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By Myles Dichter
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July 8, 2025
(Preview: Week 10) In the CEBL, every game can be its own rodeo. Hard-charging opponents barrel toward each other from the opening tip, scores swing wildly in either direction and you never know how Target Score Time is going to end. It’s fitting, then, that the CEBL will be teaming up with the literal rodeo for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the Calgary Surge will host their first Stampede Game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, taking on the visiting Montreal Alliance. Action from the 19,289-seat arena begins at 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET, with tickets available starting at $35 for the upper bowl and $45 for the lower bowl (plus applicable fees and taxes). “The Calgary Stampede is one of the most iconic celebrations in Canada, and it’s only fitting that CEBL basketball will become part of that energy and tradition,” commissioner Mike Morreale said when the game was announced in May. Indeed, this Surge-Alliance matchup should bring the energy. Calgary enters with a chip on its shoulder on the heels of a loss to provincial rival Edmonton. Still, the Surge, who sit second in the West at 9-5, have represented one of the breakout stories of the season. Fueled by a three-headed monster in Sean Miller-Moore, Greg Brown III and Jameer Nelson Jr., the Surge have consistently turned defence into offence, ranking first leaguewide on a per-game basis in steals (10.1), second in rebounds (41.4) and blocks (4.8) and third in points (93.5). Head coach Kaleb Canales has instilled his philosophy quickly and effectively in his first year leading a CEBL squad. The former Portland Trail Blazers bench boss adapted quickly to the league’s quirks — including Target Score Time — and turned the Surge into a well-oiled machine. While Nelson Jr., will miss the Stampede Game as he heads to NBA Summer League (more on that to come), Calgary should not miss a step. Meanwhile, Alliance head coach Jermaine Small referred to his team’s season as a “roller-coaster.” Montreal won its first four games, lost the next four and has gone 2-3 since for a total record of 6-7. The Alliance could enter short-handed, with star forward Quincy Guerrier also off to Summer League while leading scorer Tavian Dunn-Martin missed the team’s last game with an injury. Reinforcements could be on the way ahead of Wednesday’s game. Stay tuned. As a team, Montreal has made and attempted the most three-pointers per game while leading the league in assists per game. Its swift ball movement — even with some new players — could present a challenge for Calgary’s opportunistic defence in a battle of strengths. Giddy up. Championship rematch 2.0 Any time Niagara and Vancouver face off these days, it’s a treat. Not only will Thursday’s matchup in St. Catharines, Ont., feature last year’s Finals combatants, but it also could be a preview of this year’s championship game with both teams currently atop their conferences — and riding winning streaks, to boot. The season hasn’t been all smooth-sailing for the River Lions, whose current two-game surge comes after a two-game skid. Niagara has won ugly at times — see Sunday’s victory over Montreal for proof of that — and its minus-61 point differential does not portend confidence. But Khalil Ahmad has provided his usual Target Time heroics, and players like Nathan Cayo — who scored a team-high 18 points in his hometown — have stepped up in support. In Vancouver, the Bandits carry a league high plus-154 point differential and 11-3 record, with two of three losses coming at the hands of the Surge. They are rolling once more now with a three-game winning streak. While sharpshooter Kyle Mangas and Canadian Tyrese Samuel are off at Summer League, leading scorer Mitch Creek should continue to carry the load at both ends alongside CEBL vet Corey Davis Jr., for Kyle Julius’s squad. The Bandits crushed the River Lions 109-72 in their first matchup of the season in May, but Niagara’s squad is much improved from then — and now they’re at home, too. It all adds up to what should be a fascinating measuring-stick game for both sides. Record number of players headed to Summer League The CEBL just continues to churn out talent. Now, a record 15 players will temporarily leave their teams to compete at NBA Summer Leagues. Calgary’s Nelson Jr., the son of longtime NBAer Jameer Nelson, is already with the San Antonio Spurs alongside the Bandits’ Mangas. Both have been crucial parts of their teams, with Nelson Jr., an early favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year and Mangas knocking down triples at a team-high rate of 3.7 per game. Calgary forward Osayi Osifo is also set to be on the Spurs' Summer League roster, having played about 15 minutes per contest for the Surge off the bench. Elsewhere, the Raptors will feature the Canadian Guerrier, who was second on Montreal in scoring and first rebounds. Guerrier played for Toronto’s G League affiliate Raptors 905 last season. Brooklyn will feature Vancouver’s Samuel and Winnipeg’s Terry Roberts. And Scarborough has lost second-leading scorer Donovan Williams, who is averaging 24.3 points per contest but is off to play for the Denver Nuggets. Other players headed to Summer League include Jaylin Williams (Dallas), Izaiah Brockington (New Orleans), Jaden Campbell (New York), Hason Ward (Oklahoma City), Cam McGriff (Utah) and Jalen Gainey (Utah). Weekly schedule (Eight games) Game #72 -- Wednesday, July 9 – OTT at BHB – 12:30 p.m. ET– CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #73 – Wednesday, July 9 – MTL at CGY – 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – Scotiabank Saddledome (TSN, RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #74 – Thursday, July 10 – VAN at NRL – 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Meridian Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #75 – Friday, July 11 – EDM at SSS – 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+) Game #76 – Friday, July 11 – VAN at BHB – 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #77 – Friday, July 11 – WPG at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST / 8:30 p.m. CDT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #78 – Sunday, July 13 – BHB at SSS – 2 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #79 – Sunday, July 13 – VAN at MTL – 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT – Verdun Auditorium (RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) For the full 2025 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
By Myles Dichter
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July 8, 2025
(Preview: Week 10) In the CEBL, every game can be its own rodeo. Hard-charging opponents barrel toward each other from the opening tip, scores swing wildly in either direction and you never know how Target Score Time is going to end. It’s fitting, then, that the CEBL will be teaming up with the literal rodeo for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the Calgary Surge will host their first Stampede Game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, taking on the visiting Montreal Alliance. Action from the 19,289-seat arena begins at 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET, with tickets available starting at $35 for the upper bowl and $45 for the lower bowl (plus applicable fees and taxes). “The Calgary Stampede is one of the most iconic celebrations in Canada, and it’s only fitting that CEBL basketball will become part of that energy and tradition,” commissioner Mike Morreale said when the game was announced in May. Indeed, this Surge-Alliance matchup should bring the energy. Calgary enters with a chip on its shoulder on the heels of a loss to provincial rival Edmonton. Still, the Surge, who sit second in the West at 9-5, have represented one of the breakout stories of the season. Fueled by a three-headed monster in Sean Miller-Moore, Greg Brown III and Jameer Nelson Jr., the Surge have consistently turned defence into offence, ranking first leaguewide on a per-game basis in steals (10.1), second in rebounds (41.4) and blocks (4.8) and third in points (93.5). Head coach Kaleb Canales has instilled his philosophy quickly and effectively in his first year leading a CEBL squad. The former Portland Trail Blazers bench boss adapted quickly to the league’s quirks — including Target Score Time — and turned the Surge into a well-oiled machine. While Nelson Jr., will miss the Stampede Game as he heads to NBA Summer League (more on that to come), Calgary should not miss a step. Meanwhile, Alliance head coach Jermaine Small referred to his team’s season as a “roller-coaster.” Montreal won its first four games, lost the next four and has gone 2-3 since for a total record of 6-7. The Alliance could enter short-handed, with star forward Quincy Guerrier also off to Summer League while leading scorer Tavian Dunn-Martin missed the team’s last game with an injury. Reinforcements could be on the way ahead of Wednesday’s game. Stay tuned. As a team, Montreal has made and attempted the most three-pointers per game while leading the league in assists per game. Its swift ball movement — even with some new players — could present a challenge for Calgary’s opportunistic defence in a battle of strengths. Giddy up. Championship rematch 2.0 Any time Niagara and Vancouver face off these days, it’s a treat. Not only will Thursday’s matchup in St. Catharines, Ont., feature last year’s Finals combatants, but it also could be a preview of this year’s championship game with both teams currently atop their conferences — and riding winning streaks, to boot. The season hasn’t been all smooth-sailing for the River Lions, whose current two-game surge comes after a two-game skid. Niagara has won ugly at times — see Sunday’s victory over Montreal for proof of that — and its minus-61 point differential does not portend confidence. But Khalil Ahmad has provided his usual Target Time