2020 CEBL season

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2020 CEBL season
CEBL Summer Series logo.png
League Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport Basketball
DurationJuly 25 – August 9
Number of games6 per team
Number of teams7
TV partner(s) CBC Sports
Draft
Top draft pickTajinder 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 (1st Title)
  Runners-up Fraser Valley Bandits
Finals MVP Xavier Moon
Seasons

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.

Contents

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]

Teams

2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Edmonton Stingers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Expo Centre 4,000
Fraser Valley Bandits Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford Centre 7,046
Guelph Nighthawks Guelph, Ontario Sleeman Centre 4,715
Hamilton Honey Badgers Hamilton, Ontario FirstOntario Centre 17,383
Niagara River Lions St. Catharines, Ontario Meridian Centre 4,030
Ottawa Blackjacks Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Arena 9,500
Saskatchewan Rattlers Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre 15,100

Map of teams

Black pog.svg CEBL Teams

Rule changes

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]

Summer Series

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Edmonton Stingers (C)651537500+37.833Semi-finals
2 Fraser Valley Bandits 642526484+42.667
3 Hamilton Honey Badgers 633521510+11.500Quarter-finals
4 Ottawa Blackjacks 633482472+10.500
5 Guelph Nighthawks 633472473−1.500
6 Niagara River Lions (H)624465501−36.333
7 Saskatchewan Rattlers 615451514−63.167
Source: https://www.cebl.ca/standings
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

Teams EDM FRA GUE HAM NIA OTT SAS
Edmonton Stingers ———————
Fraser Valley Bandits 113–100——————
Guelph Nighthawks 71–8570–84—————
Hamilton Honey Badgers 82–88102–9697–71————
Niagara River Lions 86–8757–7065–8497–85———
Ottawa Blackjacks 82–8978–7671–8985–6979–81——
Saskatchewan Rattlers 66–8877–8771–8773–8696–7968–87—
Source: https://www.cebl.ca/result2fiba
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

Quarter-finals
August 6 		Semi-finals
August 8 		Final
August 9
1 Edmonton 88
4 Ottawa 834 Ottawa 75
5 Guelph 75 1 Edmonton 90
2 Fraser Valley 73
2 Fraser Valley 76
3 Hamilton 853 Hamilton 75
6 Niagara 83

Quarter-finals

CBC
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
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: N/A
Referees: F. Rizzuti, C. Delaney, T. Turnbu
CBC
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
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: N/A
Referees: T. Turnbull K. Moore V. Bovell

Semi-finals

CBC
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
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: N/A
Referees: V. Bovell C. Buccella T. Turnbull
CBC
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
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: N/A
Referees: J. Stiell F. Rizzuti C. Buccella

Final

CBC
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
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: N/A
Referees: F. Rizzuti V. Bovell T. Turnbull

Awards

Source: [6]

All-star teams

First Team [7] Pos.Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan Baker Edmonton Stingers F Olu Ashaolu Fraser Valley Bandits
Thomas Scrubb Ottawa BlackJacks F Owen Klassen Hamilton Honey Badgers
Travis Daniels Edmonton StingersF Tre'Darius McCallum Guelph Nighthawks
Jean-Victor Mukama Hamilton Honey Badgers G Brianté Weber Hamilton Honey Badgers
Xavier Moon Edmonton StingersG Jahenns Manigat Fraser Valley Bandits

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per game Cameron Forte Fraser Valley Bandits21.8
Rebounds per game Jordan Baker Edmonton Stingers9.4
Assists per game Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers4.5
Steals per game Cameron Forte Fraser Valley Bandits2.8
Blocks per game Travis Daniels Edmonton Stingers1.5
FG% Denzel Taylor Saskatchewan Rattlers61.5%
3P% Kyle Landry Ottawa Blackjacks80.0%

References

  1. ↑ "COVID-19: CEBL, Rattlers delay start of season until June, and, possibly, beyond". The Star Phoenix. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ↑ "CEBL confirms July restart with tournament in St. Catharines". CBC Sports. 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Elite Basketball League, CBC Sports announce three-year".
  4. ↑ "Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend". SportBusiness. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. ↑ "CEBL hopes target-score finish will create heroes every game". CBC Sports. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  6. ↑ https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-announces-2020-cebl-awards-categories-and-winner-reveal-dates>
  7. ↑ "All-CEBL First And Second Teams Revealed As Part of CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 28, 2020.
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