The 2021 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship was scheduled to be held March 11–14, 2021 in

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, to determine a national champion for the 2020–21

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season. However, on October 15, 2020, it was announced that the championship was cancelled due to the

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Host

It was scheduled to be hosted by

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, which would have been the second time that they had hosted the championship, with the other being held in 1968. Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S, E, A) was a production partner for the event, which would have been their fourth year of coordinating the championship game. The tournament would have been held at the

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for the fourth time in five years and it would have been the 33rd time that the tournament will be played in Halifax.CIS men’s basketball: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Final 8 to return to Halifax in 2017 and 2018
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References

External links

Tournament Web Site
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