The 2019 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 7–10, 2019 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] It was hosted by Dalhousie University, which has hosted the championship five other times, most recently in 2017.[2] Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A) was a production partner for the event, its third year coordinating the championship game.[3] 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.[4] The Carleton University Ravens won the tournament, beating defending national champions, the University of Calgary Dinos, 83-49. The win extended Carleton's record number of men's basketball titles to 14.
Participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Champion |
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Champion |
| 3 | Ryerson Rams | 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) |
Championship Bracket
| First Round: March 8 | Semi-Finals: March 9 | Final: March 10 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Mary’s Huskies | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ryerson Rams | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Concordia Stingers | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ryerson Rams | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alberta Golden Bears | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 65 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 74 | 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 66 | |||||||||
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 65 | 3 | Ryerson Rams | 84 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 9 | Fifth Place Game: March 10 | ||||||||
| 7 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 84 | |||||||
| 6 | Concordia Stingers | 67 | |||||||
| 7 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 86 | |||||||
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 95 | |||||||
| 8 | Alberta Golden Bears | 65 | |||||||
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 72 | |||||||
See also
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Men's Final 8 History
- ↑ Tigers to host 2019 Final 8
- ↑ CIS men’s basketball: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Final 8 to return to Halifax in 2017 and 2018
- ↑ Men’s Basketball Final 8 Preview: Dinos look to defend first national title in Halifax
- ↑ Men's Championship Schedule
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