2011 CIS Men's Basketball Championship

September 2012 Canadian university basketball championship 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.Mark Wacyk https://wasssports.blogspot.com/2011/03/final-8-television-coverage-update.html Final 8 Television Coverage Update Wasssports.blogspot.com March 9, 2011 September 20, 2012 List of participating teams Seed Team Qualified1 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Champions2 Carleton Ravens Ontario University Finalists3 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Finalists4 Lakehead Thunderwolves Ontario University Champions5 Trinity Western Spartans Wildcard6 Dalhousie Tigers Atlantic University Champions7 Concordia Stingers Quebec University Champions8 Acadia Axemen Atlantic University Finalists Championship Bracket First Round: March 11 Semi-Finals: March 12 Final: March 13 1 UBC Thunderbirds 96http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110311_icsc.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 8 Acadia Axemen 77 4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 74 5 Trinity Western Spartans 82http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110311_nwud.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 2 Carleton Ravens 73http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110311_yi8k.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 7 Concordia Stingers 66 3 Saskatchewan Huskies 91http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110311_6twi.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 6 Dalhousie Tigers 79 1 UBC Thunderbirds 72 5 Trinity Western Spartans 74http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110312_c0fa.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 2 Carleton Ravens 95http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110312_jug2.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 3 Saskatchewan Huskies 83 2 Carleton Ravens 82http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110313_pxhr.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 5 Trinity Western Spartans 59 Bronze Medal Game: March 13 1 UBC Thunderbirds 111http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110313_6qcg.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 3 Saskatchewan Huskies 95 Consolation Bracket Consolation Semi-Finals: March 12 Consolation Final: March 13 4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 75http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110312_0t0e.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 8 Acadia Axemen 67 6 Dalhousie Tigers 76http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110312_8wua.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 7 Concordia Stingers 65 4 Lakehead Thunderwolves 84http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2010-11/boxscores/20110313_6blx.xml CIS English English.cis-sic.ca September 20, 2012 6 Dalhousie Tigers 80 Note: All records are against CIS competition only. Game Reports UBC 96-77 Acadia Trinity Western 82-74 Lakehead Saskatchewan 91-79 Dalhousie Carleton 73-66 Concordia Lakehead 75-67 Acadia Dalhouse 76-65 Concordia Trinity Western 74-72 UBC Carleton 95-83 Saskatchewan Lakehead 84-80 Dalhousie UBC 111-95 Saskatchewan References 2011 Basketball, men Category:2010–11 in Canadian basketball Category:Basketball competitions in Halifax, Nova Scotia Category:2011 in Nova Scotia Category:March 2011 sports events in Canada