Brampton Honey Badgers

The Brampton Honey Badgers are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Brampton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. They play their games at the CAA Centre.^[2] The team was founded in 2018 as the Hamilton Honey Badgers and played at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario from their inaugural season in 2019 until 2022.

Brampton Honey Badgers
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2018
History	Hamilton Honey Badgers 2019–2022 Brampton Honey Badgers 2022–Present
Arena	CAA Centre
Capacity	5,000
Location	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Team colours	Black, gold, white
President	Josie Pingitore
General manager	Jermaine Anderson[1]
Head coach	Sheldon Cassimy
Ownership	Leonard Asper
Championships	1 (2022)
Website	honeybadgers.ca

History

On May 2, 2018, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Hamilton, Ontario, as one of the original six teams for its inaugural season beginning May 2019.^[3] On June 12, 2018, at a press conference the CEBL announced the logo and name of its Hamilton franchise as the Hamilton Honey Badgers, a nickname inspired by the world's most fearless animal. The team also announced the hiring of former Toronto Raptors' executive John Lashway as team president.^[4] On December 19, 2019, the organization appointed Jermaine Anderson as the new general manager of the team.^[5]

The Honey Badgers won their first game, at home over Edmonton, 103–86 on May 12, 2019.^[6]

The Honey Badgers made the playoffs and defeated the Niagara River Lions but lost in the CEBL Finals to the Saskatchewan Rattlers.

The Honey Badgers won their first title on August 14, 2022, against the Scarborough Shooting Stars, 90–88, clinching a berth, at the 2022–23 BCL Americas.

On November 28, 2022, the league announced due to renovations to the FirstOntario Centre, the Honey Badgers had relocated to Brampton permanently.^[7]

On March 4, 2025, the Honey Badgers were purchased from the CEBL by Media Mogul Leonard Asper. The team was owned by the CEBL prior to the announcement and becomes the 8th privately owned team in the CEBL. Asper is the older brother of Winnipeg Sea Bears owner David Asper.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Brampton Honey Badgers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 21 Brown, Jevon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 27 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 G 7 Newby, Jabs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 32 – (1992-08-15)15 August 1992 F 17 Nurhussein, Ayub 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 22 – (2002-12-14)14 December 2002 G 13 Okafor, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 F — Price-Noel, Jahbril 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 25 – (1999-12-19)19 December 1999 G 6 Walker, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 25 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999	Head coach Sheldon Cassimy Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive Injured Roster Transactions Updated: December 16, 2024

Notable players

• Elijah Mitrou-Long
• Christian Vital
• Brianté Weber

Honours

CEBL Championships

Year	Winning Coach	W	L	Pct.
2022	Ryan Schmidt	14	6	.700

Regular season top team

Season	W	L	Pct
2022	14	6	.700

All CEBL Teams

First All Star Team

Season	Position	Player
2019	Guard	Ricky Tarrant, Jr.
2020		Jean-Victor Mukama
2021		Lindell Wigginton
2022		Caleb Agada

Second All Star Team

Season	Position	Player
2020	Forward	Owen Klassen
	Guard	Brianté Weber
2022		Christian Vital
2023

All Canadian Team

Season	Player	Hometown
2021	Lindell Wigginton	Halifax, Nova Scotia
2022	Caleb Agada	Burlington, Ontario

Individual Awards

CEBL Finals MVP

Season	Player
2022	Christian Vital

CEBL Coach of The Year

Season	Coach	W	L	Pct.
2022	Ryan Schmidt	14	6	.700

Canadian Player of The Year

Season	Player	Hometown
2021	Lindell Wigginton	Halifax, Nova Scotia
2022	Caleb Agada	Burlington, Ontario

Defensive Player of The Year

Season	Player
2020	Brianté Weber

Sixth Man of The Year Award

Season	Player
2022	Koby McEwen

Clutch Player of The Year Award

Season	Player
2020	Brianté Weber
2021	Lindell Wigginton

Community Ambassador Award

Season	Player
2019	Matt Marshall

Season-by-season record

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2019	Chantal Vallée	10	10	.500	4th	1	1	.500	Lost finals
	2020	Ryan Schmidt	3	3	.500	3rd	1	1	.500	Lost semi-finals
	2021		9	5	.643	3rd	0	1	.000	Lost quarter-finals
	2022		14	6	.700	1st	2	0	1.000	Won CEBL Championship
	2023	Antoine Broxsie	8	12	.400	4th East	0	1	.000	Lost Play in Round
	2024	Sheldon Cassimy	6	14	.300	5th East	Did not qualify
Totals			50	50	.500	—	4	4	.500