2019 CEBL Entry Draft

The 2019 CEBL Entry Draft was the inaugural CEBL Entry Draft, held on March 23, 2019 at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ontario. Six Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams selected 78 athletes in total.

2019 CEBL Entry Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)March 23, 2019
LocationArt Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
Overview
78 total selections in 13 rounds
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Teams6
First selectionJoel Friesen, Fraser Valley Bandits

Format

A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round. 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 drawn as follows:[1]

  1. Fraser Valley Bandits
  2. Edmonton Stingers
  3. Guelph Nighthawks
  4. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  5. Hamilton Honey Badgers
  6. Niagara River Lions

The first four rounds were regional rounds, in which teams selected players from their region. The three eastern teams had to choose players from Eastern Canada and the western teams from Western Canada. The next seven rounds were open rounds, with teams able to select players from any region of the world. The final two rounds were U Sports rounds, in which teams selected players playing in U Sports, Canada's university basketball program.[2]

Player selection

Source:[3]

Regional rounds

Round 1

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
1 Fraser Valley BanditsJoel Friesen Abbotsford, British ColumbiaAlberta
2 Edmonton StingersMamadou Gueye Quebec City, QuebecAlberta
3 Guelph NighthawksConnor Wood Guelph, OntarioCarleton
4 Saskatchewan RattlersDenzel James Edmonton, AlbertaMacEwan
5 Hamilton Honey BadgersMiKyle McIntosh Toronto, OntarioOregon
6 Niagara River LionsKaza Kajami-Keane Ajax, OntarioCarleton

Round 2

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
7 Niagara River LionsKassius Robertson Toronto, OntarioMissouri State
8 Hamilton Honey BadgersErik Nissen Quispamsis, New BrunswickAcadia
9 Saskatchewan RattlersJelane Pryce Innisfil, OntarioWinnipeg
10 Guelph NighthawksJevohn Shepherd Toronto, OntarioMichigan State
11 Edmonton StingersMathieu Kamba Calgary, AlbertaCentral Arkansas
12 Fraser Valley BanditsMarek Klassen Abbotsford, British ColumbiaPoint Loma Nazarene

Round 3

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
13 Fraser Valley BanditsDiego Kapelan Vancouver, British ColumbiaMcNeese State
14 Edmonton StingersJarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Winnipeg, ManitobaCalgary
15 Guelph NighthawksMarvin Binney Toronto, OntarioSaint Mary's
16 Saskatchewan RattlersJustus Alleyn Winnipeg, ManitobaManitoba
17 Hamilton Honey BadgersDuane Notice Toronto, OntarioSouth Carolina
18 Niagara River LionsGuillaume Boucard Montreal, QuebecCarleton

Round 4

PickTeamPlayerHometownSchool team
19 Niagara River LionsTyrone Watson Hamilton, OntarioNew Mexico State
20 Hamilton Honey BadgersJunior Cadougan Toronto, OntarioMarquuette
21 Saskatchewan RattlersThomas Cooper Chattanooga, United StatesCalgary
22 Guelph NighthawksEmanual Shepherd Toronto, OntarioSouthern
23 Edmonton StingersJordan Baker Edmonton, AlbertaAlberta
24 Fraser Valley BanditsDallin Bachynski Calgary, AlbertaUtah

Open rounds

Round 5

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
25 Fraser Valley BanditsConor MorganUBC
26 Edmonton StingersAdika Peter-McNeillyRyerson
27 Guelph NighthawksChris JohnsonSt. Bonaventure
28 Saskatchewan RattlersAlex CampbellWindsor
29 Hamilton Honey BadgersMurphy BurnatowskiColgate
30 Niagara River LionsJulian BoydLIU Brooklyn

Round 6

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
31 Niagara River LionsNem MitrovicPortland
32 Hamilton Honey BadgersDerek Cooke, Jr.Wyoming
33 Saskatchewan RattlersChad PosthumusMorehead State
34 Guelph NighthawksXavier Rathan-MayesFlorida State
35 Edmonton StingersAkeem EllisCoppin State
36 Fraser Valley BanditsElijah FosterNevada

Round 7

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
37 Fraser Valley BanditsLevon KendallPittsburgh
38 Edmonton StingersAshton SmithIUP
39 Guelph NighthawksMeshack LufileCBU
40 Saskatchewan RattlersGentrey ThomasUC Riverside
41 Hamilton Honey BadgersJustin EdwardsKansas State
42 Niagara River LionsAlex JohnsonNC State

Round 8

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
43 Niagara River LionsJoel KindredSt. Augustine's
44 Hamilton Honey BadgersRyan EjimCarleton
45 Saskatchewan RattlersKevin BercySt. Francis Xavier
46 Guelph NighthawksMarvell WaitheArkansas
47 Edmonton StingersChristian MusokoSouthern Utah
48 Fraser Valley BanditsMaurice JonesNorthwest Nazarene

Round 9

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
49 Fraser Valley BanditsRansford BrempongWestern Carolina
50 Edmonton StingersCorey AllmondSam Houston State
51 Guelph NighthawksMeshack LufileTexas
52 Saskatchewan RattlersMichael LinklaterSaskatchewan
53 Hamilton Honey BadgersShaquille KeithCBU
54 Niagara River LionsRyan WrightOklahoma State

Round 10

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
55 Niagara River LionsRayvon HigdonRedeemer
56 Hamilton Honey BadgersJoe RoccaCarleton
57 Saskatchewan RattlersShane OsayandeSaskatchewan
58 Guelph NighthawksJamal ReynoldsCanisius
59 Edmonton StingersGrandy GlazeGrand Canyon
60 Fraser Valley BanditsRashaun BroadusBYU

Round 11

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
61 Fraser Valley BanditsTroy GottseligSaskatchewan
62 Edmonton StingersGreg MorrowWestern
63 Guelph NighthawksChadrack LufileWichita State
64 Saskatchewan RattlersTerry ThomasOttawa
65 Hamilton Honey BadgersTramar SutherlandLittle Rock
66 Niagara River LionsJaylon TateIllinois

U-Sports rounds

Round 12

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
67 Niagara River LionsFil VujadinovicRyerson
68 Hamilton Honey BadgersConnor GilmoreMcMaster
69 Saskatchewan RattlersChan De CimanSaskatchewan
70 Guelph NighthawksMalcolm GlanvilleGuelph
71 Edmonton StingersNarcisse AmbanzaWinnipeg
72 Fraser Valley BanditsMason BourcierUBC

Round 13

PickTeamPlayerSchool team
73 Fraser Valley BanditsGrant ShephardUBC
74 Edmonton StingersBrody ClarkeAlberta
75 Guelph NighthawksMyles CharvisRyerson
76 Saskatchewan RattlersJean-Victor MukamaRyerson
77 Hamilton Honey BadgersThomas KennedyWindsor
78 Niagara River LionsTyler BrownBrock

References

  1. "Entry Draft 2019". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. Welsh, Eric (March 7, 2019). "Fraser Valley Bandits win first pick in Canadian Elite Basketball League draft". The Chiliwack Progress. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. Sanyal, Anish. "Canadian Elite Basketball League Reveals Picks For Its Inaugural Season Entry Draft". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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