Participating Teams

TEAM PROFILES

No. 1 Carleton Ravens
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Head Coach: Dave Smart (11th season)
Regular season record: 20-2
Regular season standing: 1st OUA East (1st overall OUA)
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 29-2
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-1 (2-0 vs. Windsor, 1-0 vs. Saskatchewan, 0-1 vs. Lakehead)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (6 weeks at No. 1 / 6 weeks at No. 2 / 2 weeks at No. 3)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA East): Cole Hobin (defensive MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Kevin McCleery (forward)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Elliot Thompson (guard)
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 13th
CIS championship all-time record: 23-9 (.719)
CIS championship best result: 6-time champions (2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 8th straight appearance (9th in 10 years)

No. 2 Cape Breton Capers
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Head Coach: Jim Charters (8th season)
Regular season record: 18-2
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 28-3
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 1-0 (1-0 vs. UQAM)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 3
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 3 (2 weeks: polls 12 & 14)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Phillip Nkrumah (defensive MVP), Jim Charters (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Jimmy Dorsey (guard)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Phillip Nkrumah (forward), Paris Carter (guard)
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 4th
CIS championship all-time record: 5-3 (.625)
CIS championship best result: Semi-finalists (2006, 1995)
CIS championship last appearance: 2006 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 3-year absence (2nd appearance since 1995)

No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds
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Head Coach: Kevin Hanson (10th season)
Regular season record: 17-1
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Pacific Division (1st overall Canada West)
Playoff record: 3-1
Playoff finish: Canada West bronze medallists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 23-2
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-1 (1-0 vs. Windsor, 1-1 vs. Saskatchewan, 1-0 vs. Calgary)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 2
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (8 weeks at No. 1 / 6 weeks at No. 2)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Josh Whyte (MVP), Kevin Hanson (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Josh Whyte (guard)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 18th
CIS championship all-time record: 21-20 (.512)
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (1972, 1970)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 5th straight appearance (7th in 8 years)

No. 4 Windsor Lancers
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Head Coach: Chris Oliver (5th season)
Regular season record: 17-5
Regular season standing: 1st OUA West (3rd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 21-7
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 2-4 (0-2 vs. Carleton, 0-1 vs. UBC, 2-1 vs. Lakehead)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 5 (1 week: poll 14)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA West): None
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Isaac Kuon (forward)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Nigel Johnson-Tyghter (forward)
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 16th
CIS championship all-time record: 16-16 (.500)
CIS championship best result: 5-time champions (1969, 1967, 1966, 1964, 1963)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 2-year absence (2nd appearance since 1982)

* Windsor had one appearance as Assumption College in 1963 (won championship)

No. 5 Saskatchewan Huskies
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Head Coach: Greg Jockims (12th season)
Regular season record: 14-6
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West Prairie Division (4th overall Canada West)
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 23-7
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-3 (0-1 vs. Carleton, 1-1 vs. UBC, 2-1 vs. Calgary)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 7
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 7 (2 weeks: polls 2 & 14)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 6
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Showron Glover (guard)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 5th
CIS championship all-time record: 4-7 (.364)
CIS championship best result: Semi-finalists (1986)
CIS championship last appearance: 2006 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 3-year absence (2nd appearance since 1988)

No. 6 Lakehead Thunderwolves
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Head Coach: Scott Morrison (7th season)
Regular season record: 17-5
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA West (4th overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA bronze medallists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 23-7
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 2-2 (1-0 vs. Carleton, 1-2 vs. Windsor)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 6 (2 weeks: polls 6 & 11)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 10
Conference award winners (OUAWest): Greg Carter (defensive MVP), Jamie Searle (student-athlete), Scott Morrison (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUAWest): Jamie Searle (guard)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Yoosrie Salhia (post)
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 3rd
CIS championship all-time record: 3-2 (.600)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (1977, 1973)
CIS championship last appearance: 1977 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 32-year absence

No. 7 Calgary Dinos
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Head Coach: Dan Vanhooren (10th season)
Regular season record: 15-5
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Prairie Division (3rd overall Canada West)
Playoff record: 3-1
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 21-6
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 1-3 (0-1 vs. UBC, 1-2 vs. Saskatchewan)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): No. 8
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 3 (3 weeks: polls 1-3)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ross Bekkering (forward)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Robbie Sihota (forward)
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 8th
CIS championship all-time record: 5-10 (.333)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (1966)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (3rd in 8 years)

No. 8 UQAM Citadins
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Head Coach: Olga Hrycak (7th season)
Regular season record: 11-5
Regular season standing: 1st QSSF
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: QSSF champions
Overall record vs. CIS teams: 17-10
Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 0-1 (0-1 vs. Cape Breton)
Final Top 10 ranking (March 9): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): Unranked all season
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 0
Conference award winners: Éric Côté-Kougnima (defensive MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Adil El Makssoud (guard)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Éric Côté-Kougnima (guard), Grégory St-Amand (forward)
CIS championship appearances (including 2010): 2nd
CIS championship all-time record: 0-2 (.000)
CIS championship best result: Tied for 7th (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2006 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 3-year absence (2nd appearance in history: 7th CIS season)

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The Road to the CIS Championships
How Teams Qualify for the 2010 CIS Final 8 Men’s Basketball Championship

The Men’s Basketball Championship will be hosted by Carleton University at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. The championship is an eight team, single elimination event, played over three days, March 19-21, 2010. The participating teams include a representative from each Regional Association: AUS, QSSF, OUA and Canada West. The Carleton Ravens receive a berth as the host team. The sixth and seventh teams are assigned berths from both the OUA and Canada West regions. The eighth team is an at-large berth selected based on 9 criteria.

OUA
The top six teams from the East and West divisions make playoffs. The top 2 teams from each division receive a first round bye. A quarterfinal is held for each division on February 27, 2010 between the 6th place team at 3rd place, and the 5th place team at 4th place. A semi-final game will be held on March 6, 2010 for each division between lower ranked quarterfinal winner at 1st place and remaining quarterfinal winner at 2nd place. The winner of the semi-final games from each division will advance to the Wilson Cup on March 13, 2010, and gain an automatic berth into the CIS Championship. A bronze medal game will be held to determine the third OUA berth in the event that Carleton wins their division and plays in the Wilson Cup.

AUS
The top six teams make playoffs with the top two teams receiving a first round bye. The quarterfinals will be held on March 12, 2010, followed by the semi-finals on March 13, 2010. The winner of the AUS Championship game held on March 14, 2010 will represent AUS in the CIS Final 8.

QSSF
The top four teams make playoffs. The winner of the final game on March 5, 2010 will represent QSSF in the Final 8.

Canada West
The top 4 teams in the Prairie Division and the top 3 teams in the Pacific Division advance to playoffs along with a 4th place wildcard team. The wildcard team will be selected between the 5th place team in the Prairie Division and the 4th place team in the Pacific division.

Round 1 of playoffs commence on February 26, 2010 and will consist of the following games:

Prairie #3 @ Pacific #2 Pacific #3 @ Prairie #2
Prairie #4 @ Pacific #1 Wildcard @ Prairie #1

The winners from each of the above games will advance to the Final Four where each team will be seeded one through four. The top seed will host the Final Four from March 5 –6, 2010. On March 5, 2010 two semi-final games will be held: #4 vs. #1, and #3 vs. #2. The winner of each semi-final game will meet in the gold medal game on March 6, 2010. The winner of the gold medal game will represent Canada West and the silver medal team will be assigned berth Canada West.