2011 CIS Men's Basketball Championship
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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.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
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
Halifax Metro Centre
The Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,...
. The tournament was previously held 24 consecutive years in Halifax before being moved to Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
for three years. The defending champions are the University of Saskatchewan Huskies
Saskatchewan Huskies
The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity...
, who return to the tournament, along with six other qualifiers and one wild card.
The Carleton Ravens
Carleton Ravens
The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence...
won their 7th tournament in nine years with an 82–59 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans
Trinity Western Spartans
The Trinity Western Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Trinity Western University in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport , the top university athletics league in Canada. Men's and women's teams currently compete in the following sports:...
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
TSN2
TSN2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian English language Category C specialty channel TSN, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media and ESPN...
. 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.
Championship Bracket
Bronze Medal Bracket
Consolation Bracket
Note: All records are against CIS competition only.Game Reports
- UBC 96-77 Acadia
- Trinity Western 82-74 Lakehead
- Saskatchewan 91-79 Dalhousie
- Carleton 73-66 Concordia
- Lakehead 75-67 Acadia
- Dalhouse 76-65 Concordia
- Trinity Western 74-72 UBC
- Carleton 95-83 Saskatchewan
- Lakehead 84-80 Dalhousie
- UBC 111-95 Saskatchewan