The U Sports Men's Basketball Championship, branded as the Men's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the men's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The W. P. McGee trophy is awarded to the winners.
Assumption University has the distinction of originating the national championship trophy. In 1963, the University of Windsor Alumni Association donated the award featuring a silver basketball, and named in memory of W.P. McGee for his outstanding contribution as both teacher and coach during the 1920s and 1930s. Assumption won the first McGee trophy, the only time it took the national title under the Assumption name. The University of Windsor would win it four times in that same decade (1960s). For more than 60 years, the McGee trophy has been awarded annually to the U Sports men's basketball champion.
The tournament first consisted of only conference champions (four or five teams) and held that format from 1963 until 1971. In 1972 and 1973, only four teams qualified, regardless of conferences. In 1974, the championship expanded to include eight teams, similar to the format seen today. That was again changed in 1983 where regional championships took place with up to 16 teams participating in up to five different cities with the national championship featuring four teams in the main host city.[2]
In 1984, Dalhousie University hosted the championship in what would be the first of 24 straight years that Halifax, Nova Scotia would host. The format reverted to an eight team national championship in 1987, which would be the consistent format until 2004 when the tournament expanded to ten teams. The Final 10 format would last only three years, until it was again reverted to a Final 8 tournament in 2007.[3] In 2008, the finals moved to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa for three years. After two years back in Halifax, the next two tournaments were held in the now renamed Canadian Tire Centre (formerly Scotiabank Place). The 2015 championship was hosted by Ryerson University, while the 2016 tournament was hosted by the University of British Columbia.
The championship consists of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. Four teams automatically qualify for the tournament as one of the winners of the four conferences, two qualify as the runners-up of both the OUA and Canada West conference, one qualifies as the host, and one is given an at-large berth.[5]
The tournament is played over four days. The quarterfinals are played on the Thursday, the consolation semi-finals on Friday, the consolation final and championship semi-finals on Saturday, and the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday.[6] This format has been in use since 2015.
^"2014 CIS Men's Basketball Final 8 Championship Schedule". USports. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^"2015 CIS Men's Basketball Final 8 Championship Schedule". USports. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^"2016 CIS Men's Basketball Final 8 Championship Schedule". USports. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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The U Sports Men s Basketball Championship branded as the Men s Basketball Final 8 is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports and determines the men s national champion The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada s four regional sports conferences The W P McGee trophy is awarded to the winners U Sports men s basketball championshipCurrent season competition or edition 2024 U Sports Men s Basketball ChampionshipSportBasketballFounded1963 61 years ago 1963 First season1963Organising bodyU SportsNo of teams8CountryCanadaMost recentchampion s Laval Rouge et Or 1st title Most titlesCarleton Ravens 17 TV partner s CBC 1 TVAOfficial websiteusports wbr ca wbr en wbr sports wbr basketball wbr m Twenty different schools have won the tournament Carleton University have the most tournament wins with 17 championships The University of Victoria has eight championships Saint Mary s University Brandon University and the University of Windsor have four championships the University of Alberta St Francis Xavier University and Acacia University have three championships Brock University and the University of British Columbia have two championships Eleven programs are tied with one national championship Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Results 4 Championship tally 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editAssumption University has the distinction of originating the national