W. P. McGee Trophy


The W. P. McGee Trophy is a national collegiate sports award, presented annually to the winner of the U Sports championship in men's basketball. The trophy is named after W. P. McGee, who served as a teacher and coach at Assumption College, with the trophy itself being donated by the University of Windsor Alumni Association in 1963. The Men's Basketball Final 8 features eight teams and 10 to 11 games played over four days at one site, which rotates year-to-year. The most recent and defending champions are the Carleton Ravens. The Ravens have the most championship wins with 15.

History

The championship currently consists of an eight-team tournament, with champions from each of the four conferences, one host, an additional OUA team, an additional Canada West team and one at-large berth. The tournament first consisted of only conference champions and held that format from 1963 until 1971. In 1972 and 1973, only four teams qualified, regardless of conferences. In 1974, the championship expanded to include eight teams, similar to the format seen today. That was again changed in 1983 where regional championships took place with up to 16 teams participating in up to five different cities with the national championship featuring four teams in the main host city.
In 1984, Dalhousie University hosted the championship in what would be the first of 24 straight years that Halifax, Nova Scotia would host. The format reverted to an eight team national championship in 1987, which would be the consistent format until 2004 when the tournament expanded to ten teams. The Final 10 format would last only three years, until it was again reverted to a Final 8 tournament in 2007. In 2008, the finals moved to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa for three years. After two years back in Halifax, the next two tournaments were held in the now renamed Canadian Tire Centre. The 2015 championship was hosted by Ryerson University, while the 2016 tournament was hosted by the University of British Columbia. Beginning with the 2015 championship, the tournament is played over four days. The quarterfinals are played on the Thursday, the consolation semi-finals on Friday, the consolation final and championship semi-finals on Saturday, and the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday.

Results

YearWinning UniversityRunner Up UniversityScoreVenue
1963Assumption CollegeAcadia Axemen55-50University of Windsor
1964Windsor LancersUBC Thunderbirds94-70University of Windsor
1965Acadia AxemenWindsor Lancers91-87Saint Mary's University
1966Windsor Lancers Calgary Dinos95-83University of Calgary
1967Windsor Lancers UBC Thunderbirds87-82University of Calgary
1968Waterloo Lutheran Golden HawksSaint Mary's Huskies66-61St. Francis Xavier University
1969Windsor Lancers Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks76-63University of Waterloo
1970UBC ThunderbirdsMcMaster Marauders96-75McMaster University
1971Acadia Axemen Manitoba Bisons72-48Acadia University
1972UBC Thunderbirds Acadia Axemen87-80University of British Columbia
1973Saint Mary's HuskiesLakehead Thunderwolves79-67University of Waterloo
1974Guelph GryphonsSaint Mary's Huskies74-72University of Waterloo
1975Waterloo WarriorsManitoba Bisons80-79University of Waterloo
1976Manitoba BisonsSaint Mary's Huskies82-69Saint Mary's University
1977Acadia Axemen Lakehead Thunderwolves72-63Saint Mary's University
1978Saint Mary's Huskies Acadia Axemen99-91Saint Mary's University
1979Saint Mary's Huskies Victoria Vikes90-83University of Calgary
1980Victoria VikesBrandon Bobcats73-65University of Calgary
1981Victoria Vikes Acadia Axemen81-70University of Waterloo
1982Victoria Vikes Saint Mary's Huskies74-60University of Victoria
1983Victoria Vikes Waterloo Warriors63-52University of Waterloo
1984Victoria Vikes Brandon Bobcats70-62Dalhousie University
1985Victoria Vikes Waterloo Warriors93-79Dalhousie University
1986Victoria Vikes Waterloo Warriors70-61Dalhousie University
1987Brandon BobcatsUBC Thunderbirds74-66Dalhousie University
1988Brandon Bobcats Acadia Axemen81-68Halifax Metro Centre
1989Brandon Bobcats Victoria Vikes74-73Halifax Metro Centre
1990Concordia StingersGuelph Gryphons80-62Halifax Metro Centre
1991Western Ontario MustangsGuelph Gryphons78-69Halifax Metro Centre
1992Brock BadgersSaint Mary's Huskies77-71Halifax Metro Centre
1993St. Francis Xavier X-MenMcMaster Marauders72-64Halifax Metro Centre
1994Alberta Golden BearsMcMaster Marauders73-66Halifax Metro Centre
1995Alberta Golden Bears Concordia Stingers84-66Halifax Metro Centre
1996Brandon Bobcats Alberta Golden Bears79-72Halifax Metro Centre
1997Victoria Vikes McMaster Marauders84-73Halifax Metro Centre
1998Bishop's GaitersMcMaster Marauders74-71Halifax Metro Centre
1999Saint Mary's Huskies Alberta Golden Bears73-69Halifax Metro Centre
2000St. Francis Xavier X-Men Brandon Bobcats61-60Halifax Metro Centre
2001St. Francis Xavier X-Men Brandon Bobcats83-76Halifax Metro Centre
2002Alberta Golden Bears Western Ontario Mustangs76-71Halifax Metro Centre
2003Carleton RavensGuelph Gryphons57-54Halifax Metro Centre
2004Carleton Ravens St. Francis Xavier X-Men63-59Halifax Metro Centre
2005Carleton Ravens Concordia Stingers68-48Halifax Metro Centre
2006Carleton Ravens Victoria Vikes73-67Halifax Metro Centre
2007Carleton Ravens Brandon Bobcats52-49Halifax Metro Centre
2008Brock Badgers Acadia Axemen64-61Scotiabank Place
2009Carleton Ravens UBC Thunderbirds87-77Scotiabank Place
2010Saskatchewan HuskiesUBC Thunderbirds91-81Scotiabank Place
2011Carleton Ravens Trinity Western Spartans82-59Halifax Metro Centre
2012Carleton Ravens Alberta Golden Bears86-67Halifax Metro Centre
2013Carleton Ravens Lakehead Thunderwolves92-42Scotiabank Place
2014Carleton Ravens Ottawa Gee Gees79-67Canadian Tire Centre
2015Carleton Ravens Ottawa Gee Gees93-46Ryerson University
2016Carleton Ravens Calgary Dinos101–79University of British Columbia
2017Carleton Ravens Ryerson Rams78–69Scotiabank Centre
2018Calgary DinosRyerson Rams79–77Scotiabank Centre
2019Carleton Ravens Calgary Dinos84-49Scotiabank Centre
2020Carleton Ravens Dalhousie Tigers74-65TD Place Arena
2021Scotiabank Centre

Rank of teams by total number of national titles

School# ChampionshipsLast Championship
Carleton Ravens152020
Victoria Vikes81997
Saint Mary's Huskies41999
Brandon Bobcats41996
Windsor Lancers41969
Alberta Golden Bears32002
St. Francis Xavier X-Men32001
Acadia Axemen31977
Brock Badgers22008
UBC Thunderbirds21972
Calgary Dinos12018
Saskatchewan Huskies12010
Bishop's Gaiters11998
Western Ontario Mustangs11991
Concordia Stingers11990
Manitoba Bisons11976
Waterloo Warriors11975
Guelph Gryphons11974
Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks11968
Assumption College11963