2022 CEBL season
2022 CEBL season | |
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League | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Season: May 25 – August 1 Play in games: August 4 Playoffs: August 6–14 |
Number of games | 20 per team |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | CBC Sports |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | David Muenkat |
Picked by | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Season MVP | Khalil Ahmad (Niagara) |
Top scorer | Khalil Ahmad (Niagara) |
Championship weekend | |
Venue | TD Place Arena Ottawa, Ontario |
Champions | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Runners-up | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
Finals MVP | Christian Vital |
Seasons | |
← 2021 2023 → |
The 2022 CEBL season was the fourth season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on May 25, 2022, and ended on August 1, 2022. There will be play-in games on August 4 where the 5th to 8th seed will compete to play in the playoffs. The playoffs will start on August 6.[1] The Championship weekend will be from August 12 to the 14; the Ottawa Blackjacks will be hosting the event.[2] It is also the inaugural season for the Montreal Alliance, Newfoundland Growlers, and the Scarborough Shooting Stars. The Hamilton Honey Badgers defeated the Scarborough Shooting Stars 90–88, for their first CEBL championship in franchise history. They will represent Canada in the 2022-23 BCL Americas season.
Teams
2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League | |||||
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
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Edmonton Stingers | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Expo Centre | 4,000 | ||
Fraser Valley Bandits | Langley, British Columbia | Langley Events Centre | 5,276 | ||
Guelph Nighthawks | Guelph, Ontario | Sleeman Centre | 4,715 | ||
Hamilton Honey Badgers | Hamilton, Ontario | FirstOntario Centre | 17,383 | ||
Montreal Alliance | Montreal, Quebec | Verdun Auditorium | 4,100 | ||
Newfoundland Growlers | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Field House at Memorial University | 2,500 | ||
Niagara River Lions | St. Catharines, Ontario | Meridian Centre | 4,030 | ||
Ottawa Blackjacks | Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Arena | 9,500 | ||
Saskatchewan Rattlers | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,100 | ||
Scarborough Shooting Stars | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre | 2,000 |
Map of teams
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Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Hamilton Honey Badgers (C) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1697 | 1570 | +127 | .700 | Advance to championship weekend |
2 | Niagara River Lions | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1763 | 1643 | +120 | .650 | Advance to quarter-finals |
3 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1716 | 1656 | +60 | .600 | |
4 | Fraser Valley Bandits | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1718 | 1736 | −18 | .600 | Advance to play in games |
5 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1665 | 1749 | −84 | .550 | |
6 | Edmonton Stingers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1701 | 1691 | +10 | .500 | |
7 | Guelph Nighthawks | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1753 | 1760 | −7 | .500 | |
8 | Ottawa Blackjacks (H) | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1740 | 1721 | +19 | .400 | Advance to championship weekend[a] |
9 | Newfoundland Growlers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1699 | 1775 | −76 | .300 | |
10 | Montreal Alliance | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1523 | 1668 | −145 | .200 |
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ Automatically qualified for championship weekend as the host team.
Results
Teams | EDM | FRA | GUE | HAM | MON | NEW | NIA | OTT | SSK | SSS | EDM | FRA | GUE | HAM | MON | NEW | NIA | OTT | SSK | SSS |
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Edmonton Stingers | — | 81–84 | 101–100 | 81–87 | 85–72 | 120–69 | 74–86 | 96–88 | 84–71 | 69–78 | — | 91–100 | ||||||||
Fraser Valley Bandits | 86–80 | — | 79–87 | 68–80 | 97–81 | 94–92 | 99–102 | 95–88 | 90–78 | 92–89 | — | 86–93 | ||||||||
