2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft

2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 14, 2021
Overview
21 total selections in 3 rounds
LeagueCanadian Elite Basketball League
Teams7
First selectionNervens 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

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

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

Source:[3]

Round 1

Pick Team Player Hometown School team
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

Pick Team Player Hometown School team
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

Pick Team Player Hometown School team
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

  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.