Ottawa Gee-Gees
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| University | University of Ottawa |
| Association | U Sports |
| Conference | Ontario University Athletics, Quebec Student Sports Federation |
| Athletic director | Susan Hylland |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Varsity teams | 11 varsity, 18 competitive |
| Football stadium | Gee-Gees Field |
| Arena | Montpetit Hall |
| Other arenas | Minto Sports Complex |
| Mascot | The Gee-Gee |
| Nickname | Gees, Garnet and Grey/Grenat et Gris |
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| Website | www |
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| University | University of Ottawa | ||
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Ontario University Athletics North Division |
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| Location | Ottawa, ON | ||
| Head coach | James Derouin (4th year) | ||
| Arena | Montpetit Hall (Capacity: 1000) |
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| Colors | Garnet and Grey |
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The Ottawa Gee-Gees are the athletic teams that represent the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario.
The Gee-Gees have won the national football championship, the Vanier Cup, in 1975 and 2000 while appearing in the game in the 1970, 1980, and 1997 seasons.
The name is a result of a progressive evolution. Similar to many older institutions, their teams were long referred to by the school's colours as the Garnet and Grey (French: Grenat et Gris). Eventually, members of the media began to refer to the teams simply as the ‘GGs’, providing a nickname in both English and French for the bilingual school’s teams. The nickname stuck and would eventually be combined with a horse racing term (where a Gee-Gee is the first horse out of the starting gate) to create the current ‘Gee-Gees’ team name
Ottawa Gee-Gees teams compete in:
Men's athletic teams
Women's athletic teams
The Gee-Gees men's basketball team has been strong for most of its existence but has recently become a perennial power and one of the best teams in the country.
In July 2010, the University of Ottawa appointed James Derouin, an alumni and former player, as their new head coach after the departure of Coach Dave DeAveiro who left for McGill University. Derouin was an assistant coach for the UBC Thunderbirds for the previous two years and was captain of the Gee-Gees Men’s Basketball Team for both the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. In his final year, he also played under former Gee-Gees head coach Dave DeAveiro.
The 11 win 2010-11 season was successful despite falling just short of an entrance to the Final 8, losing to the McMaster Marauders in the OUA Final 4.
The 2011-12 regular season would prove even more successful than the previous year. The Gee-Gees entered the OUA playoffs with a 13-9 record but unfortunately was ousted by rival Ryerson Rams by only 3 points in the semifinals. The Gee-Gees would have a playoff experienced mix of veteran and young players going into the 2012-2013 season, and would be looking to make some serious noise to build on their strong ’11-’12 campaign.
The Gee-Gees would come into the 2012-13 season with the last chance to make a deep run with star Warren Ward and the rest of their graduating players.
Highly ranked nationally all season, the Gee-Gees posted a 15-5 regular season record and were dead-set on making an appearance in the CIS tournament. The team ended up going on to lose to bitter cross-city rivals Carleton Ravens by only 3 points in the OUA Wilson Cup final, still qualifying for the CIS Final 8 Tournament being held in Ottawa. The team would go on to lose to the Lakehead Thunderwolves in the national championship semifinals but defeated the Acadia Axemen to earn their first national medal in school history with a bronze.
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