2025 U Sports Women'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 | Saskatchewan Huskies (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Carleton Ravens |
| Winning coach | Lisa Thomaidis (3rd title) |
| Championship MVP | Gage Grassick (Saskatchewan) |
| Television | CBC[1] |
The 2025 U Sports Women'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 women's basketball season.[2][3] The top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the two-time defending champion Carleton Ravens 85–66 to claim the program's third 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 was also held concurrently with the 2025 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship, hence the necessity for two venues, which is also the first time in U Sports history that both tournaments were hosted by one school in the same year.[3] This was the first time that UBC has hosted the tournament.[2][5]
Participating teams
The seeding for teams was announced on March 9, 2025, with the Laval Rouge et Or being awarded the at-large berth.[6]
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion | 18–2 | 2020 | 2 |
| 2 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | OUA Champion | 19–3 | None | 0 |
| 3 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Finalists | 22–0 | 2024 | 3 |
| 4 | Saint Mary's Huskies | AUS Champion | 18–2 | None | 0 |
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Finalist (Host) | 18–2 | 2008 | 6 |
| 6 | Bishop's Gaiters | RSEQ Champion | 11–5 | 1984 | 2 |
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Finalist (At-large berth) | 14–2 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Bronze | 18–2 | 1999 | 1 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 13 | Semi-Finals: March 15 | Gold Medal Game: March 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alberta Pandas | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Carleton Ravens | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 70 (OT) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 60 | Bronze Medal Game: March 16 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Carleton Ravens | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Carleton Ravens | 71 | 2 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | 68 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bishop's Gaiters | 44 | 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 61 | |||||||||