championship trophy In 1963 the University of Windsor Alumni Association donated the award featuring a silver basketball and named in memory of W P McGee for his outstanding contribution as both teacher and coach during the 1920s and 1930s Assumption won the first McGee trophy the only time it took the national title under the Assumption name The University of Windsor would win it four times in that same decade 1960s For more than 60 years the McGee trophy has been awarded annually to the U Sports men s basketball champion The tournament first consisted of only conference champions four or five teams and held that format from 1963 until 1971 In 1972 and 1973 only four teams qualified regardless of conferences In 1974 the championship expanded to include eight teams similar to the format seen today That was again changed in 1983 where regional championships took place with up to 16 teams participating in up to five different cities with the national championship featuring four teams in the main host city 2 In 1984 Dalhousie University hosted the championship in what would be the first of 24 straight years that Halifax Nova Scotia would host The format reverted to an eight team national championship in 1987 which would be the consistent format until 2004 when the tournament expanded to ten teams The Final 10 format would last only three years until it was again reverted to a Final 8 tournament in 2007 3 In 2008 the finals moved to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa for three years After two years back in Halifax the next two tournaments were held in the now renamed Canadian Tire Centre formerly Scotiabank Place The 2015 championship was hosted by Ryerson University while the 2016 tournament was hosted by the University of British Columbia The 2021 championship tournament was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 4 Format editThe championship consists of an eight team single elimination tournament Four teams automatically qualify for the tournament as one of the winners of the four conferences two qualify as the runners up of both the OUA and Canada West conference one qualifies as the host and one is given an at large berth 5 The tournament is played over four days The quarterfinals are played on the Thursday the consolation semi finals on Friday the consolation final and championship semi finals on Saturday and the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday 6 This format has been in use since 2015 Results edit nbsp W P McGee trophy awarded to the champion team Year Winner 7 Runner up Score Venue 1963 Assumption College Acadia Axemen 55 50 University of Windsor 1964 Windsor Lancers UBC Thunderbirds 94 70 University of Windsor 1965 Acadia Axemen Windsor Lancers 91 87 OT Saint Mary s University 1966 Windsor Lancers 2 Calgary Dinos 95 83 University of Calgary 1967 Windsor Lancers 3 UBC Thunderbirds 87 82 University of Calgary 1968 Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks Saint Mary s Huskies 66 61 St Francis Xavier University 1969 Windsor Lancers 4 Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 76 63 University of Waterloo 1970 UBC Thunderbirds McMaster Marauders 96 75 McMaster University 1971 Acadia Axemen 2 Manitoba Bisons 72 48 Acadia University 1972 UBC Thunderbirds 2 Acadia Axemen 87 80 University of British Columbia 1973 Saint Mary s Huskies Lakehead Thunderwolves 79 67 University of Waterloo 1974 Guelph Gryphons Saint Mary s Huskies 74 72 University of Waterloo 1975 Waterloo Warriors Manitoba Bisons 80 79 University of Waterloo 1976 Manitoba Bisons Saint Mary s Huskies 82 69 Saint Mary s University 1977 Acadia Axemen 3 Lakehead Thunderwolves 72 63 Saint Mary s University 1978 Saint Mary s Huskies 2 Acadia Axemen 99 91 Saint Mary s University 1979 Saint Mary s Huskies 3 Victoria Vikes 90 83 University of Calgary 1980 Victoria Vikes Brandon Bobcats 73 65 University of Calgary 1981 Victoria Vikes 2 Acadia Axemen 81 70 University of Waterloo 1982 Victoria Vikes 3 Saint Mary s Huskies 74 60 University of Victoria 1983 Victoria Vikes 4 Waterloo Warriors 63 52 University of Waterloo 1984 Victoria Vikes 5 Brandon Bobcats 70 62 Dalhousie University 1985 Victoria Vikes 6 Waterloo Warriors 93 79 Dalhousie University 1986 Victoria Vikes 7 Waterloo Warriors 70 61 Dalhousie University 1987 Brandon Bobcats UBC Thunderbirds 74 66 Dalhousie University 1988 Brandon Bobcats 2 Acadia Axemen 81 68 Halifax Metro Centre 1989 Brandon Bobcats 3 Victoria Vikes 74 73 Halifax Metro Centre 1990 Concordia Stingers Guelph Gryphons 80 62 Halifax Metro Centre 1991 Western Ontario Mustangs