W. P. McGee Trophy

W.P. McGee Trophy
A trophy with a large silver ball on the top. The base has silver plates attached to it, engraved with the names of previous winners.
Awarded for Winning the CIS men's basketball championship
Sponsor ArcelorMittal
Country Canada
First awarded 1963
Currently held by Carleton Ravens
Official website Men's Basketball Final 8

The W. P. McGee Trophy is a national collegiate sports award, presented annually to the winner of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship in men's basketball. The trophy is named after W. P. McGee, who served as a teacher and coach at Assumption College, with the trophy itself being donated by the University of Windsor Alumni Association in 1963. The Men's Basketball Final 8 features eight teams and 10 to 11 games played over four days at one site, which rotates year-to-year. The most recent and defending champions are the Carleton Ravens. The Ravens also have the most championship wins with twelve.

History

The championship currently consists of an eight-team tournament, with champions from each of the four conferences, one host, an additional OUA team, an additional Canada West team and one at-large berth.[1] The tournament first consisted of only conference champions (four or five teams) and held that format from 1963 until 1971. In 1972 and 1973, only four teams qualified, regardless of conferences. In 1974, the championship expanded to include eight teams, similar to the format seen today. That was again changed in 1983 where regional championships took place with up to 16 teams participating in up to five different cities with the national championship featuring four teams in the main host city.[2]

In 1984, Dalhousie University hosted the championship in what would be the first of 24 straight years that Halifax, Nova Scotia would host. The format reverted to an eight team national championship in 1987, which would be the consistent format until 2004 when the tournament expanded to ten teams. The Final 10 format would last only three years, until it was again reverted to a Final 8 tournament in 2007.[3] In 2008, the finals moved to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa for three years. After two years back in Halifax, the next two tournaments were held in the now renamed Canadian Tire Centre (formerly Scotiabank Place). The 2015 championship was hosted by Ryerson University, while the 2016 tournament was be hosted by the University of British Columbia. Beginning with the 2015 championship, the tournament is played over four days. The quarterfinals are played on the Thursday, the consolation semi-finals on Friday, the consolation final and championship semi-finals on Saturday, and the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday.[4]

