2026 CEBL season

2026 CEBL season
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationSeason: May 9 – August 3
Playoffs: August 6–15
Games24 per team
Teams10
TV partner(s)CBC Sports YouTube, CBC TV, CBC Gem, CEBL+, CEBL YouTube, TSN, TSN+, RDS, RDS.ca
Regular season
Top seedScarborough Shooting Stars
Season MVPMyles Powell
Top scorerTeddy Allen
Playoffs
Eastern championsBrampton Honey Badgers
  Eastern runners-upNiagara River Lions
Western championsWinnipeg Sea Bears
  Western runners-upVancouver Bandits
Finals
ChampionsWinnipeg Sea Bears (1st title)
  Runners-upBrampton Honey Badgers
Finals MVPXavier Moon

The 2026 CEBL season was the eighth season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The regular season began on May 9 and ended on August 3.

On January 15, 2026, the CEBL announced the introduction of a full in-market postseason and a best-of-three finals, beginning with the 2026 season.[1] The CEBL changed their playoff format disbanding the Championship Weekend to move to a regular playoff format with the top 4 teams in each conference making the playoffs. The first two rounds were single elimination format, with the finals originally due to be a best-of-three. Due to arena issues, the best-of-three series was changed back to a single-game final.[2]

On February 19, 2026, Tyler Mazereeuw was promoted to President and CEO of the CEBL, replacing former commissioner Mike Morreale, who served since the league's inaugural season in 2019.[3]

On February 4, 2026, the Saskatchewan Rattlers rebranded as the Saskatoon Mamba and announced that they will be playing at 2 venues: SaskTel Centre and Merlis Belsher Place.[4]

The Vancouver Bandits played a neutral site home game against the Saskatoon Mamba at Prospera Place in Kelowna on June 6, 2026. [5]

On March 3, 2026, the CEBL announced that the CBC would again be the leagues broadcast partner for 2026–2030. Select games would be shown on CBC TV, and all games would be carried on CBC Gem and CBC Sports YouTube.[6]

In August 2026, the league announced a partnership with TSN and TSN+ to deliver coverage of the playoffs.[7]

Regular season

Standings

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Vancouver Bandits 24 15 9 2355 2243 +112 .625 Advance to conference semifinals
2 Winnipeg Sea Bears 24 14 10 2316 2161 +155 .583
3 Saskatoon Mamba 24 13 11 2319 2336 −17 .542
4 Edmonton Stingers 24 9 15 2242 2314 −72 .375
5 Calgary Surge 24 8 16 2144 2256 −112 .333
Source: CEBL
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Winning percentage between tied team; 3) Point difference between tied teams; 4) Point quotient between tied teams; 5) Point difference in all games; 6) Point quotient in all games; 7) Coin toss.[8]

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Scarborough Shooting Stars 24 20 4 2304 2150 +154 .833 Advance to conference semifinals
2 Brampton Honey Badgers 24 11 13 2138 2213 −75 .458
3 Ottawa BlackJacks 24 10 14 2233 2251 −18 .417[a]
4 Niagara River Lions 24 10 14 2092 2166 −74 .417[a]
5 Montreal Alliance 24 10 14 2095 2148 −53 .417[a]
Source: CEBL
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Winning percentage between tied team; 3) Point difference between tied teams; 4) Point quotient between tied teams; 5) Point difference in all games; 6) Point quotient in all games; 7) Coin toss.[8]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Record in games played between tied teams: Ottawa 5–3, Niagara 4–4, Montreal 3–5

Attendance

As of August 3, 2026
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Winnipeg Sea Bears 78,375 7,973 5,717 6,531 −14.9%†
2 Vancouver Bandits 52,161 4,973 3,422 4,346 −1.9%†
3 Edmonton Stingers 35,139 3,702 2,343 2,928 −0.5%†
4 Calgary Surge 34,163 5,148 2,135 2,846 −15.2%†
5 Montreal Alliance 29,237 3,445 1,850 2,436 −15.8%†
6 Niagara River Lions 24,312 2,862 1,129 2,026 −15.4%†
7 Scarborough Shooting Stars 23,064 2,637 1,216 1,922 +30.4%†
8 Brampton Honey Badgers 21,058 2,737 807 1,754 +19.1%†
9 Saskatoon Mamba 19,478 2,639 1,122 1,623 −29.5%†
10 Ottawa BlackJacks 19,429 2,490 1,134 1,619 −18.6%†
League total 337,406 7,973 807 2,811 −9.1%†

