# 2024 CEBL season

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.

## 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 | Advance to play in games |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1757 | 1865 | −108 | .300 | |

#### 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 | Advance to play in games |
| 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 |
* ↑ Automatically qualified for championship weekend as the host team.

### Attendance

    As of July 29, 2024
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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:
* ↑ The following team did not report game attendance: Saskatchewan on July 11
* ↑ Vancouver only reported five games' attendance in 2023
* ↑ Edmonton only reported nine games' attendance in 2023
* ↑ Saskatchewan only reported one game's attendance in 2023

## Results

| Teams | BHB | CGY | EDM | MON | NIA | OTT | SSK | SSS | VAN | WPG | BHB | CGY | EDM | MON | NIA | OTT | SSK | SSS | VAN | WPG |
| Brampton Honey Badgers | — | 108–105 | | 85–79 | 74–67 | 99–82 | 69–76 | 73–81 | 108–83 | 90–92 | — | | | | | 79–94 | | 98–96 | | |
| Calgary Surge | 88–76 | — | 79–97 | 90–80 | | | 102–85 | 97–104 | 65–70 | 110–78 | | — | 84–91 | | | | | | 97–94 | 87–83 |
| Edmonton Stingers | 99–79 | 80–91 | — | | 79–100 | 92–91 | 93–77 | | 90–93 | 89–86 | | 58–87 | — | | | | 88–81 | | 99–82 | |
| Montreal Alliance | 95–77 | | 77–81 | — | 80–94 | 86–87 | 89–72 | 93–86 | 80–78 | 80–73 | 87–90 | | | — | | 84–76 | | | | |
| Niagara River Lions | 103–60 | 109–89 | 105–104 | 97–95 | — | 110–86 | | 81–78 | | 101–94 | 80–71 | | | 83–77 | — | 109–97 | | | | |
| Ottawa Blackjacks | 116–104 | 90–100 | 84–92 | 89–104 | 90–86 | — | 98–92 | 102–80 | | | | | | 92–91 | 122–113 | — | | 79–92 | | |
| Saskatchewan Rattlers | 104–93 | 77–105 | 87–91 | 96–90 | 87–94 | | — | 99–105 | 98–86 | 94–86 | | 87–95 | | | | | — | | | 96–84 |
| Scarborough Shooting Stars | 105–92 | 93–82 | 103–92 | 92–84 | 95–87 | 105–91 | | — | 90–104 | | 106–90 | | | 91–71 | 77–98 | | | — | | |
| Vancouver Bandits | | 100–74 | 88–107 | 95–75 | 105–83 | 104–67 | 98–85 | 88–83 | — | 112–91 | | | | | | | 99–70 | | — | 103–92 |
| Winnipeg Sea Bears | | 111–104 | 87–97 | | 94–82 | 93–80 | 103–101 | 109–106 | 88–84 | — | | | 102–101 | | | | 97–93 | | 99–102 | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Play-in round August 2 | Play-in round August 2 | Play-in round August 2 | Quarterfinals August 4 | Quarterfinals August 4 | Quarterfinals August 4 | Semifinals August 9 | Semifinals August 9 | Semifinals August 9 | Championship August 11 | Championship August 11 | 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
* TSN2
* August 2 7:00pm
* recap
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
* TSN2
* August 2 7:30pm
* recap
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

* TSN5
* August 4 5:30pm
* recap
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
* TSN5
* August 4 6:00pm
* recap
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

* TSN3
* August 9 5:30pm
* recap
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
* TSN3
* August 9 8:00pm
* recap
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

* TSN2
* August 11 6:00pm
* recap
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:
* 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 | First Team | Pos. | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Nick Ward | Vancouver Bandits | F | F | Chris Smith | Montreal Alliance |
| Khalil Ahmad | Niagara River Lions | G | G | Teddy Allen | Winnipeg Sea Bears / Saskatchewan Rattlers |
| Cat Barber | Scarborough Shooting Stars | G | G | Jahvon Blair | Niagara River Lions |
| Tazé Moore | Vancouver Bandits | G | G | Jalen Harris | Saskatchewan Rattlers |
| Justin Wright-Foreman | Winnipeg Sea Bears | G | 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 |