2025 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
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UBC War Memorial Gymnasium
Vancouver, British Columbia
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| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre UBC War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Champions | Victoria Vikes (9th title) |
| Runner-up | Calgary Dinos |
| Winning coach | Murphy Burnatowski (1st title) |
| Tournament MVP | Sam Maillet (Victoria) |
| Television | CBC[1] |
The 2025 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 13–16, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to determine a national champion for the 2024–25 U Sports men's basketball season.[2][3] The fourth-seeded Victoria Vikes defeated the second-seeded Calgary Dinos in a dominant 82–53 victory to win the program's ninth national championship.[4]
The tournament was hosted by the University of British Columbia at the school's Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre and UBC War Memorial Gymnasium.[3] It took place at the same time as the 2025 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, necessitating the need for two venues, which was also the first time in U Sports history that both tournaments were hosted by one school in the same year.[3] This was the third time that UBC has hosted the tournament with the first taking place in 1972 and the most recent taking place in 2016.[2][5]
Participating teams
The seeding for teams was announced on March 9, 2025, with the Concordia Stingers being awarded the at-large berth.[6]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | OUA Champion | 20–2 | None | 0 |
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West Champion | 16–4 | 2018 | 1 |
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Finalist (Host) | 15–5 | 1972 | 2 |
| 4 | Victoria Vikes | Canada West Bronze | 20–0 | 1997 | 8 |
| 5 | Bishop's Gaiters | RSEQ Champion | 11–5 | 1998 | 1 |
| 6 | UPEI Panthers | AUS Champion | 11–9 | None | 0 |
| 7 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Finalist | 16–6 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Concordia Stingers | RSEQ Finalist (At-large berth) | 14–2 | 1990 | 1 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 13 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Gold Medal Game: March 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Concordia Stingers | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Victoria Vikes | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Victoria Vikes | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bishop's Gaiters | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Victoria Vikes | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Queen's Gaels | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 87 | Bronze Medal Game: March 16 | |||||||||||
| 6 | UPEI Panthers | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds | 72 | 1 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 86 | |||||||||
| 6 | UPEI Panthers | 90 | 6 | UPEI Panthers | 70 | |||||||||