2019 CEBL season | |
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League | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Season: May 9 – August 15 Playoffs: August 24–25 |
Number of games | 20 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Joel Friesen |
Picked by | Fraser Valley Bandits |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Niagara River Lions |
Season MVP | Xavier Moon (Edmonton) |
Top scorer | Tavrion Dawson (Saskatchewan) |
Championship Weekend | |
Venue | SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Champions | Saskatchewan Rattlers |
Runners-up | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Finals MVP | Alex Campbell (Saskatchewan) |
The 2019 CEBL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. It included six teams: Saskatchewan, Fraser Valley, Edmonton, Hamilton, Niagara, and Guelph. The regular season ran from May 9, 2019 to August 15, 2019, and the Championship Weekend took place on August 24 and 25, 2019, hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On August 25, the Saskatchewan Rattlers won the CEBL's first ever Championship after beating the Hamilton Honey Badgers. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Niagara River Lions | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | +5 | Championship Weekend [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Edmonton Stingers | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | +4 | |
3 | Saskatchewan Rattlers (C, H) | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | +1 | |
4 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | — | |
5 | Guelph Nighthawks | 20 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4 | |
6 | Fraser Valley Bandits | 20 | 4 | 16 | .200 | 6 |
Semi-finals August 24 | Final August 25 | ||||||||
1 | Niagara | 103 | |||||||
4 | Hamilton | 104 | |||||||
4 | Hamilton | 83 | |||||||
3 | Saskatchewan | 94 | |||||||
2 | Edmonton | 83 | |||||||
3 | Saskatchewan | 85 |
CBC, CEBL.TV |
August 24 1:00 pm |
Edmonton Stingers 83, Saskatchewan Rattlers 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 32–21, 19–17, 17–25 | ||
Pts: Grandy Glaze 17 Rebs: Travis Daniels 13 Asts: Moon, Baker, Glaze 5 each | Pts: Marlon Johnson 17 Rebs: Posthumus, Keith 8 each Asts: Alex Campbell 4 |
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 2,163 Referees: Frank Rizzuti, Tanner Cervo, Greg Spagnoli |
CBC, CEBL.TV |
August 24 3:30 pm |
Niagara River Lions 103, Hamilton Honey Badgers 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 20–21, 27-25, 22–24 | ||
Pts: Ryan Anderson 26 Rebs: Yohanny Dalembert 11 Asts: Pinson, Johnson 5 each | Pts: Xavier Rathan-Mayes 28 Rebs: Mike Fraser 13 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 11 |
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 2,163 Referees: Karen Lasiuk, Neil Donnelly, Troy Turnbull |
CBC, CEBL.TV |
August 25 4:00 pm |
Hamilton Honey Badgers 83, Saskatchewan Rattlers 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-21, 18-27, 22-25, 20-21 | ||
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 24 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 11 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 5 | Pts: Campbell 20 Rebs: Ejim 12 Asts: Webster-Chan, Ejim 4 each |
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 3,119 Referees: Frank Rizzuti, Karen Lasuik, Tanner Cervo |
Source: [2]
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Travion Dawson | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 20.1 |
Rebounds per game | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | 10.4 |
Assists per game | Marek Klassen | Fraser Valley Bandits | 7.2 |
Steals per game | Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | 2.2 |
Blocks per game | Ezekiel Marshall | Guelph Nighthawks | 2.0 |
FG% | Yohanny Dalembert | Niagara River Lions | 66.4% |
3P% | Connor Wood | Guelph Nighthawks | 45.7% |
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