2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 19, 2023
Overview
20 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Teams10
First selectionSimon Hildebrandt, Winnipeg Sea Bears

The 2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Fifth CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 19. 10 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 20 athletes in total.

Format

the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2022 CEBL season and the 1 new expansion team order of joining the league, followed by Montreal Alliance finishing last place last season so they get 2nd overall. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in even-numbered rounds, and the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was determined as follows:[1]

  1. Winnipeg Sea Bears
  2. Montreal Alliance
  3. Calgary Surge
  4. Edmonton Stingers
  5. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  6. Vancouver Bandits
  7. Ottawa Blackjacks
  8. Niagara River Lions
  9. Scarborough Shooting Stars
  10. Brampton Honey Badgers

Eligibility

Players may completed their university eligibility in 2021–22, or they may be returning to their university team in the fall and be classified within the CEBL's U SPORTS Developmental player program. They must qualify as Canadian, and they must have completed at least one full year of eligibility at their U SPORTS institution. Each CEBL club must have at least one U SPORTS player on its 10-man active roster at all times.[2]

Player selection

Source:[3]

Round 1

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
1 Winnipeg Sea BearsSimon HildebrandtWinnipeg, ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba
2 Montreal AllianceAryan SharmaMilton, OntarioWestern University
3 Calgary SurgeMason BourcierKelowna, B.C.Trinity Western University
4 Edmonton StingersSomto DimanochieKleinberg, OntarioYork University
5 Saskatchewan RattlersAnthony TsegakeleGatineau, QuebecBrandon University
6 Vancouver BanditsDiego MaffiaVictoria, B.C.University of Victoria
7 Ottawa BlackjacksSukhman SandhuSurrey, B.C.University of British Columbia
8 Niagara River LionsAiden WarnholtzOttawa, OntarioCarleton University
9 Scarborough Shooting StarsDavid MuenkatBrampton, OntarioSTFX University
10 Brampton Honey BadgersNajee Brown-HendersonWindsor, OntarioUniversity of Windsor

Round 2

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
11 Brampton Honey BadgersCallum Baker-MagnayeOakville, OntarioUniversity of Toronto
12 Scarborough Shooting StarsDavid WalkerToronto, OntarioToronto Metropolitan University
13 Niagara River LionsJordan TchuenteOttawa, OntarioBrock University
14 Ottawa BlackjacksGuillaume PepinMontreal, QuebecUniversity of Ottawa
15 Vancouver BanditsBrian WallackSurrey, B.C.University of British Columbia
16 Saskatchewan RattlersIssac SimonRegina, SaskatchewanUniversity of Alberta
17 Edmonton StingersAdam PaigeWhite Rock, B.C.University of Alberta
18 Calgary SurgeDeon EjimBrampton, OntarioSTFX University
19 Montreal AllianceBahaide HaidaraMontreal, QuebecUniversité du Québec à Montréal
20 Winnipeg Sea BearsTyler SaglBurlington, OntarioLakehead University

References

  1. ↑ "2023 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Reveal Set for April 19". CEBL website. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS DRAFT REVEAL SET FOR APRIL 19". U Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Class Announced". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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