The 2024 CEBL Draft, the 6th edition of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's annual draft, was announced on April 11, 2024. The 10 teams of the CEBL took turns selecting U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association athletes to add to their rosters. The first overall selection was made by the Montreal Alliance, who selected 2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship MVP Ismaël Diouf of the Laval Rouge et Or. The 2024 Draft marked the first time teams could select student-athletes from the CCAA, with Jerry Jr. Mercury of Mohawk College becoming the first such selection (30th overall to the Niagara River Lions).
Format The draft order for the first round is determined by how the teams finished in the 2023 CEBL season, with the last-placed Montreal Alliance obtaining the 1st overall pick. Employing a "snake draft" format, the order is reversed in even-numbered rounds, and returns to the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was determined as follows: Montreal Alliance Brampton Honey Badgers Saskatchewan Rattlers Vancouver Bandits Edmonton Stingers Scarborough Shooting Stars Ottawa Blackjacks Winnipeg Sea Bears Calgary Surge Niagara River Lions Player selection Source: https://www.cebl.ca/cebl-draft-2024-results
Round 1 Team Player PositionHometown School team 1 Montreal Alliance Ismaël DioufF Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC Laval Rouge et Or 2 Brampton Honey Badgers Callum BakerG Oakville, ON Toronto Varsity Blues 3 Saskatchewan Rattlers Elias RalphF Okotoks, AB Victoria Vikes 4 Vancouver Bandits Adam OlsenW Surrey, BC UBC Thunderbirds 5 Edmonton Stingers Aaron RhoomsW Toronto, ON TMU Bold 6 Scarborough Shooting Stars Malcolm ChristieG Fredericton, NB Dalhousie Tigers 7 Ottawa BlackJacks Dragan StajicG Waterloo, ONOttawa Gee-Gees 8 Winnipeg Sea Bears Simon HildebrandtF Winnipeg, MB Manitoba Bisons 9 Calgary Surge Dondre ReddickG Antigonish, NS St. Francis Xavier X-Men 10 Niagara River Lions Jordan TchuenteW/F Ottawa, ON Brock Badgers
Round 2 Team Player PositionHometown School team 11 Niagara River Lions Luka SyllasG Kingston, ON Queen's Gaels 12 Calgary Surge Mike DemagusG/W Scarborough, ON McMaster Marauders 13 Winnipeg Sea Bears Tyler SaglG Burlington, ON Lakehead Thunderwolves 14 Ottawa BlackJacks Justin Ndjock-TadjoréW Gatineau, QC Ottawa Gee-Gees 15 Scarborough Shooting Stars Koat ThomasG/W Waterloo, ON St. Francis Xavier X-Men 16 Edmonton Stingers Taye DonaldG St. Thomas, ONWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 17 Vancouver Bandits Jerric PalmaG Richmond, BC Western Mustangs 18 Saskatchewan Rattlers Alexander DewarG Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan Huskies 19 Brampton Honey Badgers Cole SyllasG/W Kingston, ON Queen's Gaels 20 Montreal Alliance Bahaïde HaïdaraG/W Longueuil, QC UQAM Citadins
Round 3 Team Player PositionHometown School team 21 Montreal Alliance Renoldo RobinsonG Montreal, QC Victoria Vikes 22 Brampton Honey Badgers David WalkerG/W Toronto, ON TMU Bold 23 Saskatchewan Rattlers Isaac SimonG Regina, SK Alberta Golden Bears 24 Vancouver Bandits Connor PlatzF Langley, BC Trinity Western Spartans 25 Edmonton Stingers Nate PetroneG Calgary, AB Calgary Dinos 26 Scarborough Shooting Stars Davanté HackettG Brampton, ON Brock Badgers 27 Ottawa BlackJacks Michael Kelvin IIW Ottawa, ONQueen's Gaels 28 Winnipeg Sea Bears Shawn MarananG Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Wesmen 29 Calgary Surge Noah WhartonG Brampton, ON Calgary Dinos 30 Niagara River Lions Jerry Jr. MercuryG Scarborough, ON Mohawk Mountaineers (CCAA)
NCAA Transfers Several players selected in the draft later elected to leave their CEBL clubs in order to join NCAA Division I basketball teams. First overall pick Ismaël Diouf transferred to the NC State Wolfpack on June 24th, while fellow first round picks Elias Ralph and Malcolm Christie joined the Pacific Tigers and Oakland Golden Grizzlies, respectively. Following the conclusion of the season, two-time CEBL Developmental Player of the Year Simon Hildebrandt of the Winnipeg Sea Bears, who was offered by the Oregon Ducks in 2023 but elected to remain in U Sports due to eligibility concerns, joined the High Point Panthers, while Ottawa BlackJacks third-round pick Michael Kelvin II transferred to Oklahoma State for his final year of eligibility.
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