2019 CEBL season

The 2019 CEBL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. It included six teams: Saskatchewan, Fraser Valley, Edmonton, Hamilton, Niagara, and Guelph. The regular season ran from May 9, 2019 to August 15, 2019, and the Championship Weekend took place on August 24 and 25, 2019, hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On August 25, the Saskatchewan Rattlers won the CEBL's first ever Championship after beating the Hamilton Honey Badgers. ^[1]

2019 CEBL season
League	Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Season: May 9 – August 15 Playoffs: August 24–25
Number of games	20
Number of teams	6
Draft
Top draft pick	Joel Friesen
Picked by	Fraser Valley Bandits
Regular season
Top seed	Niagara River Lions
Season MVP	Xavier Moon (Edmonton)
Top scorer	Tavrion Dawson (Saskatchewan)
Championship Weekend
Venue	SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Champions	Saskatchewan Rattlers
Runners-up	Hamilton Honey Badgers
Finals MVP	Alex Campbell (Saskatchewan)

Teams

2019 Canadian Elite Basketball League
Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Edmonton Stingers	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Expo Centre	4,000
Fraser Valley Bandits	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Abbotsford Centre	7,046
Guelph Nighthawks	Guelph, Ontario	Sleeman Centre	4,715
Hamilton Honey Badgers	Hamilton, Ontario	FirstOntario Centre	17,383
Niagara River Lions	St. Catharines, Ontario	Meridian Centre	4,030
Saskatchewan Rattlers	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	SaskTel Centre	15,100

Map of teams

Stingers

Bandits

Nighthawks

Badgers

Lions

Rattlers

CEBL Teams

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Niagara River Lions	20	15	5	.750	+5	Championship Weekend[a]
2	Edmonton Stingers	20	14	6	.700	+4
3	Saskatchewan Rattlers (C, H)	20	11	9	.550	+1
4	Hamilton Honey Badgers	20	10	10	.500	—
5	Guelph Nighthawks	20	6	14	.300	4
6	Fraser Valley Bandits	20	4	16	.200	6

Updated to match(es) played on final. Source: CEBL
(C) Champions; (H) Championship Weekend host
Notes:

1. The Saskatchewan Rattlers and the top 3 remaining teams qualify for Championship Weekend.

Results

Home \ Away	EDM	FRA	GUE	HAM	NIA	SAS	EDM	FRA	GUE	HAM	NIA	SAS
Edmonton Stingers	—	93–88	82–80	87–90	118–105	93–84	—	108–104	110–91	102–92	105–99	81–85
Fraser Valley Bandits	95–104	—	103–106	88–102	94–104	81–93	85–95	—	85–72	98–75	82–95	79–91
Guelph Nighthawks	89–99	95–94	—	103–104	85–93	110–130	84–99	92–86	—	115–131	87–96	86–98
Hamilton Honey Badgers	107–83	106–99	102–96	—	107–95	77–91	103–105	82–100	118–99	—	94–108	79–100
Niagara River Lions	108–66	108–87	112–109	107–96	—	94–83	98–105	81–70	90–101	108–96	—	97–89
Saskatchewan Rattlers	69–62	89–101	75–93	113–95	97–99	—	74–73	83–73	115–125	96–102	91–108	—

Source: USBasket.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Championship Weekend

	Semi-finals August 24					Final August 25
	1	Niagara	103
	4	Hamilton	104
						4	Hamilton	83
						3	Saskatchewan	94
	2	Edmonton	83
	3	Saskatchewan	85

Semi-finals

CBC, CEBL.TV

August 24 1:00 pm

Box score

Edmonton Stingers 83, Saskatchewan Rattlers 85
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 32–21, 19–17, 17–25
Pts: Grandy Glaze 17 Rebs: Travis Daniels 13 Asts: Moon, Baker, Glaze 5 each		Pts: Marlon Johnson 17 Rebs: Posthumus, Keith 8 each Asts: Alex Campbell 4

SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 2,163 Referees: Frank Rizzuti, Tanner Cervo, Greg Spagnoli

CBC, CEBL.TV

August 24 3:30 pm

Box score

Niagara River Lions 103, Hamilton Honey Badgers 104
Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 20–21, 27-25, 22–24
Pts: Ryan Anderson 26 Rebs: Yohanny Dalembert 11 Asts: Pinson, Johnson 5 each		Pts: Xavier Rathan-Mayes 28 Rebs: Mike Fraser 13 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 11

SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 2,163 Referees: Karen Lasiuk, Neil Donnelly, Troy Turnbull

Final

CBC, CEBL.TV

August 25 4:00 pm

Box score

Hamilton Honey Badgers 83, Saskatchewan Rattlers 94
Scoring by quarter: 23-21, 18-27, 22-25, 20-21
Pts: Rathan-Mayes 24 Rebs: Rathan-Mayes 11 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 5		Pts: Campbell 20 Rebs: Ejim 12 Asts: Webster-Chan, Ejim 4 each

SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 3,119 Referees: Frank Rizzuti, Karen Lasuik, Tanner Cervo

Awards

Source: ^[2]

• Player of the year: Xavier Moon, Edmonton Stingers
• Canadian Player of the Year: Guillaume Boucard, Niagara River Lions
• U Sports Developmental Player of the Year: Brody Clarke, Edmonton Stingers
• Defensive Player of the Year: Samuel Muldrow, Niagara River Lions
• Referee award: David Hersche
• Community Ambassadors Awards: Abednego Lufile, Guelph Nighthawks, Jelane Pryce, Saskatchewan Rattlers, Xavier Moon, Edmonton Stingers, Ryan Anderson, Niagara River Lions, Matt Marshall Hamilton Honey Badgers, Marek Klassen Fraser Valley Bandits
• Coach of the Year: Victor Raso Niagara River Lions
• CEBL Finals MVP: Alex Campbell Saskatchewan Rattlers

All-star teams

First Team[3]		Pos.	Second Team
Player	Team		Player	Team
Samuel Muldrow	Niagara River Lions	C	Marlon Johnson	Saskatchewan Rattlers
Guillaume Boucard	Niagara River Lions	F	Jordan Baker	Edmonton Stingers
Travis Daniels	Edmonton Stingers	F	Travion Dawson	Saskatchewan Rattlers
Ricky Tarrant, Jr.	Hamilton Honey Badgers	G	Marek Klassen	Fraser Valley Bandits
Xavier Moon	Edmonton Stingers	G	Trae Bell-Haynes	Niagara River Lions

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game	Travion Dawson	Saskatchewan Rattlers	20.1
Rebounds per game	Jordan Baker	Edmonton Stingers	10.4
Assists per game	Marek Klassen	Fraser Valley Bandits	7.2
Steals per game	Xavier Moon	Edmonton Stingers	2.2
Blocks per game	Ezekiel Marshall	Guelph Nighthawks	2.0
FG%	Yohanny Dalembert	Niagara River Lions	66.4%
3P%	Connor Wood	Guelph Nighthawks	45.7%