# 2018 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship

The 2018 U Sports men's basketball championship was the 56th edition of the U Sports men's basketball championship, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of the 2017–18 U Sports men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 8–11, 2018 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was hosted by Acadia University, which also hosted in 1971 on campus in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The tournament was held at the Scotiabank Centre for the second consecutive year, and was the 31st time the tournament had been played in Halifax.
For the first time in eight years—and just the third time in the past 16—a team other than the Carleton Ravens claimed the national title. The Calgary Dinos edged out the Ryerson Rams to take the championship. It was the first national title for Calgary, and the second consecutive appearance (and loss) in the final game for Ryerson. Carleton took the bronze medal over the McGill Redmen. While the Ravens took some consolation in that, Carleton basketball was buoyed later the same day (March 11), when its women's team claimed its first-ever national crown, in Regina.

## Tournament seeds

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Regular season record/ Playoff record |
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | OUA champion | 23–0 / 3–0 |
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | Canada West champion | 16–4 / 5–0 |
| 3 | McGill Redmen | RSEQ champion | 14–2 / 2–0 |
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West finalist | 19–1 / 4–1 |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | OUA finalist | 17–6 / 3–1 |
| 6 | UNB Varsity Reds | AUS champion | 16–4 / 3–0 |
| 7 | Brock Badgers | OUA semi-finalist (At-large berth) | 21–3 / 1–1 |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | AUS quarter-finalist (Host) | 15–5 / 0–1 |

## Results
### Bracket
#### Championship Bracket

| Quarter-Finals March 8 | Quarter-Finals March 8 | Quarter-Finals March 8 | Semi-Finals March 10 | Semi-Finals March 10 | Semi-Finals March 10 | Final March 11 | Final March 11 | Final March 11 |
| 1 | Carleton Ravens | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 64 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 64 | 1 | Carleton Ravens | 76 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 84 | | | |
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | 62 | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 84 | | | |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | 88 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | 88 | | | | 2 | Calgary Dinos | 79 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 77 |
| 2 | Calgary Dinos | 78 | | | | | | | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 77 |
| 7 | Brock Badgers | 76 | | | |
| 7 | Brock Badgers | 76 | 2 | Calgary Dinos | 65 | Bronze Medal Game: March 11 | Bronze Medal Game: March 11 | Bronze Medal Game: March 11 |
| | | | 3 | McGill Redmen | 43 |
| 3 | McGill Redmen | 88 | 3 | McGill Redmen | 43 | 1 | Carleton Ravens | 76 |
| 6 | UNB Varsity Reds | 57 | | | | 3 | McGill Redmen | 71 |

#### Consolation Bracket

| Semi-Finals March 10 | Semi-Finals March 10 | Semi-Finals March 10 | Fifth place March 11 | Fifth place March 11 | Fifth place March 11 |
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | 87 | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 92 | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 92 | 7 | Brock Badgers | 94 |
| | | | 8 | Acadia Axemen | 57 |
| 6 | UNB Varsity Reds | 65 | 8 | Acadia Axemen | 57 |
| 7 | Brock Badgers | 81 | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* U Sports
* Thursday, March 8 12:00 pm AST
* Box score
#3 McGill Redmen 88, #6 UNB Varsity Reds 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 29–14, 21–12, 22–15 |||
| Pts: D. Ogundokun – 17 Rebs: N. Daoust, D. Pieper – 5 Asts: A. Paquin – 3 | Pts: J. Masters – 19 Rebs: I. Doumbouya – 6 Asts: J. Masters – 4 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 500 Referees: Perry Stothert, Derek Sorensen, Brenden Byrne
* U Sports
* Thursday, March 8 2:00 pm AST
* Box score
#2 Calgary Dinos 78, #7 Brock Badgers 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 16–17, 21–23, 19–24 |||
| Pts: M. Diawara – 19 Rebs: J. Verrone – 8 Asts: D. Kapinga – 6 | Pts: J. Simpson – 24 Rebs: J. Simpson – 12 Asts: T. Brown – 4 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Paul Hansen, Geoff Astles, Reid Keynon
* U Sports
* Thursday, March 8 6:00 pm AST
* Box score
#4 Alberta Golden Bears 62, #5 Ryerson Rams 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 13–15, 15–26, 13–16 |||
| Pts: M. Gueye – 12 Rebs: A. Kelly – 5 Asts: B. Clarke, M. Gueye – 3 | Pts: M. Diressa – 25 Rebs: J. Mukama – 9 Asts: M. Diressa – 7 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Matt Boyle, Michael Weiland, Nate Saunders
* U Sports
* Thursday, March 8 8:00 pm AST
* Box score
#1 Carleton Ravens 81, #8 Acadia Axemen 64 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 17–18, 15–16, 27–12 |||
| Pts: E. Nissen – 18 Rebs: E. Nissen – 17 Asts: 4 players – 2 | Pts: E. Ekiyor – 25 Rebs: Y. Joseph, C. Smythe – 8 Asts: Y. Joseph, M. Tutu – 7 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Tanner Cerbo,Riley Kerosen, Max Audette

