Bedford Road Invitational Tournament
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Location | Saskatoon |
| Month played | February |
| Established | 1968 |
| Host(s) | Bedford Road Collegiate - SPS |
| Venue | Bedford Road Gymnasium |
| Champions | (54th title) |
| Current champion | |
| Walter Murray Collegiate | |
The Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) is a boy's high school basketball tournaments in Canada. It takes place every January at Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The current format has 12 schools take part in the tournament. Some notable alumni of BRIT include Martin Riley, Brent Charleton, Karl Tilleman, John Hatch, Byron Tokarchuk, Eric Mobley, and Robert Sacre.[citation needed]
History
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BRIT began in the fall of 1968 with only Saskatoon schools invited to the tournament. The following year, schools from Regina and Weyburn were invited, making it a provincial-wide tournament. In 1972, schools from outside of Saskatchewan were invited for the first time. Winnipeg Sisler and Calgary E.P. Scarlett were invited, and the magnitude of the tournament began to grow with the inviting of out-of-province teams.
In 1975, the tournament moved from December to its current January time frame. Teams from British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec made their first appearances during the late 1970s. In 1988, the first American team entered the tournament, the New York Gauchos, and they became the first foreign school to win the tournament. In 1998, the tournament format expanded to the current 12-team format. In 2004, the first non-North American team entered the tournament as Scots College came from Sydney, Australia to take part. BRIT is one of the major sporting events on the Saskatoon sporting calendar. The tournament is attended by scouts of many colleges and universities as BRIT is one of the premier high school tournaments in all of Canada.
In 2020, the tournament was held for the 52nd time. Vancouver Handsworth won the title for the fifth time in their school history. Teams came from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec.
Champions
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| Year | School | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bedford Road Collegiate | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1969 | Sheldon-Williams Collegiate | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 1970 | Sheldon-Williams Collegiate | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 1971 | Mount Royal Collegiate | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1972 | Sisler High School | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| 1973 | Sheldon-Williams Collegiate | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 1975 | Sheldon-Williams Collegiate | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 1976 | Sheldon-Williams Collegiate | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 1977 | Burnaby South Secondary School | Burnaby | British Columbia |
| 1978 | Sir Winston Churchill High School | Calgary | Alberta |
| 1979 | Mennonite Educational Institute | Clearbrook | British Columbia |
| 1980 | Mennonite Educational Institute | Clearbrook | British Columbia |
| 1981 | Bell High School | Ottawa | Ontario |
| 1982 | Bell High School | Ottawa | Ontario |
| 1983 | St. Pius X High School | Ottawa | Ontario |
| 1984 | Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School | Calgary | Alberta |
| 1985 | M.E. LaZerte High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 1986 | M.E. LaZerte High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 1987 | Kelvin High School | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| 1988 | New York Gauchos (an Amateur Athletic Union club rather than a high school team) | New York | New York |
| 1989 | Windsor Park Collegiate | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| 1990 | Walter Murray Collegiate | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1991 | Harry Ainlay Composite High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 1992 | Harry Ainlay Composite High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 1993 | Nepean High School | Ottawa | Ontario |
| 1994 | Pitt Meadows Secondary School | Pitt Meadows | British Columbia |
| 1995 | Bishop Carroll High School | Calgary | Alberta |
| 1996 | M.E. LaZerte High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 1997 | Holy Cross High School | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1998 | Carson Graham Secondary School | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 1999 | Balfour Collegiate | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 2000 | Ross Sheppard High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 2001 | Ross Sheppard High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 2002 | Lester B. Pearson High School | Calgary | Alberta |
| 2003 | Holy Cross High School | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 2004 | Holy Cross High School | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 2005 | Handsworth Secondary School | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2006 | Handsworth Secondary School | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2007 | Handsworth Secondary School | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2008 | Vancouver College | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2009 | Vancouver College | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2010 | Pitt Meadows Secondary School | Pitt Meadows | British Columbia |
| 2011 | St. George's School | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2012 | The Scots College | Sydney | New South Wales |
| 2013 | Calgary Sir Winston Churchill | Calgary | Alberta |
| 2014 | Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 2015 | Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| 2016 | Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 2017 | St. Francis Xavier High School | Edmonton | Alberta |
| 2018 | Handsworth Secondary School | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2019 | Bishop McNally High School | Calgary | Alberta |
| 2020 | Handsworth Secondary School | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2023 | Raymond High School) | Raymond | Alberta |
| 2024 | Walter Murray Collegiate | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
References
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