Abbotsford is set to be the centre of the Canada West women鈥檚 basketball universe next February.

CW officials announced on May 23 that the University of the Fraser Valley will host the 2024 women鈥檚 basketball championships, which run from Feb. 21 to 25.

The men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tournaments have been moved to a single-site format for the first time, with the University of Manitoba being named the men鈥檚 tournament hosts for 2023-24.

Steve Tuckwood, UFV鈥檚 director of athletics and campus recreation, stated the event will help showcase the school鈥檚 athletic culture and is also an opportunity to celebrate the institution鈥檚 50th anniversary.

鈥淕iven the great history of high school and club basketball in the Fraser Valley, we plan to invite all ages to experience the excitement of competition in a smaller venue,鈥� he said in a press release.

鈥淎dding live entertainment, great food, participation of our alumni and our community, we will be able to showcase Canada West鈥檚 amazing athletes to our fans and the basketball enthusiasts we have in the Valley.鈥�

The format for the tournament will see the top 12 teams during the regular season qualify, with the top four clubs earning byes into the quarterfinal round.

The UFV women鈥檚 basketball team should be one of the top contenders, as they finished last season at 14-6 and were nationally ranked for much of the season. The Cascades finished in fifth place, but were then eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Alberta Pandas.

All players from last year鈥檚 team are eligible to come back, including first team CW all-star Maddy Gobeil.

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