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]
Championship Bracket
edit| First Round: March 11 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Final: March 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds (29-2) | 96 [2] | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Acadia Axemen (15-18) | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds (30-2) | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans (26-5) | 74 [6] | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (25-11) | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans (25-5) | 82 [3] | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans (27-5) | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens (33-1) | 82 [8] | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens (31-1) | 73 [4] | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia Stingers (21-5) | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Carleton Ravens (32-1) | 95 [7] | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies (31-5) | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies (30-5) | 91 [5] | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers (22-9) | 79 | ||||||||||||
Bronze Medal Bracket
edit| Bronze Medal: March 13 | ||||
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds (30-3) | 111 [9] | ||
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies (31-6) | 95 | ||
Consolation Bracket
edit| Consolation Semi-Finals: March 12 | Consolation Final: March 13 | ||||||||
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (25-12) | 75 [10] | |||||||
| 8 | Acadia Axemen (15-19) | 67 | |||||||
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves (26-12) | 84 [12] | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers (23-10) | 80 | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers (22-10) | 76 [11] | |||||||
| 7 | Concordia Stingers (21-6) | 65 | |||||||
Note: All records are against CIS competition only.
Game Reports
editReferences
edit- ^ Mark Wacyk (March 9, 2011). "Final 8 Television Coverage Update". Wasssports.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
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- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
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- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2012.