heroics, and players like Nathan Cayo — who scored a team-high 18 points in his hometown — have stepped up in support. In Vancouver, the Bandits carry a league high plus-154 point differential and 11-3 record, with two of three losses coming at the hands of the Surge. They are rolling once more now with a three-game winning streak. While sharpshooter Kyle Mangas and Canadian Tyrese Samuel are off at Summer League, leading scorer Mitch Creek should continue to carry the load at both ends alongside CEBL vet Corey Davis Jr., for Kyle Julius’s squad. The Bandits crushed the River Lions 109-72 in their first matchup of the season in May, but Niagara’s squad is much improved from then — and now they’re at home, too. It all adds up to what should be a fascinating measuring-stick game for both sides. Record number of players headed to Summer League The CEBL just continues to churn out talent. Now, a record 15 players will temporarily leave their teams to compete at NBA Summer Leagues. Calgary’s Nelson Jr., the son of longtime NBAer Jameer Nelson, is already with the San Antonio Spurs alongside the Bandits’ Mangas. Both have been crucial parts of their teams, with Nelson Jr., an early favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year and Mangas knocking down triples at a team-high rate of 3.7 per game. Calgary forward Osayi Osifo is also set to be on the Spurs' Summer League roster, having played about 15 minutes per contest for the Surge off the bench. Elsewhere, the Raptors will feature the Canadian Guerrier, who was second on Montreal in scoring and first rebounds. Guerrier played for Toronto’s G League affiliate Raptors 905 last season. Brooklyn will feature Vancouver’s Samuel and Winnipeg’s Terry Roberts. And Scarborough has lost second-leading scorer Donovan Williams, who is averaging 24.3 points per contest but is off to play for the Denver Nuggets. Other players headed to Summer League include Jaylin Williams (Dallas), Izaiah Brockington (New Orleans), Jaden Campbell (New York), Hason Ward (Oklahoma City), Cam McGriff (Utah) and Jalen Gainey (Utah). Weekly schedule (Eight games) Game #72 -- Wednesday, July 9 – OTT at BHB – 12:30 p.m. ET– CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #73 – Wednesday, July 9 – MTL at CGY – 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – Scotiabank Saddledome (TSN, RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #74 – Thursday, July 10 – VAN at NRL – 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Meridian Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #75 – Friday, July 11 – EDM at SSS – 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+) Game #76 – Friday, July 11 – VAN at BHB – 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #77 – Friday, July 11 – WPG at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST / 8:30 p.m. CDT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #78 – Sunday, July 13 – BHB at SSS – 2 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #79 – Sunday, July 13 – VAN at MTL – 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT – Verdun Auditorium (RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) For the full 2025 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
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NEWS
July 8, 2025
The Montréal Alliance is pleased to announce the signing of Canadian forward Shamiel Stevenson. The 6’6” forward from Toronto joins the organization after a productive 2024 CEBL campaign with the Brampton Honey Badgers where he averaged 15.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 30.8 minutes across 19 games. Most recently, he completed the 2024-25 season with Inter Bratislava in Slovakia, averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 32.8 minutes per game. Stevenson brings valuable CEBL experience to Montréal, having played three seasons in the league with both the Ottawa BlackJacks (2022) and the Brampton Honey Badgers (2023-2024). During the 2024 season, he scored in double figures in 11 contests, including four games with 20+ points. His standout performances included a 2024 season-high 24 points against Montréal on June 2 and a dominant 28-point, 10-rebound effort against Scarborough on July 26, 2023. The Toronto native played four years of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Nebraska, averaging 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds over 62 games. As a freshman at Pittsburgh in 2017-18, he led the team in field goal percentage (.505) and total rebounds (141). The Alliance also announces the promotion of local players Nate Tshimanga and Blondeau Tchoukuiegno from the practice squad. Tshimanga recently completed his collegiate career at New Mexico State (2024-25), where he appeared in 31 games with nine starts. His college career also included stops at Utah Valley (2023-24) and Troy University (2021-22, 2022-23). Montréal guard Tchoukuiegno also joins the active roster. Tchoukuiegno returns from a season in Croatia with Osijek, where he averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.8 minutes across 11 games. The California Baptist University graduate Both players will be available starting with the Alliance’s next game. The team currently holds a 6-7 record and continues its pursuit of a playoff position.
By Myles Dichter
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July 8, 2025
(Preview: Week 10) In the CEBL, every game can be its own rodeo. Hard-charging opponents barrel toward each other from the opening tip, scores swing wildly in either direction and you never know how Target Score Time is going to end. It’s fitting, then, that the CEBL will be teaming up with the literal rodeo for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the Calgary Surge will host their first Stampede Game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, taking on the visiting Montreal Alliance. Action from the 19,289-seat arena begins at 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET, with tickets available starting at $35 for the upper bowl and $45 for the lower bowl (plus applicable fees and taxes). “The Calgary Stampede is one of the most iconic celebrations in Canada, and it’s only fitting that CEBL basketball will become part of that energy and tradition,” commissioner Mike Morreale said when the game was announced in May. Indeed, this Surge-Alliance matchup should bring the energy. Calgary enters with a chip on its shoulder on the heels of a loss to provincial rival Edmonton. Still, the Surge, who sit second in the West at 9-5, have represented one of the breakout stories of the season. Fueled by a three-headed monster in Sean Miller-Moore, Greg Brown III and Jameer Nelson Jr., the Surge have consistently turned defence into offence, ranking first leaguewide on a per-game basis in steals (10.1), second in rebounds (41.4) and blocks (4.8) and third in points (93.5). Head coach Kaleb Canales has instilled his philosophy quickly and effectively in his first year leading a CEBL squad. The former Portland Trail Blazers bench boss adapted quickly to the league’s quirks — including Target Score Time — and turned the Surge into a well-oiled machine. While Nelson Jr., will miss the Stampede Game as he heads to NBA Summer League (more on that to come), Calgary should not miss a step. Meanwhile, Alliance head coach Jermaine Small referred to his team’s season as a “roller-coaster.” Montreal won its first four games, lost the next four and has gone 2-3 since for a total record of 6-7. The Alliance could enter short-handed, with star forward Quincy Guerrier also off to Summer League while leading scorer Tavian Dunn-Martin missed the team’s last game with an injury. Reinforcements could be on the way ahead of Wednesday’s game. Stay tuned. As a team, Montreal has made and attempted the most three-pointers per game while leading the league in assists per game. Its swift ball movement — even with some new players — could present a challenge for Calgary’s opportunistic defence in a battle of strengths. Giddy up. Championship rematch 2.0 Any time Niagara and Vancouver face off these days, it’s a treat. Not only will Thursday’s matchup in St. Catharines, Ont., feature last year’s Finals combatants, but it also could be a preview of this year’s championship game with both teams currently atop their conferences — and riding winning streaks, to boot. The season hasn’t been all smooth-sailing for the River Lions, whose current two-game surge comes after a two-game skid. Niagara has won ugly at times — see Sunday’s victory over Montreal for proof of that — and its minus-61 point differential does not portend confidence. But Khalil Ahmad has provided his usual Target Time heroics, and players like Nathan Cayo — who scored a team-high 18 points in his hometown — have stepped up in support. In Vancouver, the Bandits carry a league high plus-154 point differential and 11-3 record, with two of three losses coming at the hands of the Surge. They are rolling once more now with a three-game winning streak. While sharpshooter Kyle Mangas and Canadian Tyrese Samuel are off at Summer League, leading scorer Mitch Creek should continue to carry the load at both ends alongside CEBL vet Corey Davis Jr., for Kyle Julius’s squad. The Bandits crushed the River Lions 109-72 in their first matchup of the season in May, but Niagara’s squad is much improved from then — and now they’re at home, too. It all adds up to what should be a fascinating measuring-stick game for both sides. Record number of players headed to Summer League The CEBL just continues to churn out talent. Now, a record 15 players will temporarily leave their teams to compete at NBA Summer Leagues. Calgary’s Nelson Jr., the son of longtime NBAer Jameer Nelson, is already with the San Antonio Spurs alongside the Bandits’ Mangas. Both have been crucial parts of their teams, with Nelson Jr., an early favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year and Mangas knocking down triples at a team-high rate of 3.7 per game. Calgary forward Osayi Osifo is also set to be on the Spurs' Summer