Victoria Vikes thump Calgary Dinos for 1st U Sports men's basketball title in 28 years

Jim Morris · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 16, 2025 7:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Renoldo Robinson had 24 points and 9 rebounds arsenic the University of Victoria Vikes defeated the Calgary Dinos 82-53 connected Sunday to triumph their U Sports men's hoops rubric successful 28 years.

Robinson, a six-foot-three defender from Montreal, besides had 1 assistance and was named Victoria's subordinate of the game. In the 4th fourth helium made a highlight-reel play, snagging a ball, weaving done defenders, past scoring connected a layup.

Geoffrey James scored 17 points, including 3 three-pointers. Ethan Boag added 12 points portion Shadynn Smid had 11 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.

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Victoria was playing without prima subordinate Diego Maffia, its all-time scoring leader, who suffered a genu wounded successful January.

Victoria built a comfy 40-23 pb astatine fractional time, hitting 17 of its 43 baskets.

Petrone finished the crippled with 10 points. Alan Spoonhunter led the Dinos with 20 points portion Dylan Lutes had 15 rebounds.

Victoria precocious to the last with a 89-75 upset implicit the top-seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees connected Friday.

Calgary, seeded 2nd successful the tournament, defeated the University of P.E.I. Panthers 87-54 successful the different semifinal final.

Earlier connected Sunday, Ottawa bushed P.E.I. 86-70 to instrumentality the bronze medal.

The Vikes were playing successful their archetypal nationalist title crippled since 2006, erstwhile they mislaid to Carleton. Victoria past won the rubric successful 1997 with a triumph implicit McMaster.

Calgary won the rubric successful 2018 past mislaid to Carleton successful the 2019 final.