Source: CEBL

Results

Teams BHB CGY EDM MON NIA OTT SSK SSS VAN WPG BHB CGY EDM MON NIA OTT SSK SSS VAN WPG
Brampton Honey Badgers — 91–72 87–86 82–80 84–104 91–86 95–99 87–93 96–92 — 90–89 81–91 81–76 104–117
Calgary Surge 102–99 — 98–104 88–93 81–76 88–94 104–106 95–80 88–107 — 101–88 99–116 93–86 93–85
Edmonton Stingers 96–87 — 76–95 99–101 89–96 105–103 78–95 91–78 75–77 100–89 — 97–107 94–112 98–100
Montreal Alliance 105–92 78–98 — 72–87 79–90 93–80 87–91 87–82 97–91 92–86 — 96–86 96–85 84–97
Niagara River Lions 86–97 88–76 91–102 93–75 — 77–86 77–104 93–104 100–110 99–90 90–87 — 106–102 98–89
Ottawa BlackJacks 90–93 93–88 87–96 91–85 — 98–101 88–86 114–105 88–117 98–105 104–77 92–69 — 106–113
Saskatoon Mamba 98–92 96–92 108–115 94–83 96–94 — 90–88 95–124 100–98 96–80 96–94 — 85–92 83–96
Scarborough Shooting Stars 82–69 96–80 107–97 80–78 75–69 108–80 107–103 — 103–101 91–77 91–87 82–75 89–102 —
Vancouver Bandits 102–81 111–101 111–88 93–92 104–95 105–85 105–108 — 94–88 84–92 93–94 104–97 — 114–90
Winnipeg Sea Bears 86–88 92–72 107–86 109–80 97–71 100–92 108–96 114–81 — 80–85 97–93 107–96 77–92 —
Source: CEBL
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals CEBL Finals
         
E1 Scarborough 84
E4 Niagara 86
E4 Niagara 81
Eastern Conference
E2 Brampton 91
E2 Brampton 95
E3 Ottawa 91
E2 Brampton 84
W2 Winnipeg 98
W1 Vancouver 92
W4 Edmonton 83
W1 Vancouver 96
Western Conference
W2 Winnipeg 107
W2 Winnipeg 99
W3 Saskatoon 88

Conference Semifinals

Note: all times are local

Eastern Conference

August 6
7:30pm
Scarborough Shooting Stars 84, Niagara River Lions 86
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–18, 26–31, 15–18
Pts: Anthony Walker 24
Rebs: Khalil Miller 11
Asts: Kellen Tynes, Myles Powell 6		 Pts: Khalil Ahmad 17
Rebs: Elijah Lufile 8
Asts: Kyle Vinales 4
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Scarborough, Ontario
Attendance: 2,490
Referees: Ryan Langdon, Chris Buccella, Christine Vuong
August 6
7:00pm
Brampton Honey Badgers 95, Ottawa BlackJacks 91
Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 22–24, 25–24, 20–25
Pts: Sean East II 29
Rebs: Matthew Moncrieffe 11
Asts: Sean East II 13		 Pts: Matthew Cleveland 20
Rebs: Justin Ndjock-Tadjore 8
Asts: Javonte Smart 11
CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario
Attendance: 2,229
Referees: Nate Saunders, Greg Spagnoli, Tony Turnbull

