TMU Bold , formerly known as the Ryerson Rams , are the varsity athletic teams that represent Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University) in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Toronto Metropolitan University operates 11 men's and women's varsity teams that compete provincially as part of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and nationally as part of U Sports .
34-581: The team mascot is a falcon, who can be seen at most major events. TMU Bold men's basketball program was led through its most successful run between 2009 and 2019 by head coach Roy Rana before he left the Rams following the 2018-2019 OUA season to accept a role as an Assistant Coach for the Sacramento Kings . Across their ten year run, the Rams finished with a 137-55 record, back to back OUA Wilson Cup (basketball) titles in 2016 and 2017 and four straight trips to
68-459: A fifth-place finish at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship ; at the time, it was Canada's best result in that age group. As of 2021 it's Canada's only gold medal in an international Basketball competition. In 2016, he coached Canada's U18 national team to a silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship . Rana became the first coach to guide Canada to a gold medal at a basketball World Championship, when Canada's U19 squad won
102-618: A first-place finish in Group F to secure a 2019 FIBA World Cup bid. Rana also finished his ninth season as the head coach of the Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) men's basketball team where he helped guide the Ryerson Rams to a 31–7 record during the 2018–19 season and a bronze medal finish in the 2019 U Sports Men's Final 8 tournament. Rana ended his tenure at Ryerson with an overall record of 195–87 after being hired as
136-461: A more cartooned version of a ram, in their signature colours of blue and gold. Roy Rana Roy Rana (born December 8, 1968) is a Canadian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Kyoto Hannaryz of the B.League . Rana served as head coach for Canada's Senior Men's National Team during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers where he led Canada to a 10–2 record and
170-567: Is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The university's 39 varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U SPORTS . The Marauder's official colours are maroon and grey. While technically not considered a varsity team, McMaster has a university ringette team which competes annually in the Canadian national University Challenge Cup . Soccer
204-691: Is now the longest serving and winningest Head Coach in World Team history. Over twenty of his World Team alumni made it to the NBA, among the alumni are Nikola Jokić , Joel Embiid , Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett . Rana was a guest coach at the NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz in 2014 and the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. In 2019, Rana was hired as an assistant coach by the Sacramento Kings of
238-656: The Canadian Football League , including eight that currently play in the CFL. The Marauders have won several championships since they began competitive play in their provincial conference, as well as within the national league they are in. The following is a table of the number of championships won by the Marauders men's teams and individual competitors since the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union
272-567: The Ron Joyce Stadium for football, the Ivor Wynne Centre for indoor sports, and Back Tens Field for soccer and rugby. Ron Joyce Stadium fields a full sized Canadian football field and FIFA sized soccer pitch. The stadium is also equipped with permanent seating for 5,500. The David Braley Athletic Centre , another sports venue at McMaster, is also used by the Marauders. The Marauders football team on occasion used Ivor Wynne Stadium ,
306-546: The Dalhousie Tigers to win the bronze medal. The Bold women's basketball program has had their most successful era between 2012-2022. Led by Canada women's national basketball team assistant coach, Carly Clarke, the Rams went 133-57 between 2012 and 2022, and earned their first ever Bronze Baby in 2022 when they completed an undefeated season and also won their second Critelli Cup. The Rams second most successful season came in 2015-2016 when whilst being led by OUA Player of
340-539: The Gardens - which was completed in time for the 2012-13 OUA season. The TMU Bold have seen numerous awards given out to student athletes across a multitude of sports. Since Toronto Metropolitan University opened in 1948, the logo for the Rams has changed along with the former technical institute becoming a university. From 1965 until 2010, the Ryerson Rams' logo was a blue outline of a ram's head but in 2011, they updated to
374-496: The McMaster Marauders since 1948. The name, the Marauders had been credited to Bill Cline, who on 26 November 1948, had his suggestion for the nickname of the university's men's basketball team published on the school's student newspaper, The Silhouette . The Marauders currently use the sports facilities located in the northeast corner of the main campus of McMaster. The university has a number of sports facilities including
