2024 Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament takes place September 27 to 29
The UPEI men’s and women’s basketball teams are ready to roll at the annual Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament! The tournament features nine teams from across Canada and runs from Friday, September 27, to Sunday, September 29.
The women’s pool includes Université Laval, Carleton University, Acadia University and UPEI. The men’s pool includes Université Laval, University of Guelph, Dalhousie University, University of New Brunswick and UPEI.
The tournament is named after John Thomas “Mickey” Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former UPEI Student Union employee, and a UPEI honorary degree recipient.
“The local basketball community is going to be treated to a fantastic lineup of games to kick off a fresh year of U SPORTS basketball,” said Matt Gamblin, head coach of the UPEI Women’s Basketball team. “This is as good a tourney as anywhere in the country, featuring two great teams—the Laval Rouge et Or, the national semi-finalists last season, and the Carleton Ravens, the back-to-back national champions.”
All games will be played in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The full tournament schedule can be found at gopanthersgo.ca. Tickets are $20 for a day pass, $10 for non-UPEI students, and free for UPEI students. An adult tournament pass is $50 and $20 for non-UPEI students (season ticket holders receive 50% off on the tournament pass). Tickets can be purchased online at panthertickets.ca or in person at game time.
“For the first time in the history of the Mickey Place tournament the two national defending championship teams will play on PEI soil,” said Darrell Glenn, head coach of the UPEI Men’s Basketball team. “We are very excited to be hosting this event, and we look forward to seeing our fans back in the gym.”
In other Panther action this weekend, the UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers will face the Acadia University Axemen in an exhibition game at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 27, at the Eliyah Wellness Centre in Rustico, PEI. Also in pre-season action on Friday, the UPEI Women's Hockey Panthers will take on the Saint Mary’s University Huskies at 7:00 pm at the Pownal Sports Centre in Alexandra, PEI. They will play an exhibition game against Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues at 7:00 pm on Saturday, September 28, at the Eastlink Centre, Charlottetown.
The UPEI Women’s Rugby Panthers will host the St. Francis Xavier X-Women at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 28, at MacAdam Field, UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place. St. FX won the first match-up of the season 34-28.
The UPEI women’s field hockey team will be on the road to a tournament at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB. They will be up against the Acadia University Axewomen at 3:20 pm and the Saint Mary’s University Huskies at 9:10 pm on Saturday, September 28. They also will play the Dalhousie University Tigers at 9:40 am and the St. Francis Xavier X-Women at 1:10 pm on Sunday, September 29.
The UPEI women's and men's soccer teams will be at home against Acadia University on Sunday, September 29. The women’s team will play at 1:00 pm and the men’s team at 3:15 pm on the UPEI Artificial Turf Field.
Ticketing
Season and game tickets can be purchased at panthertickets.ca.
Gold Rush
UPEI Panthers Gold Rush can be played through our app—UPEI Panther Recreation—found on Apple and Android, or via upei.goldrush.causable.io. This week’s jackpot is over $16,000.
To view the full season schedule, visit gopanthersgo.ca.
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