The Nation’s Capital is gearing up to be the epicentre of university basketball – #BasketballCapital – as for the first time in Canadian history, both Men’s and Women’s U SPORTS Final 8 Championships will be held concurrently in the same location, in Ottawa.

We couldn’t be more excited to host 16 of the nation’s elite women’s and men’s university basketball programs at TD Place (Lansdowne) from March 5-8, 2020 as the best of the best battle for bragging rights and a U SPORTS national title. We are equally excited to host media members from across the country for a week full of thrilling university basketball and events.

To help us prepare for your visit, please fill out the form at the link below to request your media credentials for the event.

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/sP3hCPVvY7GbNaPx8

The deadline to apply for media credentials is Tuesday, March 4.

Your media credential will give you access to both competition venues (the Arena at TD Place and Carleton Ravens’ Nest), as well as a fully stocked media centre (TD Place) and transportation between competition venues (subject to availability).

Details regarding the status of your request, as well as a calendar of media opportunities and other competition information, will be communicated to you in the days leading up to the event.

Please note: in an effort to reduce waste, we will be providing the majority of our information electronically, including game statistics, at the email address provided on your application. However, should you require paper versions, we will be happy to print them for you, on-demand, in our media centre.

If you have any other questions, please contact us:

Michele Dion
Manager, Events and Sports Information, uOttawa
mdion4@uottawa.ca

Spencer Murdock
Sports Information Officer, uOttawa
smurdock@uottawa.ca

Mitchell Dick
Assistant Manager, Communications and Marketing, Carleton University
mitchell.dick@carleton.ca

Antonie Godin
Communications Specialist, OSEG/TD Place
agodin@oseg.ca