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#1732852326469408-648: The NBA. Serving as assistant coach, Rana was a member of the staff of the Canadian men's national team in 2009. Rana led Canada to a historic first ever World Championship in FIBA competition, at the 2017 U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo Egypt. Rana has led Canada's age group teams to numerous medals in FIBA Americas competition over the past decade. He was the head coach of Canada's U16 national team in 2009 and 2010, guiding
442-673: The Olympics, Rana stayed on Germany's coaching staff to serve as assistant coach during the Olympic Games. On January 3, 2022, Rana became the head coach of the Egyptian men's national basketball team . His contract expired in August 2023. McMaster Marauders The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada. Athletics at McMaster
476-747: The Rams again entered as the #1 seed and reached the National Final for the first time in program history before falling to the Carleton Ravens 78-69. In 2018 , the Rams defeated the Ravens in the Semi-final before falling 79-77 to the Calgary Dinos for their second straight silver medal. In the 2019 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship , the Rams fell to the Dinos 67-65 in the Semi-final before once again defeating
510-511: The Rams' head coach in 2010. Under Rana the Rams made 6 National Championship appearances in his 9 seasons. The son of Indian parents from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh , Rana was born in Wolverhampton , England. His family moved to Canada when he was one year old. Rana grew up in Toronto . In 2000, Rana took over the head coaching job at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute and became "one of
544-635: The Wilson Cup Final against the Carleton Ravens between 2015 and 2019. The 2020-2021 Rams Men's Basketball team was led by head coach David DeAveiro who joined the Rams in May 2020 after spending the previous 10 seasons as the head coach of the McGill University Men's Basketball Team . In 2015, the Mattamy Athletic Centre hosted the 2015 CIS Men's Basketball Championship in which the Rams won
578-736: The Year, OUA Defensive Player of the Year and CIS National Player of the Year Keneca Pingue-Giles, the Ryerson Rams won their first Critelli Cup defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 66-60. At the 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship , the Rams reached the National Final before falling to the Saskatchewan Huskies in the final 85-71. The Rams hosted the 2019 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, finishing
612-552: The bronze for their first national medal in school history, defeating the Victoria Vikes 82-68. At the 2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship the Rams entered as the #1 seed following their first Wilson Cup championship but were upset by the Calgary Dinos in the Semi-final 98-87. They defeated the Dalhousie Tigers in the next game to claim their second straight bronze medal. At the 2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
646-533: The championship match. This was the first U Sports championship title in school history. Toronto Metropolitan University used to have a football team which was coached, for much of its existence, by former Toronto Argonauts player Ted Toogood , who also served as TMU's first Athletic Director from 1949 to 1961. In 1958, the Rams won the Intermediate Intercollegiate Ontario-Quebec Conference championship. The football program
680-572: The eventual silver medalist Alberta Pandas . The Mattamy Athletic Centre hosted the 2018 OUA Quigley Cup in Women's Volleyball which the Rams won, defeating the McMaster Marauders 3-1 in the championship match to win their first Quigley Cup. The Rams moved on to the 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship and won the U Sports National Title defeating the Alberta Pandas three games to one in
714-540: The ground level hosting a Loblaws Supermarket, connected with the Loblaw Atrium and floor two through four holding the Rams' facilities which include: an NHL-sized ice rink, known as Mattamy Home Ice, a fitness centre as well as a multipurpose court for basketball and volleyball called the Coca-Cola Court. BBB Architects & Stadium Consultants International has designed the new facility - the Mattamy Athletic Centre at
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#1732852326469748-605: The jurisdiction of a central executive committee. In 1906, McMaster University, along with the University of Ottawa , Royal Military College and University of Trinity College had joined the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU), the first formal organization of intercollegiate athletics in Canada and the forerunner of the present day Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The varsity teams have been known as
782-478: The most successful high school basketball coaches in Canadian history". During his nine-year tenure at Eastern Commerce, Rana guided the Saints to five provincial high school championships and a combined 14 regional and city titles. Under his guidance, Eastern Commerce finished six of his nine seasons as the top-ranked team in Canada. He compiled a record of 256–39 with a winning percentage of 86.7 at Eastern Commerce. He
