Winnipeg Sea Bears

On November 9, 2022, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced that its 10th franchise would be in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[4][5]

On November 30, 2022, the Winnipeg franchise officially unveiled their branding, announcing their name and logo as the Winnipeg Sea Bears. It was announced they would be playing at the Canada Life Centre.^[6][7]

On December 14, 2022, the Sea Bears announced that Mike Taylor was hired as the team’s inaugural head coach.^[8][9]

On May 27, 2023, the Sea Bears played their inaugural game in front of 7,303 fans,^[10] shattering the previous league attendance record by nearly 3,000. They won the game 90–85 over the Vancouver Bandits. The Sea Bears finished their inaugural season with a 12–8 record for second in the Western Conference and a home playoff game against the Edmonton Stingers. Winnipeg set another attendance record for their first playoff game with 10,580 spectators.^[11]

Prior to the 2024 season the CEBL announced that Winnipeg would host the 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend.^[12] The Sea Bears' second season started May 22, 2024 with a loss to the Saskatchewan Rattlers, played in the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.^[13] They finished the season with a 9–11 record, qualifying for the playoffs. The Sea Bears would be eliminated in the play-in round by the Calgary Surge by a score of 84–82.

The Sea Bears retired their first jersey on May 16, 2025 during their opening night of the 2025 season. The jersey that was retired was #33, Chad Posthumus, to remember and honour his legacy on and off the court after he died.^[14]

In the 2025 season, the Sea Bears had an 11–13 record in the regular season. As the CEBL Championship Weekend hosts, the Sea Bears received an automatic berth into the semifinals, where they would once again lose to the Calgary Surge, 90–79. Head coach and GM Mike Taylor was let go following the defeat and was replaced by assistant coach Mike Raimbault on August 28, 2025. ^[15]

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Winnipeg Sea Bears roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Kraus, Mason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 24 – (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 G 3 Roberts, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 25 – (2000-08-05)5 August 2000 F 5 Jones, Tevian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 G 6 Campbell, Alex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 33 – (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 G 7 Akot, Emmanuel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 27 – (1999-03-17)17 March 1999 G 8 James, Geoffrey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999 PF 10 Williams, Jaylin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 25 – (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 C 11 Shittu, Simi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 26 – (1999-11-07)7 November 1999 F 13 Bilamu, Nathan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 C 14 Filewich, Kyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 24 – (2001-07-25)25 July 2001 C 21 Young, Solomon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 28 – (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 G 24 Bourcier, Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999 G 55 Maranan, Shawn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 25 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000	Head coach Mike Taylor Assistant coach(es) Mike Raimbault Ryan Thomson Braeden Floyd Tevonn Walker Nick Elam Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive (U) Current U Sports Athlete Injured Roster Transactions Updated: May 28, 2025

Retired Jerseys

Date	Player	Jersey No.
May 16, 2025[16]	Chad Posthumus	#33

CEBL Most Valuable Player

Season	Player
2023	Teddy Allen

U Sports Player of the year

Season	Player	University Team
2023	Simon Hildebrandt	University of Manitoba Bisons

Developmental Player of the Year

Season	Player	University Team
2024	Simon Hildebrandt	University of Manitoba Bisons

CEBL Coach of the year

Season	Coach	W	L
2023	Mike Taylor	12	8

CEBL Sixth Man of the Year

Season	Player
2023	Jelani Watson–Gayle

All CEBL Teams

CEBL First team All Stars

Season	Player	Position
2023	Teddy Allen	Guard
2024	Justin Wright-Foreman

CEBL Second Team All Stars

Season	Player	Position
2023	E.J. Anosike	Forward
2024	Teddy Allen [a]	Guard
2025	Simi Shittu	Forward

CEBL BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS:

Franchise of the year

Season	Team
2023	Winnipeg Sea Bears

Team Executive of the year

Season	Name	Position
2023	Jason Smith	President
2024

CEBL Mascot of the year award

Season	Mascot
2023	Churchill the Sea Bear
2024

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Postseason
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2023	Mike Taylor	12	8	.600	2nd West	0	1	.000	Lost play-in round
	2024		9	11	.450	4th West	0	1	.000	Lost play-in round
	2025		11	13	.458	4th West	0	1	.000	Lost Semifinal
Totals			32	32	.500	—	0	3	.000