Event Information

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On behalf of the Organizing Committee, welcome to the 2020 PACWEST Basketball Championships, hosted by Capilano University Athletics, at the newly named Centre for Sport & Wellness (CSW) previously known as the Sportsplex. Located in North Vancouver and home to the Blues basketball programs. Capilano University is named after Chief Joe Capilano, an important leader of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation of the Coast Salish people. We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses are located on the territories of the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Sechelt (shíshálh), Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

We look forward to having you as our guest and hosting our PACWEST member institutions. Good luck to all of the participants at the Championships.

Brent Mutis

Tournament Director

The Host Hotel for the 2020 PACWEST Basketball Championships is the North Vancouver Hotel. For more information or to book your rooms, please contact the North Vancouver Hotel directly. 

North Vancouver Hotel
1800 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC

EMAIL:  info@northvanhotel.com

Phone: 604-987-4461

 https://www.northvanhotel.com/

 General Manager:  Ricardo Santana

VIP Lounge

The VIP Lounge will be open from noon to 9:30pm each day of the tournament. Access will be provided to Athletics Directors, Coaches staff, Officials and accredited VIP guests throughout the tournament. Light refreshments will be available and matches can be viewed via webcast.

The VIP Lounge is located in the Birch Building (Building across from the CSW) in room BR126. Enter the Birch building from the entrance near the bookstore, turn right and it’s a large meeting room located on your immediate right.

Concession

A general concession services will be available in the gymnasium throughout the tournament.

Food Services

During normal campus hours on Thursday and Friday, food services are available at the campus cafeteria, Tim Hortons, and Subway. All located on the first floor of the Birch Building.

 

 Local Restaurants & Other Amenities

 

 

Admission to Games

 *Capilano University staff, faculty and students must present CapU ID Card

Practice Times

Practice times will be available on February 26^th - 29^th  at Capilano University. Please see schedule below for details. 

• As per PACWEST Operations Manual, #1 seeds and #2 seeds will not be scheduled for practice times on Wednesday, February 26^th.
  
• Teams are eligible for one practice time only each day.
• Teams cannot “give” their practice time to another team. However, two teams can request from the Organizing Committee to exchange their practice times. 
• Teams are expected to provide their own Athletic Therapist and supplies during practice times. We kindly ask teams to clean up after your practice times.  
• Please email Chris Raeside at craeside@capilanou.ca by Tuesday, February 18^th, 2020 with your requested practice time for Wednesday, February 27^th. 
• The final practice schedule will be sent out to all participating schools no later than Friday, February 21^st, 2020.

Game Times

As per PACWEST Ops Manual, each game will be provided a minimum of 25 minutes for warm-up time.

Awards

PACWEST League All-Stars, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards will be presented prior to the start of the team’s first game.

Player of the Game awards will be presented to one (1) player from each team at the end of the games.

Medal presentations will take place after each Bronze Medal Games and Gold Medal Games. The following awards will be presented after the Gold Medal Games:

• • Tournament all-stars (5)
  • Tournament MVP
  • Silver Medals
  • Gold Medals
  • Championship banner/trophy / T-shirts

Athletic Therapy

A Certified Athletic Therapist on site during the tournament games. Athletics Therapy area will be located at the northeast corner of the gym. Teams are required to supply your own medical supplies (i.e. Tapes, spray, foam, etc.) A completed medical form will be required by each participating team. Please forward the completed forms by Monday, February 17, 2020 to brentmutis@capilanou.ca.

Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

The University EAP will be discussed with each team’s designated Medical/AT personnel prior to competition.

Designated Tournament Hospital

• Lions Gate Hospital: 231 15th St E, North Vancouver, BC V7L 2L7

For more information on medical emergency protocols and support service, contact Milt Williams.
Phone: 604.983.7532, Email: miltwilliams@capilanou.ca

Team Rooms (Change room and meeting room)

All teams will have access to a change room before and after each game. The assigned rooms will be marked with team names/logos. Teams will have access to their assigned room one (1) hour prior to their game. Teams must remove belongings from the room.

Uniforms

The higher team for each game will be designated as the HOME team and will wear the light colored (white preferably) uniforms, and the lower seed will wear the darker colored uniforms.

Game Video

All games will be recorded. Coaches must supply their own USB stick to receive a copy of the game. Please note that games will also be uploaded to HUDL.

Game Stats

Statistics will be provided at half time and at the end of the game to each team.

Grievance/Protest Committee

As per the PACWEST policy; the head official, PACWEST Executive, Tournament Committee, Convenors or designate will make up the committee. A copy of the Grievance/Protest procedures will be provided at the Coaches’ Meeting.

Coaches Conference Call

The Coaches Conference Call will take place on Monday, February 24^th at 7pm. All teams are required to have a representative present on the call. The number to call and agenda will be circulated one week prior to the call set a date.

Laundry Services  

Laundry service will be available to the teams that advance from Thursday games at no charge. Please provide a machine washable laundry bag with uniforms only (under garments, braces, compression clothing should not be included) to the Centre for Sport & Wellness Control Desk located outside the gymnasium entrance at the conclusion of your game. Team Managers will count and sign off on items given to the Facility Attendant for laundering. Please address your request for uniform laundering the day before your game to Peter Mah at 604-986-1911 ext.3616.

Towel Service

Team towel service will not be provided.

Parking

Daily parking charges will apply. Parking for larger vehicle (ie. Charter buses, 24 passengers, etc. are permitted to drop off and pick up teams in front of the Centre for Sport & Wellness in the roundabout. Team bus parking is located in “Zone 2: Lots #2, #3 and #4” (northern part of the campus). See appendices for copy of campus & parking map.

Photographs

Photos will be taken throughout the tournament and posted the Capilano Blues Flickr site.

Internet Access

To connect to guest wifi on campus:

Please choose "capuguest" network and login with the USER ID and PASSWORD below: 

• User ID: capuguest
• Password: capuguest

Host Hotel to the Tournament Site