### Consolation Semi-Finals

* U Sports
* Saturday, March 10 11:00 am AST
* Box score
#6 UNB Varsity Reds 65, #7 Brock Badgers 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 16–23, 16–18, 24–23 |||
| Pts: J. Masters – 16 Rebs: J. Masters – 8 Asts: D. Pitcher – 4 | Pts: J. Simpson – 29 Rebs: J. Simpson – 11 Asts: I. Ngom, J. Simpson – 3 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Paul Hansen, Riley Kerrison, Nate Saunders
* U Sports
* Saturday, March 10 8:00 pm AST
* Box score
#4 Alberta Golden Bears 87, #8 Acadia Axemen 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 21–22, 16–23, 19–24 |||
| Pts: A. Waddoups – 26 Rebs: M. Gueye – 10 Asts: A. Waddoups – 5 | Pts: N. De Palma – 24 Rebs: E. Nissen – 6 Asts: B. Miller – 10 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia

### Semi-finals

* SN360, U Sports
* Saturday, March 10 2:00 pm AST
* Box score
#2 Calgary Dinos 65, #3 McGill Redmen 43 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 16–7, 20–15, 13–6 |||
| Pts: D. Kapinga – 19 Rebs: C. Foreman – 10 Asts: M. Diawara – 4 | Pts: A. Paquin – 10 Rebs: N. Daoust – 8 Asts: D. Ogundokun – 2 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Matt Boyle, Geoff Asteles, Taylor Cervo
* SN360, U Sports
* Saturday, March 10 6:00 pm AST
* Box score
#1 Carleton Ravens 76, #5 Ryerson Rams 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 25–18, 20–27, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Y. Joseph – 20 Rebs: E. Ekiyor, Y. Joseph – 7 Asts: M. Tutu – 4 | Pts: M. Diressa – 28 Rebs: A. Voll – 7 Asts: M. Diressa – 6 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 3,568 Referees: Michael Weiland, Reid Kenyon, Perry Stothart

### Fifth place

* U Sports
* Sunday, March 11 12:00 pm AST
* Box score
#7 Brock Badgers 94, #8 Acadia Axemen 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 23–10, 26–16, 23–13 |||
| Pts: B. Miller – 14 Rebs: B. Miller – 6 Asts: B. Miller – 7 | Pts: J. Simpson – 34 Rebs: D. Elgadi – 10 Asts: J. Simpson – 5 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Nate Saunders, Brenden Byrne, Derek Sorensen

### Third place

* U Sports
* Sunday, March 11 2:00 pm AST
* Box score
#1 Carleton Ravens 76, #3 McGill Redmen 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–9, 12–25, 24–18, 28–19 |||
| Pts: A. Paquin – 17 Rebs: D. Ogundokun – 6 Asts: A. Paquin – 5 | Pts: E. Ekiyor – 21 Rebs: E. Ekiyor – 8 Asts: M. Tutu – 6 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Riley Kerrison, Paul Hansen, Max Audette

### Final

* SN360, U Sports
* Sunday, March 11 6:00 pm AST
* Box score
#2 Calgary Dinos 79, #5 Ryerson Rams 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–12, 18–21, 22–26 |||
| Pts: D. Kapinga – 25 Rebs: M. Diawara – 10 Asts: M. Diawara, D. Kapinga – 6 | Pts: M. Diressa – 28 Rebs: J. Mukama – 6 Asts: M. Charvis – 9 |
* Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, Nova Scotia Referees: Michael Weiland, Geoff Askells, Tanner Cervo