Mickey Place tourney returns to UPEI, October 15-17
Panther Basketball is pleased to bring back the Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament and with it, an added women's division.
After a two-year hiatus, the event has been given new life through the support of the UPEI Panther Basketball program. Being held at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre October 15 to 17, the tournament features twelve games over the three days and includes nine teams from Ontario and the Maritimes.
The tournament is named after John Thomas 'Mickey' Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former UPEI student union employee, and an honorary degree recipient. He supported all teams and every player with a notion of competition that was quaint if not downright Victorian-he was a believer in 'fair play' and that through respect for one's opponent, an athlete could gain the ultimate respect for self.
'On behalf of the UPEI Basketball Green and White Club, we are ecstatic to bring back the Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament. We are excited to have the women's program join us in hosting the tourney, and believe that the fans will enjoy a fantastic weekend of basketball. This is a great opportunity for all of our student-athletes to excel in front of their home crowd as we prepare for the 2010-11 season,' said UPEI Men's Basketball head coach, Matthew Davies.
In the men's division, four teams will battle for the title: the UNB Reds from Fredericton; the Brock Badgers from St. Catherines; the York Lions from Toronto; and host, the UPEI Panthers.
For the first time, women will play in the event. Women's teams include the Saint Mary's Huskies from Halifax; the Acadia Axewomen from Wolfville; the York Lions from Toronto; the University of Ottawa Gee Gees; and the UPEI Panthers.
Coach Carly Clark of the UPEI Women's Basketball team commented on the new format. 'We are very excited to host a women's side of the Mickey Place for the first time. It is a great way to kick off our season in the community, and a great opportunity for our team to compete against some of the best teams in the country on home court. With nine new players on the team this year, establishing some familiarity on our home court in early October will hopefully help us when the regular season rolls around.'
Weekend passes are available for $25 and covers all twelve games.
SCHEDULE
Friday, October 15
2:00 pm York vs SMU (W)
4:00 pm York vs UNB (M)
6:00 pm UPEI vs Ottawa (W)
8:00 pm Brock vs UPEI (M)
Saturday, October 16
1:00 pm Ottawa vs SMU (W)
3:00 pm Acadia vs York (W)
5:00 pm Brock vs UNB (M)
7:00 pm York vs UPEI (M)
Sunday, October 17
10:00 am Ottawa vs Acadia (W)
12:00 pm Brock vs York (M)
2:00 pm York vs UPEI (W)
4:00 pm UNB vs UPEI (M)