Western Conference

August 6
7:00pm
Vancouver Bandits 92, Edmonton Stingers 83
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 25–19, 13–25, 27–16
Pts: Shamar Givance 20
Rebs: Tyrese Samuel, Mitch Creek 10
Asts: Shamar Givance 7		 Pts: Nick Hornsby 22
Rebs: Nick Hornsby 7
Asts: Nick Hornsby 5
Langley Events Centre, Langley, B.C.
Attendance: 4,547
Referees: Perry Stothart, Cooper Toppings, Tanner Cervo
August 6
7:30pm
Winnipeg Sea Bears 99, Saskatoon Mamba 88
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 21–18, 25–28, 21–21
Pts: Jelani Watson-Gayle 27
Rebs: Simon Hildebrandt 8
Asts: Xavier Moon 9		 Pts: Tavian Dunn-Martin 28
Rebs: Jaden Bediako 17
Asts: Tavian Dunn-Martin 5
Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Attendance: 6,037
Referees: Waseem Husainy, Jayson Stiell, Wyatt Anders

Conference Finals

Note: all times are local

Eastern Conference

August 8
1:00pm
Brampton Honey Badgers 91, Niagara River Lions 81
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 17–25, 23–20, 28–16
Pts: Sean East II 22
Rebs: Tegra Izay 12
Asts: Sean East II 4		 Pts: Khalil Ahmad 30
Rebs: Elijah Lufile 11
Asts: Kyle Vinales 5
CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario
Attendance: 2,032
Referees: Nate Saunders, Jayson Stiell, Ryan Langdon

Western Conference

August 8
12:30pm
Vancouver Bandits 96, Winnipeg Sea Bears 107
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 21–21, 26–26, 24–32
Pts: Simon Hildebrandt, Xavier Moon 24
Rebs: Trey McGowens 6
Asts: Trey McGowens 7		 Pts: Shamar Givance 21
Rebs: Mitch Creek 7
Asts: Shamar Givance 11
Langley Events Centre, Langley, B.C.
Attendance: 3,985
Referees: Waseem Husainy, Perry Stothart, Cooper Toppings

CEBL Finals

Due to arena issues in Brampton, the scheduled best-of-three series was reverted to a single-game final.[2] The original Game 1 was cancelled 1 minute 46 seconds of game time into the first quarter, at a score of 6–6.[9]

August 15
2:30pm
Winnipeg Sea Bears 98, Brampton Honey Badgers 84
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 26–18, 27–18, 25–24
Pts: Xavier Moon 29
Rebs: Xavier Moon 7
Asts: Xavier Moon, DJ Burns 6		 Pts: Sean East II 27
Rebs: Matthew Moncrieffe 16
Asts: Sean East II 5
Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Attendance: 12,519
Referees: Waseem Husainy, Jayson Stiell, Cooper Toppings


Awards

Source:[10]

All-CEBL teams

First Team Pos. Second Team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Tyrese Samuel Vancouver Bandits F Frank Mitchell Scarborough Shooting Stars
Sean East II Brampton Honey Badgers G F Nick Hornsby Edmonton Stingers
Myles Powell Scarborough Shooting Stars G Tavian Dunn-Martin Saskatoon Mamba
Teddy Allen Winnipeg Sea Bears G Khalil Ahmad Niagara River Lions
Javonte Smart Ottawa BlackJacks G Matthew Cleveland Ottawa BlackJacks

All-Canadian team

Pos. Player Team
F Tyrese Samuel Vancouver Bandits
F Frank Mitchell Scarborough Shooting Stars
F Quincy Guerrier Montreal Alliance
G Sean Miller-Moore Calgary Surge
F Jaden Bediako Saskatoon Mamba

References

  1. ↑ "New Playoff Era to Begin as CEBL Announces 2026 Season Schedule". CEBL. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "CEBL Statement: CEBL Finals Format Update".
  3. ↑ "Mazereeuw Promoted to President and CEO of Canadian Elite Basketball League".
  4. ↑ "Basketball Operations Update". February 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Vancouver Partners with City of Kelowna to Host Neutral-Site Home Game".
  6. ↑ "CBC Sports reunites with Canadian Elite Basketball League, striking 5-year partnership".
  7. ↑ "TSN Teams Up With Canadian Elite Basketball League For 2026 Playoffs". Canadian Elite Basketball League. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Tie-breaking Procedure". CEBL. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Game 1, Brampton vs Winnipeg Boxscore". CEBL. August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "CEBL Stars Honoured in Winnipeg as 2025 Award Winners Revealed". www.cebl.ca. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
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