The Okanagan College (OC) Coyotes basketball teams are getting set to host the PACWEST provincial basketball championships this weekend.

Both the Coyotes women害羞草研究所檚 and men害羞草研究所檚 teams are ranked sixth going into the tournament.

Starting on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Kelowna Christian School, the three-day championship will feature four games a day before concluding with the medal games on Saturday. The women害羞草研究所檚 bracket will begin each day at 12:30 p.m. and conclude each night with the men害羞草研究所檚 bracket at 8:00 p.m.

The Coyotes women害羞草研究所檚 team will tip the tournament off at 12:30 p.m. against Abbotsford害羞草研究所檚 CBC Bearcats while the men will meet the number three-ranked Langara College Falcons on Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

害羞草研究所淭his is a wonderful opportunity for our college,害羞草研究所� OC athletics, recreation, and student life coordinator Jenn Naiman. 害羞草研究所淥ur goal at OC is to support students and the communities where we operate. We are excited for this opportunity to welcome student-athletes from around B.C. to our region for the first time and look forward to a great PACWEST Championship.害羞草研究所�

On both the men害羞草研究所檚 and the women害羞草研究所檚 sides, the two teams in the finals automatically clinch berths to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association害羞草研究所檚 (CCAA) National Championship, which takes place in two weeks time.

This is the first time OC is hosting the basketball provincials.

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