Wednesday 27 December 2006

CIS Holiday Tournaments and Games Begin Tomorrow

Today we focus on this week's CIS holiday events which include 6 tournaments across the country and numerous other teams playing exhibition games in the U.S., primarily in southern climes. We present tomorrow's schedule organized around game times and offer some previews from publications around the country. As well, on the topic of FIBA rules in Canadian post-secondary leagues, Larry Moko from the Hamilton Spectator has an interesting piece on Sheridan College's Head Coach Jim Flack and his opinion on the new rules.

Stay tuned for as many as results and game reports as we can get our hands on.

Tomorrow’s CIS holiday schedule (Thursday, December 28th, 2006) All games Eastern time

1 PM Lethbridge vs. Minot State (1st Round 40th Wesmen Classic at Winnipeg)
2 PM York vs. Thompson Rivers (1st Round Ed DeArmon Memorial Tournament at Ryerson)
3 PM Toronto vs. #9 Brandon (1st Round 40th Wesmen Classic at Winnipeg)
4 PM #8 Brock vs. #10 Cape Breton (1st Round Ed DeArmon Memorial Tournament at Ryerson)
6 PM Memorial at Ryerson (1st Round Ed DeArmon Memorial Tournament at Ryerson)
6 PM McMaster at Florida Memorial (NCAA Division II Fort Lauderdale, FL)
7 PM SAIT at Winnipeg (1st Round 40th Wesmen Classic at Winnipeg)
8 PM Lakehead vs. UPEI (1st Round Ed DeArmon Memorial Tournament at Ryerson)
8 PM Guelph vs. Calgary (Golden Bear Classic at Edmonton, Alberta)
9 PM Trinity Western vs. #6 Concordia (Guy Vetrie Memorial at UVic)
9 PM Manitoba vs. Laurier (1st Round 40th Wesmen Classic at Winnipeg)
10 PM McGill at Alberta (Golden Bear Classic at Edmonton, Alberta)
11 PM Queen’s at #4 UVic (Guy Vetrie Memorial at UVic)


The 40th Wesmen Classic has become a Winnipeg Holiday basketball institution that the local press supports very well. Here are a couple of recent articles on the tournament that starts tomorrow at the Duckworth Center at the University of Winnipeg Winnipeg Sun's 40th Wesmen Classic preview and Winnipeg Free Press on 40 years of Wesmen Classic hoops

UVic's Guy Vetrie tournament, a five team event, begins tomorrow. The link to the UVic news release for the tournament can be found here

Dalhousie hosts the Rod Shoveller Tournament beginning Friday and the link to the tournament's site can be found here

Sheridan College's Head Coach Jim Flack has been opinionated on the new FIBA rules being implemented in Canadian post-secondary basketball. The Hamilton Spectator has done a nice piece outlining some specifics which can be found here

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