2023 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
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| Season | 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Scotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Television | CBC[1] |
The 2023 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament is scheduled to be held March 10–12, 2023, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to determine a national champion for the 2022–23 U Sports men's basketball season.[2][3]
Host
The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by St. Francis Xavier University, which would be the second time that the school has hosted the championship, with the other being held in 1968.[4] St. Francis Xavier was originally awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 championship, but that tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5][6]
The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Scotiabank Centre for the fourth time in seven years and it would be the 33rd time that the tournament will be played in Halifax.[7]
Scheduled teams
- Canada West Representative
- OUA Representative
- RSEQ Representative
- AUS Representative
- Host (St. Francis Xavier X-Men)
- Three additional berths
References
- ^ "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. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Atlantic University Sport releases 2022-23 winter sports schedules". Atlantic University Sport. May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Final 8 History". usports.ca. U Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "U Sports announces hosts for 2019-2021 Men's and Women's Basketball and 2019-2020 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey National Championships". U Sports. February 1, 2018.
- ^ "U Sports unable to offer national championships in winter 2021". usports.ca. U Sports. October 15, 2020.
- ^ "CIS men's basketball: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Final 8 to return to Halifax in 2017 and 2018". U Sports. November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Playing Regulations: Men's Basketball" (PDF). U Sports. January 2022.