The Bison basketball teams play their final regular season games at home of the 2016-17 Canada West conference regular season by hosting the Mount Royal Cougars on February 10-11 weekend at the Investors Group Athletic Centre (U of Manitoba campus). On Friday, the women's game will be at 6 p.m. CT and the men's game is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT while on Saturday, women's start at 4 p.m. CT and men's at 6 p.m. CT. Tickets available at the door of IGAC.

The Bison men's basketball team (10-8) completed a eight game conference win streak and lost for only the first times since November. Manitoba is in seventh place in the Canada West conference standing but more importantly rank fifth in the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) rankings, which will be used by Canada West to determine playoff seeding. Mount Royal is tied for tenth with a 8-10 record. Manitoba did not play the Cougars last season and the last time they have met in conference action was in 2013-14 and the Bisons won 83-78 (Nov. 3/13) at home.

In this conference men's basketball season, the Bisons are third in scoring offence at 84.0 points per game and 11th in scoring defence at 80.2 points per game. In 3-point percentage, Manitoba is fourth at 36.6% and third in field goal percentage at 45.1%. In Canada West steals per game, Manitoba is sixth at 8.1; in assists per game, Manitoba is ninth with 14.3 per game and in rebounds per game; Manitoba is eighth in conference at 39.2; blocks per game, the Bisons 13th at 2.3.

Individually, co-captain Justus Alleyn is tenth in conference scoring at 17.3 points per game while co-captain A.J. Basi and Keith Omoerah are tied for 28th at 13.7 point per game. Omoerah is tied for ninth with 31.3 minutes played per game while Alleyn (30.1) is T-18th and Basi (29.9) is T-20th. Omoerah is seventh with 8.4 rebounds per game. Basi is fourth with 2.1 steals per game. Ilarion Bonhomme is tied for second with 4.6 assists per game. Omoerah in 12th spot in 3-point percentage at 40.4% plus James Wagner is second at 58.6% field goal percentage.

The Bison women's basketball team (3-15) have won two of their last three conference games and seek third home win of this season and first weekend sweep as they host against T-14th place Mount Royal (3-15). Manitoba did not play the Cougars last season and the last time they have met in conference action was in 2013-14 and the Bisons won 73-48 (Nov. 3/13) at home.

In this conference women's basketball season, the Bisons are 12th in scoring offence at 62.0 points per game and 17th in scoring defence at 76.0 points per game. In 3-point percentage, Manitoba is 12th at 29.1% and 16th in field goal percentage at 34.3%. In free throw percentage, the Herd is 11th at 69.8. In Canada West rebounds, the Bisons are tenth at 38.9 per game, tied for 11th in steals per game 8.6, 16th in assists per game at 9.8 and T-14th with 1.8 blocks per game.

Individually, assistant captain Nicole Konieczny is 21st in conference scoring with 12.1 points per game, sixth with 32.3 minutes per game, 11th with 7.3 rebounds per game and tied for tenth with 2.1 steals per game. Rookie Taylor Randall is second in team scoring and 23rd in conference scoring with 11.9 points per game fifth in conference free throw shooting at 85.7%. Emma Thompson is tenth in 3-point Canada West shooting percentage with 35.1% and also tied for 12th with 0.8 blocks per game.
    
Bison Notes: Graduating players will be recognized prior to both Saturday's games.