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University men's basketball
U Sports men's basketball is the highest level of amateur play of basketball in Canada and operates under the auspices of U Sports , Canada's governing body for university sports.[ 1] Forty-eight teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences , drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities Athletic Association , Ontario University Athletics , Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec , and Atlantic University Sport .[ 1] At the end of every season, eight teams compete for the W. P. McGee Trophy, awarded to the U Sports Men's Basketball Championship team.[ 2]
As of the 2022–2023 U Sports season, 48 of the 56 U Sports member institutions have men's basketball teams. The teams are split into four conferences with some conferences splitting teams further into divisions. With the addition of Ontario Tech for the 2019–20 season, the OUA moved to three six-team divisions.[ 3] The Canada West conference had two divisions, but reverted to a one conference format for the 2016–17 season with 17 teams.[ 4] The AUS conference has eight teams while the RSEQ conference has five.
Atlantic University Sport [ edit ]
Canada West Universities Athletic Association [ edit ]
University
Varsity Name
City
Province
Founded
Arena
Capacity
Brandon University
Bobcats
Brandon
MB
1889
Healthy Living Centre
MacEwan University
Griffins
Edmonton
AB
1971
Downtown Community Arena
1,000
Mount Royal University
Cougars
Calgary
AB
1931
Flames Community Arenas
500
Trinity Western University
Spartans
Langley
BC
1962
Langley Events Centre
5,300
University of Alberta
Golden Bears
Edmonton
AB
1908
Clare Drake Arena
3,000
University of British Columbia
Thunderbirds
Vancouver
BC
1906
Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
5,054
University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)
Heat
Kelowna
BC
2005
UBC Okanagan Gymnastics
University of Calgary
Dinos
Calgary
AB
1966
Father David Bauer Olympic Arena
1,750
University of the Fraser Valley
Cascades
Abbotsford
BC
1974
Envision Athletic Centre
1,500
University of Lethbridge
Pronghorns
Lethbridge
AB
1967
1st Choice Savings Centre
University of Manitoba
Bisons
Winnipeg
MB
1877
Max Bell Centre
2,121
University of Northern British Columbia
Timberwolves
Prince George
BC
1990
Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre
University of Regina
Cougars
Regina
SK
1974
The Co-Operators Centre
1,300
University of Saskatchewan
Huskies
Saskatoon
SK
1907
Merlis Belsher Place
2,300
Thompson Rivers University
WolfPack
Kamloops
BC
1970
Tournament Capital Centre
2,200
University of Victoria
Vikes
Victoria
BC
1963
Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities
University of Winnipeg
Wesmen
Winnipeg
MB
1871
Duckworth Centre
1,780
Ontario University Athletics [ edit ]
Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec[ edit ]
Leagues by sport
Leagues by association
Full members Football-only member See also
Pacific members Prairie members See also
Full members Men's hockey members OUA championships See also
Full members Women's rugby members Men's volleyball members See also