2022 CEBL season

2022 CEBL season
2022 CEBL season
League	Canadian Elite Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	Season: May 25 – August 1 ; Play in games: August 4 ; Playoffs: August 6–14
Number of games	20 per team
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	CBC Sports
Draft
Top draft pick	David Muenkat
Picked by	Scarborough Shooting Stars
Regular season
Top seed	Hamilton Honey Badgers
Season MVP	Khalil Ahmad (Niagara)
Top scorer	Khalil Ahmad (Niagara)
Championship weekend
Venue	TD Place Arena; Ottawa, Ontario
Champions	Hamilton Honey Badgers (1st Title)
Runners-up	Scarborough Shooting Stars
Finals MVP	Christian Vital
Seasons
	← 2021 2023 →

DurationSeason: May 25 – August 1
Play in games: August 4
Playoffs: August 6–14

Number of games20 per team

The 2022 CEBL season was the fourth season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It began on May 25, 2022, and ended on August 1, 2022. There will be play-in games on August 4 where the 5th to 8th seed will compete to play in the playoffs. The playoffs will start on August 6.^[1] The Championship weekend will be from August 12 to the 14; the Ottawa Blackjacks will be hosting the event.^[2] It is also the inaugural season for the Montreal Alliance, Newfoundland Growlers, and the Scarborough Shooting Stars. The Hamilton Honey Badgers defeated the Scarborough Shooting Stars 90–88, for their first CEBL championship in franchise history. They will represent Canada in the 2022-23 BCL Americas season.

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League
Edmonton Stingers	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Expo Centre	4,000
Fraser Valley Bandits	Langley, British Columbia	Langley Events Centre	5,276
Guelph Nighthawks	Guelph, Ontario	Sleeman Centre	4,715
Hamilton Honey Badgers	Hamilton, Ontario	FirstOntario Centre	17,383
Montreal Alliance	Montreal, Quebec	Verdun Auditorium	4,100
Newfoundland Growlers	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Field House at Memorial University	2,500
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
Scarborough Shooting Stars	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre	2,000

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Hamilton Honey Badgers (C)	20	14	6	1697	1570	+127	.700	Advance to championship weekend
2	Niagara River Lions	20	13	7	1763	1643	+120	.650	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Scarborough Shooting Stars	20	12	8	1716	1656	+60	.600	Advance to quarter-finals
4	Fraser Valley Bandits	20	12	8	1718	1736	−18	.600	Advance to play in games
5	Saskatchewan Rattlers	20	11	9	1665	1749	−84	.550
6	Edmonton Stingers	20	10	10	1701	1691	+10	.500
7	Guelph Nighthawks	20	10	10	1753	1760	−7	.500
8	Ottawa Blackjacks (H)	20	8	12	1740	1721	+19	.400	Advance to championship weekend^[a]
9	Newfoundland Growlers	20	6	14	1699	1775	−76	.300
10	Montreal Alliance	20	4	16	1523	1668	−145	.200

Teams	EDM	FRA	GUE	HAM	MON	NEW	NIA	OTT	SSK	SSS	EDM	FRA	GUE	HAM	MON	NEW	NIA	OTT	SSK	SSS
Edmonton Stingers	—	81–84	101–100	81–87	85–72	120–69	74–86	96–88	84–71	69–78	—							91–100
Fraser Valley Bandits	86–80	—	79–87	68–80	97–81	94–92	99–102	95–88	90–78	92–89		—								86–93
Guelph Nighthawks	95–101	85–90	—	89–83	86–84	89–82	84–95	86–79	104–82	89–80			—		96–80
Hamilton Honey Badgers	81–88	70–71	103–85	—	80–72	95–91	79–83	86–75	107–86	84–70			95–76	—
Montreal Alliance	60–64	89–72	94–74	72–79	—	71–94	64–76	86–80	72–82	80–70					—	85–105
Newfoundland Growlers	74–89	81–88	80–87	68–86	84–83	—	87–95	85–86	83–60	88–95						—			93–91
Niagara River Lions	77–79	86–95	101–88	73–76	87–62	98–97	—	89–78	81–86	75–86	97–69						—
Ottawa Blackjacks	92–84	87–90	73–83	104–95	81–62	80–94	86–90	—	101–50	81–98		100–79						—
Saskatchewan Rattlers	97–85	86–77	84–81	74–81	98–86	90–71	92–89	92–90	—	83–99							92–90		—
Scarborough Shooting Stars	97–74	101–86	94–89	69–84	78–68	99–81	70–93	90–91	85–91	—				75–72						—

