Winnipeg Sea Bears

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Winnipeg Sea Bears
Winnipeg Sea Bears logo.png
Leagues CEBL
Founded2022
HistoryWinnipeg Sea Bears
(2022–present)
Arena Canada Life Centre [1]
Capacity15,321
Location Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team coloursBlack, teal, white
   
PresidentJason Smith
Head coach Mike Taylor [2]
Ownership David Asper
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.

Contents

History

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]

The Sea Bears' second season started May 22, 2024 with a loss to the Saskatchewan Rattlers, played in the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. [11]

Players

Current roster

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

Winnipeg Sea Bears roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hildebrandt, Simon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)21 – (2003-03-17)17 March 2003
F 30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ingo, Stephane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg)25 – (1999-06-08)8 June 1999
G 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maranan, Shawn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg)24 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000
G 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sagl, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)24 – (2000-03-29)29 March 2000
G 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Watts, Daren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg)21 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003
Head coach
  • Flag of the United States.svg Mike Taylor
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the United States.svg Juwan Brown
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Gatchalian
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Raimbault
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josh Reddy
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Thomson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: November 20, 2024

Season-by-season record

LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2023 Mike Taylor128.6002nd West01.000Lost play-in round
2024 911.4504th West01.000Lost play-in round
Totals2119.525—02.000

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