2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship Explained

Custom Title:2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
Year:2023-24
Season:2023-24
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:Amphithéâtre Desjardins
Quebec City, Quebec
Champions:Laval Rouge et Or
Title Count:1st
Runner Up:Queen's Gaels
Coach:Nathan Grant
Coach Count:1st
Mvp Label:Tournament MVP (Jack Donahue Trophy)
Mvp:Ismael Diouf
Mvp Team:Laval
Attendance:3,000
Television:CBC,[1] TVA
Prev:2023
Tournament Link:Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament
Next:2025

The 2024 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10, 2024, in Quebec City, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports men's basketball season.[2] [3] With both naming and presenting partners, the tournament was officially called the 2024 GreenShield U SPORTS Men's Final 8, presented by Michelob Ultra. Host and lowest seed Université Laval Rouge et Or won the championship title, the first in the program's history, beating the Queen's Gaels 77-71.

Host

The tournament was hosted by Université Laval at the school's Amphithéâtre Desjardins, which has a seating capacity of 3,000 for basketball.[2] This was the first time the school hosted the men's championship, while also being the first time the province of Quebec hosted.[2]

Participating teams

The seeding for teams was announced on March 3, 2024, with the Ottawa Gee-Gees being awarded the at-large berth.[4] For the first time since 2002, the Carleton Ravens did not play in the national tournament, and so did not defend their 2023 title.[5] Carleton has been a dominant force in the annual contest, having won 17 of the previous 20 national titles.

align=left Seedalign=left Teamalign=left Qualifiedalign=left align=left align=left
1 Canada West Champion 17–3 1997 8
2 OUA Champion 19–3 None 0
3 RSEQ Champion 11–5 None 0
4 AUS Champion 11–9 None 0
5 OUA Finalist 11–11 2008 2
6 OUA Quarterfinalist (At-large berth) 19–3 None 0
7 Canada West Finalist 15–5 None 0
8 RSEQ Semifinalist (Host) 6–10 None 0
[6] [7] [4]

Championship bracket

The tournament began on Eastern Standard Time. Clocks changed to Eastern Daylight Time ahead of games on March 10.

Consolation bracket

Games on March 9 took place on Eastern Standard Time. Clocks changed to Eastern Daylight Time ahead of the game on March 10.

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 awards 2024 men’s basketball Final 8 to Université Laval . March 2, 2023 . March 5, 2023 . usports.ca . U Sports.
  3. Web site: Basketball masculin : le Tournoi 8 Ultime à Québec en 2024 . . March 2, 2023 . French.
  4. Web site: Victoria named top seed for the second straight year; Ottawa takes final spot . . March 3, 2024.
  5. Web site: Carleton Ravens likely to miss U Sports men's basketball championship for first time since 2002 . . February 22, 2024.
  6. Web site: Playing Regulations: Men's Basketball . . August 2023.
  7. Web site: Policies and Procedures 20 – Programs . . August 2019.