# 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.
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.
A shortened 2020 season tournament, branded as the CEBL Summer Series, was held at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. A single round robin was played to eliminate one team, followed by a six-team single-elimination playoff. All games were played behind closed doors with no spectators admitted. The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Fraser Valley Bandits in the final to win their first CEBL title.
The 2020 season saw the inclusion of the Ottawa Blackjacks, the CEBL's seventh team and first expansion team. It was also the first in a three-year broadcast partnership with CBC Sports. Host broadcaster Mediapro utilized automated cameras, using AI technology to track the ball and players.

## Teams

2020 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
## Rule changes

The Elam ending, as used in The Basketball Tournament and the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, was adopted for all games; after the first stoppage within the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, the game clock is stopped, and a target score is established which is nine points greater than the leading team's score. The first team to reach the target score is declared the winner.

## 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 521 | 510 | +11 | .500 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Ottawa Blackjacks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 482 | 472 | +10 | .500 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Guelph Nighthawks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 472 | 473 | −1 | .500 | Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Niagara River Lions (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 465 | 501 | −36 | .333 | Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 451 | 514 | −63 | .167 | |

### Results

| Teams | EDM | FRA | GUE | HAM | NIA | OTT | SAS |
| Edmonton Stingers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fraser Valley Bandits | 113–100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guelph Nighthawks | 71–85 | 70–84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamilton Honey Badgers | 82–88 | 102–96 | 97–71 | — | — | — | — |
| Niagara River Lions | 86–87 | 57–70 | 65–84 | 97–85 | — | — | — |
| Ottawa Blackjacks | 82–89 | 78–76 | 71–89 | 85–69 | 79–81 | — | — |
| Saskatchewan Rattlers | 66–88 | 77–87 | 71–87 | 73–86 | 96–79 | 68–87 | — |

### Playoffs

| Quarter-finals August 6 | Quarter-finals August 6 | Quarter-finals August 6 | Semi-finals August 8 | Semi-finals August 8 | Semi-finals August 8 | Final August 9 | Final August 9 | 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

* CBC
* August 6 5:00pm
* Box score
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 |
* Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario Attendance: N/A Referees: F. Rizzuti, C. Delaney, T. Turnbu
* CBC
* August 6 7:30pm
* Box score
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 |
* Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario Attendance: N/A Referees: T. Turnbull K. Moore V. Bovell

#### Semi-finals

* CBC
* August 8 1:30pm
* Box score
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 |
* Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario Attendance: N/A Referees: V. Bovell C. Buccella T. Turnbull
* CBC
* August 8 3:50pm
* Box score
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 |
* Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario Attendance: N/A Referees: J. Stiell F. Rizzuti C. Buccella

#### Final

* CBC
* August 9 12:00pm
* Box score
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 |
* Meridian Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario Attendance: N/A Referees: F. Rizzuti V. Bovell T. Turnbull

### Awards

Source:
* Player of the Year: Xavier Moon, Edmonton Stingers
* Canadian Player of the Year: Jordan Baker, Edmonton Stingers
* U Sports Developmental Player of the Year: Lloyd Pandi, Ottawa Blackjacks
* Defensive Player of the Year: Brianté Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers
* Referee of the Year: Frank Rizzuti
* Clutch Player of the Year: Brianté Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers
* Coach of the Year: Jermaine Small, Edmonton Stingers
* CEBL Final MVP: Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers

#### All-star teams

| First Team | First Team | Pos. | Second Team | Second Team |
| Player | Team | Pos. | Player | Team |
| Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | F | Olu Ashaolu | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| Thomas Scrubb | Ottawa BlackJacks | F | Owen Klassen | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
| Travis Daniels | Edmonton Stingers | F | Tre'Darius McCallum | Guelph Nighthawks |
| Jean-Victor Mukama | Hamilton Honey Badgers | G | Brianté Weber | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
| Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | G | Jahenns Manigat | Fraser Valley Bandits |

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Cameron Forte | Fraser Valley Bandits | 21.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | 9.4 |
| Assists per game | Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | 4.5 |
| Steals per game | Cameron Forte | Fraser Valley Bandits | 2.8 |
| Blocks per game | Travis Daniels | Edmonton Stingers | 1.5 |
| FG% | Denzel Taylor | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 61.5% |
| 3P% | Kyle Landry | Ottawa Blackjacks | 80.0% |