VICTORIA - The University of Victoria men's basketball men's basketball team hosts the University of Manitoba in a battle for a berth to the U SPORTS Final 8 in the Canada West bronze medal match Friday, March 7 at CARSA Performance Gym. 

GAME INFORMATION
Vikes vs. Manitoba Bisons
Friday, March 7 | 7 p.m.
Tickets | Watch: Canada West TV presented by BioSteel

LAST 5 MEETINGS

• The Vikes are 2-3 in the last five meetings against Manitoba.
• Last matching up for a Canada West series Jan. 19-20, 2024 at Manitoba, the Vikes split the series with the Bisons, falling in game one, 83-79, and winning game two, 103-100.
• Victoria and Manitoba last faced off in postseason action Feb. 22, 2020, with the Bisons claiming an 81-61 win in the quarterfinal round of the Canada West playoffs on the University of Alberta's court.

NEWS & NOTES

• The Vikes enter the bronze medal match following their first loss of the year to Calgary in the Canada West semifinals, 77-68, Feb. 28 at CARSA. Victoria now sits at 21-1 on the year (20-0, 1-1).
• Manitoba, the top seed from the prairie, holds a 17-5 record on the year (16-4, 1-1) and comes to Victoria following an 87-79 loss to UBC in the semifinals, March 1.
• The winner of the bronze medal match will earn Canada West's second berth to the U SPORTS Final 8, set to take place March 13-16 at UBC.
• Renoldo Robinson, Ethan Boag, and Shadynn Smid all hold double-digit scoring averages for the Vikes entering the game, with Robinson at 15.1, Boag at 13.2, and Smid at 10.6 per game.
• Boag (5.6), Sergio Pereira (5.5), Smid (5.4), and Sam Maillet (5.2) are all averaging over five rebounds per game for the Vikes.
• Robinson and Boag were named Canada West All-Stars, Feb. 27. Robinson was selected to the first team, marking his first conference honour since his all-rookie nod in 2022-23. Boag's second team selection also marks his second conference recognition, having been named to the all-rookie team in 2021-22.