League roster, having played about 15 minutes per contest for the Surge off the bench. Elsewhere, the Raptors will feature the Canadian Guerrier, who was second on Montreal in scoring and first rebounds. Guerrier played for Toronto’s G League affiliate Raptors 905 last season. Brooklyn will feature Vancouver’s Samuel and Winnipeg’s Terry Roberts. And Scarborough has lost second-leading scorer Donovan Williams, who is averaging 24.3 points per contest but is off to play for the Denver Nuggets. Other players headed to Summer League include Jaylin Williams (Dallas), Izaiah Brockington (New Orleans), Jaden Campbell (New York), Hason Ward (Oklahoma City), Cam McGriff (Utah) and Jalen Gainey (Utah). Weekly schedule (Eight games) Game #72 -- Wednesday, July 9 – OTT at BHB – 12:30 p.m. ET– CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #73 – Wednesday, July 9 – MTL at CGY – 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – Scotiabank Saddledome (TSN, RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #74 – Thursday, July 10 – VAN at NRL – 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Meridian Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #75 – Friday, July 11 – EDM at SSS – 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+) Game #76 – Friday, July 11 – VAN at BHB – 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #77 – Friday, July 11 – WPG at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST / 8:30 p.m. CDT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #78 – Sunday, July 13 – BHB at SSS – 2 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #79 – Sunday, July 13 – VAN at MTL – 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT – Verdun Auditorium (RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) For the full 2025 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
July 8, 2025
The duo adds valuable NBA G League experience to Winnipeg's roster
By Myles Dichter
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July 7, 2025
During his first year in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, Calgary Surge head coach Kaleb Canales has had to watch his mouth. “I'm used to using the word 48 minutes, right?” Canales said recently, in reference to the length of an NBA game. Of course, in the CEBL, games are 40 minutes — or thereabouts, depending on how Target Score Time goes. And so it’s safe to say that the league has been an adjustment for Canales, whose long NBA career includes 23 games as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. He is the first former NBA head coach to come to the CEBL. “With Target Score and having strategy when it comes to that, when the clock stops, we want to execute certain things. But no, listen, I think from a coaching perspective, it probably keeps me up at night. But from a fan perspective, I think it's pretty cool,” Canales said. Canales, the 46-year-old from Laredo, Texas, moved north of the border in May in pursuit of furthering his coaching career. He has spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the Texas Legends — the Dallas Mavericks’ G League affiliate — but was ready to move back into a lead role. “I felt strongly about taking this step to lead an organization, to lead a team to a championship, to have the challenge of leading a team to a championship. And so we took it head on,” Canales said. Canales’s rise up the coaching ladder was swift. He was a high-school assistant for two years, spent one season at the NCAA level and then jumped to the NBA, where he spent four years as a Blazers assistant. In 2012, after head coach Nate McMillan was fired by Portland, Canales took over for the final stretch of the season, becoming the youngest head coach in the NBA and the first ever of Mexican-American descent. But since his brief stint in Portland, Canales had not returned to the lead chair until joining the Surge. “Any opportunity to lead a franchise and lead an organization is a big step in my development as a coach. So I wanted to continue to grow as a coach like players continue to grow as players,” he said. “In my coaching journey where I was at, I think everything matched and it was a blessing for me to get this opportunity. And I also wanna get better, and obviously this was a great opportunity for my career and to help my growth as a coach.” It was also an opportunity for Canales to help expand his coaching creativity. While he was familiar with Target Score endings since the G League uses them in overtime, the rules are slightly different. Plus, the run of game before the clock turns off in the CEBL is much shorter. Other rule differences — such as the maximum three imports allowed on the floor per team — create new situations, too. “I have a lot of respect for other coaches in this league. There's a lot of good coaches, a lot of good players. And I felt, right when I started studying the league, it's a young dynamic league that's growing and it's going to continue to explode here in the next couple of years,” Canales. Canales has found plenty of success in the early going with Calgary. At 9-5, the Surge are second in the West, having handed the first-place Vancouver Bandits (11-3) two of their three losses. Statistically, the Surge score the third-most points per game in the league and allow the fourth fewest. They lead the CEBL in steals per game and sit second in blocks — essential parts of Canales’ coaching philosophy. “I love our team. I love our squad. I love that our identity is defence to offence and staying in an attack mindset throughout the game. I've just been really proud of the group,” Canales said. Sean Miller-Moore, who’s played four CEBL seasons for the Surge franchise under four different coaches, said Canales’s energy stands out. “He’s one of those coaches that makes me want to play for him because of how energetic he is and how focused he is. And obviously he knows what it takes to win a championship because he’s been at the NBA level before,” Miller-Moore said. Canales isn’t the only NBA-experienced coach in the league. Nathaniel Mitchell, a former assistant for three teams including the Toronto Raptors, recently signed with the Brampton Honey Badgers as a coaching consultant. Meanwhile, longtime CEBL head coaches like Vancouver’s Kyle Julius and Niagara’s Victor Raso have proven their chops year after year in the league. Now, Canales is looking to chart his own path through the CEBL and up the NBA ranks — just like his players. “One of our main goals going into the season is to help these players develop and to have them have a great summer of development to put them in a great position in their careers heading into next season,” Canales said. Miller-Moore said Canales allows him to be himself on the court — to “play without thinking.” “He’s like a player’s coach. He makes me want to take shots that I might not usually take and he instills confidence in me,” he said. Together, Canales and the Surge could be ascending toward a CEBL title — and potentially beyond. - CEBL -
By Alex Lough
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July 7, 2025
While the game was contested between two teams on either side of the standings, you never would have guessed it by what took place on the court. The Vancouver Bandits and Brampton Honey Badgers traded power punches until the very end, but it was the home team that managed to come on late and take the 87-84 victory in front of their fans. Mitch Creek led the game with 30 points for the Bandits, including 15 in the pivotal third quarter. Zach Copeland added 20 points for Vancouver, while Corey Davis Jr. had 15 points to go along with 11 assists. Vancouver was able to pick up the win despite missing a number of players as they attend NBA camps and participate in the NBA Summer League. Bandits head coach and general manager Kyle Julius was proud of the way his team performed despite the roster turnover. “We weren’t that composed today, but I think that’s part of the process,” he said post-game. “We’re in a messy time right now with personnel changes, and I’m really proud of the fact we were able to win a game missing some key pieces, and it was a messy game at that.” “Our leadership; we have really good leadership,” he said when asked how the team was able to perform despite the personnel changes. “But there isn’t consistency. We had a completely different rotation today. Our sub pattern was wacky, and we found a way to win at the end. We have to find a way to grind through this time until our main pieces get back.” The Bandits struck first, getting off to a 12-4 lead before the visitors called a timeout. The Honey Badgers cam back strong, going on a 16-6 run out of the break to take a momentary lead before the Bandits were able to bring a 23-22 lead into the first break. A big part of the Brampton comeback was thanks to Quinndary Weatherspoon. The former Golden State Warrior had 11 of his 22 first half points in the quarter, ensuring his team was able to stay in the game. “We need these performances from (Weatherspoon),” teammate Amari Kelly said afterwards. “They’re big and they help keep us going. He’s a big factor for our team and kind of our leading guy, so we always want nights like this from him.” Things kept rolling for Weatherspoon in the second quarter, as he and David Muenkat started the period off with back-to-back three-pointers to take a lead that their team would carry into halftime, leading 44-40 – with the former NBA champion accounting for half his team’s points. In the second half, it was time for the Bandits’ star play to answer. Creek scored nine of his team’s first 15 points in the third quarter, and the team made three consecutive three-pointers to cap off a 12-2 run for a 61-56 lead. But the road team refused to go down quietly, rebounding with an 11-2 run off their own to go ahead leading into the final quarter. Weatherspoon was held to just three points in the third. A 9-0 Honey Badgers run to start the fourth had them up by as many as 10, but a pair of Copeland threes kickstarted a streak of 11 straight points for the team. The