U Sports men's basketball is the highest level of amateur play of basketball in Canada and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Forty-eight teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, and Atlantic University Sport. At the end of every season, eight teams compete for the W. P. McGee Trophy, awarded to the U Sports Men's Basketball Championship team.
Teams As of the 2022–2023 U Sports season, 48 of the 56 U Sports member institutions have men's basketball teams. The teams are split into four conferences with some conferences splitting teams further into divisions. With the addition of Ontario Tech for the 2019–20 season, the OUA moved to three six-team divisions. The Canada West conference had two divisions, but reverted to a one conference format for the 2016–17 season with 17 teams. The AUS conference has eight teams while the RSEQ conference has five.
Atlantic University Sport
+ UniversityVarsity NameCityProvinceFoundedArenaCapacity Acadia UniversityAxemen WolfvilleNS1838 Andrew H. McCain Arena 1,800 Cape Breton UniversityCapers Sydney NS 1951 Sullivan Fieldhouse Dalhousie UniversityTigersHalifaxNS1818Dalhousie Memorial Arena1,280 Memorial University of NewfoundlandSea-Hawks Saint John's NL 1925 Memorial Fieldhouse Saint Mary's UniversityHuskiesHalifaxNS1802Alumni Arena1,000 St. Francis Xavier UniversityX-MenAntigonishNS1853Charles V. Keating Centre1,500 University of Prince Edward IslandPanthersCharlottetownPEI1969MacLauchlan Arena University of New BrunswickRedsFrederictonNB1785Aitken University Centre3,278
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
+ UniversityVarsity NameCityProvinceFoundedArenaCapacity Brandon UniversityBobcats BrandonMB 1889 Healthy Living Centre MacEwan UniversityGriffinsEdmontonAB1971Downtown Community Arena1,000 Mount Royal UniversityCougarsCalgaryAB1931Flames Community Arenas500 Trinity Western UniversitySpartansLangleyBC1962Langley Events Centre5,300 University of AlbertaGolden BearsEdmontonAB1908Clare Drake Arena3,000 University of British ColumbiaThunderbirdsVancouverBC1906Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre5,054 University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) Heat Kelowna BC 2005 UBC Okanagan Gymnastics University of CalgaryDinosCalgaryAB1966Father David Bauer Olympic Arena1,750 University of the Fraser ValleyCascades AbbotsfordBC1974 Envision Athletic Centre 1,500 University of LethbridgePronghorns Lethbridge AB1967 1st Choice Savings Centre University of ManitobaBisonsWinnipegMB1877Max Bell Centre2,121 University of Northern British ColumbiaTimberwolves Prince George BC1990 Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre University of ReginaCougarsReginaSK1974The Co-Operators Centre1,300 University of SaskatchewanHuskiesSaskatoonSK1907Merlis Belsher Place2,300 Thompson Rivers UniversityWolfPackKamloopsBC1970 Tournament Capital Centre2,200 University of VictoriaVikes VictoriaBC1963 Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities University of Winnipeg Wesmen WinnipegMB1871 Duckworth Centre 1,780
Ontario University Athletics
East Division + UniversityVarsity NameCityProvinceFoundedArenaCapacity Carleton UniversityRavensOttawaON1952 Raven's NestLaurentian University VoyageursSudbury ON 1960 Countryside Arena Nipissing University Lakers North Bay ON 1992 North Bay Memorial Gardens 4,246 Queen's UniversityGaelsKingstonON1841Kingston Memorial Centre3,300 Ontario Tech UniversityRidgebacksOshawaON2002Campus Ice Centre800 University of OttawaGee-GeesOttawaON1894Sport Complex Arena850
West Division + UniversityVarsity NameCityProvinceFoundedArenaCapacity Algoma UniversityThunderbirds Sault Ste. MarieON1965 George Leach Centre University of GuelphGryphonsGuelphON1964Gryphon Centre Arena1,400 University of WaterlooWarriorsWaterlooON1957 Carl Totzke Court 5,000 University of Western OntarioMustangsLondonON1878Alumni Hall1,200 University of WindsorLancersWindsorON1857 Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex Wilfrid Laurier UniversityGolden HawksWaterlooON1957Waterloo Recreation Complex3,400
Central Division + UniversityVarsity NameCityProvinceFoundedArenaCapacity Brock UniversityBadgersSt. CatharinesON1964Seymour-Hannah Sports & Entertainment Centre1,400 Lakehead University ThunderwolvesThunder Bay ON 1947 Fort William Gardens 4,680 McMaster UniversityMarauders Hamilton ON1887 Burridge Gymnasium in Ivor Wynne Centre Toronto Metropolitan UniversityBoldTorontoON1948Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens2,796 University of TorontoVarsity BluesTorontoON1827Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport2,000 York UniversityLionsTorontoON1959Tait McKenzie Centre1,200
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
+ UniversityVarsity NameCityProvinceFoundedArenaCapacity Bishop's UniversityGaitersSherbrookeQC1843Jane & Eric Molson Arena800 Concordia UniversityStingersMontrealQC1896Ed Meagher Arena McGill UniversityRedbirdsMontrealQC1821 McConnell Arena 1,600 Université LavalRouge et OrQuébecQC1663 Amphithéâtre-gymnase Desjardins 3,000 Université du Québec à MontréalCitadinsMontrealQC1969 Centre Sportif de l’UQAM
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