Quebec City, QC – This era of Victoria Vikes basketball is an era of what might have been at the U SPORTS national level. Led for the last three years by newly crowned 2024 National Player of the Year Diego Maffia, the Vikes have entered the U SPORTS Men’s Final eight as a top-two seed three times. Yet they have played in just one semifinal … Continue reading Victoria Vikes rebound to drop Brock, will play for fifth
Quebec City, QC – The UQAM Citadins still have something to prove in Quebec City. The RSEQ is often viewed as a weaker conference in U SPORTS. The McGill Redbirds were the last RSEQ program to make it out of the national quarterfinal in 2018. With an 88-80 win over the Winnipeg Wesmen in their consolation semifinal matchup, though, the Citadins get one more chance to … Continue reading Citadins take down Winnipeg, will play for fifth
Quebec City, QC – Sometimes you have nights where it all either works for you or doesn’t work for your opponent and in their 68-51 win the Dalhousie Tigers somehow managed to have both on Friday. The AUS Champions made their return to the U SPORTS Men’s Final 8 as the fifth seed after finishing in fifth in 2022 in Edmonton. Coincidentally a team they … Continue reading Dalhousie cruises past Brock for last semifinal spot
Quebec City, QC – It’s officially March Madness at the Men’s Final 8, thanks to Laval. It was the game that it felt like everyone had already looked beyond in their predictions. The #1 seed, Victoria Vikes vs the #8 Laval Rouge et Or. The game, which, while nice because it was the hosts and would bring a large crowd, was meant to be merely … Continue reading #8 Laval stun top-seed Victoria with upset win
Quebec City, QC— The old saying “Bet on Yourself” applies perfectly to the Queen’s Gaels. Whether playing on the term as “Bett on Yourself” after Cameron Bett, whose dazzling 16 point first half performance was punctuated by a running buzzer-beater three to end the half. Or taking the term more literally a program that entered the weekend running with history with its first Wilson Cup … Continue reading Queen’s sneak past Winnipeg to keep golden season alive
Quebec City, QC — The uOttawa Gee-Gees’ quarterfinal matchup with the UQAM Citadins was an imperfect game in what has been an imperfect month. Strong offensive pefermances but also missing easy shots, lockdown defense at points, leaky defence at points. At the end of the afternoon though the way uOttawa managed to do so many times across the bulk of the 2023-2024 season, they pulled … Continue reading Gee-Gees hang on to drop Citadins at Men’s Final 8
Toronto, ON – There is something beautiful about the finality of the U SPORTS OUA McCaw Cup. 12 teams play 28 games and potentially up to six more playoff games, all for this single 60-minute opportunity. The chance to etch yourself into a moment in OUA history. At the same time, that moment can feel different depending on the perspective. For the Toronto Varsity Blues, … Continue reading Toronto and Waterloo share differing perspectives in hunt for McCaw Cup glory
Ottawa, ON – There has not been a repeat national champion in U SPORTS Women’s Basketball since the dominant Windsor Lancers run of five consecutive titles between 2011 and 2015. The Carleton Ravens though will look to potentially change that as the 2024 Women’s Final 8 gets underway this afternoon at the Saville Centre on the campus of the University of Alberta The 2023 defending … Continue reading Carleton looks to repeat at U SPORTS Women’s Final 8
Toronto, Ont. – Final Four, one series to play, the McCaw Cup is officially in sight. After a quarterfinal weekend that saw the first major upset of the season, just four teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 McCaw Cup. Toronto looks to repeat as champions, Guelph looks for their first McCaw since 2019, York since 1997, and Waterloo looks for the first in … Continue reading York chases an upset, Toronto chases a repeat in McCaw Cup semifinals
Ottawa, ON – After 22 seasons, the Carleton Ravens empire has fallen. The U SPORTS basketball dynasty, and reigning 4x consecutive U SPORTS Nationals champions fell 70-69 to the Brock Badgers in the opening round of the OUA Wilson Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, marking their worst official season since 1999-2000 and meaning they will almost certainly not play in the U SPORTS Men’s Final 8 … Continue reading Carleton falls to Brock for worst OUA season since 2000
