U Sports men's basketball championship

U Sports men's basketball championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1963; 61 years ago (1963)
First season1963
Organising bodyU Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)
Laval Rouge et Or (1st title)
Most titlesCarleton Ravens (17)
TV partner(s)CBC,[1] TVA
Official websiteusports.ca/en/sports/basketball/m

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 each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The W. P. McGee trophy is awarded to the winners.

Twenty different schools have won the tournament. Carleton University have the most tournament wins with 17 championships. The University of Victoria has eight championships, Saint Mary’s University, Brandon University, and the University of Windsor have four championships, the University of Alberta, St. Francis Xavier University, and Acacia University have three championships, Brock University, and the University of British Columbia have two championships. Eleven programs are tied with one national championship.

  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.