HELEN CAMPBELL TOURNAMENT

            The Helen Campbell Tournament is an annual pre-season U SPORTS women’s basketball tournament hosted by the UNB REDS, of Atlantic University Sport.

            The Campbell Tournament, an invitational, is one of the first exhibition season events of the year, taking place in late September or early October. In 2025, the REDS welcomed the Ottawa Gee Gees, the Lethbridge Pronghorns, and the STFX X-Women to the Richard J. Currie Center for the 25th edition of this event. Past participants include teams from all four U SPORTS conferences. The host team has won this tournament on six occasions (2002, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2022, 2025).

2025 SCHEDULE

Friday, Oct. 3rd

Ottawa 59  -  STFX 58

UNB 75  -  Lethbridge 46

Saturday, Oct. 4th

STFX 83  -  Lethbridge 50

UNB 84  -  Ottawa 74

Sunday, Oct. 5th

Ottawa 88  - Lethbridge 59

UNB 56  -  STFX 40

PAST CHAMPIONS

2026 TBD

2025 UNB

2024 Laval

2023 Saint Mary's

2022 UNB

2021 Saint Mary's

2020 No Tournament

2019 Winnipeg

2018 Carleton

2017 Acadia

2016 Bishop's

2015 UNB

2014 Ryerson

2013 Regina

2012 Acadia

2011 Bishop's

2010 UNB

2009 STFX

2008 UBC

2007 McGill

2006 Laval

2005 Simon Fraser

2004 Brock

2003 UNB

2002 UNB

2001 Calgary

2000 Calgary

Helen Campbell would be humbled in knowing a basketball tournament was named in her honour.

That in itself speaks volumes of her character. Her kind, compassionate demeanor made her loved by all who knew her.

She was reluctant to ever miss a game but when that happened she could have been found near a  radio. There is no doubt that Helen Campbell was a great supporter of UNB Athletics and her support continues today, through the Helen Neill Campbell Athletic Enrichment Fund.  

The Helen Neill Campbell Fund, established in 1990, provides unique  opportunities to UNB REDS teams. Helen’s grandson Andrew, also started a memorial award in Helen’s name, which goes to a member of the REDS' women’s basketball team.

Her first love may have been horses but her interest in youth and sport, and in particular UNB sports, were a close second.  

Helen graduated from UNB with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934. During her years at UNB she was a member of the Red Bloomers basketball team.

As well as being involved in the many goings on at UNB, Helen was involved with many service organizations in the Fredericton area.