2011 CIS Men's Basketball Championship

The 2011 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 11–13, 2011. It was the first of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the Halifax Metro Centre. The tournament was previously held 24 consecutive years in Halifax before being moved to Ottawa for three years. The defending champions are the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, who return to the tournament, along with six other qualifiers and one wild card.

The Carleton Ravens won their 7th tournament in nine years with an 82–59 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans in the final. It was also Carleton's 7th title over-all. This was the Spartans' first appearance in the Final 8.

The tournament was broadcast on TSN2. For the second year in a row there was controversy over tape delay of the tournaments, with both semi-finals and the championship game being shown after they had been played.[1]

List of participating teams

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Seed Team Qualified
1 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Champions
2 Carleton Ravens Ontario University Finalists
3 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Finalists
4 Lakehead Thunderwolves Ontario University Champions
5 Trinity Western Spartans Wildcard
6 Dalhousie Tigers Atlantic University Champions
7 Concordia Stingers Quebec University Champions
8 Acadia Axemen Atlantic University Finalists

Championship Bracket

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First Round: March 11 Semi-Finals: March 12 Final: March 13
         
1 UBC Thunderbirds 96 [2]
8 Acadia Axemen 77
1 UBC Thunderbirds 72
5 Trinity Western Spartans 74 [6]
4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 74
5 Trinity Western Spartans 82 [3]
2 Carleton Ravens 82 [8]
5 Trinity Western Spartans 59
2 Carleton Ravens 73 [4]
7 Concordia Stingers 66
2 Carleton Ravens 95 [7] Bronze Medal Game: March 13
3 Saskatchewan Huskies 83
3 Saskatchewan Huskies 91 [5] 1 UBC Thunderbirds 111 [9]
6 Dalhousie Tigers 79 3 Saskatchewan Huskies 95

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Consolation Bracket

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Consolation Semi-Finals: March 12 Consolation Final: March 13
      
4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 75 [10]
8 Acadia Axemen 67
4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 84 [12]
6 Dalhousie Tigers 80
6 Dalhousie Tigers 76 [11]
7 Concordia Stingers 65

Note: All records are against CIS competition only.

Game Reports

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References

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  1. ^ Mark Wacyk (March 9, 2011). "Final 8 Television Coverage Update". Wasssports.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
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  6. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  8. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  9. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  10. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  11. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.