Canadian Basketball League

The Canadian Basketball League (CBL) was a professional basketball minor league based around the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario. The CBL was founded in July 2014 by former NBA coach Butch Carter.[1][2][3]

Canadian Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2016–17
SportBasketball
Founded2014
Inaugural season2016–17
Ceased2017
CEOButch Carter
MottoDevelopment League
TV partner(s)yes tv
Official websitecanadianbasketball.com

History

The four founding member teams were Durham United, Hamilton United, Scarborough and Wellington. Teams play a 24-game regular season followed by league playoffs.

The CBL was to begin play for the 2015–16 season with four teams. That plan was put on hold when a home arena could not be secured for the Hamilton franchise.[4]

CBL began their inaugural season in December 2016.[5][6] Scarborough defeated Wellington 79-75 in the first-ever league game played at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on December 18, 2016.[7][8]

The league lasted one season and ceased operations in March 2017.[9]

Teams
Team City Arena
Durham United Basketball Club Oshawa, Ontario Durham Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre
Hamilton United Basketball Club Hamilton, Ontario David Braley Athletics & Recreation Centre
Scarborough Basketball Club Toronto, Ontario Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Wellington Basketball Club Guelph, Ontario Guelph Gryphons Athletic Centre

References
  1. "Ex-Raptors coach Butch Carter pushing a dream of a new Canadian Basketball League". Ottawa Citizen. 12 December 2014.
  2. "Butch Carter pitching startup Canadian Basketball League, but will he find sponsors?". Toronto Star. 20 January 2015.
  3. "Butch Carter says Canadian Basketball League to start small, grow sustainably". Yahoo Sports Canada. 21 May 2015.
  4. "Carter's pro hoops league put on ice this season". Waterloo Region Record. 21 January 2016.
  5. "Hamilton United to debut in new Canadian Basketball League". Hamilton Spectator. 5 December 2016.
  6. "Carter's basketball league launches without Waterloo". Waterloo Region Record. 6 December 2016.
  7. "Canadian Basketball League excited for tip-off in Guelph". Guelph Mercury Tribune. 14 December 2016.
  8. "First-ever Canadian Basketball League game". Inside Toronto. 19 December 2016.
  9. "Failed pro basketball league that included Guelph team owes ex-employees $138,000: Ministry of Labour (Updated)". Guelph Today. 9 April 2018.


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