Honey Badgers led 78-77 at the start of Target Time, but another nine-point run from the Bandits put things out of reach, and they eventually took the win off a Duane Notice free throw. “They did a good job of making shots,” Honey Badgers head coach Sheldon Cassimy said of the opposition. “They made some tough shots that gave them a lead and then we were going through one of our droughts where we’re trying to execute, we’re looking for our mismatches or their rotations to break down. But they were solid in their rotations and we had a couple of turnovers.” Weatherspoon led his team with 27 points, though just five of them came in the second half. Kelly carried the load of the offense in the final two quarters, where he scored 12 of his 16 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds for the game. Marcus Carr and Bryson Williams had strong performances off the bench, as both finished with 12 points. “One of the things we’re struggling with is winning on the road,” Cassimy said. “Early on, we had a lot of games on the road, so that’s part of the reason for the struggle. We have to find a way to put together wins on the road. I think once we do that we’ll be fine.” Brampton got off to a tough start on the season, boasting just a 1-7 record early on. The team had won three of their last five and were looking to continue their improved play against the top team in the CEBL. Despite coming out on the losing end, Cassimy was happy with his team’s performance and what it means for them going forward. “Just being together, trusting each other, and being able to execute and cut down on our turnovers,” he said about what his team needs to continue to work on in the second half of the season. “In the first half we were good with our turnovers, but in the second half, not so great. Once we’re trusting each other and cutting down on turnovers, then I think we’ll be fine.” Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600624 Up next for both teams The west leading Vancouver Bandits will head on the road to take on the east leading Niagara River Lions only July 10 in a championship rematch. The Brampton Honey Badgers will head home for a pair of games, starting with a contest against the Ottawa BlackJacks on July 9. Next CEBL action The Brampton Honey Badgers will host the Ottawa BlackJacks in a special Camp Day game on July 9, streaming live at 12:30PM ET on CEBL+, TSN+ and Game+. For the full 2025 CEBL schedule and up-to-date results, please visit cebl.ca/games . - CEBL -
By Zulfi Sheikh
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July 7, 2025
The always entertaining Battle of Alberta has come to an end for the time being. With a 113-90 victory over the Calgary Surge on Sunday, the Edmonton Stingers not only took the inter-province season series 2-1, but they also extended their league-best win streak to five consecutive games. Edmonton improved to 9-6 with the win, now just half a game back of Calgary, who fell to 9-5, for second place in the West. Leading that charge for the Stingers, as they hit a new season-high in scoring and the largest Target Score mark of any team this season, was Scottie Lindsey with 29 points on 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. Behind him was Sean East II, who chipped in 22 points, six rebounds and 10 assists, and Nick Hornsby, who added 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as part of five different Edmonton players to reach double figures in scoring. “We’re in a groove,” Lindsey said after Edmonton extended its win streak. “We took a tough loss to Montreal, and even since then, we've been locked in, in a different way.” Meanwhile, Olumide Adelodun led the way for the Surge as he finished with 25 points on 6-of-10 shooting from distance off the bench. Greg Brown III and Jamarko Pickett each scored 16 and 12 points, respectively. “We allowed their runs to affect us,” Adelodun said post-game. “We let play after play roll over, and we didn’t fight back after that … just too much for us to come back.” The lopsided outcome was a surprise considering both of the previous two Battle of Alberta matchups this season had been decided by a combined five points — the first half of Sunday’s contest proving similar. Neither team went ahead by more than 10 points through the first 20 minutes as Calgary led 43-40 at halftime. But then the third quarter happened. Edmonton opened the second half on a 17-0 run en route to a league-record 42 points in the third quarter, one shy of the most points scored in any frame all-time. Calgary’s first basket of the second half didn’t come until he 6:08 mark of the third, a Sean Miller-Moore triple, to which Edmonton immediately replied with an 11-0 run as it carved out an 82-64 lead ahead of the fourth. “We had two close games with (Calgary) already this season, so we knew them well,” Lindsey explained. “We just wanted to come out and protect home court, and we did that in the second half.” The Stingers built that lead as high as 29 points throughout the final frame, ultimately carrying a 103-79 edge into Target Score Time. “Great third quarter,” Stingers head coach Jordan Baker said on what made the difference in the win. “We felt the energy in this building from the fans, and it was easy to get on a run.” Underscoring Edmonton’s CEBL-record second-half scoring output of 73 points was a drastic turnaround from beyond the arc. The League’s No. 1 three-point percentage (37.7) team entering Sunday, starting the contest just 1-for-14. Yet they caught fire as the game went on, making 10 of their next 16 attempts from distance — fittingly ending the ball game on a Lindsey triple from the right wing. “We didn’t play our brand of defence or our brand of basketball,” Surge head coach Caleb Canales said after the loss. “Which led to us not playing efficient offence … just have to give them credit, they had a great game today.” Meanwhile, the Stingers also did plenty of damage inside the arc, outscoring the Surge 60-32 in the paint as Edmonton shot 57 per cent on two-pointers to Calgary’s 36 per cent. Much of which was predicated on the Stingers' commitment to ball movement as they finished with 27 assists (plus-16) on as many turnovers (12) as the Surge. Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600641 Up next The Surge head back to Calgary as they prepare to host the Montreal Alliance on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Stingers head east as they get set to begin a four-game road trip by visiting the Scarborough Shooting Stars on Friday. Next CEBL action The West-leading Vancouver Bandits host the Brampton Honey Badgers at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. local to wrap up Sunday’s triple-header slate. For the full 2025 CEBL schedule and up-to-date results, please visit cebl.ca/games . - CEBL -
By Myles Dichter
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July 6, 2025
It was a momentous return to Montreal for Ahmed Hill and the Niagara River Lions. Hill, the former Alliance member, scored 12 points to become the first player to pass the 1,500-point plateau in league history (including playoffs), and the River Lions won 77-73 on Sunday at Verdun Auditorium — the site of their championship victory last season. The win marked a second straight for East-leading Niagara (9-5), while Montreal dropped under .500 at 6-7 with the loss. “It was just a war. It felt like a playoff game a little bit,” River Lions head coach Victor Raso said of a game in which the teams combined to shoot just 21 per cent from beyond the arc and 60 per cent from the free-throw line. After the River Lions controlled much of the contest, building an 11-point lead, a spirited Alliance comeback gave the home side a one-point advantage at the 5:16 mark. But the Verdun frenzy was short-lived as the River Lions responded with an 8-0 run. When the clock turned off for Target Score Time, Niagara led 68-61. The Alliance tightened their deficit to as little as three, but a raft of missed free throws prevented them from getting any closer. In the end, the game ended the same way Niagara’s last Montreal contest — the 2024 Finals — did, as Khalil Ahmad nailed the game-winner, this time from the free-throw line. Raso said the win wasn’t necessarily a pretty one. “It just became a slugfest. We did not shoot the ball well from three, but a couple guys stepped up,” he said. For Hill — the CEBL’s all-time leading scorer — it was a milestone night in one of the CEBL cities he once called home. The 30-year-old from Fort Valley, Ga., was competing in his 90th career game, which ranks third all-time and first among international players. Hill joined the CEBL in 2021 and spent two seasons with the Guelph Nighthawks before moving to Montreal for two more. He’s now in his first season as a River Lion, where he joined the reigning champions in search of his first career title. On Sunday, he came off the bench for the second straight game, making four of 10 field-goal attempts. “Truly blessed to be on a couple teams with great coaches, great teammates, who let me be me and shine,” Hill said. “Credit to everybody I played with and the organizations. And shout out to the CEBL.” Montreal native Nathan Cayo paced the River Lions in his hometown, scoring 18 points to go with six rebounds. Ron Curry, who recently returned to Niagara after a five-game absence, added 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Forward Eddie Ekiyor contributed 12 points and eight rebounds. Meanwhile, it was a strangely quiet night for reigning Finals MVP and River Lions leading scorer Ahmad, who struggled with his shot en route to just six points on one-for-10 shooting. He also had seven assists. Still, his teammates picked up the slack. “It’s becoming not always about Khalil. We have guys who can make plays, we have guys who can score. We haven’t had guys healthy to do that for a while so for Khalil it’s kind of reassuring that he doesn’t have to score the ball as much,” Raso said. For a short-handed Montreal squad, a strong start fizzled quickly as the offence went