2024 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Saville Centre Edmonton, Alberta |
| Champions | Carleton Ravens (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| Winning coach | Dani Sinclair (2nd title) |
| Tournament MVP | Kali Pocrnic (Carleton Ravens) |
| Television | CBC,[1] TVA |
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.
Host
[edit]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]
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion | 19–1 | 2020 | 2 |
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Champion | 21–1 | 2023 | 2 |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Champion | 17–3 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Champion | 16–0 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Finalist (Host) | 14–6 | 1999 | 1 |
| 6 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Finalist | 18–4 | None | 0 |
| 7 | UFV Cascades | Canada West Bronze | 17–3 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Quarterfinalist (At-large berth) | 16–4 | 1989 | 1 |
Championship bracket
[edit]The tournament began on Mountain Standard Time. Clocks changed to Mountain Daylight Time ahead of games on March 10.
| First Round: March 7 | Semi-Finals: March 9 | Gold Medal Game: March 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alberta Pandas | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UFV Cascades | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 74 | Bronze Medal Game: March 10 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Queen's Gaels | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 55 | 4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 76 | |||||||||
| 6 | Queen's Gaels | 69 | 6 | Queen's Gaels | 62 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 8 | Fifth Place Game: March 9 | ||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 69 | |||||||
| 7 | UFV Cascades | 42 | |||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 65 | |||||||
| 5 | Alberta Pandas | 62 | |||||||
| 5 | Alberta Pandas | 65 | |||||||
| 8 | Calgary Dinos | 59 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
- ^ "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Pandas to host 2024 U SPORTS Women's Basketball Championship". bearsandpandas.ca. Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas. November 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "The History of Women's Final 8". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Playing Regulations: Women's Basketball" (PDF). U Sports. August 2023.
- ^ "Saskatchewan takes the top seed for the second time in program history, Calgary named wildcard". U Sports. March 3, 2024.