2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft
| 2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 19, 2023 |
| Overview | |
| 20 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
| Teams | 10 |
| First selection | Simon 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
[edit]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]
- Winnipeg Sea Bears
- Montreal Alliance
- Calgary Surge
- Edmonton Stingers
- Saskatchewan Rattlers
- Vancouver Bandits
- Ottawa Blackjacks
- Niagara River Lions
- Scarborough Shooting Stars
- Brampton Honey Badgers
Eligibility
[edit]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
[edit]Source:[3]
Round 1
[edit]| Pick | Team | Player | Hometown | School team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnipeg Sea Bears | Simon Hildebrandt | Winnipeg, Manitoba | University of Manitoba |
| 2 | Montreal Alliance | Aryan Sharma | Milton, Ontario | Western University |
| 3 | Calgary Surge | Mason Bourcier | Kelowna, B.C. | Trinity Western University |
| 4 | Edmonton Stingers | Somto Dimanochie | Kleinberg, Ontario | York University |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Anthony Tsegakele | Gatineau, Quebec | Brandon University |
| 6 | Vancouver Bandits | Diego Maffia | Victoria, B.C. | University of Victoria |
| 7 | Ottawa Blackjacks | Sukhman Sandhu | Surrey, B.C. | University of British Columbia |
| 8 | Niagara River Lions | Aiden Warnholtz | Ottawa, Ontario | Carleton University |
| 9 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | David Muenkat | Brampton, Ontario | STFX University |
| 10 | Brampton Honey Badgers | Najee Brown-Henderson | Windsor, Ontario | University of Windsor |
Round 2
[edit]| Pick | Team | Player | Hometown | School team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brampton Honey Badgers | Callum Baker-Magnaye | Oakville, Ontario | University of Toronto |
| 12 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | David Walker | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| 13 | Niagara River Lions | Jordan Tchuente | Ottawa, Ontario | Brock University |
| 14 | Ottawa Blackjacks | Guillaume Pepin | Montreal, Quebec | University of Ottawa |
| 15 | Vancouver Bandits | Brian Wallack | Surrey, B.C. | University of British Columbia |
| 16 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Issac Simon | Regina, Saskatchewan | University of Alberta |
| 17 | Edmonton Stingers | Adam Paige | White Rock, B.C. | University of Alberta |
| 18 | Calgary Surge | Deon Ejim | Brampton, Ontario | STFX University |
| 19 | Montreal Alliance | Bahaide Haidara | Montreal, Quebec | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| 20 | Winnipeg Sea Bears | Tyler Sagl | Burlington, Ontario | Lakehead University |
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Reveal Set for April 19". CEBL website. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS DRAFT REVEAL SET FOR APRIL 19". U Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Class Announced". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved January 6, 2020.