The 2020 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship was held March 6–8, 2020, in Ottawa, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2019–20 U Sports men's basketball season.U SPORTS announces hosts for 2019-2021 Men’s and Women’s Basketball and 2019-2020 Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey National Championships
The Carleton Ravens won their 15th national title, and the gold medal, beating the Dalhousie Tigers in the championship game. The UBC Thunderbirds took the bronze medal over the Western Mustangs. This was the last college basketball championship event to be held in North America before the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament would be cancelled four days after Carleton won the tournament.
Host The tournament was jointly hosted by Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, and the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) at TD Place Arena. It was held in conjunction with the 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship which occurred on the same weekend.U SPORTS selects Ottawa as host city for 2020 Basketball National Championship; 2020 Men’s and Women’s Final 8 to be played at TD Place This was the fifth time the city of Ottawa hosted the Men's championship game.
Participating teams Seed Team Qualified 1 Carleton Ravens OUA Champion 2 Dalhousie Tigers AUS Champion 3 UBC Thunderbirds Canada West Champion 4 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Finalist 5 Western Mustangs OUA Finalist 6 Bishop's Gaiters RSEQ Champion 7 Ottawa Gee-Gees OUA Semifinalist (Host) 8 Calgary Dinos Canada West Semifinalist (At-large berth)
Championship Bracket
Consolation Bracket
References
External links Tournament Web Site