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.PREVIEW 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports Men’s Final 8: Ravens aim for seventh straight McGee Trophy in Halifax 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.FINAL 2017 ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports Men’s Final 8: Ravens gain redemption, beat Ryerson 78-69 for seventh straight title 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.Peter Gross, sports report, March 13, 2017, CFTR 680 News, Toronto
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 CIS list of participating teams 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
Consolation Bracket
References
External links Tournament Web Site