Waterloo Warriors men's basketball

The Waterloo Warriors men's basketball team represents the University of Waterloo in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) of U Sports men's basketball. The Warriors have won the Wilson Cup, awarded to the OUA champions, 6 times: from 1974 to 1977, in 1983 and most recently in 1986. In addition, they have been awarded the W. P. McGee Trophy national championship trophy once, in 1975.

Waterloo Warriors men's basketball
UniversityUniversity of Waterloo
First season1957
Head coachTroy Stevenson (3rd season)
ConferenceOUA
West Division
LocationWaterloo, Ontario
ArenaCarl Totzke Court
(capacity: 5000)
NicknameWarriors
ColorsBlack and Gold
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Conference tournament champions
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986
U Sports tournament appearances
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2005
U Sports Championships
1975

History

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The Warrior's basketball program was founded shortly after the university's inception in 1957 and has participated in every season since. Below is the team's regular season record since the 1999–2000 season.

Season-by-season Record

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Season W L PF PA Finish
1999-00 4 10 885 972 6th, OUA West
2000-01 4 10 1030 1097 5th, OUA West
2001-02 6 16 1462 1657 8th, OUA West
2002-03 10 12 1612 1616 6th, OUA West
2003-04 13 9 1528 1502 4th, OUA West
2004-05 19 3 1579 1425 2nd, OUA West
2005-06 13 9 1641 1600 4th, OUA West
2006-07 7 15 1415 1549 7th, OUA West
2007-08 6 16 1529 1684 8th, OUA West
2008-09 10 12 1547 1581 5th, OUA West
2009-10 9 13 1536 1537 6th, OUA West
2010-11 9 13 1749 1803 8th, OUA West
2011-12 6 16 1690 1925 8th, OUA West
2012-13 6 15 1374 1620 6th, OUA West
2013-14 5 17 1542 1759 7th, OUA West
2014-15 6 14 1348 1587 4th, OUA West
2015-16 1 19 1380 1747 5th, OUA West
2016-17 6 14 1455 1578 4th, OUA West
2017-18 8 16 1883 2057 6th, OUA West
2018-19 3 21 1779 2112 9th, OUA West
2019-20 5 17 1601 1853 5th, OUA West
2020-21 Cancelled Due to COVID-19
2021-22 4 10 1041 1107 8th, OUA West

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Rivalries

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The team, like all other sports teams at the university, have a rivalry with the nearby Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, also located in Waterloo. They are both located on University Avenue within just over 1 kilometre of each other. The matchup between the two teams in any varsity sport is often titled and advertised as "The Battle of Waterloo", in reference to the 17th century Battle of Waterloo. Since 2011, the men's basketball teams have gone head-to-head a total of 22 times, with the Warriors winning 4 times and the Golden Hawks winning 18 times.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Waterloo Warriors Men's Basketball History and Statistics". usportshoops.ca. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball History vs Wilfrid Laurier University". University of Waterloo Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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