Winners

Year Winning University[5] Runner Up University Score Venue
1963 Assumption College Acadia Axemen 55-50 University of Windsor
1964 Windsor Lancers UBC Thunderbirds 94-70 University of Windsor (2)
1965 Acadia Axemen Windsor Lancers 91-87 Saint Mary's University
1966 Windsor Lancers (2) Calgary Dinos 95-83 University of Calgary
1967 Windsor Lancers (3) UBC Thunderbirds 87-82 University of Calgary (2)
1968 Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks Saint Mary's Huskies 66-61 St. Francis Xavier University
1969 Windsor Lancers (4) Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 76-63 University of Waterloo
1970 UBC Thunderbirds McMaster Marauders 96-75 McMaster University
1971 Acadia Axemen (2) Manitoba Bisons 72-48 Acadia University
1972 UBC Thunderbirds (2) Windsor Lancers 117-84 University of British Columbia
1973 Saint Mary's Huskies Lakehead Thunderwolves 79-67 University of Waterloo (2)
1974 Guelph Gryphons Saint Mary's Huskies 74-72 University of Waterloo (3)
1975 Waterloo Warriors Manitoba Bisons 80-79 University of Waterloo (4)
1976 Manitoba Bisons Saint Mary's Huskies 82-69 Saint Mary's University (2)
1977 Acadia Axemen (3) Lakehead Thunderwolves 72-63 Saint Mary's University (3)
1978 Saint Mary's Huskies (2) Acadia Axemen 99-91 Saint Mary's University (4)
1979 Saint Mary's Huskies (3) Victoria Vikes 90-83 University of Calgary (3)
1980 Victoria Vikes Brandon Bobcats 73-65 University of Calgary (4)
1981 Victoria Vikes (2) Acadia Axemen 81-70 University of Waterloo (5)
1982 Victoria Vikes (3) Saint Mary's Huskies 74-60 University of Victoria
1983 Victoria Vikes (4) Waterloo Warriors 63-52 University of Waterloo (6)
1984 Victoria Vikes (5) Brandon Bobcats 70-62 Dalhousie University
1985 Victoria Vikes (6) Waterloo Warriors 93-79 Dalhousie University (2)
1986 Victoria Vikes (7) Waterloo Warriors 70-61 Dalhousie University (3)
1987 Brandon Bobcats UBC Thunderbirds 74-66 Dalhousie University (4)
1988 Brandon Bobcats (2) Acadia Axemen 81-68 Halifax Metro Centre
1989 Brandon Bobcats (3) Victoria Vikes 74-73 Halifax Metro Centre (2)
1990 Concordia Stingers Guelph Gryphons 80-62 Halifax Metro Centre (3)
1991 Western Ontario Mustangs Guelph Gryphons 78-69 Halifax Metro Centre (4)
1992 Brock Badgers Saint Mary's Huskies 77-71 Halifax Metro Centre (5)
1993 St. Francis Xavier X-Men McMaster Marauders 72-64 Halifax Metro Centre (6)
1994 Alberta Golden Bears McMaster Marauders 73-66 Halifax Metro Centre (7)
1995 Alberta Golden Bears (2) Concordia Stingers 84-66 Halifax Metro Centre (8)
1996 Brandon Bobcats (4) Alberta Golden Bears 79-72 Halifax Metro Centre (9)
1997 Victoria Vikes (8) McMaster Marauders 84-73 Halifax Metro Centre (10)
1998 Bishop's Gaiters McMaster Marauders 74-71 Halifax Metro Centre (11)
1999 Saint Mary's Huskies (4) Alberta Golden Bears 73-69 Halifax Metro Centre (12)
2000 St. Francis Xavier X-Men (2) Brandon Bobcats 61-60 Halifax Metro Centre (13)
2001 St. Francis Xavier X-Men (3) Brandon Bobcats 83-76 Halifax Metro Centre (14)
2002 Alberta Golden Bears (3) Western Ontario Mustangs 76-71 Halifax Metro Centre (15)
2003 Carleton Ravens Guelph Gryphons 57-54[6] Halifax Metro Centre (16)
2004 Carleton Ravens (2) St. Francis Xavier X-Men 63-59[7] Halifax Metro Centre (17)
2005 Carleton Ravens (3) Concordia Stingers 68-48[8] Halifax Metro Centre (18)
2006 Carleton Ravens (4) Victoria Vikes 73-67[9] Halifax Metro Centre (19)
2007 Carleton Ravens (5) Brandon Bobcats 52-49[10] Halifax Metro Centre (20)
2008 Brock Badgers (2) Acadia Axemen 64-61[11] Carleton University at Scotiabank Place
2009 Carleton Ravens (6) UBC Thunderbirds 87-77[12] Carleton University at Scotiabank Place (2)
2010 Saskatchewan Huskies UBC Thunderbirds 91-81[13] Carleton University at Scotiabank Place (3)
2011 Carleton Ravens (7) Trinity Western Spartans 82-59[14] Halifax Metro Centre (21)
2012 Carleton Ravens (8) Alberta Golden Bears 86-67[15] Halifax Metro Centre (22)
2013 Carleton Ravens (9) Lakehead Thunderwolves 92-42 [16] Carleton University at Scotiabank Place (4)
2014 Carleton Ravens (10) Ottawa Gee Gees 79-67 Carleton University at Canadian Tire Centre (5)
2015 Carleton Ravens (11) Ottawa Gee Gees 93-46 Ryerson University
2016 Carleton Ravens (12) Calgary Dinos 101–79 University of British Columbia (2)
2017 Dalhousie University (4) at Scotiabank Centre (23)
2018 Acadia University (2) at Scotiabank Centre (24)

Rank of teams by total number of CIS titles

School # Championships Last Championship
Carleton Ravens 12 2016
Victoria Vikes 8 1997
Saint Mary's Huskies 4 1999
Brandon Bobcats 4 1996
Windsor Lancers 4 1969
Alberta Golden Bears 3 2002
St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3 2001
Acadia Axemen 3 1977
Brock Badgers 2 2008
UBC Thunderbirds 2 1972
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 2010
Bishop's Gaiters 1 1998
Western Ontario Mustangs 1 1991
Concordia Stingers 1 1990
Manitoba Bisons 1 1976
Waterloo Warriors 1 1975
Guelph Gryphons 1 1974
Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 1 1968
Assumption College 1 1963

See also

References

  1. ↑ Playing Regulations - Men's Basketball
  2. ↑ CIS Hoops Men's Basketball Championship Game Results
  3. ↑ History of Men's Basketball Championship
  4. ↑ Format changes, Super Championship Weekend officially announced
  5. ↑ CIS Men's Basketball Past Champions
  6. ↑ http://thevarsity.ca/articles/13496
  7. ↑ Ravens repeat as national champions, win 63-59 over StFX
  8. ↑ http://cis.infinityprosports.com/2004/index.php?page=boxscore&sport_name=mbasketball&game_id=13300&recap=0
  9. ↑ http://cis.infinityprosports.com/2004/index.php?page=boxscore&sport_name=mbasketball&game_id=72130&recap=0
  10. ↑ Carleton U Ravens Win Their Fifth Straight CIS “Final 8″ Men’s Basketball National Championship
  11. ↑ 2008 Final Score
  12. ↑ 2009 Final Score
  13. ↑ 2010 Final Score
  14. ↑ 2011 Final Score
  15. ↑ 2012 Final Score
  16. ↑ 2013 Final Score
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