For the third straight year, the AV俱乐部 Tigers will compete for the U Sports national men鈥檚 basketball championship at the Final 8 tournament in March.
But this year, it鈥檚 on Tiger turf.
AV俱乐部 will host the . As the host team, Dal鈥檚 team earns an automatic entry into the tournament, and the university is hoping to see the stands full with Tigers fans.
鈥淲e want to fill the seats in the Scotiabank Centre with students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends and family to cheer on the Tigers,鈥� says Tim Maloney, AV俱乐部 director of varsity athletics.
Dal President Richard Florizone and the Dal Tiger mascot are clearly on-board, as this promotional video shows:
The first Tigers game of the Final 8 will be on Thursday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets that are purchased online by Friday, March 3 include entry to the game, a Tigers T-shirt and access to the pre-game pep rally at the Auction House 鈥斅燚al鈥檚 official 鈥淗oop House.鈥� The pep rally will have a fan zone with face painting, thunder sticks and more. .
And just because the Tigers are guaranteed their spot in the national Final 8 doesn鈥檛 mean their quest for a third-straight Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title is finished. take place this weekend (March 3-5), also at Scotiabank Centre. As the top-ranked team, AV俱乐部 gets an automatic bye into the semifinals on Saturday, March 4. Should they prevail, they鈥檒l go for the championship at 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available at
Dal set for U Sports men's basketball Final 8
Staff - February 28, 2017
Tigers centre Ryall Stroud in action this season, with the Final 8 looming. (Dal Tigers photo)