2024 CEBL season

2024 CEBL season
2024 CEBL season
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
Seasons
	← 2023 2025 →

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

Standings

Western Conference

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	Advance to play in games
5	Saskatchewan Rattlers	20	6	14	1757	1865	−108	.300

Source: CEBL

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Niagara River Lions (C)	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	Advance to play in games
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]

Source: CEBL
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:

^ Automatically qualified for championship weekend as the host team.

Attendance

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]

^
The following team did not report game attendance:
- Saskatchewan on July 11
^ Vancouver only reported five games' attendance in 2023
^ Edmonton only reported nine games' attendance in 2023
^ Saskatchewan only reported one game's attendance in 2023

Results

Teams	BHB	CGY	EDM	MON	NIA	OTT	SSK	SSS	VAN	WPG	BHB	CGY	EDM	MON	NIA	OTT	SSK	SSS	VAN	WPG
Brampton Honey Badgers	—	108–105		85–79	74–67	99–82	69–76	73–81	108–83	90–92	—					79–94		98–96
Calgary Surge	88–76	—	79–97	90–80			102–85	97–104	65–70	110–78		—	84–91						97–94	87–83
Edmonton Stingers	99–79	80–91	—		79–100	92–91	93–77		90–93	89–86		58–87	—				88–81		99–82
Montreal Alliance	95–77		77–81	—	80–94	86–87	89–72	93–86	80–78	80–73	87–90			—		84–76
Niagara River Lions	103–60	109–89	105–104	97–95	—	110–86		81–78		101–94	80–71			83–77	—	109–97
Ottawa Blackjacks	116–104	90–100	84–92	89–104	90–86	—	98–92	102–80						92–91	122–113	—		79–92
Saskatchewan Rattlers	104–93	77–105	87–91	96–90	87–94		—	99–105	98–86	94–86		87–95					—			96–84
Scarborough Shooting Stars	105–92	93–82	103–92	92–84	95–87	105–91		—	90–104		106–90			91–71	77–98			—
Vancouver Bandits		100–74	88–107	95–75	105–83	104–67	98–85	88–83	—	112–91							99–70		—	103–92
Winnipeg Sea Bears		111–104	87–97		94–82	93–80	103–101	109–106	88–84	—			102–101				97–93		99–102	—

Updated to match(es) played on July 23, 2024. Source: https://www.cebl.ca/result2fiba
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

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

Note: all times are local

TSN2

August 2
7:00pm

recap

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

TSN2

August 2
7:30pm

recap

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

TSN5

August 4
5:30pm

recap

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

TSN5

August 4
6:00pm

recap

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

Semifinals

TSN3

August 9
5:30pm

recap

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

TSN3

August 9
8:00pm

recap

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

TSN2

August 11
6:00pm

recap

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

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

First Team		Pos.	Second Team
Player	Team	Pos.	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

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

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_SF0.51543154218953-2] Automatically qualified for championship weekend as the host team.

[3] The following team did not report game attendance:
Saskatchewan on July 11

[3] Saskatchewan on July 11

[4] Vancouver only reported five games' attendance in 2023

[5] Edmonton only reported nine games' attendance in 2023

[6] Saskatchewan only reported one game's attendance in 2023

[1] "CEBL Announces 2024 Season Schedule". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[7] "Allen, Gray Earn Top Honours at 2023 CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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