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]
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]
align=left | Seed | align=left | Team | align=left | Qualified |
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1 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Champion | |||
2 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Champion | |||
3 | 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) |