2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft

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2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| April 14, 2021
Overview
21 total selections in 3 rounds
League| Canadian Elite Basketball League
Teams| 7
First selection| Nervens Demosthene, Saskatchewan Rattlers

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Source:[3]

### Round 1[edit]

Pick | Team | Player | Hometown | School team

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1  | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Nervens Demosthene | Terrebonne, Quebec | Bishop's University
2  | Niagara River Lions | Emmanuel Owootoah | Toronto, Ontario | Brock University
3  | Guelph Nighthawks | Isiah Osborne | Windsor, Ontario | Carleton University
4  | Ottawa Blackjacks | Ali Sow | Ottawa, Ontario | Wilfrid Laurier
5  | Hamilton Honey Badgers | Keevan Veinot | Port Williams, NS | Dalhousie University
6  | Fraser Valley Bandits | Anthony Tsegakele | Gatineau, QB | Brandon University
7  | Edmonton Stingers | Alex Carson | Halifax, NS | Dalhousie University

### Round 2[edit]

Pick | Team | Player | Hometown | School team

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8  | Edmonton Stingers | DeAndrae Pierre | Brampton, ON | York University
9  | Fraser Valley Bandits | Adam Paige | Surrey, BC | University of Alberta
10  | Hamilton Honey Badgers | Thomas Kennedy | Windsor, ON | University of Windsor
11  | Ottawa Blackjacks | Guillaume Pépin | Montreal, Quebec | University of Ottawa
12  | Guelph Nighthawks | Jordan Henry | Pickering, ON | McMaster University
13  | Niagara River Lions | Lloyd Pandi | Ottawa, Ontario | Carleton University
14  | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Alexander Dewar | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | University of Saskatchewan

### Round 3[edit]

Pick | Team | Player | Hometown | School team

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15  | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Tyrese Potoma | Regina, Saskatchewan | University of Saskatchewan
16  | Niagara River Lions | Grant Shephard | Kelowna, BC | Carleton University
17  | Guelph Nighthawks | Cole Long | St. John's, NL | Memorial University
18  | Ottawa Blackjacks | Graddy Kanku | Montreal, Quebec | Ontario Tech
19  | Hamilton Honey Badgers | Mychael Paulo | Toronto, ON | McMaster University
20  | Fraser Valley Bandits | Grant Audu | Mississauga, ON | University of British Columbia
21  | Edmonton Stingers | Colton Gibb | Lethbridge, AB | University of Lethbridge

## References[edit]

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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* Brampton Honey Badgers
* Calgary Surge
* Edmonton Stingers
* Montreal Alliance
* Niagara River Lions
* Ottawa BlackJacks
* Saskatchewan Rattlers
* Scarborough Shooting Stars
* Vancouver Bandits
* Winnipeg Sea Bears

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Former|

* Guelph Nighthawks (relocated)
* Newfoundland Growlers
* Hamilton Honey Badgers (relocated)

Venues|

* CAA Centre (Brampton)
* Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg)
* Edmonton Expo Centre (Edmonton)
* Langley Events Centre (Vancouver)
* Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (Scarborough)
* Meridian Centre (Niagara)
* SaskTel Centre (Saskatoon)
* Sleeman (Guelph)
* TD Place Arena (Ottawa)
* Verdun Auditorium (Montreal)
* Winsport Arena (Calgary)

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