dry. The Alliance made just six of 27 three-point attempts (22 per cent) and 19 of 31 free-throw tries (61 per cent) overall. Still, head coach Jermaine Small said he was proud of his team’s resolve. “You miss all those free throws, I’m a little bit frustrated about that, but I’m proud of the effort overall,” Small said. Leading scorer Tavian Dunn-Martin missed the game with an injury, while forwards O.D. Anosike and Michael Diggins Jr. were also absent. In their place, Canadian Quincy Guerrier — in his last game with the team before heading to NBA Summer League with the Toronto Raptors — led the way with a whopping 19-point, 15-rebound double-double. Day 1 Alliance member Alain Louis scored 15 points to go with five rebounds and five assists in the losing cause. Guerrier said the missing players could have made a difference, but the team needed to adjust accordingly. “I think defensively we were way better than the last four or five games. They’re a championship team, they’re a really good team. Our free-throw [misses] at the end, that was crucial,” he said. NBA champion and Montreal native Luguentz Dort was in the house to take in the game between his hometown Alliance and the defending CEBL champions. Montreal raced out of the gates with its game-opening 7-0 run and led 19-13 by the end of the first quarter. But Niagara took control in the second frame as a 7-0 run of its own powered it to a 41-34 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the River Lions stretched their lead to 11 and threatened to run away with things, but the Alliance cut their deficit back to six points entering the final frame. After a tightly fought fourth quarter, it was the River Lions who, familiarly, emerged victorious in Montreal. Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600639 Up Next Montreal visits the Calgary Surge on Wednesday, while Niagara returns home for a championship rematch against the Vancouver Bandits on Thursday. Next CEBL Action Players hit the court next on Wednesday, when the Brampton Honey Badgers host the Ottawa BlackJacks in addition to the Alliance-Surge contest. For the full 2025 CEBL schedule and up-to-date results, please visit cebl.ca/games . - CEBL –
By Zulfi Sheikh
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July 6, 2025
Jordan Bowden’s CEBL career-high 40 points led the Saskatchewan Rattlers’ furious fourth-quarter rally as they picked up a 93-90 win over the Ottawa BlackJacks on Saturday night. The Rattlers improved to 4-11 on the season despite entering the fourth quarter down by 14 points and trailing 82-71 at the start of Target Score Time — outscoring the BlackJacks 35-18 in the decisive final frame. Meanwhile, the loss dropped Ottawa to 6-7 and snapped a four-game win streak that was tied for best in the league entering Saturday. “We’re some dogs,” Bowden said after the comeback victory. “We came together, got stops when we needed them, and got the shots we wanted at the end … we fight and we can play with anybody in the CEBL.” Bowden’s big night was largely thanks to a stellar showing from beyond the arc, going 9-of-14 to set a new Rattlers franchise record for made three-pointers in a single game. He wasn’t the only one to reach a new milestone, however, as teammate Nate Pierre-Louis set a new single-game assists record for Saskatchewan with 14 to go with his 12 points. The import ranked third in the league entering the night, averaging 7.4 assists per game. Behind them was Grant Anticevich, who chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds, and Devonté Bandoo, who scored 13 points off the bench. “Our defensive intensity in the fourth and our will to continue to compete allowed us to come back,” Rattlers head coach Eric Magdanz said post-game. “I thought we took good shots in the first half, but they just didn’t fall, so huge credit to our guys, they just continued to battle … and give themselves an opportunity.” On the other side, Javonte Smart led the way with his 31 points on 13-of-21 shooting and five made triples, in what was the BlackJacks' first loss with him in the lineup. Ottawa’s only other starter to reach double-figures for scoring was Deng Adel, who added 13 points and 11 assists. Meanwhile, Zane Waterman chipped in 20 points off the pine on 5-of-10 shooting from distance. “I was disappointed in the way we finished the game,” BlackJacks head coach Dave DeAviero said after his team’s first loss in nearly three weeks. “But give credit to them. Bowden had a huge game, he made some tough shots, and they were much better than us in the Target Score ending.” Entering the matchup, the Rattlers' story this season was one of resilience, but with ultimately little success to show for it — nine of their 11 losses coming by single digits. And much of Saturday’s contest appeared to be a repeat of that tale as Saskatchewan and Ottawa remained neck-and-neck early — neither team leading by more than eight points in the first 20 minutes of play — and just one more made field goal by the BlackJacks in the first half being the difference as they led 41-39 at the break. “I don’t know if there’s any secret sauce that allowed us to (win a close game), other than we’ve continued to battle every single game,” Magdanz explained. “Sometimes the ball isn’t going to bounce in our favour, but when we compete this hard … we give ourselves an opportunity.” All the while, that slim deficit for the Rattlers was largely thanks to Bowden (a continuous trend on the night), who put up a game-high 15 first-half points, including a transition layup at the 2:04 mark that capped an 11-0 run. That basket also briefly allowed Saskatchewan to retake the lead before a Waterman triple in the final minute of the half put Ottawa back up. The BlackJacks completely seized the momentum coming out of halftime, however, as they opened the third on a 12-0 run and took the game’s first double-digit lead. That burst was thanks to some lights-out shooting as all four of Ottawa’s makes in that stretch came from beyond the arc, matching its first-half total for made triples (4-of-13) in less than three minutes into the third. Ottawa ultimately made seven threes in the third quarter en route to a 72-58 lead after 30 minutes. A more characteristic showing from a BlackJacks squad that entered the night ranked third in three-point percentage (35.7), finishing the game 13-for-30 (43 per cent). But unlike all season, the Rattlers' story on Saturday didn’t end with a comeback ultimately fizzling out once more. Saskatchewan outscored Ottawa 22-8 in Target Score Time, using stops on defence to fuel transition offence (27-16 for fastbreak points) — including a game-ending 8-0 run — led primarily by the duo of Bowden and Anticevich, who scored 14 and 12 points each once the clock stopped. The pair also capped off the double-digit rally with back-to-back threes, first Bowden and then Anticevich from the left wing to seal the stunning victory. “I think it was just the want,” Bowden explained when asked what clicked for Saskatchewan in the win. “Just the details were losing us games … but today we wanted to win and we went and got it.” Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600637 Up next The BlackJacks wrap up a quick two-game road trip on Wednesday as they visit the Brampton Honey Badgers for an Eastern Conference clash. Meanwhile, the Rattlers continue a four-game homestand on Friday as they host the Winnipeg Sea Bears for the second of three Banjo Bowl rivalry matchups this regular season. Next CEBL action A triple-header slate on Sunday resumes league-wide action, starting with the defending champion Niagara River Lions visiting the Montreal Alliance at 4 p.m. ET. The Edmonton Stingers will then host the Calgary Surge for the latest Battle of Alberta at 6 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. local, followed by the Honey Badgers visiting the West-leading Vancouver Bandits at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. local. For the full 2025 CEBL schedule and up-to-date results, please visit cebl.ca/games . - CEBL -
July 8, 2025
The Montréal Alliance is pleased to announce the signing of Canadian forward Shamiel Stevenson. The 6’6” forward from Toronto joins the organization after a productive 2024 CEBL campaign with the Brampton Honey Badgers where he averaged 15.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 30.8 minutes across 19 games. Most recently, he completed the 2024-25 season with Inter Bratislava in Slovakia, averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 32.8 minutes per game. Stevenson brings valuable CEBL experience to Montréal, having played three seasons in the league with both the Ottawa BlackJacks (2022) and the Brampton Honey Badgers (2023-2024). During the 2024 season, he scored in double figures in 11 contests, including four games with 20+ points. His standout performances included a 2024 season-high 24 points against Montréal on June 2 and a dominant 28-point, 10-rebound effort against Scarborough on July 26, 2023. The Toronto native played four years of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Nebraska, averaging 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds over 62 games. As a freshman at Pittsburgh in 2017-18, he led the team in field goal percentage (.505) and total rebounds (141). The Alliance also announces the promotion of local players Nate Tshimanga and Blondeau Tchoukuiegno from the practice squad. Tshimanga recently completed his collegiate career at New Mexico State (2024-25), where he appeared in 31 games with nine starts. His college career also included stops at Utah Valley (2023-24) and Troy University (2021-22, 2022-23). Montréal guard Tchoukuiegno also joins the active roster. Tchoukuiegno returns from a season in Croatia with Osijek, where he averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.8 minutes across 11 games. The California Baptist University graduate Both players will be available starting with the Alliance’s next game. The team currently holds a 6-7 record and continues its pursuit of a playoff position.
