(Cornwall, Ont. – March 12, 2009)  As the top men’s basketball teams in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association make their way to the national championship site, the University of Northern British Columbia will be waiting to welcome them to the CN 2009 CCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. The first game will be underway starting March 20th at 1pm with Mount Royal College taking on Algonquin College.

“This tournament promises to be a great event, showcasing the CCAA’s finest teams from across the country.  The University of Northern BC Timberwolves are proud to be host to this national championship and wish all teams the best of luck in their pursuit of excellence” said Len McNamara, Athletic Director at UNBC. “We would like to thank CN for their title sponsorship of this event enabling us to video over the internet all tournament action - http://www.cnnationals.ca/. We would also like to thank our host hotel sponsor – the Ramada Hotel Downtown – and encourage any visitors to the tournament to contact the Ramada for your accommodations - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .”

The CN 2009 CCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship features the top eight men’s basketball teams in Canada, seeding in the following order:

1) MSVU
2) Mount Royal
3) Humber
4) Champlain
5) UBC-O
6) Montmorency
7) Algonquin
8) UNBC

The CCAA All Canadian Awards Banquet will take place on Thursday March 19th, beginning at 6:45 pm at the Ramada Hotel. The competition will begin on the following day, the schedule is as follows:

Friday March 20th 

Game #1                1pm - MRC vs Algonquin
Game #2                3pm - Humber vs Montmorency
Game #3                6pm - Champlain vs UBC-O
Game #4                8pm - MSVU vs UNBC

Saturday March 21st

Game #5                1pm - loser game 1 vs loser game 2
Game #6                3pm - loser game 3 vs loser game 4
Game #7                6pm - winner game 1 vs winner game 2
Game #8                8pm - winner game 3 vs winner game 4

Sunday March 22nd

Game #9                10am - winner game 6 vs loser game 7
Game #10              12am - winner game 5 vs loser game 8
Game #11              2pm – loser game 5 vs loser game 6 (7th & 8th place)
Game #12              6pm – winner game 9 vs winner game 10 (Bronze Medal)
Game #13              8pm – winner game 7 vs winner game 8 (Gold Medal)

The Closing Ceremony and Awards Presentation will take place immediately following the final match.

UNBC is pleased to bring you the latest news, results and developments within the 2009 CCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship on their official website – http://www.unbc.ca/nationals/index.html . Make sure to visit their website and add the link to your Favourites page!

The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is a national sport organization that enriches the lives of student-athletes through intercollegiate competition.

For more information please contact:

Ryan Kuhn
CCAA Promotions and Marketing Coordinator
Tel: (613) 933-6080 ext. 2193, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it