2018 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship Explained

Custom Title:2018 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Year:2017–18
Sport:Men's volleyball
Season:2017–18
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:Burridge Gymnasium
Hamilton, Ontario
Champions:UBC Thunderbirds
Title Count:4th
Runner Up:Trinity Western Spartans
Coach:Kerry MacDonald
Coach Count:1st
Mvp Label:Championship MVP
Mvp:Byron Keturakis
Prev:2017
Tournament Link:Volleyball Championship
Next:2019

The 2018 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held from March 16 to March 18, 2018, in Hamilton, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at Burridge Gymnasium on the campus of McMaster University. It was the fifth time that McMaster had hosted the tournament and the second time in three years.[2] This was the last tournament to feature an Atlantic University Sport champion as that conference withdrew from men's volleyball competition beginning with the 2018–19 season.[3] [4]

The third-seeded UBC Thunderbirds defeated the two-time defending champion Trinity Western Spartans as the Thunderbirds won the fourth national championship in program history and their first since 1983.[5]

Participating teams

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1 Canada West Champion 22–2 2017 5
2 Canada West Finalist 19–5 2015 8
3 Canada West Bronze 20–4 1983 3
4 RSEQ Champion 12–2 1970 1
5 OUA Champion (Host) 15–2 None 0
6 AUS Champion 4–11 None 0
7 OUA Finalist 10–8 None 0
8 OUA Bronze 10–7 None 0
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Championship bracket

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Consolation bracket

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Awards

Championship awards

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All-Star Team

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telus to serve as title sponsor of 2018 U Sports men's volleyball championship . January 19, 2018 . McMaster Marauders.
  2. Web site: U Sports Volleyball Championship History . . March 27, 2024.
  3. Web site: Men's volleyball Tigers set for RSEQ housewarming party. The Chronicle Herald. November 1, 2018.
  4. Web site: Telus to serve as title sponsor of 2018 U Sports men's volleyball championship . January 19, 2018 . McMaster Marauders.
  5. Web site: Final: UBC wins first national title in 35 years . March 18, 2018 . March 28, 2024 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  6. Web site: Men's volleyball championship results . . March 28, 2024.