2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 14, 2021
Overview
21 total selections in 3 rounds
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Teams7
First selectionNervens Demosthene, Saskatchewan Rattlers

The 2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Third CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 14. Seven Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 21 athletes in total.

Format

the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2020 CEBL season, Saskatchewan Rattlers finished last place last season so they get first 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]

  1. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  2. Niagara River Lions
  3. Guelph Knighthawks
  4. Ottawa BlackJacks
  5. Hamilton Honey Badgers
  6. Fraser Valley Bandits
  7. Edmonton Stingers

Eligibility

Players may completed their university eligibility in 2020-21, 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

Source:[3]

Round 1

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
1 Saskatchewan RattlersNervens DemostheneTerrebonne, QuebecBishop's University
2 Niagara River LionsEmmanuel OwootoahToronto, OntarioBrock University
3 Guelph NighthawksIsiah OsborneWindsor, OntarioCarleton University
4 Ottawa BlackjacksAli SowOttawa, OntarioWilfrid Laurier
5 Hamilton Honey BadgersKeevan VeinotPort Williams, NSDalhousie University
6 Fraser Valley BanditsAnthony TsegakeleGatineau, QBBrandon University
7 Edmonton StingersAlex CarsonHalifax, NSDalhousie University

Round 2

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
8 Edmonton StingersDeAndrae PierreBrampton, ONYork University
9 Fraser Valley BanditsAdam PaigeSurrey, BCUniversity of Alberta
10 Hamilton Honey BadgersThomas KennedyWindsor, ONUniversity of Windsor
11 Ottawa BlackjacksGuillaume PépinMontreal, QuebecUniversity of Ottawa
12 Guelph NighthawksJordan HenryPickering, ONMcMaster University
13 Niagara River LionsLloyd PandiOttawa, OntarioCarleton University
14 Saskatchewan RattlersAlexander DewarSaskatoon, SaskatchewanUniversity of Saskatchewan

Round 3

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
15 Saskatchewan RattlersTyrese PotomaRegina, SaskatchewanUniversity of Saskatchewan
16 Niagara River LionsGrant ShephardKelowna, BCCarleton University
17 Guelph NighthawksCole LongSt. John's, NLMemorial University
18 Ottawa BlackjacksGraddy KankuMontreal, QuebecOntario Tech
19 Hamilton Honey BadgersMychael PauloToronto, ONMcMaster University
20 Fraser Valley BanditsGrant AuduMississauga, ONUniversity of British Columbia
21 Edmonton StingersColton GibbLethbridge, ABUniversity of Lethbridge

References

  1. ↑ "2021 CEBL USPORTS Draft Reveal Set For April 14". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "U Sports draft lets CEBL teams select apprentices". St Catherine standard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2021 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Class Announced". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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