Ticket packages on sale Monday for the 2025 AUS Basketball Championships, presented by Bell and G-Series 

(HALIFAX, N.S.) Ticket packages for the 2025 AUS Basketball Championships, presented by Bell and G-Series, are set to go on sale Monday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. AST. This year's championship weekend will take place Friday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 2 at the Scotiabank Centre in downtown Halifax. 

The three-day event consists of five doubleheader sessions with each session featuring one women's game and one men's game. The full schedule for this year's event is below.

"The excitement is already starting to build around this year's championship weekend," said AUS president and CEO Phil Currie. "We have a remarkably loyal fan base that looks forward to returning to this event each year. And now we're also seeing steady growth and increased community support year over year to the point where last year we set an all-time attendance record with over 25,000 fans through the building. This event just keeps getting better and better and we can't wait to bring it back again."

The men's championship was played at Scotiabank Centre for the first time in 1979—the year the facility opened—and has been hosted there more than 30 times since. The women's championship began running concurrently with the men's in 2015 as a pilot project and was announced as a permanent yearly fixture in 2018. 

On the women's side of the draw, the two-time defending champion Saint Mary's Huskies will look to make it three in a row after defeating UNB 64-49 in last year's championship game.

Heading into the holiday break this season, the Huskies are currently undefeated and in first place in the AUS standings with a 9-0 record. The Cape Breton CAPERS are in second place with a 7-2 record, looking poised to return to Scotiabank Centre after missing the playoffs last season.

The current AUS women's basketball standings are available here.

On the men's side, the Dalhousie Tigers will be battling it out in the second half of the season for a chance to defend their 2024 title. The Tigers downed the STFX X-Men in a thrilling 77-67 overtime victory in last year's championship final to capture their seventh conference title in nine seasons.

They head into the holiday break in a three-way tie for fifth place in the conference standings with a 3-6 record.

The STFX X-Men top the current conference standings with an 8-1 record. Last season's runners up, the X-Men captured the AUS title in 2023 and went on to settle for U SPORTS silver in a 109-104 double overtime finish against the perennial juggernaut Carleton Ravers.

The Memorial Sea-Hawks sit second in the current conference standings with a 7-3 record and have their sights set on winning their first banner since 2008. 

The current AUS men's basketball standings are available here. 

Ticket packages go on sale this Monday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. AST and can be purchased through the Scotiabank Centre Box Office. 

A weekend package that includes all five doubleheaders (10 games total) will be available for $25 (youth 12-under), $80 (student/senior), $130 (adult) and $170 (floor seats), plus service charges. 

Tickets for individual sessions will go on sale Monday, Feb. 24 once team seeding and the tournament schedules have been determined. 

Fans are encouraged to check out their favourite teams at www.atlanticuniversitysport.com for a look back at first semester of play, current standings, and the upcoming winter schedule as 16 AUS teams compete for a spot in the 2025 AUS Basketball Championships, presented by Bell and G-Series. All games are also available via live webcast on AUStv.

The championship weekend will be filled with entertainment for all ages. Each of the games will feature a half-time show with live entertainment, exciting contests, giveaways, fan competitions and more.

The weekend schedule will be as follows: 

Friday

Doubleheader 1 
1 p.m. - Women's Quarterfinal 1 
3 p.m. - Men's Quarterfinal 1  

Doubleheader 2 
6:30 p.m. - Women's Quarterfinal 2 
8:30 p.m. - Men's Quarterfinal 2 

Saturday 

Doubleheader 3 
1 p.m. - Women's Semifinal 1 
3 p.m. - Men's Semifinal 1 

Doubleheader 4 
6:30 p.m. - Women's Semifinal 2 
8:30 p.m. - Men's Semifinal 2 

Sunday 

Doubleheader 5 
1 p.m. - Women's Final 
4 p.m. – Men's Final

Teams will be competing for their respective 2025 AUS basketball championship banners and the opportunity to compete for a U SPORTS national championship. 

The 2025 U SPORTS Women's Final 8 and Men's Final 8 national championships are being hosted by the University of British Columbia March 13-16.

The Atlantic conference is guaranteed just one berth aside. However, both U SPORTS events will also have an at-large berth up for grabs. 

More information on the U SPORTS championships is available here (women's) and here (men's).