Friday August 29 2008 – 5:00pm Eastern
In case you missed it – and in case you don’t have out-of-town plans for this final long weekend of the Summer – the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) announced earlier this week that they’ll be hosting a number of NCAA teams in Ontario, BC, Alberta, and Quebec over the next few days.
Here’s the official press release and schedule courtesy of the CIS (http://www.universitysport.ca/):
Reigning CIS men’s champion Brock will host a trio of NCAA opponents at Bob Davis Gymnasium in St. Catharines, Ont., on Labour Day weekend. The Badgers, who captured the second CIS title in school history last march with a 64-61 win over Acadia, will face Buffalo on Friday night (8 p.m.), Mercer on Saturday evening (7:30 p.m.) and Missouri on Sunday afternoon (2 p.m.).
Meanwhile, the McGill Redmen, Carleton Ravens and Ottawa Gee-Gees all get the opportunity to battle 2007-08 NCAA men’s champion Kansas. The Redmen face the Jayhawks at uOttawa’s Montpetit Hall Saturday at 11 a.m., the Ravens and Kansas meet later Saturday (7 p.m.) at Scotiabank Place, and the Gee-Gees host the U.S. champs Sunday at 7 p.m. at Montpetit Hall.
Kansas claimed its first NCAA title since 1988 last April with a 75-68 overtime victory over Memphis.
On the women’s side, the defending CIS champion UBC Thunderbirds host Louisiana State on Saturday (3 p.m.) and Baylor on Sunday (5 p.m.).
Here’s a complete CIS vs. NCAA basketball schedule for Aug. 29 – Sept. 3.
MEN (all times LOCAL)Friday, Aug. 29
8:00 pm, Buffalo at Brock
9:15 pm, Cal State Fullerton at Trinity Western
Saturday, Aug. 30
10:00 am, South Alabama vs. Queen’s (at Carleton U)
11:00 am, Kansas vs. McGill (at U of Ottawa)
12:00 pm, Penn State vs. Waterloo (at Sheridan College)
1:00 pm, Iona College at Wilfrid Laurier
1:00 pm, Tulsa at UBC
4:00 pm, Virginia at Concordia
5:00 pm, South Alabama vs. Ottawa (at Scotiabank Place)
5:00 pm, Morgan State vs. Western Ontario (at U of Windsor)
7:00 pm, East Tennessee State at Guelph
7:00 pm, Charlotte at Toronto
7:00 pm, Kansas vs. Carleton (at Scotiabank Place)
7:00 pm, Southern Illinois at Windsor
7:00 pm, North Carolina State at York
7:00 pm, Montana at Calgary
7:00 pm, Colorado State at Fraser Valley
7:00 pm, Cal State Fullerton at Simon Fraser
7:30 pm, Mercer at Brock
8:45 pm, Tulsa at Trinity Western
Sunday, Aug. 31
9:15 am, Virginia at McGill
11:00 am, Southern Illinois vs. Western Ontario (at U of Windsor)
12:00 pm, East Tennessee State vs. Waterloo (at Sheridan College)
12:00 pm, Montana vs. Lethbridge (at U of Calgary)
1:00 pm, Morgan State at Windsor
1:00 pm, Tulsa at Fraser Valley
2:00 pm, Missouri at Brock
2:00 pm, Mercer at Toronto
4:00 pm, Iona College vs. Laurentian (at U of Guelph)
6:00 pm, Buffalo at Queen’s
7:00 pm, North Carolina State at Guelph
7:00 pm, Penn State at Ryerson
7:00 pm, Kansas at Ottawa
7:00 pm, Charlotte at York
7:00 pm, Cal State Fullerton at UBC
7:00 pm, Colorado State at Simon Fraser
7:00 pm, Pacific at Victoria
8:00 pm, South Alabama at Carleton
Monday, Sept. 1
10:15 am, Colorado State vs. Trinity Western (at White Rock Christian Academy)
11:00 am, Southern Illinois at Windsor
11:00 am, Pacific at Victoria
12:00 pm, Iona College at Ryerson
12:00 pm, East Tennessee State at Toronto
12:00 pm, Buffalo at Carleton
12:00 pm, Penn State at York
12:00 pm, Montana at Calgary
7:00 pm, Northeastern at McGill
Tuesday, Sept. 2
7:30 pm, Northeastern at Laval
Wednesday, Sept. 3
8:00 pm, Northeastern at Bishop’s
WOMEN (all times LOCAL)
Saturday, Aug. 30
10:30 am, Louisiana State at Trinity Western
3:00 pm, Louisiana State at UBC
5:00 pm, Baylor at Simon Fraser
Sunday, Aug. 31
5:00 pm, Baylor at UBC
5:00 pm, Louisiana State at Simon Fraser
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very cool, can’t wait to watch
- stephen wongThis is pretty interesting. Maybe the time has come that we give athletes scholarships and allow kids in Canada the option of staying home and playing ball. I often have said how unfair the NCAA system is unfair based on the amount of revenue they generate. Kids deserve some of that beyond an education. Here they deserve a chance at free education CIS does not bring in the amount of cash NCAA does but they can at least give the athletes a free education. School build their awareness through sports teams it is least they can do. Thanks for making people aware of these games Eric.
- James BorbathI’ve been saying that for years; have even talked about it on Hoops and chatted with CIS and CCAA folks about it.
Schools ARE starting to give partial scholarships for athletics, but it’s nothing compared to the U.S.
- E. SmithSaturday night, the defending NCAA champion Kansas Jayhawks played the Carleton Ravens at The Scotiabank Centre in Ottawa. Final score…
Kansas 84, Carleton 83
-and the Ravens missed the winning shot at the buzzer!
The Ravens also trampled Northeastern University 77-47 South Alabama 78-59 and U Buffalo 84-74. Maybe it’s time to give coach Dave Smart his due…he’s the best hoops coach in this country (outside of the NBA). By having the Ravens play the Big Guns of the NCAA (they were the first to do it), he’s made them nearly invincible in this country (I said nearly) and THE NUMBER ONE SPORTS TEAM/ORGANIZATION IN THE ENTIRE CIAU! Does anybody care to argue? I didn’t think so.
…and it’s nice to see the rest of the country following the Ravens’ lead. The University of South Alabama Jaguars had their hands full, beating the Ottawa Gee Gees by 2 points and Queens beat South Alabama in triple OT.
Dave Smart has been an assistant to both Jay and Leo on the national team-maybe it’s time to give him a shot-the man knows how to win!
BTW, I know that David Grossman has a weekly show about our local university and high school sports teams-I think that it might be time for the FAN to think a little more “outside the box”…or should I say “outside the station signal range” There’s a real need for a national university sports report-and I think that the FAN is just the station to provide it.
- Jim Agnew