By Myles Dichter
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July 8, 2025
(Preview: Week 10) In the CEBL, every game can be its own rodeo. Hard-charging opponents barrel toward each other from the opening tip, scores swing wildly in either direction and you never know how Target Score Time is going to end. It’s fitting, then, that the CEBL will be teaming up with the literal rodeo for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the Calgary Surge will host their first Stampede Game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, taking on the visiting Montreal Alliance. Action from the 19,289-seat arena begins at 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET, with tickets available starting at $35 for the upper bowl and $45 for the lower bowl (plus applicable fees and taxes). “The Calgary Stampede is one of the most iconic celebrations in Canada, and it’s only fitting that CEBL basketball will become part of that energy and tradition,” commissioner Mike Morreale said when the game was announced in May. Indeed, this Surge-Alliance matchup should bring the energy. Calgary enters with a chip on its shoulder on the heels of a loss to provincial rival Edmonton. Still, the Surge, who sit second in the West at 9-5, have represented one of the breakout stories of the season. Fueled by a three-headed monster in Sean Miller-Moore, Greg Brown III and Jameer Nelson Jr., the Surge have consistently turned defence into offence, ranking first leaguewide on a per-game basis in steals (10.1), second in rebounds (41.4) and blocks (4.8) and third in points (93.5). Head coach Kaleb Canales has instilled his philosophy quickly and effectively in his first year leading a CEBL squad. The former Portland Trail Blazers bench boss adapted quickly to the league’s quirks — including Target Score Time — and turned the Surge into a well-oiled machine. While Nelson Jr., will miss the Stampede Game as he heads to NBA Summer League (more on that to come), Calgary should not miss a step. Meanwhile, Alliance head coach Jermaine Small referred to his team’s season as a “roller-coaster.” Montreal won its first four games, lost the next four and has gone 2-3 since for a total record of 6-7. The Alliance could enter short-handed, with star forward Quincy Guerrier also off to Summer League while leading scorer Tavian Dunn-Martin missed the team’s last game with an injury. Reinforcements could be on the way ahead of Wednesday’s game. Stay tuned. As a team, Montreal has made and attempted the most three-pointers per game while leading the league in assists per game. Its swift ball movement — even with some new players — could present a challenge for Calgary’s opportunistic defence in a battle of strengths. Giddy up. Championship rematch 2.0 Any time Niagara and Vancouver face off these days, it’s a treat. Not only will Thursday’s matchup in St. Catharines, Ont., feature last year’s Finals combatants, but it also could be a preview of this year’s championship game with both teams currently atop their conferences — and riding winning streaks, to boot. The season hasn’t been all smooth-sailing for the River Lions, whose current two-game surge comes after a two-game skid. Niagara has won ugly at times — see Sunday’s victory over Montreal for proof of that — and its minus-61 point differential does not portend confidence. But Khalil Ahmad has provided his usual Target Time heroics, and players like Nathan Cayo — who scored a team-high 18 points in his hometown — have stepped up in support. In Vancouver, the Bandits carry a league high plus-154 point differential and 11-3 record, with two of three losses coming at the hands of the Surge. They are rolling once more now with a three-game winning streak. While sharpshooter Kyle Mangas and Canadian Tyrese Samuel are off at Summer League, leading scorer Mitch Creek should continue to carry the load at both ends alongside CEBL vet Corey Davis Jr., for Kyle Julius’s squad. The Bandits crushed the River Lions 109-72 in their first matchup of the season in May, but Niagara’s squad is much improved from then — and now they’re at home, too. It all adds up to what should be a fascinating measuring-stick game for both sides. Record number of players headed to Summer League The CEBL just continues to churn out talent. Now, a record 15 players will temporarily leave their teams to compete at NBA Summer Leagues. Calgary’s Nelson Jr., the son of longtime NBAer Jameer Nelson, is already with the San Antonio Spurs alongside the Bandits’ Mangas. Both have been crucial parts of their teams, with Nelson Jr., an early favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year and Mangas knocking down triples at a team-high rate of 3.7 per game. Calgary forward Osayi Osifo is also set to be on the Spurs' Summer League roster, having played about 15 minutes per contest for the Surge off the bench. Elsewhere, the Raptors will feature the Canadian Guerrier, who was second on Montreal in scoring and first rebounds. Guerrier played for Toronto’s G League affiliate Raptors 905 last season. Brooklyn will feature Vancouver’s Samuel and Winnipeg’s Terry Roberts. And Scarborough has lost second-leading scorer Donovan Williams, who is averaging 24.3 points per contest but is off to play for the Denver Nuggets. Other players headed to Summer League include Jaylin Williams (Dallas), Izaiah Brockington (New Orleans), Jaden Campbell (New York), Hason Ward (Oklahoma City), Cam McGriff (Utah) and Jalen Gainey (Utah). Weekly schedule (Eight games) Game #72 -- Wednesday, July 9 – OTT at BHB – 12:30 p.m. ET– CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #73 – Wednesday, July 9 – MTL at CGY – 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – Scotiabank Saddledome (TSN, RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #74 – Thursday, July 10 – VAN at NRL – 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Meridian Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #75 – Friday, July 11 – EDM at SSS – 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+) Game #76 – Friday, July 11 – VAN at BHB – 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #77 – Friday, July 11 – WPG at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST / 8:30 p.m. CDT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #78 – Sunday, July 13 – BHB at SSS – 2 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #79 – Sunday, July 13 – VAN at MTL – 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT – Verdun Auditorium (RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) For the full 2025 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
July 8, 2025
The duo adds valuable NBA G League experience to Winnipeg's roster
By Myles Dichter
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July 7, 2025
During his first year in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, Calgary Surge head coach Kaleb Canales has had to watch his mouth. “I'm used to using the word 48 minutes, right?” Canales said recently, in reference to the length of an NBA game. Of course, in the CEBL, games are 40 minutes — or thereabouts, depending on how Target Score Time goes. And so it’s safe to say that the league has been an adjustment for Canales, whose long NBA career includes 23 games as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. He is the first former NBA head coach to come to the CEBL. “With Target Score and having strategy when it comes to that, when the clock stops, we want to execute certain things. But no, listen, I think from a coaching perspective, it probably keeps me up at night. But from a fan perspective, I think it's pretty cool,” Canales said. Canales, the 46-year-old from Laredo, Texas, moved north of the border in May in pursuit of furthering his coaching career. He has spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the Texas Legends — the Dallas Mavericks’ G League affiliate — but was ready to move back into a lead role. “I felt strongly about taking this step to lead an organization, to lead a team to a championship, to have the challenge of leading a team to a championship. And so we took it head on,” Canales said. Canales’s rise up the coaching ladder was swift. He was a high-school assistant for two years, spent one season at the NCAA level and then jumped to the NBA, where he spent four years as a Blazers assistant. In 2012, after head coach Nate McMillan was fired by Portland, Canales took over for the final stretch of the season, becoming the youngest head coach in the NBA and the first ever of Mexican-American descent. But since his brief stint in Portland, Canales had not returned to the lead chair until joining the Surge. “Any opportunity to lead a franchise and lead an organization is a big step in my development as a coach. So I wanted to continue to grow as a coach like players continue to grow as players,” he said. “In my coaching journey where I was at, I think everything matched and it was a blessing for me to get this opportunity. And I also wanna get better, and obviously this was a great opportunity for my career and to help my growth as a coach.” It was also an opportunity for Canales to help expand his coaching creativity. While he was familiar with Target Score endings since the G League uses them in overtime, the rules are slightly different. Plus, the run of game before the clock turns off in the CEBL is much shorter. Other rule differences — such as the maximum three imports allowed on the floor per team — create new situations, too. “I have a lot of respect for other coaches in this league. There's a lot of good coaches, a lot of good players. And I felt, right when I started studying the league, it's a young dynamic league that's growing and it's going to continue to explode here in the next couple of years,” Canales. Canales has found plenty of success in the early going with Calgary. At 9-5, the Surge are second in the West, having handed the first-place Vancouver Bandits (11-3) two of their three losses. Statistically, the Surge score the third-most points per game in the league and allow the fourth fewest. They lead the CEBL in steals per game and sit second in blocks — essential parts of Canales’ coaching philosophy. “I love our team. I love our squad. I love that our identity is defence to offence and staying in an attack mindset throughout the game. I've just been really proud of the group,” Canales said. Sean Miller-Moore, who’s played four CEBL seasons for the Surge franchise under four different coaches, said Canales’s energy stands out. “He’s one of those coaches that makes me want to play for him because of how energetic he is and how focused he is. And obviously he knows what it takes to win a championship because he’s been at the NBA level before,” Miller-Moore said. Canales isn’t the only NBA-experienced coach in the league. Nathaniel Mitchell, a former assistant for three teams including the Toronto Raptors, recently signed with the Brampton Honey Badgers as a coaching consultant. Meanwhile, longtime CEBL head coaches like Vancouver’s Kyle Julius and Niagara’s Victor Raso have proven their chops year after year in the league. Now, Canales is looking to chart his own path through the CEBL and up the NBA ranks — just like his players. “One of our main goals going into the season is to help these players develop and to have them have a great summer of development to put them in a great position in their careers heading into next season,” Canales said. Miller-Moore said Canales allows him to be himself on the court — to “play without thinking.” “He’s like a player’s coach. He makes me want to take shots that I might not usually take and he instills confidence in me,” he said. Together, Canales and the Surge could be ascending toward a CEBL title — and potentially beyond. - CEBL -
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July 8, 2025
The Montréal Alliance is pleased to announce the signing of Canadian forward Shamiel Stevenson. The 6’6” forward from Toronto joins the organization after a productive 2024 CEBL campaign with the Brampton Honey Badgers where he averaged 15.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 30.8 minutes across 19 games. Most recently, he completed the 2024-25 season with Inter Bratislava in Slovakia, averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 32.8 minutes per game. Stevenson brings valuable CEBL experience to Montréal, having played three seasons in the league with both the Ottawa BlackJacks (2022) and the Brampton Honey Badgers (2023-2024). During the 2024 season, he scored in double figures in 11 contests, including four games with 20+ points. His standout performances included a 2024 season-high 24 points against Montréal on June 2 and a dominant 28-point, 10-rebound effort against Scarborough on July 26, 2023. The Toronto native played four years of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Nebraska, averaging 7.0 points and 3.4 rebounds over 62 games. As a freshman at Pittsburgh in 2017-18, he led the team in field goal percentage (.505) and total rebounds (141). The Alliance also announces the promotion of local players Nate Tshimanga and Blondeau Tchoukuiegno from the practice squad. Tshimanga recently completed his collegiate career at New Mexico State (2024-25), where he appeared in 31 games with nine starts. His college career also included stops at Utah Valley (2023-24) and Troy University (2021-22, 2022-23). Montréal guard Tchoukuiegno also joins the active roster. Tchoukuiegno returns from a season in Croatia with Osijek, where he averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.8 minutes across 11 games. The California Baptist University graduate Both players will be available starting with the Alliance’s next game. The team currently holds a 6-7 record and continues its pursuit of a playoff position.
