2009 CIS Men's Basketball Championships- Participating teams

TEAM PROFILES

No. 1 Carleton Ravens

Head Coach: Dave Smart (10th season)
Regular season record: 21-1
Regular season standing: 1st OUA East (1st overall OUA)
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (13 weeks - No. 2 in Week 3)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA East): Stuart Turnbull (MVP), Rob Saunders (defensive MVP), Dave Smart (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Stuart Turnbull, Aaron Doornekamp
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): none
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 12th
CIS championship all-time record: 20-9
CIS championship best result: 5-time champions (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 7th straight appearance, 8th in 9 years

No. 2 Calgary Dinos

Head Coach: Dan Vanhooren (9th season)
Regular season record: 17-5
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Central Division (2nd overall Canada West)
Playoff record: 4-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): Tied No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 4 (5 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ross Bekkering
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Henry Bekkering
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 7th
CIS championship all-time record: 4-9
CIS championship best result: Finalists (1966)
CIS championship last appearance: 2004 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 5-year absence, 3rd appearance in 17 years

No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds

Head Coach: Kevin Hanson (9th season)
Regular season record: 21-2
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Pacific Division (1st overall Canada West)
Playoff record: 5-1
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 2 (last 4 weeks)
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (1 week - Week 3)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Chris Dyck (student-athlete), Kevin Hanson (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: none
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Chris Dyck, Josh Whyte
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 17th
CIS championship all-time record: 19-19
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (1972, 1970)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (6th place)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance, 6th in 7 years

No. 4 Western Ontario Mustangs

Head Coach: Bradley Campbell (3rd season)
Regular season record: 19-3
Regular season standing: 1st OUA West (tied 2nd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 4 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 10
Conference award winners (OUA West): Alex Brzozowicz (defensive MVP / student-athlete), Bradley Campbell (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Bradley Smith, Keenan Jeppesen
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): none
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 13th
CIS championship all-time record: 14-14
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1991)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance, 3rd in 8 years

No. 5 Ottawa Gee-Gees

Head Coach: Dave DeAveiro (8th season)
Regular season record: 19-3
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA East (tied 2nd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA bronze medallists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 3 (last 4 weeks)
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 2 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners (OUA East): Dax Dessureault (student-athlete)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Dax Dessureault, Josh Gibson-Bascombe
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): none
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 6th
CIS championship all-time record: 6-7
CIS championship best result: Semi-finalists (2007, 1993)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence, 3rd appearance in 5 years

No. 6 Dalhousie Tigers

Head Coach: John Campbell (7th season)
Regular season record: 13-7
Regular season standing: 3rd AUS
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 8 (1 week - Week 2)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 9
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: none
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Simon Farine
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 2nd
CIS championship all-time record: 0-2
CIS championship best result: Tied for 7th (1996)
CIS championship last appearance: 1996 (tied for 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd appearance in history, 1st since 1996

No. 7 Concordia Stingers

Head Coach: John Dore (20th season)
Regular season record: 12-4
Regular season standing: 1st QSSF
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: QSSF champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): No. 7
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 3 (3 weeks - first 3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Damian Buckley (MVP), Jamal Gallier (defensive MVP), John Dore (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Damian Buckley
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Jamal Gallier
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 17th
CIS championship all-time record: 18-25
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1990)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence, 3rd appearance in 5 years

No. 8 St. Francis Xavier X-Men

Head Coach: Steve Konchalski (34th season)
Regular season record: 17-3
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 24): Tied No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 3 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Christian Upshaw (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Christian Upshaw, Tyler Richards
Conference 2nd team all-stars: none
CIS championship appearances (including 2009): 14th
CIS championship all-time record: 18-16
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (2001, 2000, 1993)
CIS championship last appearance: 2006 (semi-finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 2-year absence, 7th appearance in 10 years