2020 CEBL season

2020 CEBL season
2020 CEBL season
League	Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	July 25 – August 9
Number of games	6 per team
Number of teams	7
TV partner(s)	CBC Sports
Draft
Top draft pick	Tajinder Lall
Picked by	Ottawa Blackjacks
Round robin
Top seed	Edmonton Stingers
Season MVP	Xavier Moon
Top scorer	Cameron Forte
Championship
Venue	Meridian Centre; St. Catharines, Ontario
Champions	Edmonton Stingers
Runners-up	Fraser Valley Bandits
Finals MVP	Xavier Moon
Seasons
	← 2019 2021 →

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] Host broadcaster Mediapro utilized automated cameras, using AI technology to track the ball and players.^[4]

Teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League
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

Stingers

Bandits

Nighthawks

Badgers

Lions

Blackjacks

Rattlers

CEBL 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.^[5]

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
5	Guelph Nighthawks	6	3	3	472	473	−1	.500
6	Niagara River Lions (H)	6	2	4	465	501	−36	.333
7	Saskatchewan Rattlers	6	1	5	451	514	−63	.167

Source: https://www.cebl.ca/standings
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

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	—

Source: https://www.cebl.ca/result2fiba
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

Quarter-finals August 6			Semi-finals August 8			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: ^[6]

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^[7]		Pos.	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%

References

^ "COVID-19: CEBL, Rattlers delay start of season until June, and, possibly, beyond". The Star Phoenix. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ "CEBL confirms July restart with tournament in St. Catharines". CBC Sports. 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League, CBC Sports announce three-year".
^ "Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend". SportBusiness. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
^ "CEBL hopes target-score finish will create heroes every game". CBC Sports. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
^ https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-announces-2020-cebl-awards-categories-and-winner-reveal-dates>
^ "All-CEBL First And Second Teams Revealed As Part of CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 28, 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "COVID-19: CEBL, Rattlers delay start of season until June, and, possibly, beyond". The Star Phoenix. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[2] "CEBL confirms July restart with tournament in St. Catharines". CBC Sports. 2020-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[3] "Canadian Elite Basketball League, CBC Sports announce three-year".

[4] "Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend". SportBusiness. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

[5] "CEBL hopes target-score finish will create heroes every game". CBC Sports. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-08-14.

[6] ttps://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-announces-2020-cebl-awards-categories-and-winner-reveal-dates>

[7] "All-CEBL First And Second Teams Revealed As Part of CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 28, 2020.

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2020 CEBL season

Teams

Map of teams

Rule changes

Summer Series

Round robin

Results

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Awards

All-star teams

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

References

External links

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