The 2020 CEBL season was the second season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It was played from July 25 to August 9 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The season was scheduled to take place from May 7 to August 6, with the championship being played in Edmonton from August 14 to 16. On April 15, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A shortened 2020 season tournament, branded as the CEBL Summer Series, was held at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. A single round robin was played to eliminate one team, followed by a six-team single-elimination playoff. All games were played behind closed doors with no spectators admitted. The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Fraser Valley Bandits in the final to win their first CEBL title.
The 2020 season saw the inclusion of the Ottawa BlackJacks, the CEBL's seventh team and first expansion team. It was also the first in a three-year broadcast partnership with CBC Sports. Host broadcaster Mediapro utilized automated cameras, using AI technology to track the ball and players.
Teams 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Team City Arena Capacity Edmonton Stingers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Expo Centre 4,000 Fraser Valley Bandits Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford Centre 7,046 Guelph Nighthawks Guelph, Ontario Sleeman Centre 4,715 Hamilton Honey Badgers Hamilton, Ontario FirstOntario Centre 17,383 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
Map of teams
Rule changes The Elam ending, as used in The Basketball Tournament and the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, was adopted for all games; after the first stoppage within the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, the game clock is stopped, and a target score is established which is nine points greater than the leading team's score. The first team to reach the target score is declared the winner.
Summer Series
Round robin
Results
Playoffs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Awards Source: https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-announces-2020-cebl-awards-categories-and-winner-reveal-dates> Player of the Year: Xavier Moon, Edmonton Stingers Canadian Player of the Year: Jordan Baker, Edmonton Stingers U Sports Developmental Player of the Year: Lloyd Pandi, Ottawa BlackJacks Defensive Player of the Year: Brianté Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers Referee of the Year: Frank Rizzuti Clutch Player of the Year: Brianté Weber, Hamilton Honey Badgers Coach of the Year: Jermaine Small, Edmonton Stingers CEBL Final MVP: Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers
All-star teams First Team Pos. Second Team Player Team Player Team Jordan Baker Edmonton Stingers F Olu Ashaolu Fraser Valley Bandits Thomas Scrubb Ottawa BlackJacks F Owen Klassen Hamilton Honey Badgers Travis Daniels Edmonton Stingers F Tre'Darius McCallum Guelph Nighthawks Jean-Victor Mukama Hamilton Honey Badgers G Brianté Weber Hamilton Honey Badgers Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers G Jahenns Manigat Fraser Valley Bandits
Statistics Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team(s) Statistic Points per game Cameron Forte Fraser Valley Bandits 21.8 Rebounds per game Jordan Baker Edmonton Stingers 9.4 Assists per game Xavier Moon Edmonton Stingers 4.5 Steals per game Cameron Forte Fraser Valley Bandits 2.8 Blocks per game Travis Daniels Edmonton Stingers 1.5 FG% Denzel Taylor Saskatchewan Rattlers 61.5% 3P% Kyle Landry Ottawa BlackJacks 80.0%
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