In a surprising but not completely out of this world announcement, the Royal Military College (RMC) has decided to shutdown its varsity basketball programs.

Moving forward, both the men’s and women’s basketball will no longer be played at the varsity level. Men’s and women’s basketball will solely be played at the intramural level.

“The Royal Military College of Canada is a founding member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport and will continue to be an active member in the league,” said Darren Cates, RMCC Athletic Director. “We are confident the changes being made will strike the right balance for the College and will allow us to better allocate our resources to the benefit of all officer and naval cadets.”

RMC went 0-22 during the 2011-12 CIS Men's basketball season and failed to register a regular season win in the last four years.

The Paladins have a record of 0-88 during that span.

The question now remains, who will replace the Paladins in the OUA East division?