2024 CEBL Draft

2024 CEBL Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 11, 2024
Overview
30 total selections in 3 rounds
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Teams10
First selectionIsmaël Diouf (Montreal Alliance)
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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.[1] 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).[2]

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:[3]

  1. Montreal Alliance
  2. Brampton Honey Badgers
  3. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  4. Vancouver Bandits
  5. Edmonton Stingers
  6. Scarborough Shooting Stars
  7. Ottawa Blackjacks
  8. Winnipeg Sea Bears
  9. Calgary Surge
  10. Niagara River Lions

Player selection

Source: https://www.cebl.ca/cebl-draft-2024-results

Round 1

Pick Team Player Position Hometown School team
1 Montreal Alliance Ismaël Diouf PF/C Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC Laval Rouge et Or
2 Brampton Honey Badgers Callum Baker PG/SG Oakville, ON Toronto Varsity Blues
3 Saskatchewan Rattlers Elias Ralph SF Okotoks, AB Victoria Vikes
4 Vancouver Bandits Adam Olsen SG/SF Surrey, BC UBC Thunderbirds
5 Edmonton Stingers Aaron Rhooms SF Toronto, ON TMU Bold
6 Scarborough Shooting Stars Malcolm Christie SG Fredericton, NB Dalhousie Tigers
7 Ottawa BlackJacks Dragan Stajic PG Waterloo, ON Ottawa Gee-Gees
8 Winnipeg Sea Bears Simon Hildebrandt PF Winnipeg, MB Manitoba Bisons
9 Calgary Surge Dondre Reddick SG Antigonish, NS St. Francis Xavier X-Men
10 Niagara River Lions Jordan Tchuente PF Ottawa, ON Brock Badgers

Round 2

Pick Team Player Position Hometown School team
11 Niagara River Lions Luka Syllas PG/SG Kingston, ON Queen's Gaels
12 Calgary Surge Mike Demagus SG Scarborough, ON McMaster Marauders
13 Winnipeg Sea Bears Tyler Sagl SG/SF Burlington, ON Lakehead Thunderwolves
14 Ottawa BlackJacks Justin Ndjock-Tadjoré SF Gatineau, QC Ottawa Gee-Gees
15 Scarborough Shooting Stars Koat Thomas SG/SF Waterloo, ON St. Francis Xavier X-Men
16 Edmonton Stingers Taye Donald SG St. Thomas, ON Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
17 Vancouver Bandits Jerric Palma PG Richmond, BC Western Mustangs
18 Saskatchewan Rattlers Alexander Dewar SG Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan Huskies
19 Brampton Honey Badgers Cole Syllas SG/SF Kingston, ON Queen's Gaels
20 Montreal Alliance Bahaïde Haïdara SF Longueuil, QC UQAM Citadins

Round 3

Pick Team Player Position Hometown School team
21 Montreal Alliance Renoldo Robinson PG/SG Montreal, QC Victoria Vikes
22 Brampton Honey Badgers David Walker SG/SF Toronto, ON TMU Bold
23 Saskatchewan Rattlers Isaac Simon PG Regina, SK Alberta Golden Bears
24 Vancouver Bandits Connor Platz C Langley, BC Trinity Western Spartans
25 Edmonton Stingers Nate Petrone PG/SG Calgary, AB Calgary Dinos
26 Scarborough Shooting Stars Davanté Hackett SG Brampton, ON Brock Badgers
27 Ottawa BlackJacks Michael Kelvin II SF/PF Ottawa, ON Queen's Gaels
28 Winnipeg Sea Bears Shawn Maranan PG Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Wesmen
29 Calgary Surge Noah Wharton PG Brampton, ON Calgary Dinos
30 Niagara River Lions Jerry Jr. Mercury SG/SF 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.[4][5][6] 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,[7] while Ottawa BlackJacks third-round pick Michael Kelvin II transferred to Oklahoma State for his final year of eligibility.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ismaël Diouf Selected First Overall by Montréal Alliance in 2024 CEBL Draft". www.alliancemontreal.ca (in French). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "Mercury selected in 2024 CEBL Draft by Niagara". Mohawk College. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "New CEBL Draft Format Unveiled For 2024". CEBL website. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: NC State lands Canadian forward Ismael Diouf". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  5. ^ "Canadian All-Star Elias Ralph Signs with Pacific". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  6. ^ "N.B. hoops star leaving Dal to play NCAA Division 1 basketball". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ Posted, Mike Sawatzky (2024-08-27). "U of M Bisons lose star hoopster Hildebrandt to North Carolina division 1 school". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ^ Martinez, Justin. "Oklahoma State men's basketball adds Canadian transfer Mikey Kelvin II to 2024-25 roster". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2024-08-20.