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Dal set for U Sports men's basketball Final 8

- February 28, 2017

Tigers centre Ryall Stroud in action this season, with the Final 8 looming. (Dal Tigers photo)
Tigers centre Ryall Stroud in action this season, with the Final 8 looming. (Dal Tigers photo)

For the third straight year, the Dalhousie Tigers will compete for the U Sports national menā€™s basketball championship at the Final 8 tournament in March.

But this year, itā€™s on Tiger turf.

Dalhousie will host the . As the host team, Dalā€™s team earns an automatic entry into the tournament, and the university is hoping to see the stands full with Tigers fans.

ā€œWe want to fill the seats in the Scotiabank Centre with students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends and family to cheer on the Tigers,ā€ says Tim Maloney, Dalhousie 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 ā€”Ā Dalā€™s official ā€œHoop House.ā€ 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 doesnā€™t 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, Dalhousie gets an automatic bye into the semifinals on Saturday, March 4. Should they prevail, theyā€™ll go for the championship at 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available at