2021-22 Acadia Men's Basketball News

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Truro's Hayden commits to basketball Axemen
Truro's Hayden commits to basketball Axemen

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Acadia University men’s basketball head coach Michael Leslie, is pleased to announce that Truro, N.S. native Erik Hayden will join the Axemen this coming fall. 

Ottawa's Rosenberger commits to basketball Axemen
Ottawa's Rosenberger commits to basketball Axemen

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Michael Leslie, head coach of the Acadia University men’s basketball team, announced today that Adam Rosenberger will join the Axemen basketball this season.

Leslie hired as Acadia University men’s basketball head coach
Leslie hired as Acadia University men’s basketball head coach

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Acadia University and Acadia Athletics announced today the hiring of Michael Leslie as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team.

Axemen finish season with loss to StFX
Axemen finish season with loss to StFX

ANTIGONISH, N.S. – The STFX X-Men and Acadia Axemen wrapped up AUS regular season play with a 101-82 StFX victory over the Acadia Axemen Saturday night at the Saputo Centre, locking in second place in the AUS standings.   

X-Men hold on to an 86-81 win over host Axemen
X-Men hold on to an 86-81 win over host Axemen

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – ­The visiting StFX X-Men (9-6) slipped past the host Axemen 86-81 at Acadia’s (1-14) Stu Aberdeen Court in the last regular-season home game of the 2021-22 season.

Fourth quarter turnovers hurt Axemen in loss to UPEI
Fourth quarter turnovers hurt Axemen in loss to UPEI

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI - The message leading up to the game against Acadia was to respect the opponent regardless of their record. 

Axemen fall to first place Tigers
Axemen fall to first place Tigers

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The first place Dalhousie Tigers extended their winning streak to six and improve to 9-2 with a 100-74 win over the hometown Axemen (1-12).

Huskies play catchup for the 76-74 win over Axemen
Huskies play catchup for the 76-74 win over Axemen

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Acadia Axemen suffered a disappointing 76-74 loss against the Saint Mary’s Huskies in AUS men’s basketball Sunday action.

Axemen fall to Huskies in Halifax
Axemen fall to Huskies in Halifax

HALIFAX, NS – The Saint Mary’s Huskies men’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak in a dominant full team effort, defeating the Acadia Axemen 93-68 in a Friday night matchup at the Homburg Centre in Halifax. 

Capers sweep Axemen in two close contested games this weekend
Capers sweep Axemen in two close contested games this weekend

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Cape Breton Capers swept the weekend 2-game series this past weekend with an 89-83 win at Stu Aberdeen Court in Wolfville.

Capers edge Axemen 81-73 in AUS basketball action   
Capers edge Axemen 81-73 in AUS basketball action   

Sydney, N.S. – The host Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers (4-6) scored an 81-73 victory over the Acadia Axemen (1-8) in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) regular season basketball action on Friday night at Sullivan Fieldhouse.

Axemen fall to first place Tigers in four-point game
Axemen fall to first place Tigers in four-point game

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Dalhousie Tigers Men?s Basketball team defeated the Acadia Axemen at Dalplex on Saturday night in a four-point game. 

Panthers squeeze out win in closing seconds of game vs Axemen
Panthers squeeze out win in closing seconds of game vs Axemen

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – For the fourth time in the last five games, a young Axemen squad has allowed a lead after three quarters evaporate to a narrow loss. Tonight, Acadia came back from deficits several times against the UPEI Panthers and showed a strong third quarter to eventually fall short in the closing minute in a 73-68 loss.

Axemen let halftime lead slip away vs. Reds, UNB sweeps weekend series
Axemen let halftime lead slip away vs. Reds, UNB sweeps weekend series

(FREDERICTON, NB) The UNB REDS scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to rally past the Acadia Axemen 69-61, on Saturday afternoon. 

Acadia's fourth quarter drought stalls opportunity to win vs UNB
Acadia's fourth quarter drought stalls opportunity to win vs UNB

FREDERICTON, NB - Chris Spurrell (Quispamsis, NB) dropped a game-high 21 points, the 21st point his 1000th in Atlantic University Sport regular season play, to propel the UNB REDS to a huge 81-68 win over the Acadia Axemen, Friday.

Axemen split home-and-home week vs. StFX with 90-82 win over X-Men
Axemen split home-and-home week vs. StFX with 90-82 win over X-Men

Wolfville, NS- The X-men started by getting the first score on the board with hopes to repeat the results of their Wednesday night win (73-64) against Acadia. Unwilling to let that happen again, Acadia immediately picked it up on defense and started shutting them down.