2019 CEBL season

2019 CEBL season
2019 CEBL season
League	Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Season: May 9 – August 15; Playoffs: August 24–25
Number of games	20
Number of teams	6
Draft
Top draft pick	Joel Friesen
Picked by	Fraser Valley Bandits
Regular season
Top seed	Niagara River Lions
Season MVP	Xavier Moon (Edmonton)
Top scorer	Tavrion Dawson (Saskatchewan)
Championship Weekend
Venue	SaskTel Centre; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Champions	Saskatchewan Rattlers (1st Title)
Runners-up	Hamilton Honey Badgers
Finals MVP	Alex Campbell (Saskatchewan)
Seasons
	2020 →

The 2019 CEBL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. It included six teams: Saskatchewan, Fraser Valley, Edmonton, Hamilton, Niagara, and Guelph. The regular season ran from May 9, 2019 to August 15, 2019, and the Championship Weekend took place on August 24 and 25, 2019, hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On August 25, the Saskatchewan Rattlers won the CEBL's first ever Championship after beating the Hamilton Honey Badgers. ^[1]

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Team	City	Arena	Capacity
2019 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
Saskatchewan Rattlers	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	SaskTel Centre	15,100

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Niagara River Lions	20	15	5	.750	+5	Championship Weekend^[a]
2	Edmonton Stingers	20	14	6	.700	+4
3	Saskatchewan Rattlers (C, H)	20	11	9	.550	+1
4	Hamilton Honey Badgers	20	10	10	.500	—
5	Guelph Nighthawks	20	6	14	.300	4
6	Fraser Valley Bandits	20	4	16	.200	6

Home \ Away	EDM	FRA	GUE	HAM	NIA	SAS	EDM	FRA	GUE	HAM	NIA	SAS
Edmonton Stingers	—	93–88	82–80	87–90	118–105	93–84	—	108–104	110–91	102–92	105–99	81–85
Fraser Valley Bandits	95–104	—	103–106	88–102	94–104	81–93	85–95	—	85–72	98–75	82–95	79–91
Guelph Nighthawks	89–99	95–94	—	103–104	85–93	110–130	84–99	92–86	—	115–131	87–96	86–98
Hamilton Honey Badgers	107–83	106–99	102–96	—	107–95	77–91	103–105	82–100	118–99	—	94–108	79–100
Niagara River Lions	108–66	108–87	112–109	107–96	—	94–83	98–105	81–70	90–101	108–96	—	97–89
Saskatchewan Rattlers	69–62	89–101	75–93	113–95	97–99	—	74–73	83–73	115–125	96–102	91–108	—

Semi-finals August 24			Final August 25

1	Niagara	103

4	Hamilton	104
			4	Hamilton	83

			3	Saskatchewan	94
2	Edmonton	83

3	Saskatchewan	85

Edmonton Stingers 83, Saskatchewan Rattlers 85
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 32–21, 19–17, 17–25
Pts: Grandy Glaze 17 Rebs: Travis Daniels 13 Asts: Moon, Baker, Glaze 5 each		Pts: Marlon Johnson 17 Rebs: Posthumus, Keith 8 each Asts: Alex Campbell 4

2019 CEBL season

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Results

Championship Weekend

Semi-finals

Final

Awards

All-star teams

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

References

External links

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Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game	Travion Dawson	Saskatchewan Rattlers	20.1
Rebounds per game	Jordan Baker	Edmonton Stingers	10.4
Assists per game	Marek Klassen	Fraser Valley Bandits	7.2
Steals per game	Xavier Moon	Edmonton Stingers	2.2
Blocks per game	Ezekiel Marshall	Guelph Nighthawks	2.0
FG%	Yohanny Dalembert	Niagara River Lions	66.4%
3P%	Connor Wood	Guelph Nighthawks	45.7%