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Leagues | CEBL |
Founded | 2022 |
History | Winnipeg Sea Bears (2022–present) |
Arena | Canada Life Centre [1] |
Capacity | 15,321 |
Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Team colours | Black, teal, white |
President | Jason Smith |
Head coach | Mike Raimbault [2] |
Ownership | David Asper |
Championships | 0 |
Conference titles | 0 |
Retired numbers | 1 (33) |
Website | seabears.ca |
The Winnipeg Sea Bears are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). They play their home games at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.
On November 9, 2022, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced that its 10th franchise would be in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [3] [4]
On November 30, 2022, the Winnipeg franchise officially unveiled their branding, announcing their name and logo as the Winnipeg Sea Bears. It was announced they would be playing at the Canada Life Centre. [5] [6]
On December 14, 2022, the Sea Bears announced that Mike Taylor was hired as the team’s inaugural head coach. [7] [8]
On May 27, 2023, the Sea Bears played their inaugural game in front of 7,303 fans, [9] shattering the previous league attendance record by nearly 3,000. They won the game 90–85 over the Vancouver Bandits. The Sea Bears finished their inaugural season with a 12–8 record for second in the Western Conference and a home playoff game against the Edmonton Stingers. Winnipeg set another attendance record for their first playoff game with 10,580 spectators. [10]
Prior to the 2024 season the CEBL announced that Winnipeg would host the 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend. [11] The Sea Bears' second season started May 22, 2024 with a loss to the Saskatchewan Rattlers, played in the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. [12] They finished the season with a 9–11 record, qualifying for the playoffs. The Sea Bears would be eliminated in the play-in round by the Calgary Surge by a score of 84–82.
The Sea Bears retired their first jersey on May 16, 2025 during their opening night of the 2025 season. The jersey that was retired was #33, Chad Posthumus, to remember and honour his legacy on and off the court after he died. [13]
Source: [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: May 28, 2025 |
Retired Jerseys
Date | Player | Jersey No. |
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May 16, 2025 [14] | Chad Posthumus | #33 |
CEBL Most Valuable Player
Season | Player |
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2023 | Teddy Allen |
U Sports Player of the year
Season | Player | University Team |
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2023 | Simon Hildebrandt | University of Manitoba Bisons |
Developmental Player of the Year
Season | Player | University Team |
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2024 | Simon Hildebrandt | University of Manitoba Bisons |
CEBL Coach of the year
Season | Coach | W | L |
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2023 | Mike Taylor | 12 | 8 |
CEBL Sixth Man of the Year
Season | Player |
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2023 | Jelani Watson–Gayle |
All CEBL Teams
CEBL First team All Stars
Season | Player | Position |
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2023 | Teddy Allen | Guard |
2024 | Justin Wright-Foreman |
CEBL Second Team All Stars
Season | Player | Position |
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2023 | E.J. Anosike | Forward |
2024 | Teddy Allen [a] | Guard |
2025 | Simi Shittu | Forward |
CEBL BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS:
Franchise of the year
Season | Team |
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2023 | Winnipeg Sea Bears |
Team Executive of the year
Season | Name | Position |
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2023 | Jason Smith | President |
2024 |
CEBL Mascot of the year award
Season | Mascot |
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2023 | Churchill the Sea Bear |
2024 | |
League | Season | Coach | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
CEBL | ||||||||||
2023 | Mike Taylor | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2nd West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost play-in round | |
2024 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4th West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost play-in round | ||
2025 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4th West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Semifinal | ||
Totals | 32 | 32 | .500 | — | 0 | 3 | .000 |