2021 CEBL season

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2021 CEBL season
League Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport Basketball
DurationSeason: June 24 – August 10
Playoffs: August 14–22
Number of games14 per team
Number of teams7
TV partner(s) CBC Sports
Draft
Top draft pickNervens Demosthene
Picked by Saskatchewan Rattlers
Regular season
Top seed Edmonton Stingers
Season MVP Xavier Moon
Top scorer Xavier Moon
Championship Weekend
Venue Edmonton Expo Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
Champions Edmonton Stingers
  Runners-up Niagara River Lions
Finals MVPXavier Moon
Seasons

The 2021 CEBL season was the third season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on June 24, 2021. The CEBL planned to have fans at the home arenas, depending on the situation of the pandemic but would have had regional bubbles if needed. [1] On June 10, 2021, the league announced that teams would be playing at their home arenas, but fans are still dependant on the provincial governments. On June 21, 2021, the league announced the playoffs would start on August 14, where four teams will play for two spots in the Championship Weekend. The final two spots will be filled in by the top team in the league and by the host team, Edmonton Stingers. The Championship Weekend will be held from August 18 to 22. [2] Starting July 21, all seven teams were allowed to bring some amount of fans (either full capacity or limited) to the home games. The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Niagara River Lions 101–65 for their 2nd consecutive CEBL title, becoming the league's first back-to-back champions.

Contents

Teams

2021 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

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Edmonton Stingers (H, C)1413112791049+230.929Advance to championship weekend
2 Niagara River Lions 1410412041126+78.714
3 Hamilton Honey Badgers 149511801192−12.643Advance to quarter-finals
4 Fraser Valley Bandits 147712041188+16.500
5 Guelph Nighthawks 145912351217+18.357
6 Ottawa Blackjacks 1441011691249−80.286
7 Saskatchewan Rattlers 1411310081192−184.071
Source: CEBL
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

Teams EDM FRA GUE HAM NIA OTT SAS EDM FRA GUE HAM NIA OTT SAS
Edmonton Stingers —106–65—91–8782–75104–87101–60—88–87————85–78
Fraser Valley Bandits 79–87—92–71—104–8192–7792–7479–91—————86–66
Guelph Nighthawks 84–97——76–8569–8990–8783–86———78–80—89–85—
Hamilton Honey Badgers 63–9996–93102–98—78–7687–75———101–89—81–84——
Niagara River Lions —103–8281–9271–68—94–9286–74———100–77—89–79—
Ottawa Blackjacks 79–7490–8496–7992–9977–103—82–69——71–96————
Saskatchewan Rattlers 56–8779–8574–9071–7371–72——70–8779–84—————
Source: https://www.cebl.ca/result2fiba
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals
August 14 & 15 		Semi-finals
August 20 		Final
August 22
1 Edmonton 94
3 Hamilton 94 6 Ottawa 87
6 Ottawa 961 Edmonton 101
2 Niagara 65
2 Niagara 84
4 Fraser Valley 1044 Fraser Valley 82
5 Guelph 84

Quarter-finals

CBC
August 14
4:00pm
Hamilton Honey Badgers 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 96
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 19–29, 31–27, 25–26
Pts: Nino Johnson 16
Rebs: Nino Johnson 11
Asts: Lindell Wigginton 5		Pts: Kadre Gray 32
Rebs: Chad Posthumus 20
Asts: Junior Cadougan 4
FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 812
Referees: F. Rizzuti J. Stiell R. Caporicci
CBC
August 15
4:00pm
Fraser Valley Bandits 104, Guelph Nighthawks 84
Scoring by quarter:24–15, 34–20, 30–30, 16–19
Pts: Brandon Gilbeck 26
Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 10
Asts: Shaquille Keith 9		Pts: Michael Bryson 24
Rebs: Michael Bryson, Matt Neufeld 6
Asts: Cat Barber 4
Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Attendance: N/A
Referees: R. Scott T. Cervo T. Turnbull

Championship Weekend

Semi-finals

CBC
August 20
7:00pm
Niagara River Lions 84, Fraser Valley Bandits 82
Scoring by quarter:23–13, 19–23, 22–24, 20–22
Pts: Javin Delaurier 20
Rebs: Javin Delaurier 10
Asts: Philip Scrubb 7		Pts: Alex Campbell 19
Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 14
Asts: Kenny Manigault 7
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: P. Stothaert T. Turnbull R. Kerrisen
CBC
August 20
9:30pm
Edmonton Stingers 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 87
Scoring by quarter:30–23, 21–22, 14–23, 29–19
Pts: Xavier Moon 22
Rebs: Marlon Johnson 5
Asts: Xavier Moon 8		Pts: Nick Ward 17
Rebs: Chad Posthumus 11
Asts: Kyle Gray 9
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: R. Scott J. Stiell M. Fiedelleck

Final

CBC
August 22
4:00pm
Edmonton Stingers 101, Niagara River Lions 65
Scoring by quarter:22-12, 20-17, 28-18, 31-18
Pts: Xavier Moon 28
Rebs: Brady Skeens 8
Asts: Xavier Moon 10		Pts: Philip Scrubb 17
Rebs: Daniel Mullings 7
Asts: Philip Scrubb 6
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 2,710
Referees: P. Stothaert R. Kerrison J. Stiel

Awards

Source: [3]

All-CEBL teams

First Team [4] Pos.Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jordan BakerEdmonton Stingers F Marlon Johnson JREdmonton Stingers
Nick WardOttawa Blackjacks F Brandon GilbeckFraser Valley Bandits
Javin DelaurierNiagara River LionsFAhmed HillGuelph Nighthawks
Xavier MoonEdmonton Stingers G Cat BarberGuelph Nighthawks
Lindell WiggintonHamilton Honey BadgersGAlex CampbellFraser Valley Bandits

All-Canadian team

Pos.PlayerTeam
F Shaquille Keith Fraser Valley Bandits
F Tommy Scrubb Niagara River Lions
FJordan Baker Edmonton Stingers
GAlex Campbell Fraser Valley Bandits
G Lindell Wigginton Hamilton Honey Badgers

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per game Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers23.1
Rebounds per game Javin DeLaurier Niagara River Lions10.4
Assists per gameXavier MoonEdmonton Stingers5.3
Steals per game Demarcus Holland Saskatchewan Rattlers2.4
Blocks per game Brandon Gilbeck Fraser Valley Bandits2.7
FG% Ryan Wright Ottawa BlackJacks71.7%
3P% Nino Johnson Hamilton Honey Badgers44.4%

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References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces 2021 Regular Season Schedule, Innovative Ticket Protection Plan For 2021 Season Subscribers". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton To Host 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces 2020 Cebl Awards Categories And Winner Reveal Dates". www.cebl.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ↑ "All-CEBL First And Second Teams Revealed As Part of CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 28, 2020.
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