Guelph Gryphons 78 69 Halifax Metro Centre 1992 Brock Badgers Saint Mary s Huskies 77 71 Halifax Metro Centre 1993 St Francis Xavier X Men McMaster Marauders 72 64 Halifax Metro Centre 1994 Alberta Golden Bears McMaster Marauders 73 66 Halifax Metro Centre 1995 Alberta Golden Bears 2 Concordia Stingers 84 66 Halifax Metro Centre 1996 Brandon Bobcats 4 Alberta Golden Bears 79 72 Halifax Metro Centre 1997 Victoria Vikes 8 McMaster Marauders 84 73 Halifax Metro Centre 1998 Bishop s Gaiters McMaster Marauders 74 71 Halifax Metro Centre 1999 Saint Mary s Huskies 4 Alberta Golden Bears 73 69 OT Halifax Metro Centre 2000 St Francis Xavier X Men 2 Brandon Bobcats 61 60 Halifax Metro Centre 2001 St Francis Xavier X Men 3 Brandon Bobcats 83 76 OT Halifax Metro Centre 2002 Alberta Golden Bears 3 Western Ontario Mustangs 76 71 Halifax Metro Centre 2003 Carleton Ravens Guelph Gryphons 57 54 8 Halifax Metro Centre 2004 Carleton Ravens 2 St Francis Xavier X Men 63 59 9 Halifax Metro Centre 2005 Carleton Ravens 3 Concordia Stingers 68 48 10 Halifax Metro Centre 2006 Carleton Ravens 4 Victoria Vikes 73 67 11 Halifax Metro Centre 2007 Carleton Ravens 5 Brandon Bobcats 52 49 12 Halifax Metro Centre 2008 Brock Badgers 2 Acadia Axemen 64 61 13 Scotiabank Place 2009 Carleton Ravens 6 UBC Thunderbirds 87 77 14 Scotiabank Place 2010 Saskatchewan Huskies UBC Thunderbirds 91 81 15 Scotiabank Place 2011 Carleton Ravens 7 Trinity Western Spartans 82 59 16 Halifax Metro Centre 2012 Carleton Ravens 8 Alberta Golden Bears 86 67 17 Halifax Metro Centre 2013 Carleton Ravens 9 Lakehead Thunderwolves 92 42 18 Scotiabank Place 2014 Carleton Ravens 10 Ottawa Gee Gees 79 67 19 Canadian Tire Centre 2015 Carleton Ravens 11 Ottawa Gee Gees 93 46 20 Ryerson University 2016 Carleton Ravens 12 Calgary Dinos 101 79 21 University of British Columbia 2017 Carleton Ravens 13 Ryerson Rams 78 69 Scotiabank Centre 2018 Calgary Dinos Ryerson Rams 79 77 Scotiabank Centre 2019 Carleton Ravens 14 Calgary Dinos 84 49 Scotiabank Centre 2020 Carleton Ravens 15 Dalhousie Tigers 74 65 TD Place Arena 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 4 Scotiabank Centre 2022 Carleton Ravens 16 Saskatchewan Huskies 85 72 Saville Community Sports Centre 2023 Carleton Ravens 17 St Francis Xavier X Men 109 104 2OT Scotiabank Centre 2024 Laval Rouge et Or Queen s Golden Gaels 77 71 Amphitheatre Desjardins 2025 Thunderbird Sports CentreUBC War Memorial GymnasiumChampionship tally editTeam Wins Last Won Carleton Ravens 17 2023 Victoria Vikes 8 1997 Saint Mary s Huskies 4 1999 Brandon Bobcats 4 1996 Windsor Lancers 4 1969 Alberta Golden Bears 3 2002 St Francis Xavier X Men 3 2001 Acadia Axemen 3 1977 Brock Badgers 2 2008 UBC Thunderbirds 2 1972 Laval Rouge et Or 1 2024 Calgary Dinos 1 2018 Saskatchewan Huskies 1 2010 Bishop s Gaiters 1 1998 Western Ontario Mustangs 1 1991 Concordia Stingers 1 1990 Manitoba Bisons 1 1976 Waterloo Warriors 1 1975 Guelph Gryphons 1 1974 Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 1 1968 Assumption College 1 1963See also editNCAA Division I men s basketball tournament College basketballReferences edit CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years Canadian Broadcasting Corporation September 20 2021 CIS Hoops Men s Basketball Championship Game Results History of Men s Basketball Championship a b U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021 usports ca U Sports October 15 2020 Retrieved October 15 2020 Playing Regulations Men s Basketball Format changes Super Championship Weekend officially announced CIS Men s Basketball Past Champions Ravens soar to CIS championship victory theVARSITY ca thevarsity ca Archived from the original on July 6 2011 Ravens repeat as national champions win 63 59 over StFX Canadian Interuniversity Sport Archived from the original on July 13 2011 Retrieved March 14 2011 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Archived from the original on July 13 2011 Retrieved March 14 2011 Carleton U Ravens Win Their Fifth Straight CIS Final 8 Men s Basketball National Championship 2008 Final Score 2009 Final Score 2010 Final Score 2011 Final Score 2012 Final Score 2013 Final Score 2014 CIS Men s Basketball Final 8 Championship Schedule USports Retrieved March 12 2023 2015 CIS Men s Basketball Final 8 Championship Schedule USports Retrieved March 12 2023 2016 CIS Men s Basketball Final 8 Championship Schedule USports Retrieved March 12 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U Sports men 27s basketball championship amp oldid 1213302736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
