# 2021 CEBL season

The 2021 CEBL season was the third season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on June 24, 2021. The CEBL planned to have fans at the home arenas, depending on the situation of the pandemic but would have had regional bubbles if needed. On June 10, 2021, the league announced that teams would be playing at their home arenas, but fans are still dependant on the provincial governments. On June 21, 2021, the league announced the playoffs would start on August 14, where four teams will play for two spots in the Championship Weekend. The final two spots will be filled in by the top team in the league and by the host team, Edmonton Stingers. The Championship Weekend will be held from August 18 to 22. Starting July 21, all seven teams were allowed to bring some amount of fans (either full capacity or limited) to the home games. The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Niagara River Lions 101–65 for their 2nd consecutive CEBL title, becoming the league's first back-to-back champions.

## Teams

2021 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 |
| Ottawa Blackjacks | Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Arena | 9,500 |
| Saskatchewan Rattlers | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,100 |

### Map of teams
## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Edmonton Stingers (H, C) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1279 | 1049 | +230 | .929 | Advance to championship weekend |
| 2 | Niagara River Lions | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1204 | 1126 | +78 | .714 | Advance to championship weekend |
| 3 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1180 | 1192 | −12 | .643 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Fraser Valley Bandits | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1204 | 1188 | +16 | .500 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 5 | Guelph Nighthawks | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1235 | 1217 | +18 | .357 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 6 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1169 | 1249 | −80 | .286 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1008 | 1192 | −184 | .071 | |

### Results

| Teams | EDM | FRA | GUE | HAM | NIA | OTT | SAS | EDM | FRA | GUE | HAM | NIA | OTT | SAS |
| Edmonton Stingers | — | 106–65 | — | 91–87 | 82–75 | 104–87 | 101–60 | — | 88–87 | — | — | — | — | 85–78 |
| Fraser Valley Bandits | 79–87 | — | 92–71 | — | 104–81 | 92–77 | 92–74 | 79–91 | — | — | — | — | — | 86–66 |
| Guelph Nighthawks | 84–97 | — | — | 76–85 | 69–89 | 90–87 | 83–86 | — | — | — | 78–80 | — | 89–85 | — |
| Hamilton Honey Badgers | 63–99 | 96–93 | 102–98 | — | 78–76 | 87–75 | — | — | — | 101–89 | — | 81–84 | — | — |
| Niagara River Lions | — | 103–82 | 81–92 | 71–68 | — | 94–92 | 86–74 | — | — | — | 100–77 | — | 89–79 | — |
| Ottawa Blackjacks | 79–74 | 90–84 | 96–79 | 92–99 | 77–103 | — | 82–69 | — | — | 71–96 | — | — | — | — |
| Saskatchewan Rattlers | 56–87 | 79–85 | 74–90 | 71–73 | 71–72 | — | — | 70–87 | 79–84 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals August 14 & 15 | Quarter-finals August 14 & 15 | Quarter-finals August 14 & 15 | Semi-finals August 20 | Semi-finals August 20 | Semi-finals August 20 | Final August 22 | Final August 22 | Final August 22 |
| | | | 1 | Edmonton | 94 | | | |
| 3 | Hamilton | 94 | 6 | Ottawa | 87 | | | |
| 6 | Ottawa | 96 | | | | 1 | Edmonton | 101 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Niagara | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Niagara | 84 | | | |
| 4 | Fraser Valley | 104 | 4 | Fraser Valley | 82 | | | |
| 5 | Guelph | 84 | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* CBC
* August 14 4:00pm
* Box score
Hamilton Honey Badgers 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 19–29, 31–27, 25–26 |||
| Pts: Nino Johnson 16 Rebs: Nino Johnson 11 Asts: Lindell Wigginton 5 | Pts: Kadre Gray 32 Rebs: Chad Posthumus 20 Asts: Junior Cadougan 4 |
* FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario Attendance: 812 Referees: F. Rizzuti J. Stiell R. Caporicci
* CBC
* August 15 4:00pm
* Box score
Fraser Valley Bandits 104, Guelph Nighthawks 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 34–20, 30–30, 16–19 |||
| Pts: Brandon Gilbeck 26 Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 10 Asts: Shaquille Keith 9 | Pts: Michael Bryson 24 Rebs: Michael Bryson, Matt Neufeld 6 Asts: Cat Barber 4 |
* Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, British Columbia Attendance: N/A Referees: R. Scott T. Cervo T. Turnbull

## Championship Weekend
### Semi-finals

* CBC
* August 20 7:00pm
* Box score
Niagara River Lions 84, Fraser Valley Bandits 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–23, 22–24, 20–22 |||
| Pts: Javin Delaurier 20 Rebs: Javin Delaurier 10 Asts: Philip Scrubb 7 | Pts: Alex Campbell 19 Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 14 Asts: Kenny Manigault 7 |
* Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 1,000 Referees: P. Stothaert T. Turnbull R. Kerrisen
* CBC
* August 20 9:30pm
* Box score
Edmonton Stingers 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 21–22, 14–23, 29–19 |||
| Pts: Xavier Moon 22 Rebs: Marlon Johnson 5 Asts: Xavier Moon 8 | Pts: Nick Ward 17 Rebs: Chad Posthumus 11 Asts: Kyle Gray 9 |
* Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 1,600 Referees: R. Scott J. Stiell M. Fiedelleck

### Final

* CBC
* August 22 4:00pm
* box score
Edmonton Stingers 101, Niagara River Lions 65 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22-12, 20-17, 28-18, 31-18 |||
| Pts: Xavier Moon 28 Rebs: Brady Skeens 8 Asts: Xavier Moon 10 | Pts: Philip Scrubb 17 Rebs: Daniel Mullings 7 Asts: Philip Scrubb 6 |
* Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Attendance: 2,710 Referees: P. Stothaert R. Kerrison J. Stiel

### Awards

Source:
* Player of the Year: Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers
* Canadian Player of the Year: Lindell Wigginton Hamilton Honey Badgers
* U Sports Developmental Player of the Year: Lloyd Pandi Niagara River Lions
* Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Gilbeck Fraser Valley Bandits
* Referee of the Year: Perry Stothaert
* Clutch Player of the Year: Lindell Wigginton Hamilton Honey Badgers
* Coach of the Year: Jermaine Small Edmonton Stingers
* 6th man of the year: Adika Peter-McNeilly Edmonton Stingers
* CEBL Final MVP: Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers

#### All-CEBL teams

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | F | Marlon Johnson JR | Edmonton Stingers |
| Nick Ward | Ottawa Blackjacks | F | Brandon Gilbeck | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| Javin Delaurier | Niagara River Lions | F | Ahmed Hill | Guelph Nighthawks |
| Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | G | Cat Barber | Guelph Nighthawks |
| Lindell Wigginton | Hamilton Honey Badgers | G | Alex Campbell | Fraser Valley Bandits |

### All-Canadian team

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Shaquille Keith | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| F | Tommy Scrubb | Niagara River Lions |
| F | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers |
| G | Alex Campbell | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| G | Lindell Wigginton | Hamilton Honey Badgers |

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | 23.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Javin DeLaurier | Niagara River Lions | 10.4 |
| Assists per game | Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | 5.3 |
| Steals per game | Demarcus Holland | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 2.4 |
| Blocks per game | Brandon Gilbeck | Fraser Valley Bandits | 2.7 |
| FG% | Ryan Wright | Ottawa BlackJacks | 71.7% |
| 3P% | Nino Johnson | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 44.4% |