Canadian university basketball championship
The 2019 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was the 57th edition of the U Sports men's basketball championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2018–19 U Sports men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 7–10, 2019, at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] The Carleton Ravens won the tournament, beating defending national champions, the Calgary Dinos, 83-49. The win extended Carleton's record number of men's basketball titles to 14.[2]
Host
The tournament was hosted by Dalhousie University, which has hosted the championship five other times, most recently in 2017.[3][4] Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A) was a production partner for the event, its third year coordinating the championship game.[5] The tournament was held at the Scotiabank Centre for the third consecutive year and it was the 32nd time that the tournament was played in Halifax.[3]
Participating teams
Seed | Team | Qualified |
1 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Champion |
2 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Champion |
3 | Ryerson Rams | OUA Finalist |
4 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Finalist |
5 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion (Host) |
6 | Concordia Stingers | RSEQ Champion |
7 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Finalist |
8 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Semifinalist (At-large berth) |
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Championship Bracket
| First Round: March 8 | | | Semi-Finals: March 9 | | | Final: March 10 | |
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| 7 | Saint Mary’s Huskies | 78 | | | |
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| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 94 | |
| | 3 | Ryerson Rams | 65 | |
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| | | 2 | Calgary Dinos | 67 | |
| 6 | Concordia Stingers | 47 | |
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| 3 | Ryerson Rams | 87 | |
| | 2 | Calgary Dinos | 49 | |
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| | | 1 | Carleton Ravens | 83 | |
| 8 | Alberta Golden Bears | 60 | | |
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| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 100 | |
| | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 65 | | | Third place |
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| | | 1 | Carleton Ravens | 76 | |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 74 | | | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 66 |
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| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 65 | | | 3 | Ryerson Rams | 84 |
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Consolation Bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 9 | | | Fifth Place Game: March 10 | |
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| 7 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 84 | | |
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| 6 | Concordia Stingers | 67 | |
| | 7 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 86 | |
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| | | 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 95 | |
| 8 | Alberta Golden Bears | 65 | |
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| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 72 | |
References
- ^ "U Sports announces hosts for 2019-2021 Men's and Women's Basketball and 2019-2020 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey National Championships". U Sports. February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Gold Medal Game: Ravens win 14th national title". U Sports. March 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Men's Final 8 History". U Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Halifax scores CIS men's basketball championship". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Tigers to host 2019 Final 8". Dalhousie University. February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Final 8 Preview: Dinos look to defend first national title in Halifax". U Sports. March 3, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". U Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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