Charlottetown, PEI (September 23, 2025)—The UPEI men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to compete at the annual Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament. The tournament features nine teams from across Canada and runs from Friday, September 26, to Sunday, September 28.
The women’s pool includes Université Laval, Cape Breton University, Toronto Metropolitan University, and UPEI.
The men’s pool includes Université Laval, Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University, Cape Breton University, Toronto Metropolitan University, and UPEI.
The tournament is named after the late John Thomas “Mickey” Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former UPEI Student Union employee, and a UPEI honorary degree recipient.
All games will be played in the UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The full tournament schedule can be found at gopanthersgo.ca.
Day and tournament passes are available as follows:
- Day pass for Friday, September 26: $15 for adults, $8 for youth aged 5–17, and free for UPEI students upon presentation of a student ID;
- Day pass for Saturday, September 27: $20 for adults, $10 for youth aged 5–17, and free for UPEI students upon presentation of a student ID;
- Day pass for Sunday, September 28: $10 for adults, $5 for youth aged 5–17, and free for UPEI students upon presentation of a student ID;
- Tournament pass: $35 for adults, $15 for youth aged 5–17, $20 for adult season ticket holders, and $10 for children season ticket holders.
Tickets can be purchased online at panthertickets.ca or in person at game time.
In other Panther action this weekend, the UPEI women’s and men’s soccer teams will be at home against the Saint Mary’s University Huskies on Friday, September 26. The women’s team will play at 5:00 pm and the men’s team at 7:30 pm on the UPEI Artificial Turf Field.
The UPEI Women’s Rugby Panthers will host the St. Francis Xavier X-Women at 3:30 pm on Saturday, September 27, at MacAdam Field, UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place.
UPEI Panther Basketball great Sherone Edwards will be inducted into the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame on September 27 at 4:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
On Sunday, September 28, the UPEI women’s field hockey team will host the Mount Allison University Mounties with two games, one at 12:00 pm and the other at 2:00 pm.
Also on September 28, the UPEI women’s and men’s soccer teams will play Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The women’s game is at 1:00 pm, and the men’s game is at 3:30 pm.
Ticketing
Tickets can be purchased at panthertickets.ca.
Gold Rush
UPEI Panthers Gold Rush can be played through our app—UPEI Panther Recreation—found on Apple and Android, or via upei.goldrush.causable.io.
To view the full season schedule, visit gopanthersgo.ca.
Go Panthers Go!
-30-
Media Contact
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
902-566-0991
annear@upei.ca