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Montreal Alliance	29,290	3,500	2,214	2,929	n/a^†
2	Niagara River Lions	22,737	3,247	1,549	2,274	n/a^†
3	Ottawa Blackjacks	18,159	3,538	1,408	1,816	n/a^†
4	Edmonton Stingers	17,300	3,000	800	1,922	n/a^†
5	Scarborough Shooting Stars	14,682	2,280	1,317	1,631	n/a^†
6	Hamilton Honey Badgers	18,109	2,904	1,260	1,811	n/a^†
7	Guelph Nighthawks	13,341	2,992	780	1,482	n/a^†
8	Newfoundland Growlers	1,892	1,084	808	946	n/a^†
9	Fraser Valley Bandits					n/a^†
10	Saskatchewan Rattlers					n/a^†
	League total	91,192	3,538	780	1,824	n/a^†

Saskatchewan Rattlers 94, Edmonton Stingers 91
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 22–23, 17–25, 26–31
Pts: Devonte Bandoo 22 Rebs: Jordy Tshimanga 11 Asts: Devonte Bandoo 9		Pts: Adika Peter—Mcneilly 19 Rebs: Jordan Baker 11 Asts: Trahson Burrell 5

Map of teams

Fraser Valley Bandits 85, Guelph Nighthawks 90
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 11–25, 26–19, 23–21
Pts: Brandon Gilbeck 21 Rebs: Alex Campbell, Shane Gibson, Brandon Gilbeck 6 Asts: Marek Klassen 10		Pts: Ahmed Hill 27 Rebs: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 10 Asts: Stefan Smith 5

Guelph Nighthawks 78, Niagara River Lions 99
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 12–36, 28–21, 16–25
Pts: Ahmed Hill 17 Rebs: Sean Miller-Moore 6 Asts: Cat Barber 6		Pts: EJ Onu 28 Rebs: Daniel Walden-Mullings 11 Asts: Elijah Mitrou-Long 6

Scarborough Shooting Stars 108, Saskatchewan Rattlers 96
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 20–22, 36–25, 29—32
Pts: Jalen Harris, Kassius Robertson 24 Rebs: Teddy Allen 7 Asts: Kalif Young 4		Pts: Tony Carr 21 Rebs: Tony Carr 13 Asts: Tony Carr 15

Niagara River Lions 81, Scarborough Shooting Stars 93
Scoring by quarter: 26-14, 9–19, 21–27, 25–33
Pts: EJ Onu 26 Rebs: Antonio Davis Jr 8 Asts: Khalil Ahmad, Antonio Davis Jr 6		Pts: Jalen Harris, Kameron Chatman 22 Rebs: Jalen Harris, Isiaha Mike 8 Asts: Jalen Harris 6

Hamilton Honey Badgers 76, Ottawa Blackjacks 72
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–17, 23–18, 19–17
Pts: Christian Vital 16 Rebs: Koby Mcewen 9 Asts: Celeb Agada, Jeremiah Tilman 5		Pts: Zena Edosomwan 14 Rebs: Zena Edosomwan 10 Asts: Walt Lemon Jr 6

Hamilton Honey Badgers 90, Scarborough Shooting Stars 88
Scoring by quarter: 26—25, 25–19, 18—15, 21—29
Pts: Christian Vital 17 Rebs: Caleb Agada 7 Asts: Caleb Agada 5		Pts: Kassius Robertson 23 Rebs: Kyle Alexander 7 Asts: Kassius Robertson 5

Pos.	Player	Team
F	Thomas Kennedy	Fraser Valley Bandits
F	Jordan Baker	Edmonton Stingers
F	Isiaha Mike	Scarbororough Shooting Stars
G	Caleb Agada	Hamilton Honey Badgers
G	AJ Lawson	Guelph Nighthawks

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game	Khalil Ahmad	Niagara River Lions	21.1
Rebounds per game	Jordan Baker	Edmonton Stingers	9.4
Assists per game	Tony Carr	Saskatchewan Rattlers	6.5
Steals per game	Christian Vital	Hamilton Honey Badgers	2.2
Blocks per game	EJ Onu	Niagara River Lions	3.3
FG%	Jeremiah Tilman	Hamilton Honey Badgers	63.9%
3P%	Isiaha Mike	Scarborough Shooting Stars	47.4%