Guelph Nighthawks | 95–101 | 85–90 | — | 89–83 | 86–84 | 89–82 | 84–95 | 86–79 | 104–82 | 89–80 | — | 96–80 | ||||||||
Hamilton Honey Badgers | 81–88 | 70–71 | 103–85 | — | 80–72 | 95–91 | 79–83 | 86–75 | 107–86 | 84–70 | 95–76 | — | ||||||||
Montreal Alliance | 60–64 | 89–72 | 94–74 | 72–79 | — | 71–94 | 64–76 | 86–80 | 72–82 | 80–70 | — | 85–105 | ||||||||
Newfoundland Growlers | 74–89 | 81–88 | 80–87 | 68–86 | 84–83 | — | 87–95 | 85–86 | 83–60 | 88–95 | — | 93–91 | ||||||||
Niagara River Lions | 77–79 | 86–95 | 101–88 | 73–76 | 87–62 | 98–97 | — | 89–78 | 81–86 | 75–86 | 97–69 | — | ||||||||
Ottawa Blackjacks | 92–84 | 87–90 | 73–83 | 104–95 | 81–62 | 80–94 | 86–90 | — | 101–50 | 81–98 | 100–79 | — | ||||||||
Saskatchewan Rattlers | 97–85 | 86–77 | 84–81 | 74–81 | 98–86 | 90–71 | 92–89 | 92–90 | — | 83–99 | 92–90 | — | ||||||||
Scarborough Shooting Stars | 97–74 | 101–86 | 94–89 | 69–84 | 78–68 | 99–81 | 70–93 | 90–91 | 85–91 | — | 75–72 | — |
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Attendance
- As of August 3, 2022[A]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Montreal Alliance | 29,290 | 3,500 | 2,214 | 2,929 | n/a† |
2 | Niagara River Lions | 22,737 | 3,247 | 1,549 | 2,274 | n/a† |
3 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 18,159 | 3,538 | 1,408 | 1,816 | n/a† |
4 | Edmonton Stingers | 17,300 | 3,000 | 800 | 1,922 | n/a† |
5 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 14,682 | 2,280 | 1,317 | 1,631 | n/a† |
6 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 18,109 | 2,904 | 1,260 | 1,811 | n/a† |
7 | Guelph Nighthawks | 13,341 | 2,992 | 780 | 1,482 | n/a† |
8 | Newfoundland Growlers | 1,892 | 1,084 | 808 | 946 | n/a† |
9 | Fraser Valley Bandits | n/a† | ||||
10 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | n/a† | ||||
League total | 91,192 | 3,538 | 780 | 1,824 | n/a† |
Source: [1]
Play in round
Play in games
August 4 7:00pm |
recap |
Saskatchewan Rattlers 94, Edmonton Stingers 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 22–23, 17–25, 26–31 | ||
Pts: Devonte Bandoo 22 Rebs: Jordy Tshimanga 11 Asts: Devonte Bandoo 9 | Pts: Adika Peter—Mcneilly 19 Rebs: Jordan Baker 11 Asts: Trahson Burrell 5 |
SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: N/A Referees: Vernon Bovell, Mitch Strom, Chris Buccella |
August 4 7:30pm |
recap |
Fraser Valley Bandits 85, Guelph Nighthawks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 11–25, 26–19, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Brandon Gilbeck 21 Rebs: Alex Campbell, Shane Gibson, Brandon Gilbeck 6 Asts: Marek Klassen 10 | Pts: Ahmed Hill 27 Rebs: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 10 Asts: Stefan Smith 5 |
Langley Events Centre, Langley, B.C. Attendance: N/A Referees: Tanner Cervo, Reed Scott, Tony Turnbull |
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarter-finals August 6 & 7 | Semi-finals August 12 | Final August 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Hamilton | 76 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ottawa | 72 | ||||||||||||
1 | Hamilton | 90 | ||||||||||||
3 | Scarborough | 88 | ||||||||||||
2 | Niagara | 99 | ||||||||||||
7 | Guelph | 78 | ||||||||||||
2 | Niagara | 81 | ||||||||||||
3 | Scarborough | 93 | ||||||||||||
3 | Scarborough | 108 | ||||||||||||
5 | Saskatchewan | 96 |
Quarter-finals
August 6 7:00pm |
recap |
Guelph Nighthawks 78, Niagara River Lions 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 12–36, 28–21, 16–25 | ||
Pts: Ahmed Hill 17 Rebs: Sean Miller-Moore 6 Asts: Cat Barber 6 | Pts: EJ Onu 28 Rebs: Daniel Walden-Mullings 11 Asts: Elijah Mitrou-Long 6 |
August 7 3:00pm |
recap |
Scarborough Shooting Stars 108, Saskatchewan Rattlers 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 20–22, 36–25, 29—32 | ||
Pts: Jalen Harris, Kassius Robertson 24 Rebs: Teddy Allen 7 Asts: Kalif Young 4 | Pts: Tony Carr 21 Rebs: Tony Carr 13 Asts: Tony Carr 15 |
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Scarborough, Ontario Attendance: 1612 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Frank Rizzuti Robb, Caporicci |
Championship Weekend
Semi-finals
August 12 4:00pm |
recap |
Niagara River Lions 81, Scarborough Shooting Stars 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26-14, 9–19, 21–27, 25–33 | ||
