The 2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship was held March 9–12, 2017 in

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, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17

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season. It was hosted by

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at the

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, the first time since 1987 that Dalhousie hosted the tournament. The

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won their seventh straight title, their 13th in 15 years, this time over the

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, who came into the tournament ranked number one in the country. The

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took their first ever bronze medal by defeating the

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. Carleton extended its record number of men's national basketball championships, more than any top division college in Canada or the United States. All tournament games were shown live online via the U Sports website (using Stretch Internet). The semi-final and final games were on television's

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and on its online service. This marked the first Men's Final 8 branded as a

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championship.

Participating teams

CIS list of participating teams
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Championship Bracket

Consolation Bracket

References

External links

Tournament Web Site
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