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Breaking down the First Round of the 2022 CEBL x U SPORTS Draft.

Ottawa, ON – On Tuesday night, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced the 2022 CEBL x U SPORTS draft results. Through the U SPORTS Developmental Player Program, the draft is a way for U SPORTS athletes either to play professionally after graduating or to receive professional experience during the summer months while not jeopardizing their eligibility with their schools. With two picks for each of … Continue reading Breaking down the First Round of the 2022 CEBL x U SPORTS Draft.

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CEBL’s best on display with 2021 CEBL Awards

EDMONTON, AB – Championship Weekend for the 2021 CEBL Season has gotten underway and it all started with the annual CEBL Awards Gala that took place at the Edmonton Expo Centre. It was a night to recognize the best of the best in the CEBL and stars were in great numbers. Lindell Wigginton of the Hamilton Honey Badgers had a standout season in the CEBL. … Continue reading CEBL’s best on display with 2021 CEBL Awards

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2021 CEBL Notebook #8: Playoffs Are Here!

TORONTO, CANADA – The regular season may have come to an end this week, but the excitement just keeps on coming in the CEBL. After a long season, the league’s best and brightest are once again poised to put on a great show in the playoffs this year. So before you grab your popcorn and flip on the CBC to watch the playoffs, make sure … Continue reading 2021 CEBL Notebook #8: Playoffs Are Here!

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2021 CEBL Notebook #7: 5 U SPORTS Names Making Noise at the End of the Regular Season

TORONTO, CANADA – The CEBL regular season came to an end this week, and boy was it a lot of fun. From record setting performances to breakout stars, the regular season gave us just about everything we could’ve hoped for from the third season of the CEBL. As fans all across the country (except in Saskatchewan – sorry Rattlers) prepare for the playoffs to begin, … Continue reading 2021 CEBL Notebook #7: 5 U SPORTS Names Making Noise at the End of the Regular Season

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2021 CEBL Notebook #6: 5 U SPORTS Names Making Noise in Week 5

TORONTO, CANADA – Only a few games remain in the 2021 CEBL regular season – and then we get in to the really fun stuff. As the playoffs loom in Edmonton, here’s your weekly look at the U SPORTS Names Making Noise in the CEBL this week. #1: Jordan Baker, F, Edmonton Stingers (Alberta, 2009 – 2014) The king of the prestigious Names Making Noise … Continue reading 2021 CEBL Notebook #6: 5 U SPORTS Names Making Noise in Week 5

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2021 CEBL Notebook #5: Five U SPORTS Names Making Noise in Week 4

TORONTO, ON – It was an exciting week of firsts in the CEBL this week, as the league’s playoff picture began to take shape. The Edmonton Stingers suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the Ottawa BlackJacks, while the Saskatchewan Rattlers defied the pundits and captured their first win of 2021 with an Elam Ending thriller in Guelph, beating the Nighthawks … Continue reading 2021 CEBL Notebook #5: Five U SPORTS Names Making Noise in Week 4

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Mambi Diawara is providing a light in Saskatchewan’s dark season

TORONTO, ON – It has been anything but easy for the Saskatchewan Rattlers this year. After winning on the inaugural season of the CEBL, they find themselves winless through eight games in 2021. However, even with a dark season looming over the Rattlers, some positives are coming from the team. Fans can enter back into the building after almost two years without them, and some … Continue reading Mambi Diawara is providing a light in Saskatchewan’s dark season

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2021 CEBL Notebook #4: Five U SPORTS names making noise in Week 3

TORONTO, ON – It turns out that it really is Xavier Moon’s world, and we’re all just living in it. The reigning CEBL MVP put on another clinic on Thursday night, as the Edmonton Stingers visited perhaps their strongest championship challengers in the Hamilton Honey Badgers, and came through with a statement win in the process. Edmonton went into FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton and thoroughly … Continue reading 2021 CEBL Notebook #4: Five U SPORTS names making noise in Week 3

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JV Mukama brings all-round power to Hamilton

It was a battle in Ontario as the Guelph Nighthawks faced the Hamilton Honey Badgers. It was their third matchup of the season, and the Honey Badgers were looking for their third win against them and their fifth win in a row. Honey Badgers’ starter, and one of the veterans on the team, Hamilton native Jean-Victor Mukama, finished the last game scoring the game-winning basket … Continue reading JV Mukama brings all-round power to Hamilton

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