2022 CEBL–U Sports Draft

The 2022 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Fourth CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 19. 10 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 20 athletes in total.

2022 CEBL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 19, 2022
Overview
20 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Teams10
First selectionDavid Muenkat, Scarborough Shooting Stars
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2023 →

Format

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the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2021 CEBL season and the 3 new expansion team order of joining the league, followed by Saskatchewan Rattlers finishing last place last season so they get fourth 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. Scarborough Shooting Stars
  2. Montreal Alliance
  3. Newfoundland Growlers
  4. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  5. Ottawa Blackjacks
  6. Guelph Nighthawks
  7. Fraser Valley Bandits
  8. Hamilton Honey Badgers
  9. Niagara River Lions
  10. Edmonton Stingers

Eligibility

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Same thing as in 2021, 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

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Source:[3]

Round 1

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Pick Team Player Hometown School team
1 Scarborough Shooting Stars David Muenkat Brampton, ON St.Francis Xavier University
2 Montreal Alliance Alain Louis Montreal, QC Carleton University
3 Newfoundland Growlers Cole Long St.John, NL Memorial University
4 Saskatchewan Rattlers Anthony Tsegakele Gatineau, QC Brandon University
5 Ottawa Blackjacks Nervens Demosthene Terrebonne, QC University of Saskatchewan
6 Guelph Nighthawks Elijah Miller Rexdale, ON University of PEI
7 Fraser Valley Bandits Thomas Kennedy Windsor, ON University of Windsor
8 Hamilton Honey Badgers Keevan Veinot Port Williams, NS Dalhousie University
9 Niagara River Lions Lloyd Pandi Ottawa, ON Carleton University
10 Edmonton Stingers Patrick Vandervelden Abbotsford, BC Mount Royal University

Round 2

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Pick Team Player Hometown School team
11 Edmonton Stingers Somto Dimanochie Lagos, Nigeria York University
12 Niagara River Lions Isiah Bujdoso Hamilton, ON Brock university
13 Hamilton Honey Badgers Michael Okafor Toronto, ON Lakehead University
14 Fraser Valley Bandits Sukhman Sandhu Surrey, BC University of British Columbia
15 Guelph Nighthawks Ibrahima Doumbouya Calgary, AB University of New Brunswick
16 Ottawa Blackjacks Guillaume Pepin Montreal, QC University of Ottawa
17 Saskatchewan Rattlers Ben Hillis Regina, SK University of Regina
18 Newfoundland Growlers Mason Bourcier Kelowna, BC Trinity Western University
19 Montreal Alliance Marc-Andre Fortin Sainte-Marie, QC University of Laval
20 Scarborough Shooting Stars Aaron Rhooms Toronto, ON Ryerson University

References

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  1. ^ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Reveal Set for April 19". Oursportscentral. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS DRAFT REVEAL SET FOR APRIL 19". U Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2022 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Class Announced". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved January 6, 2020.