2019 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship Explained

Custom Title:2019 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
Season:2018-19
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:Scotiabank Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Champions:Carleton Ravens
Title Count:14th
Runner Up:Calgary Dinos
Coach:Taffe Charles
Mvp Label:Jack Donohue Trophy (tournament MVP)
Mvp:Eddie Ekiyor
Mvp Team:Carleton Ravens
Prev:2018
Tournament Link:Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament
Next:2020

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

align=left Seedalign=left Teamalign=left Qualified
1Carleton RavensOUA Champion
2Calgary DinosCanada West Champion
3OUA Finalist
4UBC ThunderbirdsCanada West Finalist
5Dalhousie TigersAUS Champion (Host)
6Concordia StingersRSEQ Champion
7Saint Mary's HuskiesAUS Finalist
8Alberta Golden BearsCanada West Semifinalist (At-large berth)
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Championship Bracket

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . . February 1, 2018.
  2. Web site: Gold Medal Game: Ravens win 14th national title . . March 10, 2019.
  3. Web site: Men's Final 8 History . . February 26, 2024.
  4. Web site: Halifax scores CIS men's basketball championship . . November 2, 2015.
  5. Web site: Tigers to host 2019 Final 8 . . February 1, 2018.
  6. Web site: Men's Basketball Final 8 Preview: Dinos look to defend first national title in Halifax . . March 3, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule . . February 26, 2024.