2020 CEBL season | |
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League | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | July 25 – August 9 |
Number of games | 6 per team |
Number of teams | 7 |
TV partner(s) | CBC Sports |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Tajinder Lall |
Picked by | Ottawa Blackjacks |
Round robin | |
Top seed | Edmonton Stingers |
Season MVP | Xavier Moon |
Top scorer | Cameron Forte |
Championship | |
Venue | Meridian Centre St. Catharines, Ontario |
Champions | Edmonton Stingers |
Runners-up | Fraser Valley Bandits |
Finals MVP | Xavier Moon |
The 2020 CEBL season was the second season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It was played from July 25 to August 9 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The season was scheduled to take place from May 7 to August 6, with the championship being played in Edmonton from August 14 to 16. On April 15, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
A shortened 2020 season tournament, branded as the CEBL Summer Series, was held at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. A single round robin was played to eliminate one team, followed by a six-team single-elimination playoff. All games were played behind closed doors with no spectators admitted. [2] The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Fraser Valley Bandits in the final to win their first CEBL title.
The 2020 season saw the inclusion of the Ottawa Blackjacks, the CEBL's seventh team and first expansion team. It was also the first in a three-year broadcast partnership with CBC Sports. [3] Host broadcaster Mediapro utilized automated cameras, using AI technology to track the ball and players. [4]
The Elam ending, as used in The Basketball Tournament and the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, was adopted for all games; after the first stoppage within the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, the game clock is stopped, and a target score is established which is nine points greater than the leading team's score. The first team to reach the target score is declared the winner. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Edmonton Stingers (C) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 537 | 500 | +37 | .833 | Semi-finals |
2 | Fraser Valley Bandits | 6 | 4 | 2 | 526 | 484 | +42 | .667 | |
3 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 521 | 510 | +11 | .500 | Quarter-finals |
4 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 482 | 472 | +10 | .500 | |
5 | Guelph Nighthawks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 472 | 473 | −1 | .500 | |
6 | Niagara River Lions (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 465 | 501 | −36 | .333 | |
7 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 451 | 514 | −63 | .167 |
Quarter-finals August 6 | Semi-finals August 8 | Final August 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | Edmonton | 88 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ottawa | 83 | 4 | Ottawa | 75 | |||||||||
5 | Guelph | 75 | 1 | Edmonton | 90 | |||||||||
2 | Fraser Valley | 73 | ||||||||||||
2 | Fraser Valley | 76 | ||||||||||||
3 | Hamilton | 85 | 3 | Hamilton | 75 | |||||||||
6 | Niagara | 83 |
August 6 5:00pm |
Hamilton Honey Badgers 85, Niagara River Lions 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter:15–28, 22–13, 31–13, 17–29 | ||
Pts: Jean-Victor Mukama 23 Rebs: Jean-Victor Mukama, Kalif Young 8 Asts: Briante Weber 6 | Pts: Trae Bell-Haynes 23 Rebs: Ryan Ejim 7 Asts: Trae Bell-Haynes 5 |
August 6 7:30pm |
Ottawa Blackjacks 83, Guelph Nighthawks 75 | ||
Scoring by quarter:21–25, 23–12, 17–16, 22–22 | ||
Pts: Olivier Hanlan 19 Rebs: Johnny Berhanemeskel, Olivier Hanlan, Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles 6 Asts: Olivier Hanlan, Munis Tutu 4 | Pts: Tre'darius Mccallum 17 Rebs: Myles Charvis 6 Asts: Myles Charvis 6 |
August 8 1:30pm |
Fraser Valley Bandits 76, Hamilton Honey Badgers 75 | ||
Scoring by quarter:16–13, 16–26, 18–25, 26–11 | ||
Pts: Malcolm Duvivier 18 Rebs: Malcolm Duvivier 8 Asts: Jahenns Manigat 6 | Pts: Jean-Victor Mukama 24 Rebs: Briante Weber 10 Asts: Briante Weber 6 |
August 8 3:50pm |
Edmonton Stingers 88, Ottawa Blackjacks 75 | ||
Scoring by quarter:25–20, 22–19, 20–18, 21–18 | ||
Pts: Mathieu Kamba 26 Rebs: Jordan Baker 10 Asts: Xavier Moon 5 | Pts: Olivier Hanlan 17 Rebs: Thomas Scrubb 9 Asts: Johnny Berhanemeskel 7 |
August 9 12:00pm |
Edmonton Stingers 90, Fraser Valley Bandits 73 | ||
Scoring by quarter:15–14, 24–21, 26–21, 25–17 | ||
Pts: Xavier Moon 31 Rebs: Travis Daniels 8 Asts: Jordan Baker, Adika Peter-Mcneilly 4 | Pts: Junior Cadougan 13 Rebs: Marcus Capers, Oluseyi Ashaolu, Marek Klassen 4 Asts: Junior Cadougan 5 |
Source: [6]
First Team [7] | Pos. | Second Team | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | |
Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | F | Olu Ashaolu | Fraser Valley Bandits |
Thomas Scrubb | Ottawa BlackJacks | F | Owen Klassen | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Travis Daniels | Edmonton Stingers | F | Tre'Darius McCallum | Guelph Nighthawks |
Jean-Victor Mukama | Hamilton Honey Badgers | G | Brianté Weber | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | G | Jahenns Manigat | Fraser Valley Bandits |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Cameron Forte | Fraser Valley Bandits | 21.8 |
Rebounds per game | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | 9.4 |
Assists per game | Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | 4.5 |
Steals per game | Cameron Forte | Fraser Valley Bandits | 2.8 |
Blocks per game | Travis Daniels | Edmonton Stingers | 1.5 |
FG% | Denzel Taylor | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 61.5% |
3P% | Kyle Landry | Ottawa Blackjacks | 80.0% |
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