816-498: The new home of the Rams' athletes. The school partnered with the Canadian Government and supermarket company Loblaws to cover funding for the project. Approximately $ 20 million was contributed by Ryerson students, $ 20 million given by Federal Government and $ 15 million from Peter Gilligan. In addition, Loblaws, the grocery retailer, made significant financial contributions. The renovation took place over nearly three years, with
850-588: The now-demolished home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats . The McMaster football team has been competing in organized play since 1901 and currently plays in the Ontario University Athletics conference in Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The program has won eight Yates Cup conference championships and one Vanier Cup national championship, in 2011 . As of the end of the 2011 CFL season , 51 McMaster Marauder alumni have played professionally in
884-529: The seven-consecutive National champion Carleton Ravens in the U Sports Final 8 semi-final, which was called the "greatest upset in U Sports basketball history". However, Rana's Rams fell short in the championship game to Calgary. Rana was named head coach of the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in 2011. He guided the World Team to Nike Hoop Summit titles in 2012 and 2013, 2015, 2018 and
918-623: The team to bronze medals at the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship and the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship . In 2012, Rana coached the Canadian team to a silver medal at the Nike Global Challenge and the Canada's U18 squad to a bronze medal at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship . Under his tutelage, Canada also won silver at the 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship . In 2015, Rana led Team Canada to
952-501: The team's current head coach, Lisa Haley . The team first qualified for the OUA playoffs in 2015 and have also made the playoffs in 2018, 2019, and 2020, with their best finish as OUA Semi-Finalists in the latter two years. In women's volleyball , the Mattamy Athletic Centre hosted the 2017 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship in which the Rams placed 7th losing in the Quarterfinals to
986-525: The title at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt. In August 2017, he was named interim head coach of the Canadian men's basketball team for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and the qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup . On June 15, 2021, he was named assistant coach for Germany men's basketball team for the FIBA Olympic qualifier, working under head coach Henrik Rödl . On July 5, Germany beat Brazil to qualify for
1020-623: The tournament in 5th place. The Rams last reached the Critelli Cup Provincial Final in 2020 falling to the Brock Badgers 84-71. In March 2020, Rams basketball alum Keneca Pingue-Giles was named to the list of the Top 100 U Sports Women’s Basketball Players of the Century (2011-2020). The Bold women's ice hockey program first began competing in the OUA in the 2011-12 season and were led by
1054-690: Was ended following the 1964 season due to costs, the lack of proper facilities, and poor attendance. Until the end of the 2011-2012 season, the Rams' basketball and volleyball teams played primarily out of Kerr Hall West Gymnasium, a triple gym in Kerr Hall West. The men's hockey team also played off-campus, using the ice rinks at George Bell Arena in The Junction . The men's and women's soccer teams play their home games at Downsview Park Sports Centre near York University . In November 2009, then-Ryerson University announced that Maple Leaf Gardens would become
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1088-539: Was formed in 1961 as well as the number of championships won by Marauders women's teams and individual competitors since the Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association was formed in 1971. The men's water polo team has won the Ontario University Athletics championship 25 times, making it the most successful team at the provincial level. The men's wrestling team has been the most successful team at
1122-427: Was named the 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2009 Canadian High School Coach of the Year, and the 2003 Toronto Sun High School Coach of the Year. Rana was named head coach of the Ryerson Rams men's basketball team in 2009. He took a sabbatical in 2015–16, before returning to the job for the 2016–17 season. In March 2017, Rana led the Rams to their first ever national silver medal. In the 2017–18 season, his team defeated
1156-483: Was the university's first major sport. In 1889, a group of alumni from the Toronto Baptist College and Woodstock College played an exhibition game against one another, sparking an early intercity rivalry (when McMaster University was based in Toronto ). A full-fledged hockey club was later organized during the winter of 1896–1897. In 1897, the university had made all athletics, physical activity and sports under
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