By Myles Dichter
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July 8, 2025
(Preview: Week 10) In the CEBL, every game can be its own rodeo. Hard-charging opponents barrel toward each other from the opening tip, scores swing wildly in either direction and you never know how Target Score Time is going to end. It’s fitting, then, that the CEBL will be teaming up with the literal rodeo for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the Calgary Surge will host their first Stampede Game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, taking on the visiting Montreal Alliance. Action from the 19,289-seat arena begins at 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET, with tickets available starting at $35 for the upper bowl and $45 for the lower bowl (plus applicable fees and taxes). “The Calgary Stampede is one of the most iconic celebrations in Canada, and it’s only fitting that CEBL basketball will become part of that energy and tradition,” commissioner Mike Morreale said when the game was announced in May. Indeed, this Surge-Alliance matchup should bring the energy. Calgary enters with a chip on its shoulder on the heels of a loss to provincial rival Edmonton. Still, the Surge, who sit second in the West at 9-5, have represented one of the breakout stories of the season. Fueled by a three-headed monster in Sean Miller-Moore, Greg Brown III and Jameer Nelson Jr., the Surge have consistently turned defence into offence, ranking first leaguewide on a per-game basis in steals (10.1), second in rebounds (41.4) and blocks (4.8) and third in points (93.5). Head coach Kaleb Canales has instilled his philosophy quickly and effectively in his first year leading a CEBL squad. The former Portland Trail Blazers bench boss adapted quickly to the league’s quirks — including Target Score Time — and turned the Surge into a well-oiled machine. While Nelson Jr., will miss the Stampede Game as he heads to NBA Summer League (more on that to come), Calgary should not miss a step. Meanwhile, Alliance head coach Jermaine Small referred to his team’s season as a “roller-coaster.” Montreal won its first four games, lost the next four and has gone 2-3 since for a total record of 6-7. The Alliance could enter short-handed, with star forward Quincy Guerrier also off to Summer League while leading scorer Tavian Dunn-Martin missed the team’s last game with an injury. Reinforcements could be on the way ahead of Wednesday’s game. Stay tuned. As a team, Montreal has made and attempted the most three-pointers per game while leading the league in assists per game. Its swift ball movement — even with some new players — could present a challenge for Calgary’s opportunistic defence in a battle of strengths. Giddy up. Championship rematch 2.0 Any time Niagara and Vancouver face off these days, it’s a treat. Not only will Thursday’s matchup in St. Catharines, Ont., feature last year’s Finals combatants, but it also could be a preview of this year’s championship game with both teams currently atop their conferences — and riding winning streaks, to boot. The season hasn’t been all smooth-sailing for the River Lions, whose current two-game surge comes after a two-game skid. Niagara has won ugly at times — see Sunday’s victory over Montreal for proof of that — and its minus-61 point differential does not portend confidence. But Khalil Ahmad has provided his usual Target Time heroics, and players like Nathan Cayo — who scored a team-high 18 points in his hometown — have stepped up in support. In Vancouver, the Bandits carry a league high plus-154 point differential and 11-3 record, with two of three losses coming at the hands of the Surge. They are rolling once more now with a three-game winning streak. While sharpshooter Kyle Mangas and Canadian Tyrese Samuel are off at Summer League, leading scorer Mitch Creek should continue to carry the load at both ends alongside CEBL vet Corey Davis Jr., for Kyle Julius’s squad. The Bandits crushed the River Lions 109-72 in their first matchup of the season in May, but Niagara’s squad is much improved from then — and now they’re at home, too. It all adds up to what should be a fascinating measuring-stick game for both sides. Record number of players headed to Summer League The CEBL just continues to churn out talent. Now, a record 15 players will temporarily leave their teams to compete at NBA Summer Leagues. Calgary’s Nelson Jr., the son of longtime NBAer Jameer Nelson, is already with the San Antonio Spurs alongside the Bandits’ Mangas. Both have been crucial parts of their teams, with Nelson Jr., an early favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year and Mangas knocking down triples at a team-high rate of 3.7 per game. Calgary forward Osayi Osifo is also set to be on the Spurs' Summer League roster, having played about 15 minutes per contest for the Surge off the bench. Elsewhere, the Raptors will feature the Canadian Guerrier, who was second on Montreal in scoring and first rebounds. Guerrier played for Toronto’s G League affiliate Raptors 905 last season. Brooklyn will feature Vancouver’s Samuel and Winnipeg’s Terry Roberts. And Scarborough has lost second-leading scorer Donovan Williams, who is averaging 24.3 points per contest but is off to play for the Denver Nuggets. Other players headed to Summer League include Jaylin Williams (Dallas), Izaiah Brockington (New Orleans), Jaden Campbell (New York), Hason Ward (Oklahoma City), Cam McGriff (Utah) and Jalen Gainey (Utah). Weekly schedule (Eight games) Game #72 -- Wednesday, July 9 – OTT at BHB – 12:30 p.m. ET– CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #73 – Wednesday, July 9 – MTL at CGY – 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – Scotiabank Saddledome (TSN, RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #74 – Thursday, July 10 – VAN at NRL – 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Meridian Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #75 – Friday, July 11 – EDM at SSS – 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+) Game #76 – Friday, July 11 – VAN at BHB – 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – CAA Centre (Game+, CEBL+, TSN+) Game #77 – Friday, July 11 – WPG at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST / 8:30 p.m. CDT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #78 – Sunday, July 13 – BHB at SSS – 2 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CEBL+, TSN+, NLSE) Game #79 – Sunday, July 13 – VAN at MTL – 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT – Verdun Auditorium (RDS, CEBL+, TSN+) For the full 2025 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
July 8, 2025
The duo adds valuable NBA G League experience to Winnipeg's roster
By Myles Dichter
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July 7, 2025
During his first year in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, Calgary Surge head coach Kaleb Canales has had to watch his mouth. “I'm used to using the word 48 minutes, right?” Canales said recently, in reference to the length of an NBA game. Of course, in the CEBL, games are 40 minutes — or thereabouts, depending on how Target Score Time goes. And so it’s safe to say that the league has been an adjustment for Canales, whose long NBA career includes 23 games as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. He is the first former NBA head coach to come to the CEBL. “With Target Score and having strategy when it comes to that, when the clock stops, we want to execute certain things. But no, listen, I think from a coaching perspective, it probably keeps me up at night. But from a fan perspective, I think it's pretty cool,” Canales said. Canales, the 46-year-old from Laredo, Texas, moved north of the border in May in pursuit of furthering his coaching career. He has spent the past two seasons as an assistant with the Texas Legends — the Dallas Mavericks’ G League affiliate — but was ready to move back into a lead role. “I felt strongly about taking this step to lead an organization, to lead a team to a championship, to have the challenge of leading a team to a championship. And so we took it head on,” Canales said. Canales’s rise up the coaching ladder was swift. He was a high-school assistant for two years, spent one season at the NCAA level and then jumped to the NBA, where he spent four years as a Blazers assistant. In 2012, after head coach Nate McMillan was fired by Portland, Canales took over for the final stretch of the season, becoming the youngest head coach in the NBA and the first ever of Mexican-American descent. But since his brief stint in Portland, Canales had not returned to the lead chair until joining the Surge. “Any opportunity to lead a franchise and lead an organization is a big step in my development as a coach. So I wanted to continue to grow as a coach like players continue to grow as players,” he said. “In my coaching journey where I was at, I think everything matched and it was a blessing for me to get this opportunity. And I also wanna get better, and obviously this was a great opportunity for my career and to help my growth as a coach.” It was also an opportunity for Canales to help expand his coaching creativity. While he was familiar with Target Score endings since the G League uses them in overtime, the rules are slightly different. Plus, the run of game before the clock turns off in the CEBL is much shorter. Other rule differences — such as the maximum three imports allowed on the floor per team — create new situations, too. “I have a lot of respect for other coaches in this league. There's a lot of good coaches, a lot of good players. And I felt, right when I started studying the league, it's a young dynamic league that's growing and it's going to continue to explode here in the next couple of years,” Canales. Canales has found plenty of success in the early going with Calgary. At 9-5, the Surge are second in the West, having handed the first-place Vancouver Bandits (11-3) two of their three losses. Statistically, the Surge score the third-most points per game in the league and allow the fourth fewest. They lead the CEBL in steals per game and sit second in blocks — essential parts of Canales’ coaching philosophy. “I love our team. I love our squad. I love that our identity is defence to offence and staying in an attack mindset throughout the game. I've just been really proud of the group,” Canales said. Sean Miller-Moore, who’s played four CEBL seasons for the Surge franchise under four different coaches, said Canales’s energy stands out. “He’s one of those coaches that makes me want to play for him because of how energetic he is and how focused he is. And obviously he knows what it takes to win a championship because he’s been at the NBA level before,” Miller-Moore said. Canales isn’t the only NBA-experienced coach in the league. Nathaniel Mitchell, a former assistant for three teams including the Toronto Raptors, recently signed with the Brampton Honey Badgers as a coaching consultant. Meanwhile, longtime CEBL head coaches like Vancouver’s Kyle Julius and Niagara’s Victor Raso have proven their chops year after year in the league. Now, Canales is looking to chart his own path through the CEBL and up the NBA ranks — just like his players. “One of our main goals going into the season is to help these players develop and to have them have a great summer of development to put them in a great position in their careers heading into next season,” Canales said. Miller-Moore said Canales allows him to be himself on the court — to “play without thinking.” “He’s like a player’s coach. He makes me want to take shots that I might not usually take and he instills confidence in me,” he said. Together, Canales and the Surge could be ascending toward a CEBL title — and potentially beyond. - CEBL -
