2024 CEBL season
| 2024 CEBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Elite Basketball League | 
| Sport | Basketball | 
| Duration | Season: May 21 – July 29  Playoffs: August 2–11  | 
| Number of games | 20 per team | 
| Number of teams | 10 | 
| TV partner(s) | TSN | 
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Ismaël Diouf | 
| Picked by | Montreal Alliance | 
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Vancouver Bandits | 
| Season MVP | Tazé Moore | 
| Top scorer | Justin Wright-Foreman | 
| Championship weekend | |
| Venue | Verdun Auditorium Montreal, Quebec  | 
| Champions | Niagara River Lions (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Vancouver Bandits | 
| Finals MVP | Kalil Ahmad | 
The 2024 CEBL season was the sixth season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on May 21, 2024, and the regular season ended on July 29, 2024.[1]
Regular season
Standings
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Bandits | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1893 | 1716 | +177 | .700 | Advance to championship weekend | 
| 2 | Edmonton Stingers | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1820 | 1763 | +57 | .650 | Advance to quarter-finals | 
| 3 | Calgary Surge | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1831 | 1771 | +60 | .550 | Advance to play in games | 
| 4 | Winnipeg Sea Bears | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1842 | 1912 | −70 | .450 | |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1757 | 1865 | −108 | .300 | 
Source: CEBL
 Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niagara River Lions (C) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1882 | 1754 | +128 | .700 | Advance to quarter-finals | 
| 2 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1868 | 1810 | +58 | .600 | Advance to play in games | 
| 3 | Ottawa BlackJacks | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1821 | 1907 | −86 | .450 | |
| 4 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1690 | 1863 | −173 | .300 | |
| 5 | Montreal Alliance (H) | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1689 | 1732 | −43 | .300 | Advance to championship weekend[a] | 
- ^ Automatically qualified for championship weekend as the host team.
 
Attendance
- As of July 29, 2024[a]
 
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnipeg Sea Bears | 86,735 | 11,051 | 7,607 | 8,674 | +58.2% | 
| 2 | Vancouver Bandits | 38,908 | 4,538 | 3,288 | 3,891 | +127.1%[b] | 
| 3 | Calgary Surge | 34,506 | 12,327 | 1,912 | 3,451 | +15.8% | 
| 4 | Edmonton Stingers | 34,222 | 4,256 | 2,019 | 3,422 | −11.3%[c] | 
| 5 | Niagara River Lions | 28,370 | 3,333 | 2,396 | 2,837 | −8.7% | 
| 6 | Montreal Alliance | 26,950 | 3,012 | 1,979 | 2,695 | −6.4% | 
| 7 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 21,048 | 3,211 | 2,017 | 2,339 | +19.5%[d] | 
| 8 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 20,523 | 2,510 | 1,631 | 2,052 | +6.7% | 
| 9 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 20,000 | 4,068 | 1,013 | 2,000 | +27.1% | 
| 10 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 14,998 | 1,748 | 1,242 | 1,500 | −1.0% | 
| League total | 326,260 | 12,327 | 1,013 | 3,296 | +15.9% | 
Source: [1]
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
| Play-in round August 2  | Quarterfinals August 4  | Semifinals August 9  | Championship August 11  | |||||||||||||||
| E1 | Niagara | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Niagara | 94 | E5 | Montreal | 75 | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Scarborough | 73 | E3 | Ottawa | 91 | E1 | Niagara | 97 | ||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa | 90 | W1 | Vancouver | 95 | |||||||||||||
| W1 | Vancouver | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Edmonton | 69 | W3 | Calgary | 87 | |||||||||||||
| W3 | Calgary | 84 | W3 | Calgary | 78 | |||||||||||||
| W4 | Winnipeg | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
Play-in games
- Note: all times are local
 
