2020 CEBL season
2020 CEBL season | |
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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 |
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 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]
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 |
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1 | Edmonton Stingers (C) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 537 | 500 | +37 | .833 | Semi-finals |
2 | Fraser Valley Bandits | 6 | 4 | 2 | 526 | 484 | +42 | .667 | |
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 |
Results[]
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[]
August 6
5:00pm |
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 |
August 6
7:30pm |
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 |
Semi-finals[]
August 8
1:30pm |
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 |
August 8
3:50pm |
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 |
Final[]
August 9
12:00pm |
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 |
Awards[]
Source: [6]
- Player of the Year: Xavier Moon, Edmonton Stingers
- Canadian Player of the Year: , Edmonton Stingers
- U Sports Developmental Player of the Year: , Ottawa Blackjacks
- Defensive Player of the Year: Brianté Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers
- Referee of the Year:
- Clutch Player of the Year: Brianté Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers
- Coach of the Year: , Edmonton Stingers
- CEBL Final MVP: Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers
All-star teams[]
First Team[7] | Pos. | Second Team | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | |
Edmonton Stingers | F | Olu Ashaolu | Fraser Valley Bandits | |
Thomas Scrubb | Ottawa BlackJacks | F | Owen Klassen | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Travis Daniels | Edmonton Stingers | F | Guelph Nighthawks | |
Jean-Victor Mukama | Hamilton Honey Badgers | G | Brianté Weber | Hamilton Honey Badgers |
Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | G | Fraser Valley Bandits |
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. 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. 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[]
- Canadian Elite Basketball League
- 2019–20 in Canadian basketball
- Basketball events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Sport in St. Catharines