2026 CEBL season

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2026 CEBL season
League Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport Basketball
DurationSeason: May 9 – August 3
Playoffs: August 6–16
Games24 per team
Teams10
TV partner(s) CBC Sports YouTube, CBC TV, CBC Gem
Draft
Regular season
Postseason
Seasons
2027

The 2026 CEBL season will be the eighth season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The regular season begins on May 9 and ends on August 3.

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On January 15, 2026, the CEBL announced the introduction of a full in-market postseason and a best-of-three finals, beginning with the 2026 season. [1] The CEBL changed their playoff format disbanding the Championship Weekend to move to a regular playoff format with the top 4 teams in each conference making the playoffs. The first two round will be single elimination format, with the finals being best-of-three.

On February 19, 2026, Tyler Mazereeuw was promoted to President and CEO of the CEBL, replacing former commissioner Mike Morreale, who served since the league's inaugural season in 2019. [2]

On February 4, 2026, the Saskatchewan Rattlers rebranded as the Saskatoon Mamba and announced that they will be playing at 2 venues: SaskTel Centre and Merlis Belsher Place. [3]

The Vancouver Bandits will play a neutral site home game against the Saskatoon Mamba at Prospera Place in Kelowna on June 6, 2026. [4]

On March 3, 2026, the CEBL announced that the CBC would again be the leagues broadcast partner for 2026–2030. Select games would be shown on CBC TV, and all games would be carried on CBC Gem and CBC Sports Youtube. [5]

Regular season

Standings

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Vancouver Bandits 000000—Advance to quarter-finals
2 Calgary Surge 000000—
3 Edmonton Stingers 000000—
4 Winnipeg Sea Bears 000000—
5 Saskatoon Mamba 000000—
First match(es) will be played: May 9, 2025. Source: CEBL

Eastern Conference

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Brampton Honey Badgers 000000—Advance to quarter-finals
2 Montreal Alliance 000000—
3 Niagara River Lions 000000—
4 Ottawa BlackJacks 000000—
5 Scarborough Shooting Stars 000000—
First match(es) will be played: May 12, 2025. Source: CEBL

Results

Teams BHB CGY EDM MON NIA OTT SSK SSS VAN WPG BHB CGY EDM MON NIA OTT SSK SSS VAN WPG
Brampton Honey Badgers —May 17June 3May 28June 15May 15July 5May 30May 25—July 30July 14July 2Aug 1
Calgary Surge June 17—May 31June 20July 31June 10May 28July 9June 14—July 24July 19July 21July 17
Edmonton Stingers July 1—June 17May 24Aug 2June 28June 13May 16May 9July 26—July 31July 11July 5
Montreal Alliance June 10June 7—May 26May 31May 19May 15July 28June 5July 10—June 26July 24July 3
Niagara River Lions June 5June 3July 18June 13—July 4June 19June 10May 29July 16July 12—July 26July 10
Ottawa Blackjacks May 21May 12May 23May 18—June 21June 23June 2June 4July 12July 8June 28—July 22
Saskatoon Mamba July 12July 3June 24July 29June 15—May 31May 14May 29Aug 3July 21—July 7July 15
Scarborough Shooting Stars June 27June 6July 16July 1June 21June 19May 21—May 19Aug 3July 26July 24July 18—
Vancouver Bandits June 20May 24May 22July 17June 13June 6June 15—June 27July 5July 3July 25—Aug 2
Winnipeg Sea Bears July 25June 12June 20July 19May 22July 31May 16June 18—July 12July 9June 30July 12—
Source: CEBL
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.


References

  1. ↑ "New Playoff Era to Begin as CEBL Announces 2026 Season Schedule". CEBL. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mazereeuw Promoted to President and CEO of Canadian Elite Basketball League".
  3. ↑ "Basketball Operations Update". January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Vancouver Partners with City of Kelowna to Host Neutral-Site Home Game".
  5. ↑ "CBC Sports reunites with Canadian Elite Basketball League, striking 5-year partnership".
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