August 2  7:00pm  | 
| Scarborough Shooting Stars 73, Ottawa Blackjacks 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 12–17, 19–27, 11–28 | ||
| Pts: Aaron Best, Donovan Williams 17 Rebs: Jalen Adaway, Kalif Young 8 Asts: Jalen Adaway, Cat Barber, Kadre Gray 3  |  Pts: Isaih Moore 22 Rebs: Isaih Moore 10 Asts: Deng Adel 8  | |
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Scarborough, Ontario  Attendance: 1,622 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Dave Maxin, Christine Vuong  | 
August 2  7:30pm  | 
| Calgary Surge 84, Winnipeg Sea Bears 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 18–24, 20–22, 18–24 | ||
| Pts: Mathieu Kamba 27 Rebs: Sean Miller-Moore 14 Asts: Corey Davis Jr 8  |  Pts: Emmanuel Akot 23 Rebs: Simon Hildebrandt 8 Asts: Scottie Lindsey 5  | |
WinSport Event Centre, Calgary, Alberta  Attendance: 2,574 Referees: Perry Stothart, Neil Donnelly, Cooper Toppings  | 
Quarterfinals
August 4  5:30pm  | 
| Niagara River Lions 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 21–29, 18–29, 27–14 | ||
| Pts: Khalil Ahmad 23 Rebs: Jahvon Blair, Nathan Cayo 6 Asts: Khalil Ahmad 8  |  Pts: Shamar Givance 19 Rebs: Deng Adel 10 Asts: Deng Adel 10  | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario  Attendance: 4,004 Referees: Nate Saunders, Greg Spagnoli, Chris Buccella  | 
August 4  6:00pm  | 
| Edmonton Stingers 69, Calgary Surge 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–17, 18–24, 15–15 | ||
| Pts: Jacob Evans III 13 Rebs: Brody Clarke 8 Asts: Elijah Miller, Jacob Evans III 8  |  Pts: Corey Davis Jr 22 Rebs: Trhae Mitchell, Jordy Tshimanga 8 Asts: Corey Davis Jr 6  | |
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta  Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Waseem Husainy, Ryley Kerrison, Farhan Baig  | 
Championship Weekend
Semifinals
August 9  5:30pm  | 
| Vancouver Bandits 89, Calgary Surge 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 27–18, 23–26, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Mitch Creek 27 Rebs: Tazé Moore 11 Asts: Tazé Moore 5  |  Pts: Corey Davis Jr 23 Rebs: Mathieu Kamba 13 Asts: Corey Davis Jr 7  | |
Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec  Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Nate Saunders, Perry Stothart  | 
August 9  8:00pm  | 
| Niagara River Lions 78, Montreal Alliance 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 22–25, 16–23, 24–16 | ||
| Pts: Khalil Ahmad 31 Rebs: Omari Moore 13 Asts: Omari Moore, Tj Lall 2  |  Pts: Ahmed Hill 14 Rebs: Jordan Bowden 11 Asts: Guillaume Payen-Boucard 3  | |
Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec  Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Waseem Husainy, Ryley Kerrison, Chris Bucella  | 
Championship
August 11  6:00pm  | 
| Vancouver Bandits 95, Niagara River Lions 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 26–21, 16–27, 26–33 | ||
| Pts: Mitch Creek 26 Rebs: Mitch Creek 13 Asts: Zach Copeland 3  |  Pts: Nathan Cayo 25 Rebs: Omari Moore, Nathan Cayo 8 Asts: Omari Moore 5  | |
Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec  Attendance: 3,031 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Waseem Husainy, Nate Saunders  | 
Awards
Source: [2]
- Most Valuable Player: Tazé Moore, Vancouver Bandits
 - Canadian Player of the Year: Koby McEwen, Vancouver Bandits
 - Development Player of the Year: Simon Hildebrandt, Winnipeg Sea Bears
 - Defensive Player of the Year: Lloyd Pandi, Ottawa Blackjacks
 - Clutch Player of the Year: Tevin Brown, Ottawa Blackjacks, Stefan Smith, Calgary Surge
 - Coach of the Year: Kyle Julius, Vancouver Bandits
 - Sixth Man of the Year: Aaryn Rai, Niagara River Lions
 - Referee of the Year: Vernon Bovell
 - Community Champion Award: Vancouver Bandits
 - CEBL Finals MVP: Khalil Ahmad, Niagara River Lions
 
All-CEBL teams
| First Team | Pos. | Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
| Nick Ward | Vancouver Bandits | F | Chris Smith | Montreal Alliance | |
| Khalil Ahmad | Niagara River Lions | G | Teddy Allen | Winnipeg Sea Bears / Saskatchewan Rattlers  | |
| Cat Barber | Scarborough Shooting Stars | G | Jahvon Blair | Niagara River Lions | |
| Tazé Moore | Vancouver Bandits | G | Jalen Harris | Saskatchewan Rattlers | |
| Justin Wright-Foreman | Winnipeg Sea Bears | G | Koby McEwen | Vancouver Bandits | |
All-Canadian team
| Pos. | Player | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| F | Brody Clarke | Edmonton Stingers | 
| G | Sean Miller-Moore | Calgary Surge | 
| G | Koby McEwen | Vancouver Bandits | 
| G | Jahvon Blair | Niagara River Lions | 
| G | Mathieu Kamba | Calgary Surge | 
References
- ^ "CEBL Announces 2024 Season Schedule". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
 - ^ "Tazé Moore, Koby McEwen Highlight Winners at 2024 CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 8, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.