Continuing a tradition that started in the early 1960’s, the Acadia Axemen were a powerhouse aggregation in 1971. They won 30 of 32 games during the year, culminating the season with a home court CIAU victory. The Axemen, led by All-Canadian and MVP Rick Eaton, defeated Concordia, University of Windsor and the University of Manitoba en-route to the title.

Members of the team were: Bill Barrett (manager), Jon Beausang, Gib Chapman (Coach), Terry Condon, Rick Eaton (co-captain), Tom Farrington, Gary Folker, James Logue (assistant coach), Bruiser McGee, Harvey Mills (trainer), Fred Moczulski, Peter Phipps, Willis Porter (manager), Steve Pound (co-captain), Freeman Schofield, Tom Staines, Paul Talbot.