2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| April 19, 2023
Overview
20 total selections in 2 rounds
League| Canadian Elite Basketball League
Teams| 10
First selection| Simon Hildebrandt, Winnipeg Sea Bears

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The 2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Fifth CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 19. 10 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 20 athletes in total.

## Format

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the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2022 CEBL season and the 1 new expansion team order of joining the league, followed by Montreal Alliance finishing last place last season so they get 2nd 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. Winnipeg Sea Bears
2. Montreal Alliance
3. Calgary Surge
4. Edmonton Stingers
5. Saskatchewan Rattlers
6. Vancouver Bandits
7. Ottawa Blackjacks
8. Niagara River Lions
9. Scarborough Shooting Stars
10. Brampton Honey Badgers

## Eligibility

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Players may completed their university eligibility in 2021–22, 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

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1  | Winnipeg Sea Bears | Simon Hildebrandt | Winnipeg, Manitoba | University of Manitoba
2  | Montreal Alliance | Aryan Sharma | Milton, Ontario | Western University
3  | Calgary Surge | Mason Bourcier | Kelowna, B.C. | Trinity Western University
4  | Edmonton Stingers | Somto Dimanochie | Kleinberg, Ontario | York University
5  | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Anthony Tsegakele | Gatineau, Quebec | Brandon University
6  | Vancouver Bandits | Diego Maffia | Victoria, B.C. | University of Victoria
7  | Ottawa Blackjacks | Sukhman Sandhu | Surrey, B.C. | University of British Columbia
8  | Niagara River Lions | Aiden Warnholtz | Ottawa, Ontario | Carleton University
9  | Scarborough Shooting Stars | David Muenkat | Brampton, Ontario | STFX University
10  | Brampton Honey Badgers | Najee Brown-Henderson | Windsor, Ontario | University of Windsor

### Round 2

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Pick | Team | Player | Hometown | School team

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11  | Brampton Honey Badgers | Callum Baker-Magnaye | Oakville, Ontario | University of Toronto
12  | Scarborough Shooting Stars | David Walker | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Metropolitan University
13  | Niagara River Lions | Jordan Tchuente | Ottawa, Ontario | Brock University
14  | Ottawa Blackjacks | Guillaume Pepin | Montreal, Quebec | University of Ottawa
15  | Vancouver Bandits | Brian Wallack | Surrey, B.C. | University of British Columbia
16  | Saskatchewan Rattlers | Issac Simon | Regina, Saskatchewan | University of Alberta
17  | Edmonton Stingers | Adam Paige | White Rock, B.C. | University of Alberta
18  | Calgary Surge | Deon Ejim | Brampton, Ontario | STFX University
19  | Montreal Alliance | Bahaide Haidara | Montreal, Quebec | Université du Québec à Montréal
20  | Winnipeg Sea Bears | Tyler Sagl | Burlington, Ontario | Lakehead University

## References

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1. ^ "2023 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Reveal Set for April 19". CEBL website. 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.

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Teams|

| Current|

* 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)

Seasons|

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Drafts|

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