2019 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship

The 2019 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was the 57th edition of the U Sports men's basketball championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2018–19 U Sports men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 7–10, 2019, at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[1] The Carleton Ravens won the tournament, beating defending national champions, the Calgary Dinos, 83-49. The win extended Carleton's record number of men's basketball titles to 14.^[2]

2019 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship

Teams	Eight
Finals site	Scotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia
Champions	Carleton Ravens (14th title)
Runner-up	Calgary Dinos
Winning coach	Taffe Charles
Jack Donohue Trophy (tournament MVP)	Eddie Ekiyor (Carleton Ravens)
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Host

The tournament was hosted by Dalhousie University, which has hosted the championship five other times, most recently in 2017.^[3][4] Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A) was a production partner for the event, its third year coordinating the championship game.^[5] The tournament was held at the Scotiabank Centre for the third consecutive year and it was the 32nd time that the tournament was played in Halifax.^[3]

Participating teams

Seed	Team	Qualified
1	Carleton Ravens	OUA Champion
2	Calgary Dinos	Canada West Champion
3	Ryerson Rams	OUA Finalist
4	UBC Thunderbirds	Canada West Finalist
5	Dalhousie Tigers	AUS Champion (Host)
6	Concordia Stingers	RSEQ Champion
7	Saint Mary's Huskies	AUS Finalist
8	Alberta Golden Bears	Canada West Semifinalist (At-large berth)

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Championship Bracket

	First Round: March 8					Semi-Finals: March 9					Final: March 10
	1	Carleton Ravens	100
	8	Alberta Golden Bears	60
						1	Carleton Ravens	76
						5	Dalhousie Tigers	65
	4	UBC Thunderbirds	65
	5	Dalhousie Tigers	74
											1	Carleton Ravens	83
											2	Calgary Dinos	49
	2	Calgary Dinos	94
	7	Saint Mary's Huskies	78
						2	Calgary Dinos	67			Bronze Medal Game: March 10
						3	Ryerson Rams	65
	3	Ryerson Rams	87								3	Ryerson Rams	84
	6	Concordia Stingers	47								5	Dalhousie Tigers	66

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Consolation Bracket

	Semi-Finals: March 9					Fifth Place Game: March 10
	4	UBC Thunderbirds	72
	8	Alberta Golden Bears	65
						4	UBC Thunderbirds	95
						7	Saint Mary's Huskies	86
	6	Concordia Stingers	67
	7	Saint Mary's Huskies	84