Wilson Cup (basketball)

Wilson Cup
Awarded for OUA men's basketball championship
Presented by Ontario University Athletics
First awarded 1908
Currently held by Carleton Ravens
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The Wilson Cup is the championship and trophy awarded annually to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men's basketball champion. The championship is played at the home of the highest remaining playoff seed from either the East or West Division, depending on the year.

History

The Wilson Cup was first awarded for the 1908-09 season by Harold Wilson of Toronto.[1] The Cup was originally the championship trophy of the first Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union which existed until 1955 and despite its name, was composed only of Ontario and Quebec universities. The Cup was then inherited by the original CIAU's successor, the Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association which eventually became the OUA. Since the 1962-63 season the Wilson Cup winner has gone on to compete for the national championship W. P. McGee Trophy.

Current OUA Playoff Format

The 17 OUA teams are separated into two divisions: East and West. The top seeds in each division receive a bye in their respective division playoffs. The seeds ranked #3 and #4 play hosts to seeds #5 and #6 respectively, with the winners advancing to play the team seeded #1 or #2.

In the crossover round, the highest remaining seed in the East Division hosts the lowest remaining seed in the West and vice versa. The two winners of this round receive the OUA's berths in the USports Men's Basketball Final 8 and contest a one game final for the Wilson Cup.

The Wilson Cup final is hosted by the team from the West in odd numbered years and by the East in even numbered years. If two teams from the same division qualify for the final, then the host shall be the highest remaining seed.[2]

The Ottawa Gee Gees taking on the Windsor Lancers at the 2013 Wilson Cup.

Previous Champions

Year Champions
1908-09Toronto
1909-10McGill
1910-11Toronto
1911-12McGill
1912-13Toronto
1913-14McGill
1914-15McGill
1915-16Not played due to war
1919-17Not played due to war
1917-18Not played due to war
1918-19Not played due to war
1919-20Toronto
1920-21Toronto
1921-22McGill
1922-23McGill
1923-24Queen's
1924-25Toronto
1925-26Queen's
1926-27Western
1927-28Toronto
1928-29Toronto
1929-30Queen's
1930-31McGill
1931-32McGill
1932-33McGill
1933-34McGill
1934-35Toronto
1935-36Queen's
1936-37Toronto
1937-38Western
1938-39Western, Toronto and McGill
1939-40Western and Toronto
1940-41Not played due to war
1941-42Not played due to war
1942-43Not played due to war
1943-44Not played due to war
1944-45Not played due to war
1945-46Western
1946-47Western
1947-48Western
1948-49Western
1949-50Western
1950-51Western
1951-52Western
1952-53Western
1953-54Western and Assumption
1954-55Western
1955-56Western
1956-57Queen's and Assumption
1957-58Toronto
1958-59Assumption
1959-60Western
1960-61Western
1961-62Western
1962-63Assumption
1963-64Windsor
1964-65Windsor
1965-66Windsor
1966-67Windsor
1967-68Western
1968-69Windsor
1969-70McMaster
1970-71Windsor
1971-72Windsor
1972-73Windsor
1973-74Waterloo
1974-75Waterloo
1975-76Waterloo
1976-77Waterloo
1977-78York
1978-79Windsor
1979-80York
1980-81York
1981-82York
1982-83Waterloo
1983-84York
1984-85York
1985-86Waterloo
1986-87Waterloo
1987-88Western
1988-89Western
1989-90Guelph
1990-91Western
1991-92Brock
1992-93Ottawa
1993-94McMaster
1994-95Toronto
1995-96McMaster
1996-97McMaster
1997-98Laurentian
1998-99Western
1999-00Laurentian
2000-01Western
2001-02Western
2002-03Carleton
2003-04Carleton
2004-05Carleton
2005-06McMaster
2006-07Windsor
2007-08Carleton
2008-09Carleton
2009-10Carleton
2010-11Lakehead
2011-12Carleton
2012-13Carleton
2013-14Ottawa
2014-15Carleton
2015-16Ryerson
2016-17Ryerson
2017-18Carleton

Most Championships

Rank School Championships
1 Western 25
2 Toronto 14
3 McGill 11
T-4 Carleton 10
T-4 Windsor 10
T-6 McMaster 6
T-6 Waterloo 6
T-6 York 6
9 Queen's 5
10 Assumption 4
T-11 Laurentian 2
T-11 Ottawa 2
T-11 Ryerson 2
T-14 Brock 1
T-14 Guelph 1
T-14 Lakehead 1

References

  1. ↑ OUA Men's Basketball Past Champions
  2. ↑ "2017-18 OUA league-based schedules released". OUA. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

See also

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