2024 CEBL Draft

The 2024 CEBL Draft, the 6th edition of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's annual draft, was announced on April 11, 2024. The 10 teams of the CEBL took turns selecting U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association athletes to add to their rosters. The first overall selection was made by the Montreal Alliance, who selected 2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship MVP Ismaël Diouf of the Laval Rouge et Or.^[1] The 2024 Draft marked the first time teams could select student-athletes from the CCAA, with Jerry Jr. Mercury of Mohawk College becoming the first such selection (30th overall to the Niagara River Lions).^[2]

2024 CEBL Draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	April 11, 2024
Overview
30 total selections in 3 rounds
League	Canadian Elite Basketball League
Teams	10
First selection	Ismaël Diouf (Montreal Alliance)
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Format

The draft order for the first round is determined by how the teams finished in the 2023 CEBL season, with the last-placed Montreal Alliance obtaining the 1st overall pick. Employing a "snake draft" format, the order is reversed in even-numbered rounds, and returns to the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was determined as follows:^[3]

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

Player selection

Source: https://www.cebl.ca/cebl-draft-2024-results

Round 1

Pick	Team	Player	Position	Hometown	School team
1	Montreal Alliance	Ismaël Diouf	PF/C	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	Laval Rouge et Or
2	Brampton Honey Badgers	Callum Baker	PG/SG	Oakville, ON	Toronto Varsity Blues
3	Saskatchewan Rattlers	Elias Ralph	SF	Okotoks, AB	Victoria Vikes
4	Vancouver Bandits	Adam Olsen	SG/SF	Surrey, BC	UBC Thunderbirds
5	Edmonton Stingers	Aaron Rhooms	SF	Toronto, ON	TMU Bold
6	Scarborough Shooting Stars	Malcolm Christie	SG	Fredericton, NB	Dalhousie Tigers
7	Ottawa BlackJacks	Dragan Stajic	PG	Waterloo, ON	Ottawa Gee-Gees
8	Winnipeg Sea Bears	Simon Hildebrandt	PF	Winnipeg, MB	Manitoba Bisons
9	Calgary Surge	Dondre Reddick	SG	Antigonish, NS	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
10	Niagara River Lions	Jordan Tchuente	PF	Ottawa, ON	Brock Badgers

Round 2

Pick	Team	Player	Position	Hometown	School team
11	Niagara River Lions	Luka Syllas	PG/SG	Kingston, ON	Queen's Gaels
12	Calgary Surge	Mike Demagus	SG	Scarborough, ON	McMaster Marauders
13	Winnipeg Sea Bears	Tyler Sagl	SG/SF	Burlington, ON	Lakehead Thunderwolves
14	Ottawa BlackJacks	Justin Ndjock-Tadjoré	SF	Gatineau, QC	Ottawa Gee-Gees
15	Scarborough Shooting Stars	Koat Thomas	SG/SF	Waterloo, ON	St. Francis Xavier X-Men
16	Edmonton Stingers	Taye Donald	SG	St. Thomas, ON	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
17	Vancouver Bandits	Jerric Palma	PG	Richmond, BC	Western Mustangs
18	Saskatchewan Rattlers	Alexander Dewar	SG	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatchewan Huskies
19	Brampton Honey Badgers	Cole Syllas	SG/SF	Kingston, ON	Queen's Gaels
20	Montreal Alliance	Bahaïde Haïdara	SF	Longueuil, QC	UQAM Citadins

Round 3

Pick	Team	Player	Position	Hometown	School team
21	Montreal Alliance	Renoldo Robinson	PG/SG	Montreal, QC	Victoria Vikes
22	Brampton Honey Badgers	David Walker	SG/SF	Toronto, ON	TMU Bold
23	Saskatchewan Rattlers	Isaac Simon	PG	Regina, SK	Alberta Golden Bears
24	Vancouver Bandits	Connor Platz	C	Langley, BC	Trinity Western Spartans
25	Edmonton Stingers	Nate Petrone	PG/SG	Calgary, AB	Calgary Dinos
26	Scarborough Shooting Stars	Davanté Hackett	SG	Brampton, ON	Brock Badgers
27	Ottawa BlackJacks	Michael Kelvin II	SF/PF	Ottawa, ON	Queen's Gaels
28	Winnipeg Sea Bears	Shawn Maranan	PG	Winnipeg, MB	Winnipeg Wesmen
29	Calgary Surge	Noah Wharton	PG	Brampton, ON	Calgary Dinos
30	Niagara River Lions	Jerry Jr. Mercury	SG/SF	Scarborough, ON	Mohawk Mountaineers (CCAA)

NCAA Transfers

Several players selected in the draft later elected to leave their CEBL clubs in order to join NCAA Division I basketball teams. First overall pick Ismaël Diouf transferred to the NC State Wolfpack on June 24th, while fellow first round picks Elias Ralph and Malcolm Christie joined the Pacific Tigers and Oakland Golden Grizzlies, respectively.^[4][5][6] Following the conclusion of the season, two-time CEBL Developmental Player of the Year Simon Hildebrandt of the Winnipeg Sea Bears, who was offered by the Oregon Ducks in 2023 but elected to remain in U Sports due to eligibility concerns, joined the High Point Panthers,^[7] while Ottawa BlackJacks third-round pick Michael Kelvin II transferred to Oklahoma State for his final year of eligibility.^[8]