U-SPORTS Basketball History
CIAU Central was created in 1906
Name history
1906[+]-1955: CIAU Central
1961[+]-2001: Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union
2001[+]-2016: Canadian Interuniversity Sport 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
2016[+] until now: U Sports 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Logos
 Until 1955 |  1961-2001 |  2001-2016 |  Since 2016 |
Title holders
- 2022-23:
Carleton University - 2022-23:
Universite de Quebec a Montreal - 2022-23:
Saint Mary's University - 2022-23: Carleton University
- 2022-23:
The University of Alberta - 2023-24:
University of Saskatchewan - 2023-24: Saint Mary's University
- 2023-24: Carleton University
- 2023-24:
University of Laval - 2023-24: Carleton University
- 2024-25: University of Saskatchewan
- 2024-25:
Bishop's University - 2024-25: Saint Mary's University
- 2024-25:
University of Ottawa - 2024-25: University of Saskatchewan
- 2025-26:
University of New Brunswick - 2025-26:
University of Calgary - 2025-26:
Toronto Metropolitan University - 2025-26:
McGill University - 2025-26: University of Saskatchewan
Championships by school
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Saskatchewan | 2023-24, 2024-25, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| 4 | Carleton | 2022-23, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2023-24 |
| 3 | St.Mary's | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| 1 | Laval | 2023-24 |
| 1 | UNB | 2025-26 |
| 1 | Calgary | 2025-26 |
| 1 | Alberta | 2022-23 |
| 1 |  TMU | 2025-26 |
| 1 | Ottawa | 2024-25 |
| 1 | Bishop's | 2024-25 |
| 1 | McGill | 2025-26 |
| 1 | UQAM | 2022-23 |
Finals year-by-year
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Laval | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| UNB | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| St.Mary's | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Queen's | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bishop's | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 UBC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 UPEI | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Calgary | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alberta | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Acadia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TMU | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ottawa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| McGill | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UQAM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St.Mary's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Laval | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| UNB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bishop's | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alberta | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Calgary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ottawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| McGill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UQAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen's | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| UPEI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| UBC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Acadia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Concordia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 St.Francis X. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Regina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 UFV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Windsor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 McMaster | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Waterloo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Memorial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cape Breton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the U-SPORTS Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Fortin | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Zerina Duvnjak | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Kyana-Jade Poulin | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Jacqueline Urban | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Teresa Donato | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Tatyanna Burke | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Dorcas Buisa | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Sierra Peck | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Gabrielle Francis | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Jennifer Louis | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
Players with the most U-SPORTS titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Kali Pocrnic | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Oceane Kounkou | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Teresa Donato | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Tatyanna Burke | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Dorcas Buisa | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Kinly Rice | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Sierra Peck | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Gabrielle Francis | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Zerina Duvnjak | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
| Kyana-Jade Poulin | 4 | 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024 |
