2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
| Teams | Eight |
|---|---|
| Finals site | Scotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Champions | Carleton Ravens (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Ryerson Rams |
The 2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship was held March 9–12, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17 U Sports men's basketball season.[1] It was hosted by Dalhousie University at the Scotiabank Centre, the first time since 1987 that Dalhousie hosted the tournament.
The Carleton Ravens won their seventh straight title, their 13th in 15 years, this time over the Ryerson Rams, who came into the tournament ranked number one in the country.[2] The Dalhousie Tigers took their first ever bronze medal by defeating the McGill Redmen. Carleton extended its record number of men's national basketball championships, more than any top division college in Canada or the United States.[3]
All tournament games were shown live online via the U Sports website (using Stretch Internet). The semi-final and final games were on television's Sportsnet 360 and on its online service.
This marked the first Men's Final 8 branded as a U Sports championship.
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Regular season record/ Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryerson Rams | OUA Champion | 17-2/3-0 |
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Finalist | 19-0/2-1 |
| 3 | McGill Redmen | RSEQ Champion | 13-3/2-0 |
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Champion | 14-6/4-1 |
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion (Host) | 16-4/3-0 |
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West Finalist | 12-8/5-1 |
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Bronze (At-large berth) | 16-4/3-1 |
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Finalist | 13-7/2-1 |
Championship Bracket
[edit]* – Denotes overtime period
| First Round: March 9 | Semi-Finals: March 11 | Final: March 12 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | McGill Redmen | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bisons | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | McGill Redmen | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ryerson Rams | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ryerson Rams | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ryerson Rams | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game: March 12 | ||||
| 3 | McGill Redmen | 63 | ||
| 5 | Dalhousie Tigers | 69 | ||
Consolation Bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 10 | Fifth Place Game: March 11 | ||||||||
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | 92 | |||||||
| 6 | Manitoba Bison | 84 | |||||||
| 7 | Calgary Dinos | 96 | |||||||
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 65 | |||||||
| 8 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 98* | |||||||
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | 93 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ PREVIEW 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports Men’s Final 8: Ravens aim for seventh straight McGee Trophy in Halifax
- ^ FINAL 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports Men’s Final 8: Ravens gain redemption, beat Ryerson 78-69 for seventh straight title
- ^ Peter Gross, sports report, March 13, 2017, CFTR 680 News, Toronto
- ^ CIS list of participating teams