2020 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship Explained

Custom Title:2020 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
Season:2019-20
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:TD Place Arena
Ottawa, Ontario
Champions:Carleton Ravens
Title Count:15th
Runner Up:Dalhousie Tigers
Prev:2019
Tournament Link:Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament
Next:2021

The 2020 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship was held March 6–8, 2020, in Ottawa, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2019–20 U Sports men's basketball season.[1]

The Carleton Ravens won their 15th national title, and the gold medal, beating the Dalhousie Tigers in the championship game. The UBC Thunderbirds took the bronze medal over the Western Mustangs. This was the last college basketball championship event to be held in North America before the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament would be cancelled four days after Carleton won the tournament.

Host

The tournament was jointly hosted by Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, and the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) at TD Place Arena. It was held in conjunction with the 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship which occurred on the same weekend.[2] This was the fifth time the city of Ottawa hosted the Men's championship game.[3]

Participating teams

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1 OUA Champion
2 AUS Champion
3 Canada West Champion
4 Canada West Finalist
5 OUA Finalist
6 RSEQ Champion
7 OUA Semifinalist (Host)
8 Canada West Semifinalist (At-large berth)
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Championship Bracket

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://usports.ca/en/news/2018/02/1117240383/u-sports-announces-hosts-for-2019-2021-championships 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
  2. https://www.geegees.ca/en/sports/teams/mbasketball/news/u-sports-selects-ottawa-as-host-city-for-2020-basketball-national-championship-2020-mens-and-womens-final-8-to-be-played U SPORTS selects Ottawa as host city for 2020 Basketball National Championship; 2020 Men’s and Women’s Final 8 to be played at TD Place
  3. https://usports.ca/en/championships/final-8/m/history Men's Final 8 History
  4. Web site: Final 8 Championship Preview: Carleton named tournament favourites, Calgary earns at-large berth. U Sports. March 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: 2019-20 Championship U SPORTS Men's Basketball Schedule. U Sports. March 1, 2020.