Star, Second Team All-Canadian
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Game results for the season
| --- Non-Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Fri Nov 9, 1979 | Wolfville, NS | Maine Machias | Win | 100-62 | | Acadia Tip Off Tournament |
| Sat Nov 10, 1979 | Wolfville, NS | UPEI | Win | 97-72 | | Acadia Tip Off Tournament |
| Sat Nov 17, 1979 | Worcester, MA | Assumption | Win | 76-71 | | TSLU Dec/79 - date unk |
| Sat Nov 17, 1979 | Chestnut Hill, MA | Boston College | Loss | 79-83 | | TSLU Dec/79 - date unk |
| Sat Nov 17, 1979 | Easton, PA | Lafayette | Loss | 72-96 | | TSLU Dec/79 - date unk |
| Fri Nov 23, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Waterloo | Win | 86-76 | Stats | Naismith Classic |
| Sat Nov 24, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Manitoba | Win | 77-70 | | Naismith Classic |
| Sat Nov 24, 1979 | Waterloo, ON | Victoria | Loss | 78-86 | | Naismith Classic |
| Thu Jan 3, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | Concordia | Win | 77-69 | | Stu Aberdeen Memorial Tournament |
| Fri Jan 4, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | Victoria | Win | 80-71 | | Stu Aberdeen Memorial Tournament |
| Sat Jan 5, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | York | Win | 90-83 | | Stu Aberdeen Memorial Tournament |
| --- Regular Season Conference Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Wed Nov 21, 1979 | Charlottetown, PE | UPEI | Win | 103-76 | | |
| Tue Nov 27, 1979 | Wolfville, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 100-53 | | |
| Fri Nov 30, 1979 | Sackville, NB | Mount Allison | Win | 102-77 | | |
| Sat Dec 1, 1979 | Fredericton, NB | UNB | Loss | 103-107 | | |
| Thu Jan 10, 1980 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 90-67 | | |
| Tue Jan 15, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 108-83 | | |
| Sat Jan 19, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | Mount Allison | Win | 102-50 | | |
| Tue Jan 22, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | StFX | Win | 97-80 | | |
| Sat Jan 26, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | UPEI | Win | 100-63 | | |
| Mon Jan 28, 1980 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Loss | 98-100 | | |
| Fri Feb 1, 1980 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Loss | 90-96 | | |
| Mon Feb 4, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | Saint Mary's | Win | 95-94 | | |
| Thu Feb 14, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 103-72 | | |
| Sat Feb 16, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | UNB | Win | 111-86 | Stats | |
| Mon Feb 18, 1980 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Loss | 85-93 | | |
| Fri Feb 22, 1980 | Antigonish, NS | StFX | Win | 69-60 | | |
| Tue Feb 26, 1980 | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie | Win | 110-72 | | |
| Fri Feb 29, 1980 | Wolfville, NS | StFX | Loss | 77-81 | | |
| --- Playoff Games --- |
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| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | | Comment |
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| Thu Mar 6, 1980 | Halifax, NS | Saint Mary's | Loss | 85-86 | | AUAA Semifinal |
Season scoring summary for league games only
| Player | GP | Mins | Mpg | 3 Pt | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | RPG | PF | A | To | Bl | St | Pts | PPG |
| Michael Hazard | 18 | | | | | 207-388 | 53.4 | 75-84 | 89.3 | 56-97 | 153 | 8.5 | 38 | | | | | 489 | 27.2 |
| Ted Upshaw | 18 | | | | | 178-306 | 58.2 | 61-90 | 67.8 | 70-104 | 174 | 9.7 | 43 | | | | | 417 | 23.2 |
| Donnie Ehler | 17 | | | | | 89-204 | 43.6 | 44-53 | 83.0 | 18-32 | 50 | 2.9 | 30 | | | | | 222 | 13.1 |
| Shawne Ricks | 18 | | | | | 77-159 | 48.4 | 38-66 | 57.6 | 22-26 | 48 | 2.7 | 55 | | | | | 192 | 10.7 |
| Bo Hampton | 18 | | | | | 81-147 | 55.1 | 21-39 | 53.8 | 68-63 | 131 | 7.3 | 41 | | | | | 183 | 10.2 |
| Alfie MacLeod | 17 | | | | | 30-62 | 48.4 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 11-14 | 25 | 1.5 | 25 | | | | | 62 | 3.6 |
| Robert Upshaw | 18 | | | | | 28-72 | 38.9 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 5-11 | 16 | 0.9 | 29 | | | | | 64 | 3.6 |
| Ken Fells | 17 | | | | | 15-35 | 42.9 | 11-13 | 84.6 | 6-9 | 15 | 0.9 | 7 | | | | | 41 | 2.4 |
| Dan Sukara | 4 | | | | | 4-10 | 40.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-1 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | | | | | 9 | 2.2 |
| Steve Johnson | 13 | | | | | 12-37 | 32.4 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 20-17 | 37 | 2.8 | 23 | | | | | 29 | 2.2 |
| John Archibald | 17 | | | | | 6-15 | 40.0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 9-3 | 12 | 0.7 | 8 | | | | | 15 | 0.9 |
| Phil Coldwell | 17 | | | | | 4-11 | 36.4 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 1-1 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | | | | | 15 | 0.9 |
| John Grimmer | 9 | | | | | 1-6 | 16.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 3-2 | 5 | 0.6 | 8 | | | | | 5 | 0.6 |
| Dave Montgomery | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0.0 |
| * Team Totals | 18 | | | | | 732-1452 | 50.4 | 279-397 | 70.3 | 291-380 | 671 | 37.3 | 314 | | | | | 1743 | 96.8 |
Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players
| Player | Most points | Most rebounds | Most assists |
| Michael Hazard | 43 on Feb 16, 1980 vs UNB | | |
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