By Alex Lough
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July 7, 2025
While the game was contested between two teams on either side of the standings, you never would have guessed it by what took place on the court. The Vancouver Bandits and Brampton Honey Badgers traded power punches until the very end, but it was the home team that managed to come on late and take the 87-84 victory in front of their fans. Mitch Creek led the game with 30 points for the Bandits, including 15 in the pivotal third quarter. Zach Copeland added 20 points for Vancouver, while Corey Davis Jr. had 15 points to go along with 11 assists. Vancouver was able to pick up the win despite missing a number of players as they attend NBA camps and participate in the NBA Summer League. Bandits head coach and general manager Kyle Julius was proud of the way his team performed despite the roster turnover. “We weren’t that composed today, but I think that’s part of the process,” he said post-game. “We’re in a messy time right now with personnel changes, and I’m really proud of the fact we were able to win a game missing some key pieces, and it was a messy game at that.” “Our leadership; we have really good leadership,” he said when asked how the team was able to perform despite the personnel changes. “But there isn’t consistency. We had a completely different rotation today. Our sub pattern was wacky, and we found a way to win at the end. We have to find a way to grind through this time until our main pieces get back.” The Bandits struck first, getting off to a 12-4 lead before the visitors called a timeout. The Honey Badgers cam back strong, going on a 16-6 run out of the break to take a momentary lead before the Bandits were able to bring a 23-22 lead into the first break. A big part of the Brampton comeback was thanks to Quinndary Weatherspoon. The former Golden State Warrior had 11 of his 22 first half points in the quarter, ensuring his team was able to stay in the game. “We need these performances from (Weatherspoon),” teammate Amari Kelly said afterwards. “They’re big and they help keep us going. He’s a big factor for our team and kind of our leading guy, so we always want nights like this from him.” Things kept rolling for Weatherspoon in the second quarter, as he and David Muenkat started the period off with back-to-back three-pointers to take a lead that their team would carry into halftime, leading 44-40 – with the former NBA champion accounting for half his team’s points. In the second half, it was time for the Bandits’ star play to answer. Creek scored nine of his team’s first 15 points in the third quarter, and the team made three consecutive three-pointers to cap off a 12-2 run for a 61-56 lead. But the road team refused to go down quietly, rebounding with an 11-2 run off their own to go ahead leading into the final quarter. Weatherspoon was held to just three points in the third. A 9-0 Honey Badgers run to start the fourth had them up by as many as 10, but a pair of Copeland threes kickstarted a streak of 11 straight points for the team. The Honey Badgers led 78-77 at the start of Target Time, but another nine-point run from the Bandits put things out of reach, and they eventually took the win off a Duane Notice free throw. “They did a good job of making shots,” Honey Badgers head coach Sheldon Cassimy said of the opposition. “They made some tough shots that gave them a lead and then we were going through one of our droughts where we’re trying to execute, we’re looking for our mismatches or their rotations to break down. But they were solid in their rotations and we had a couple of turnovers.” Weatherspoon led his team with 27 points, though just five of them came in the second half. Kelly carried the load of the offense in the final two quarters, where he scored 12 of his 16 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds for the game. Marcus Carr and Bryson Williams had strong performances off the bench, as both finished with 12 points. “One of the things we’re struggling with is winning on the road,” Cassimy said. “Early on, we had a lot of games on the road, so that’s part of the reason for the struggle. We have to find a way to put together wins on the road. I think once we do that we’ll be fine.” Brampton got off to a tough start on the season, boasting just a 1-7 record early on. The team had won three of their last five and were looking to continue their improved play against the top team in the CEBL. Despite coming out on the losing end, Cassimy was happy with his team’s performance and what it means for them going forward. “Just being together, trusting each other, and being able to execute and cut down on our turnovers,” he said about what his team needs to continue to work on in the second half of the season. “In the first half we were good with our turnovers, but in the second half, not so great. Once we’re trusting each other and cutting down on turnovers, then I think we’ll be fine.” Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600624 Up next for both teams The west leading Vancouver Bandits will head on the road to take on the east leading Niagara River Lions only July 10 in a championship rematch. The Brampton Honey Badgers will head home for a pair of games, starting with a contest against the Ottawa BlackJacks on July 9. Next CEBL action The Brampton Honey Badgers will host the Ottawa BlackJacks in a special Camp Day game on July 9, streaming live at 12:30PM ET on CEBL+, TSN+ and Game+. For the full 2025 CEBL schedule and up-to-date results, please visit cebl.ca/games . - CEBL -
By Zulfi Sheikh
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July 7, 2025
The always entertaining Battle of Alberta has come to an end for the time being. With a 113-90 victory over the Calgary Surge on Sunday, the Edmonton Stingers not only took the inter-province season series 2-1, but they also extended their league-best win streak to five consecutive games. Edmonton improved to 9-6 with the win, now just half a game back of Calgary, who fell to 9-5, for second place in the West. Leading that charge for the Stingers, as they hit a new season-high in scoring and the largest Target Score mark of any team this season, was Scottie Lindsey with 29 points on 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. Behind him was Sean East II, who chipped in 22 points, six rebounds and 10 assists, and Nick Hornsby, who added 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as part of five different Edmonton players to reach double figures in scoring. “We’re in a groove,” Lindsey said after Edmonton extended its win streak. “We took a tough loss to Montreal, and even since then, we've been locked in, in a different way.” Meanwhile, Olumide Adelodun led the way for the Surge as he finished with 25 points on 6-of-10 shooting from distance off the bench. Greg Brown III and Jamarko Pickett each scored 16 and 12 points, respectively. “We allowed their runs to affect us,” Adelodun said post-game. “We let play after play roll over, and we didn’t fight back after that … just too much for us to come back.” The lopsided outcome was a surprise considering both of the previous two Battle of Alberta matchups this season had been decided by a combined five points — the first half of Sunday’s contest proving similar. Neither team went ahead by more than 10 points through the first 20 minutes as Calgary led 43-40 at halftime. But then the third quarter happened. Edmonton opened the second half on a 17-0 run en route to a league-record 42 points in the third quarter, one shy of the most points scored in any frame all-time. Calgary’s first basket of the second half didn’t come until he 6:08 mark of the third, a Sean Miller-Moore triple, to which Edmonton immediately replied with an 11-0 run as it carved out an 82-64 lead ahead of the fourth. “We had two close games with (Calgary) already this season, so we knew them well,” Lindsey explained. “We just wanted to come out and protect home court, and we did that in the second half.” The Stingers built that lead as high as 29 points throughout the final frame, ultimately carrying a 103-79 edge into Target Score Time. “Great third quarter,” Stingers head coach Jordan Baker said on what made the difference in the win. “We felt the energy in this building from the fans, and it was easy to get on a run.” Underscoring Edmonton’s CEBL-record second-half scoring output of 73 points was a drastic turnaround from beyond the arc. The League’s No. 1 three-point percentage (37.7) team entering Sunday, starting the contest just 1-for-14. Yet they caught fire as the game went on, making 10 of their next 16 attempts from distance — fittingly ending the ball game on a Lindsey triple from the right wing. “We didn’t play our brand of defence or our brand of basketball,” Surge head coach Caleb Canales said after the loss. “Which led to us not playing efficient offence … just have to give them credit, they had a great game today.” Meanwhile, the Stingers also did plenty of damage inside the arc, outscoring the Surge 60-32 in the paint as Edmonton shot 57 per cent on two-pointers to Calgary’s 36 per cent. Much of which was predicated on the Stingers' commitment to ball movement as they finished with 27 assists (plus-16) on as many turnovers (12) as the Surge. Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600641 Up next The Surge head back to Calgary as they prepare to host the Montreal Alliance on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Stingers head east as they get set to begin a four-game road trip by visiting the Scarborough Shooting Stars on Friday. Next CEBL action The West-leading Vancouver Bandits host the Brampton Honey Badgers at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. local to wrap up Sunday’s triple-header slate. For the full 2025 CEBL schedule and up-to-date results, please visit cebl.ca/games . - CEBL -
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