Pts: EJ Onu 26 Rebs: Antonio Davis Jr 8 Asts: Khalil Ahmad, Antonio Davis Jr 6 | Pts: Jalen Harris, Kameron Chatman 22 Rebs: Jalen Harris, Isiaha Mike 8 Asts: Jalen Harris 6 |
August 12 7:00pm |
recap |
Hamilton Honey Badgers 76, Ottawa Blackjacks 72 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–17, 23–18, 19–17 | ||
Pts: Christian Vital 16 Rebs: Koby Mcewen 9 Asts: Celeb Agada, Jeremiah Tilman 5 | Pts: Zena Edosomwan 14 Rebs: Zena Edosomwan 10 Asts: Walt Lemon Jr 6 |
TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 2827 Referees: Jayson Stiell, Robb Caporicci, Tanner Cervo |
Final
August 14 3:30pm |
recap |
Hamilton Honey Badgers 90, Scarborough Shooting Stars 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26—25, 25–19, 18—15, 21—29 | ||
Pts: Christian Vital 17 Rebs: Caleb Agada 7 Asts: Caleb Agada 5 | Pts: Kassius Robertson 23 Rebs: Kyle Alexander 7 Asts: Kassius Robertson 5 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/2022_CEBL_Final_Free_Throw.jpg/220px-2022_CEBL_Final_Free_Throw.jpg)
Awards
Source:[3]
- Player of the Year: Khalil Ahmad, Niagara River Lions
- Canadian Player of the Year: Caleb Agada, Hamilton Honey Badgers
- U Sports Developmental Player of the Year: Thomas Kennedy, Fraser Valley Bandits
- Defensive Player of the Year: EJ Onu, Niagara River Lions
- Referee of the Year: Jayson Stiell
- Clutch Player of the Year: Khalil Ahmad, Niagara River Lions
- Coach of the Year: Ryan Schmidt, Hamilton Honey Badgers
- 6th man of the year: Koby McEwen, Hamilton Honey Badgers
- CEBL Final MVP: Christian Vital, Hamilton Honey Badgers
All-CEBL teams
First Team[4] | Pos. | Second Team | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | |
Isiaha Mike | Scarborough Shooting Stars | F | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers |
Caleb Agada | Hamilton Honey Badgers | G | Christian Vital | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Jalen Harris | Scarborough Shooting Stars | G | Brandon Sampson | Newfoundland Growlers |
Khalil Ahmad | Niagara River Lions | G | Cat Barber | Guelph Nighthawks |
Tony Carr | Saskatchewan Rattlers | G | Shane Gibson | Fraser Valley Bandits |
All-Canadian team
Pos. | Player | Team |
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F | Thomas Kennedy | Fraser Valley Bandits |
F | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers |
F | Isiaha Mike | Scarbororough Shooting Stars |
G | Caleb Agada | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
G | AJ Lawson | Guelph Nighthawks |
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Khalil Ahmad | Niagara River Lions | 21.1 |
Rebounds per game | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | 9.4 |
Assists per game | Tony Carr | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 6.5 |
Steals per game | Christian Vital | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 2.2 |
Blocks per game | EJ Onu | Niagara River Lions | 3.3 |
FG% | Jeremiah Tilman | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 63.9% |
3P% | Isiaha Mike | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 47.4% |
Notes
- ^ The attendances for Fraser Valley, Saskatchewan, Ottawa (June 21), Guelph (June 25), Scarborough (June 26) and Edmonton (June 30) home games hasn't been announced. Newfoundland have only announced attendance for games on June 5 and June 12.
References
- ^ "CEBL 2022 Season to Feature Record Number of Games". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "City of Ottawa and Ottawa BlackJacks to host 2022 Championship Weekend". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces 2020 Cebl Awards Categories And Winner Reveal Dates". cebl.ca. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "All-CEBL First And Second Teams Revealed As Part of CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 28, 2020.
External links
- Official website
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Former |
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- CAA Centre (Brampton)
- Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg)
- Edmonton Expo Centre (Edmonton)
- Langley Events Centre (Vancouver)
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (Scarborough)
- Meridian Centre (Niagara)
- SaskTel Centre (Saskatoon)
- Sleeman (Guelph)
- TD Place Arena (Ottawa)
- Verdun Auditorium (Montreal)
- Winsport Arena (Calgary)