Brampton Honey Badgers

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Brampton Honey Badgers
Hamilton Honey Badgers Logo.png
Leagues CEBL
Founded2018
HistoryHamilton Honey Badgers (2019–2022)
Arena CAA Centre
Capacity5,000
Location Brampton, Ontario
Team coloursBlack, gold, white
   
PresidentMichael Cvitkovic
General managerJermaine Anderson [1]
Head coach Ryan Schmidt
Championships1 (2022)
Website honeybadgers.ca

The Brampton Honey Badgers are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Brampton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. They play their games at the CAA Centre. [2] The team was founded in 2018 as the Hamilton Honey Badgers and played at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario from their inaugural season in 2019 until 2022.

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History

On May 2, 2018, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Hamilton, Ontario, as one of the original six teams for its inaugural season beginning May 2019. [3] On June 12, 2018, at a press conference the CEBL announced the logo and name of its Hamilton franchise as the Hamilton Honey Badgers, a nickname inspired by the world's most fearless animal. The team also announced the hiring of former Toronto Raptors' executive John Lashway as team president. [4] On December 19, 2019, the organization appointed Jermaine Anderson as the new general manager of the team. [5]

The Honey Badgers won their first game, at home over Edmonton, 103–86 on May 12, 2019. [6]

The Honey Badgers made the playoffs and defeated the Niagara River Lions but lost in the CEBL Finals to the Saskatchewan Rattlers.

The Honey Badgers won their first title on August 14, 2022, against the Scarborough Shooting Stars, 90–88, clinching a berth, at the 2022–23 BCL Americas.

On November 28, 2022, the league announced due to renovations to the FirstOntario Centre, the Honey Badgers had relocated to Brampton permanently. [7]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Brampton Honey Badgers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Baker, Callum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg)23 – (2000-12-08)8 December 2000
G 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brown, Jevon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)26 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998
F 32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Clarke, Akeem 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)25 – (1998-11-26)26 November 1998
F 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kangu, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)26 – (1998-04-27)27 April 1998
C 25 Flag of the United States.svg McCoy, Brandon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (110 kg)26 – (1998-06-11)11 June 1998
G 7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Newby, Jabs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg)31 – (1992-08-15)15 August 1992
F 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nurhussein, Ayub 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg)21 – (2002-12-14)14 December 2002
G 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Okafor, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)25 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999
F 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Obeng-Mensah, Yaw 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)24 – (2000-06-15)15 June 2000
F 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oduro, Prince 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (110 kg)25 – (1998-10-27)27 October 1998
F — Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Price-Noel, Jahbril 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)24 – (1999-12-19)19 December 1999
F 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stevenson, Shamiel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (110 kg)26 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998
G 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Syllas, Cole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)24 – (2000-08-01)1 August 2000
G 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Walker, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)24 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Waterman, Zane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)28 – (1995-10-12)12 October 1995
Head coach
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheldon Cassimy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: July 20, 2024

Notable players

Honours

regular season top team (1): 2022
Champions (1): 2022

Season-by-season record

LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2019 Chantal Vallée1010.5004th11.500Lost finals
2020 Ryan Schmidt33.5003rd11.500Lost semi-finals
2021 Ryan Schmidt95.6433rd01.000Lost quarter-finals
2022 Ryan Schmidt146.7001st201.000Won CEBL Championship
2023 Antoine Broxsie812.4004th East01.000Lost Play in Round
2024 Sheldon Cassimy614.3005th EastDid not qualify
Totals5050.500—44.500

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References

  1. ↑ "Honey Badgers Appoint Anderson as General Manager". www.honeybadgers.ca. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ↑ "Arena closure forces CEBL defending champion Honey Badgers to move to Brampton". Sportsnet. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Football's Mike Morreale heads up new Canadian Elite Basketball League". National Post . May 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Milton, Steve (12 June 2018). "Hamilton pro basketball team named Honey Badgers, will wear black and gold". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Honey Badgers Appoint Anderson as General Manager". www.honeybadgers.ca. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. ↑ "CEBL Team Schedule - CEBL Games - Sync to Calendar". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  7. ↑ "CEBL to Relocate Honey Badgers to Bramptons's CAA Centre". 28 November 2022.
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