2020 CEBL season
The 2020 CEBL season was the second season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It was played from July 25 to August 9 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.
| 2020 CEBL season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | July 25 – August 9 |
| Number of games | 6 per team |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | CBC Sports |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Tajinder Lall |
| Picked by | Ottawa Blackjacks |
| Round robin | |
| Top seed | Edmonton Stingers |
| Top scorer | Cameron Forte |
| Championship | |
| Venue | Meridian Centre St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Champions | Edmonton Stingers |
| Runners-up | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| Finals MVP | Xavier Moon |
The season was scheduled to take place from May 7 to August 6, with the championship being played in Edmonton from August 14 to 16. On April 15, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
It was announced on June 25 that the season would be replaced with the CEBL Summer Series tournament, to be played behind closed doors at the Meridian Centre.[2] A single round robin was played to eliminate one team, followed by a six-team single-elimination playoff.
The 2020 season sees the inclusion of the Ottawa Blackjacks, the CEBL's seventh team and first expansion team. It is also the first in a three-year broadcast partnership with CBC Sports.[3] Host broadcaster Mediapro utilized automated cameras.[4]
Summer Series
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Stingers (C) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 537 | 500 | +37 | .833 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Fraser Valley Bandits | 6 | 4 | 2 | 526 | 484 | +42 | .667 | |
| 3 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 521 | 510 | +11 | .500 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 482 | 472 | +10 | .500 | |
| 5 | Guelph Nighthawks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 472 | 473 | −1 | .500 | |
| 6 | Niagara River Lions (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 465 | 501 | −36 | .333 | |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 451 | 514 | −63 | .167 |
Results
Playoffs
| Quarter-finals August 6 |
Semi-finals August 8 |
Final August 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Edmonton | 88 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ottawa | 83 | 4 | Ottawa | 75 | ||||||||
| 5 | Guelph | 75 | 1 | Edmonton | 90 | ||||||||
| 2 | Fraser Valley | 73 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Fraser Valley | 76 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Hamilton | 85 | 3 | Hamilton | 75 | ||||||||
| 6 | Niagara | 83 | |||||||||||
Quarter-finals
August 6 5:00pm |
| Hamilton Honey Badgers 85, Niagara River Lions 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 22–13, 31–13, 17–29 | ||
| Pts: Jean-Victor Mukama 23 Rebs: Jean-Victor Mukama, Kalif Young 8 Asts: Briante Weber 6 |
Pts: Trae Bell-Haynes 23 Rebs: Ryan Ejim 7 Asts: Trae Bell-Haynes 5 | |
August 6 7:30pm |
| Ottawa Blackjacks 83, Guelph Nighthawks 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 23–12, 17–16, 22–22 | ||
| Pts: Olivier Hanlan 19 Rebs: Johnny Berhanemeskel, Olivier Hanlan, Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles 6 Asts: Olivier Hanlan, Munis Tutu 4 |
Pts: Tre'darius Mccallum 17 Rebs: Myles Charvis 6 Asts: Myles Charvis 6 | |
Semi-finals
August 8 1:30pm |
| Fraser Valley Bandits 76, Hamilton Honey Badgers 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 16–26, 18–25, 26–11 | ||
| Pts: Malcolm Duvivier 18 Rebs: Malcolm Duvivier 8 Asts: Jahenns Manigat 6 |
Pts: Jean-Victor Mukama 24 Rebs: Briante Weber 10 Asts: Briante Weber 6 | |
August 8 3:50pm |
| Edmonton Stingers 88, Ottawa Blackjacks 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 22–19, 20–18, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Mathieu Kamba 26 Rebs: Jordan Baker 10 Asts: Xavier Moon 5 |
Pts: Olivier Hanlan 17 Rebs: Thomas Scrubb 9 Asts: Johnny Berhanemeskel 7 | |
Final
August 9 12:00pm |
| Edmonton Stingers 90, Fraser Valley Bandits 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 24–21, 26–21, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Xavier Moon 31 Rebs: Travis Daniels 8 Asts: Jordan Baker, Adika Peter-Mcneilly 4 |
Pts: Junior Cadougan 13 Rebs: Marcus Capers, Oluseyi Ashaolu, Marek Klassen 4 Asts: Junior Cadougan 5 | |
Awards
Source: [5]
- Player of the year:
- Canadian Player of the Year:
- U Sports Developmental Player of the Year:
- Defensive Player of the Year:
- Referee award: Frank Rizzuti
- Clutch Player of the year:Briante Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers
- Coach of the Year:
References
- "COVID-19: CEBL, Rattlers delay start of season until June, and, possibly, beyond". The Star Phoenix. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- "CEBL confirms July restart with tournament in St. Catharines". CBC Sports. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- "Canadian Elite Basketball League, CBC Sports announce three-year".
- "Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend". SportBusiness. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-announces-2020-cebl-awards-categories-and-winner-reveal-dates>
- "CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. Retrieved 3 September 2019.