2022 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship Explained

Custom Title:2022 U Sports Women's Final 8
Year:2021–22
Sport:Basketball
Season:2021–22
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:Athletic and Recreation Centre (ARC)
Kingston, Ontario
Champions:Ryerson Rams
Title Count:1st
Runner Up:Winnipeg Wesmen
Coach:Carly Clarke
Mvp Label:Tournament MVP
Mvp:Jama Bin-Edward
Mvp Team:Ryerson Rams
Television:CBC[1]
Prev:2021
Tournament Link:Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament
Next:2023

The 2022 U Sports Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 31 to April 3, 2022, in Kingston, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2021–22 U Sports women's basketball season.[2] [3] This was the first tournament held since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4] This year's tournament was originally scheduled for March 10 to March 13, 2022, but was delayed three weeks due to ongoing pandemic issues.[3]

The tournament saw the Ryerson Rams crowned as champions, the school's first U Sports national title.[5] Ryerson beat Winnipeg, which took the silver medal, while Queen's beat Brock for the bronze.

Host

The tournament was being hosted by Queen's University at its Athletic and Recreation Centre (ARC), the first time Queen's hosted the championship game.[6] Queen's had originally been awarded hosting duties for the 2021 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, but the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[7] [4]

Participating teams

align=left Seedalign=left Teamalign=left Qualifiedalign=left align=left align=left
1 OUA Champion 14–0 None 0
2 Canada West Champion 14–2 2020 2
3 Canada West Finalist 14–2 1995 3
4 OUA Finalist 12–0 None 0
5 AUS Champion 11–4 None 0
6 RSEQ Champion 7–5 None 0
7 OUA Semifinalist (Host) 9–5 None 0
8 AUS Semifinalist (At-large berth) 11–2 None 0
[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years . . September 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: U Sports Calendar . April 20, 2021 . May 28, 2021 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  3. Web site: U Sports announces updated Winter 2022 Championship Schedule . February 2, 2022 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  4. Web site: U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021. October 15, 2020. May 28, 2021. usports.ca. U Sports.
  5. Web site: Undefeated Ryerson cruises past Winnipeg to win 1st U Sports women's basketball title . April 3, 2022 . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  6. Web site: The History of Women's Final 8 . May 28, 2021 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  7. Web site: Queen's to host 2021 U Sports Women’s Basketball National Championship . . February 1, 2018.
  8. Web site: Playing Regulations: Women's Basketball . . January 2022.
  9. Web site: Seeding and schedule announced for 2022 Women's Final 8 . . March 27, 2022.