Custom Title: | 2024 U Sports Women's Final 8 |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Teams: | Eight |
Finals Site: | Saville Centre Edmonton, Alberta |
Champions: | Carleton Ravens |
Title Count: | 3rd |
Runner Up: | Saskatchewan Huskies |
Coach: | Dani Sinclair |
Coach Count: | 2nd |
Mvp Label: | Tournament MVP |
Mvp: | Kali Pocrnic |
Mvp Team: | Carleton Ravens |
Television: | CBC,[1] TVA |
Prev: | 2023 |
Tournament Link: | Women's Final 8 Basketball |
Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 U Sports Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 7–10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports women's basketball season.[2] [3] It was officially called the 2024 U SPORTS Women's Final 8 presented by The Westin Edmonton. The Carleton Ravens repeated as national champions, defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 70-67. The Ravens defended their 2023 title, and took their third overall championship.
The tournament was hosted by the University of Alberta at the school's Saville Centre, with a seating capacity of 2,600 for basketball. This was the first time the championship game was played at this venue, and the third time overall that the game was hosted by the University of Alberta.[3] [4] Alberta also hosted the 2000 and 2001 championship tournaments.[4]
align=left | Seed | align=left | Team | align=left | Qualified | align=left | align=left | align=left | |||
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1 | Canada West Champion | 19–1 | 2020 | 2 | |||||||
2 | OUA Champion | 21–1 | 2023 | 2 | |||||||
3 | AUS Champion | 17–3 | None | 0 | |||||||
4 | RSEQ Champion | 16–0 | None | 0 | |||||||
5 | Canada West Finalist (Host) | 14–6 | 1999 | 1 | |||||||
6 | OUA Finalist | 18–4 | None | 0 | |||||||
7 | Canada West Bronze | 17–3 | None | 0 | |||||||
8 | Canada West Quarterfinalist (At-large berth) | 16–4 | 1989 | 1 |
The tournament began on Mountain Standard Time. Clocks changed to Mountain Daylight Time ahead of games on March 10.