2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship

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The 2017 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 9–12, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[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[]

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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[]

* – 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[]

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

See also[]

2017 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship

References[]

  1. ^ PREVIEW 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports Men’s Final 8: Ravens aim for seventh straight McGee Trophy in Halifax
  2. ^ FINAL 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports Men’s Final 8: Ravens gain redemption, beat Ryerson 78-69 for seventh straight title
  3. ^ Peter Gross, sports report, March 13, 2017, CFTR 680 News, Toronto
  4. ^ CIS list of participating teams
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