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VIU Mariners Basketball

Name: VIU Mariners Basketball
Start: 2024-10-18T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-18T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Vancouver Island University

October 18 2024, 5 - 9 pm

Hoops, there it is! The 2024 Canadian collegiate basketball season tips off at VIU on Friday, October 18 as the VIU Mariners varsity men's and women's teams welcome the Okanagan College Coyotes (Kelowna, BC) to Nanaimo.

The VIU men are defending PACWEST conference champions while our women topped the league standings in 2023-24. Pack the stands and cheer on the Mariners to more success in 2024-25!

Where: VIU Gymnasium (Building 190)
Who and When: Women's game at 5:00 p.m., men's game at 7 p.m.
No advance tickets; simply purchase your game admission at the gym
VIU students are admitted for free!

Can't make the games? Watch from your computer or smartphone on the VIU Mariners Athletics YouTube page.