The 2019 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was the 57th edition of the

U Sports men's basketball championship The U Sports Men's Basketball Championship, branded as the Men's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the men's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ea ...

, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2018–19 U Sports men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 7–10, 2019, at the

Scotiabank Centre Scotiabank Centre (formerly known as Halifax Metro Centre) is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The main entrances to the building are located on Brunswick Street, at the c ...

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. The

Carleton Ravens The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won 16 of the last 19 national men's ...

won the tournament, beating defending national champions, the

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, 83-49. The win extended Carleton's record number of men's basketball titles to 14.

Host

The tournament was hosted by

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...

, which has hosted the championship five other times, most recently in 2017. Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S, E, A) was a production partner for the event, its third year coordinating the championship game. The tournament was held at the

for the third consecutive year and it was the 32nd time that the tournament was played in Halifax.

Participating teams

Championship Bracket

Consolation Bracket

References

External links

Tournament Web Site
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