# 2011 CIS Men's 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.

## List of participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Champions |
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | Ontario University Finalists |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Finalists |
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | Ontario University Champions |
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | Wildcard |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | Atlantic University Champions |
| 7 | Concordia Stingers | Quebec University Champions |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | Atlantic University Finalists |

## Championship Bracket

| First Round: March 11 | First Round: March 11 | First Round: March 11 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Final: March 13 | Final: March 13 | Final: March 13 |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 77 | 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 72 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 74 | | | |
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | 74 | 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 74 | | | |
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 82 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 82 | | | | 2 | Carleton Ravens | 82 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 59 |
| 2 | Carleton Ravens | 73 | | | | | | | 5 | Trinity Western Spartans | 59 |
| 7 | Concordia Stingers | 66 | | | |
| 7 | Concordia Stingers | 66 | 2 | Carleton Ravens | 95 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 |
| | | | 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 83 |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 91 | 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 83 | 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 111 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 79 | | | | 3 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 95 |

## Consolation Bracket

| Consolation Semi-Finals: March 12 | Consolation Semi-Finals: March 12 | Consolation Semi-Finals: March 12 | Consolation Final: March 13 | Consolation Final: March 13 | Consolation Final: March 13 |
| 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | 75 | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 67 | | | |
| 8 | Acadia Axemen | 67 | 4 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | 84 |
| | | | 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 80 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 76 | 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 80 |
| 7 | Concordia Stingers | 65 | | | |
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