2024 CEBL season
Appearance
2024 CEBL season | |
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League | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Season: May 21 – July 29 Play-in games: August 2 Playoffs: August 4–11 |
Number of games | 20 per team |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | TSN |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Ismaël Diouf |
Picked by | Montreal Alliance |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Vancouver Bandits |
Season MVP | Tazé Moore |
Top scorer | Justin Wright-Foreman |
Championship weekend | |
Venue | Verdun Auditorium Montreal, Quebec |
Champions | Niagara River Lions |
Runners-up | Vancouver Bandits |
Finals MVP | Khalil Admad |
The 2024 CEBL season was the sixth season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on May 21, 2024, and the regular season ended on July 29, 2024.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Western Conference
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vancouver Bandits | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1893 | 1716 | +177 | .700 | Advance to championship weekend |
2 | Edmonton Stingers | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1820 | 1763 | +57 | .650 | Advance to quarter-finals |
3 | Calgary Surge | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1831 | 1771 | +60 | .550 | Advance to play in games |
4 | Winnipeg Sea Bears | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1842 | 1912 | −70 | .450 | |
5 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1757 | 1865 | −108 | .300 |
Source: CEBL
Eastern Conference
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niagara River Lions | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1882 | 1754 | +128 | .700 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1868 | 1810 | +58 | .600 | Advance to play in games |
3 | Ottawa BlackJacks | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1821 | 1907 | −86 | .450 | |
4 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1690 | 1863 | −173 | .300 | |
5 | Montreal Alliance (H) | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1689 | 1732 | −43 | .300 | Advance to championship weekend[a] |
- ^ Automatically qualified for championship weekend as the host team.
Attendance
[edit]- As of July 29, 2024[a]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Winnipeg Sea Bears | 86,735 | 11,051 | 7,607 | 8,674 | +58.2% |
2 | Vancouver Bandits | 38,908 | 4,538 | 3,288 | 3,891 | +127.1%[b] |
3 | Calgary Surge | 34,506 | 12,327 | 1,912 | 3,451 | +15.8% |
4 | Edmonton Stingers | 34,222 | 4,256 | 2,019 | 3,422 | −11.3%[c] |
5 | Niagara River Lions | 28,370 | 3,333 | 2,396 | 2,837 | −8.7% |
6 | Montreal Alliance | 26,950 | 3,012 | 1,979 | 2,695 | −6.4% |
7 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 21,048 | 3,211 | 2,017 | 2,339 | +19.5%[d] |
8 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 20,523 | 2,510 | 1,631 | 2,052 | +6.7% |
9 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 20,000 | 4,068 | 1,013 | 2,000 | +27.1% |
10 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 14,998 | 1,748 | 1,242 | 1,500 | −1.0% |
League total | 326,260 | 12,327 | 1,013 | 3,296 | +15.9% |
Source: [1]
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Play-in round August 2 | Quarterfinals August 4 | Semifinals August 9 | Championship August 11 | |||||||||||||||
E1 | Niagara | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Niagara | 94 | E5 | Montreal | 75 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Scarborough | 73 | E3 | Ottawa | 91 | E1 | Niagara | 97 | ||||||||||
E3 | Ottawa | 90 | W1 | Vancouver | 95 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Vancouver | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Edmonton | 69 | W3 | Calgary | 87 | |||||||||||||
W3 | Calgary | 84 | W3 | Calgary | 78 | |||||||||||||
W4 | Winnipeg | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
Play-in games
[edit]- Note: all times are local
August 2
7:00pm |
Scarborough Shooting Stars 73, Ottawa Blackjacks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 12–17, 19–27, 11–28 | ||
Pts: Aaron Best, Donovan Williams 17 Rebs: Jalen Adaway, Kalif Young 8 Asts: Jalen Adaway, Cat Barber, Kadre Gray 3 |
Pts: Isaih Moore 22 Rebs: Isaih Moore 10 Asts: Deng Adel 8 |
