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2021 CEBL season

The 2021 CEBL season was the third season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on June 24, 2021. The CEBL planned to have fans at the home arenas, depending on the situation of the pandemic but would have had regional bubbles if needed.[1] On June 10, 2021, the league announced that teams would be playing at their home arenas, but fans are still dependant on the provincial governments. On June 21, 2021, the league announced the playoffs would start on August 14, where four teams will play for two spots in the Championship Weekend. The final two spots will be filled in by the top team in the league and by the host team, Edmonton Stingers. The Championship Weekend will be held from August 18 to 22.[2] Starting July 21, all seven teams were allowed to bring some amount of fans (either full capacity or limited) to the home games. The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Niagara River Lions 101–65 for their 2nd consecutive CEBL title, becoming the league's first back-to-back champions.

2021 CEBL season
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationSeason: June 24 – August 10
Playoffs: August 14–22
Number of games14 per team
Number of teams7
TV partner(s)CBC Sports
Draft
Top draft pickNervens Demosthene
Picked bySaskatchewan Rattlers
Regular season
Top seedEdmonton Stingers
Season MVPXavier Moon
Top scorerXavier Moon
Championship Weekend
VenueEdmonton Expo Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
ChampionsEdmonton Stingers
  Runners-upNiagara River Lions
Finals MVPXavier Moon
Seasons

Teams

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2021 Canadian Elite Basketball League
Team City Arena Capacity
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
Ottawa Blackjacks Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Arena 9,500
Saskatchewan Rattlers Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre 15,100

Map of teams

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  CEBL Teams

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Edmonton Stingers (H, C) 14 13 1 1279 1049 230 .929 Advance to championship weekend
2 Niagara River Lions 14 10 4 1204 1126 78 .714
3 Hamilton Honey Badgers 14 9 5 1180 1192 −12 .643 Advance to quarter-finals
4 Fraser Valley Bandits 14 7 7 1204 1188 16 .500
5 Guelph Nighthawks 14 5 9 1235 1217 18 .357
6 Ottawa Blackjacks 14 4 10 1169 1249 −80 .286
7 Saskatchewan Rattlers 14 1 13 1008 1192 −184 .071
Source: CEBL
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

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Teams EDM FRA GUE HAM NIA OTT SAS EDM FRA GUE HAM NIA OTT SAS
Edmonton Stingers — 106–65 — 91–87 82–75 104–87 101–60 — 88–87 — — — — 85–78
Fraser Valley Bandits 79–87 — 92–71 — 104–81 92–77 92–74 79–91 — — — — — 86–66
Guelph Nighthawks 84–97 — — 76–85 69–89 90–87 83–86 — — — 78–80 — 89–85 —
Hamilton Honey Badgers 63–99 96–93 102–98 — 78–76 87–75 — — — 101–89 — 81–84 — —
Niagara River Lions — 103–82 81–92 71–68 — 94–92 86–74 — — — 100–77 — 89–79 —
Ottawa Blackjacks 79–74 90–84 96–79 92–99 77–103 — 82–69 — — 71–96 — — — —
Saskatchewan Rattlers 56–87 79–85 74–90 71–73 71–72 — — 70–87 79–84 — — — — —
Source: https://www.cebl.ca/result2fiba
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals
August 14 & 15 		Semi-finals
August 20 		Final
August 22
1 Edmonton 94
3 Hamilton 94 6 Ottawa 87
6 Ottawa 96 1 Edmonton 101
2 Niagara 65
2 Niagara 84
4 Fraser Valley 104 4 Fraser Valley 82
5 Guelph 84

Quarter-finals

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August 14
4:00pm
Hamilton Honey Badgers 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 96
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 19–29, 31–27, 25–26
Pts: Nino Johnson 16
Rebs: Nino Johnson 11
Asts: Lindell Wigginton 5		 Pts: Kadre Gray 32
Rebs: Chad Posthumus 20
Asts: Junior Cadougan 4
FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 812
Referees: F. Rizzuti J. Stiell R. Caporicci
August 15
4:00pm
Fraser Valley Bandits 104, Guelph Nighthawks 84
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 34–20, 30–30, 16–19
Pts: Brandon Gilbeck 26
Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 10
Asts: Shaquille Keith 9		 Pts: Michael Bryson 24
Rebs: Michael Bryson, Matt Neufeld 6
Asts: Cat Barber 4
Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Attendance: N/A
Referees: R. Scott T. Cervo T. Turnbull

Championship Weekend

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Semi-finals

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August 20
7:00pm
Niagara River Lions 84, Fraser Valley Bandits 82
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–23, 22–24, 20–22
Pts: Javin Delaurier 20
Rebs: Javin Delaurier 10
Asts: Philip Scrubb 7		 Pts: Alex Campbell 19
Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 14
Asts: Kenny Manigault 7
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: P. Stothaert T. Turnbull R. Kerrisen
August 20
9:30pm
Edmonton Stingers 94, Ottawa Blackjacks 87
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 21–22, 14–23, 29–19
Pts: Xavier Moon 22
Rebs: Marlon Johnson 5
Asts: Xavier Moon 8		 Pts: Nick Ward 17
Rebs: Chad Posthumus 11
Asts: Kyle Gray 9
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: R. Scott J. Stiell M. Fiedelleck

Final

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August 22
4:00pm
Edmonton Stingers 101, Niagara River Lions 65
Scoring by quarter: 22-12, 20-17, 28-18, 31-18
Pts: Xavier Moon 28
Rebs: Brady Skeens 8
Asts: Xavier Moon 10		 Pts: Philip Scrubb 17
Rebs: Daniel Mullings 7
Asts: Philip Scrubb 6
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 2,710
Referees: P. Stothaert R. Kerrison J. Stiel

Awards

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Source:[3]

All-CEBL teams

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First Team[4] Pos. Second Team
Player Team Player Team
Jordan Baker Edmonton Stingers F Marlon Johnson JR Edmonton Stingers
Nick Ward Ottawa Blackjacks F Brandon Gilbeck Fraser Valley Bandits
Javin Delaurier Niagara River Lions F Ahmed Hill Guelph Nighthawks
Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers G Cat Barber Guelph Nighthawks
Lindell Wigginton Hamilton Honey Badgers G Alex Campbell Fraser Valley Bandits

All-Canadian team

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Pos. Player Team
F Shaquille Keith Fraser Valley Bandits
F Tommy Scrubb Niagara River Lions
F Jordan Baker Edmonton Stingers
G Alex Campbell Fraser Valley Bandits
G Lindell Wigginton Hamilton Honey Badgers

Statistics

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Individual statistic leaders

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Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers 23.1
Rebounds per game Javin DeLaurier Niagara River Lions 10.4
Assists per game Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers 5.3
Steals per game Demarcus Holland Saskatchewan Rattlers 2.4
Blocks per game Brandon Gilbeck Fraser Valley Bandits 2.7
FG% Ryan Wright Ottawa BlackJacks 71.7%
3P% Nino Johnson Hamilton Honey Badgers 44.4%

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces 2021 Regular Season Schedule, Innovative Ticket Protection Plan For 2021 Season Subscribers". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ^ "Edmonton To Host 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend". CEBL. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces 2020 Cebl Awards Categories And Winner Reveal Dates". www.cebl.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ^ "All-CEBL First And Second Teams Revealed As Part of CEBL Awards". cebl.ca. August 28, 2020.
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