Winnipeg Sea Bears

Basketball team in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg Sea Bears

2025 CEBL season
Leagues| CEBL
Founded| 2022
History| Winnipeg Sea Bears
(2022–present)
Arena| Canada Life Centre[1]
Capacity| 15,321
Location| Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team colours| Black, teal, white

President| Jason Smith
Head coach| Mike Taylor[2]
Ownership| David Asper
Championships| 0
Conference titles| 0
Retired numbers| 1 (33)
Website| seabears.ca

The Winnipeg Sea Bears are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). They play their home games at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

## History

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On November 9, 2022, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced that its 10th franchise would be in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[3][4]

On November 30, 2022, the Winnipeg franchise officially unveiled their branding, announcing their name and logo as the Winnipeg Sea Bears. It was announced they would be playing at the Canada Life Centre.[5][6]

On December 14, 2022, the Sea Bears announced that Mike Taylor was hired as the team’s inaugural head coach.[7][8]

On May 27, 2023, the Sea Bears played their inaugural game in front of 7,303 fans,[9] shattering the previous league attendance record by nearly 3,000. They won the game 90–85 over the Vancouver Bandits. The Sea Bears finished their inaugural season with a 12–8 record for second in the Western Conference and a home playoff game against the Edmonton Stingers. Winnipeg set another attendance record for their first playoff game with 10,580 spectators.[10]

Prior to the 2024 season the CEBL announced that Winnipeg would host the 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend.[11] The Sea Bears' second season started May 22, 2024 with a loss to the Saskatchewan Rattlers, played in the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.[12] They finished the season with a 9–11 record, qualifying for the playoffs. The Sea Bears would be eliminated in the play-in round by the Calgary Surge by a score of 84–82.

The Sea Bears retired their first jersey on May 16, 2025 during their opening night of the 2025 season. The jersey that was retired was #33, Chad Posthumus, to remember and honour his legacy on and off the court after he died.[13]

## Players

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### Current roster

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Source: [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Winnipeg Sea Bears roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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G | 1 |  | Kraus, Mason | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 250 lb (110 kg)  |  23 – (2002-03-22)22 March 2002  |
G | 3 |  | Roberts, Terry | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  25 – (2000-08-05)5 August 2000  |
F | 5 |  | Jones, Tevian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  25 – (2000-06-29)29 June 2000  |
G | 6 |  | Campbell, Alex | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 209 lb (95 kg)  |  32 – (1993-01-22)22 January 1993  |
G | 7 |  | Akot, Emmanuel | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  26 – (1999-03-17)17 March 1999  |
G | 8 |  | James, Geoffrey | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  25 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999  |
PF | 10 |  | Williams, Jaylin | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 245 lb (111 kg)  |  25 – (2000-07-26)26 July 2000  |
C | 11 |  | Shittu, Simi | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 240 lb (110 kg)  |  25 – (1999-11-07)7 November 1999  |
F | 13 |  | Bilamu, Nathan | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  25 – (2000-08-07)7 August 2000  |
C | 14 |  | Filewich, Kyler | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 250 lb (110 kg)  |  24 – (2001-07-25)25 July 2001  |
C | 21 |  | Young, Solomon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 242 lb (110 kg)  |  27 – (1998-04-22)22 April 1998  |
G | 24 |  | Bourcier, Mason | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  25 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999  |
G | 55 |  | Maranan, Shawn | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  | 155 lb (70 kg)  |  25 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000  |

Head coach

*   * Mike Taylor

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Mike Raimbault
*   * Ryan Thomson
*   * Braeden Floys
*   * Tevonn Walker
*   * Nick Elam

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Inactive
* (U) Current U Sports Athlete
* Injured

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* Roster
* Transactions

Updated: May 28, 2025

## Honours

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Retired Jerseys

Date  | Player  | Jersey No.

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May 16, 2025[14] | Chad Posthumus | #33

CEBL Most Valuable Player

Season  | Player

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2023 | Teddy Allen

U Sports Player of the year

Season  | Player  | University Team

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2023 | Simon Hildebrandt  | University of Manitoba Bisons

Developmental Player of the Year

Season  | Player  | University Team

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2024 | Simon Hildebrandt  | University of Manitoba Bisons

CEBL Coach of the year

Season  | Coach  | W  | L

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2023 | Mike Taylor | 12  | 8

CEBL Sixth Man of the Year

Season  | Player

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2023 | Jelani Watson–Gayle

All CEBL Teams

CEBL First team All Stars

Season  | Player  | Position

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2023 | Teddy Allen | Guard
2024 | Justin Wright-Foreman

CEBL Second Team All Stars

Season  | Player  | Position

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2023 | E.J. Anosike | Forward
2024 | Teddy Allen [a] | Guard

CEBL BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS:

Franchise of the year

Season  | Team

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2023 | Winnipeg Sea Bears

Team Executive of the year

Season  | Name  | Position

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2023 | Jason Smith  | President
2024

CEBL Mascot of the year award

Season  | Mascot

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2023 | Churchill the Sea Bear
2024

## Season-by-season record

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League | Season | Coach | Regular season | Post season

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Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result
CEBL
2023 | Mike Taylor | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2nd West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost play-in round
2024 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4th West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost play-in round
Totals | 21 | 19 | .525 | — | 0 | 2 | .000 |

## Notes

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1. ^ Allen Played for the Sea Bears until June 17, 2024 when he was released. He later signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers and the CEBL recognized him as a Second Team All Star selection from both Winnipeg and Saskatchewan.

## References

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1. ^ "Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in evolving Canadian Elite Basketball League". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
2. ^ "Winnipeg Sea Bears Name First Head Coach, GM". ChrisD.ca. 14 December 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Canadian Elite Basketball League Expanding to Winnipeg". CEBL website. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
4. ^ "Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing CEBL". tsn.ca. 30 November 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
5. ^ Gibsom, Shane (November 30, 2022). "Winnipeg Sea Bears unveiled as city's entry into Canadian Elite Basketball League". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
6. ^ "Winnipeg Sea Bears become 10th Canadian Elite Basketball League franchise". cbc.ca. CBC News. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
7. ^ Prentice, Amy-Ellen (December 14, 2022). "Winnipeg's new basketball team names first head coach". global news.ca. Global News. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
8. ^ "BREAKING: Winnipeg Sea Bears Name First Head Coach". oursportscentral.com. OSC. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
9. ^ "All Eyes on CEBL as 2023 Season Openers see Record Attendance". www.cebl.ca. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
10. ^ "CEBL Game Box Score". CEBL. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
11. ^ "Winnipeg to Host 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend". 2024-04-09.
12. ^ "CEBL Game Box Score". CEBL. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
13. ^ "Sea Bears Retire Chad Posthumus' No. 33 on Opening Night". www.cebl.ca. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
14. ^ "Sea Bears Retire Chad Posthumus' No. 33 on Opening Night". www.cebl.ca. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-05-28.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Canadian Elite Basketball League

Championship Weekend

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

|

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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* 2019
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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Drafts|

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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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