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Scarborough, Ontario
Attendance: 1,622 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Dave Maxin, Christine Vuong |
August 2
7:30pm |
Calgary Surge 84, Winnipeg Sea Bears 82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 18–24, 20–22, 18–24 | ||
Pts: Mathieu Kamba 27 Rebs: Sean Miller-Moore 14 Asts: Corey Davis Jr 8 |
Pts: Emmanuel Akot 23 Rebs: Simon Hildebrandt 8 Asts: Scottie Lindsey 5 |
WinSport Event Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Attendance: 2,574 Referees: Perry Stothart, Neil Donnelly, Cooper Toppings |
Quarterfinals
[edit]August 4
5:30pm |
Niagara River Lions 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 21–29, 18–29, 27–14 | ||
Pts: Khalil Ahmad 23 Rebs: Jahvon Blair, Nathan Cayo 6 Asts: Khalil Ahmad 8 |
Pts: Shamar Givance 19 Rebs: Deng Adel 10 Asts: Deng Adel 10 |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 4,004 Referees: Nate Saunders, Greg Spagnoli, Chris Buccella |
August 4
6:00pm |
Edmonton Stingers 69, Calgary Surge 78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–17, 18–24, 15–15 | ||
Pts: Jacob Evans III 13 Rebs: Brody Clarke 8 Asts: Elijah Miller, Jacob Evans III 8 |
Pts: Corey Davis Jr 22 Rebs: Trhae Mitchell, Jordy Tshimanga 8 Asts: Corey Davis Jr 6 |
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Waseem Husainy, Ryley Kerrison, Farhan Baig |
Championship Weekend
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]August 9
5:30pm |
Vancouver Bandits 89, Calgary Surge 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 27–18, 23–26, 19–20 | ||
Pts: Mitch Creek 27 Rebs: Tazé Moore 11 Asts: Tazé Moore 5 |
Pts: Corey Davis Jr 23 Rebs: Mathieu Kamba 13 Asts: Corey Davis Jr 7 |
Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: N/A Referees: Jayson Stiell, Nate Saunders, Perry Stothart |
August 9
8:00pm |
Niagara River Lions 78, Montreal Alliance 75 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 22–25, 16–23, 24–16 | ||
Pts: Khalil Ahmad 31 Rebs: Omari Moore 13 Asts: Omari Moore, Tj Lall 2 |
Pts: Ahmed Hill 14 Rebs: Jordan Bowden 11 Asts: Guillaume Payen-Boucard 3 |
Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Waseem Husainy, Ryley Kerrison, Chris Bucella |
Championship
[edit]August 11
6:00pm |
Vancouver Bandits 95, Niagara River Lions 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 26–21, 16–27, 26–33 | ||
Pts: Mitch Creek 26 Rebs: Mitch Creek 13 Asts: Zach Copeland 3 |
Pts: Nathan Cayo 25 Rebs: Omari Moore, Nathan Cayo 8 Asts: Omari Moore 5 |
Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 3,031 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Waseem Husainy, Nate Saunders |
Awards
[edit]Source: [2]
- Most Valuable Player: Tazé Moore, Vancouver Bandits
- Canadian Player of the Year: Koby McEwen, Vancouver Bandits
- Development Player of the Year: Simon Hildebrandt, Winnipeg Sea Bears
- Defensive Player of the Year: Lloyd Pandi, Ottawa Blackjacks
- Clutch Player of the Year: Tevin Brown, Ottawa Blackjacks, Stefan Smith, Calgary Surge
- Coach of the Year: Kyle Julius, Vancouver Bandits
- Sixth Man of the Year: Aaryn Rai, Niagara River Lions
- Referee of the Year: Vernon Bovell
- Community Champion Award: Vancouver Bandits
- CEBL Finals MVP: Khalil Ahmad
All-CEBL teams
[edit]First Team | Pos. | Second Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
Nick Ward | Vancouver Bandits | F | Chris Smith | Montreal Alliance | |
Khalil Ahmad | Niagara River Lions | G | Teddy Allen | Winnipeg Sea Bears / Saskatchewan Rattlers | |
Cat Barber | Scarborough Shooting Stars | G | Jahvon Blair | Niagara River Lions | |
Tazé Moore | Vancouver Bandits | G | Jalen Harris | Saskatchewan Rattlers | |
Justin Wright-Foreman | Winnipeg Sea Bears | G | Koby McEwen | Vancouver Bandits |
All-Canadian team
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
F | Brody Clarke | Edmonton Stingers |
G | Sean Miller-Moore | Calgary Surge |
G | Koby McEwen | Vancouver Bandits |
G | Jahvon Blair | Niagara River Lions |
G | Mathieu Kamba | Calgary Surge |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CEBL Announces 2024 Season Schedule". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Allen, Gray Earn Top Honours at 2023 CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.