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June 24, 2026
For years now, the Vancouver Bandits have been the class of the West, especially during the regular season. And to start the 2026 campaign, it all seemed to be much of the same. Vancouver won seven of its first nine games, reasserting its dominance even before the return of reigning MVP Mitch Creek. The No. 1 seed was theirs to lose. But suddenly — in the matter of days, really — the West has a new outlook. And a new leader, to boot. On the back of a four-game winning streak, the Winnipeg Sea Bears vaulted to the top spot in the conference. Meanwhile, simmering in third place are the Saskatoon Mamba, who are riding a four-game winning streak of their own. Vancouver and Winnipeg will meet in a Western showdown on Saturday in a contest for which both squads are sure to be fired up. Last week, we looked at the Eastern Conference contenders in this space. Now, it’s onto the West. Bandits (8-4) Don’t mistake some tough competition for panic in Vancouver. After dropping games against Winnipeg and the Scarborough Shooting Stars, the Bandits rebounded with a big win over the Brampton Honey Badgers on Saturday. Meanwhile, they’ve also made a pair of major additions in Creek and Lloyd Pandi, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. Creek has shown no signs of rust in two games, averaging a cool 27.5 points to go with 7.5 rebounds and six assists - numbers that all eclipse last season’s MVP output. Pandi has appeared in just one game but made an instant impact with eight points, five rebounds and two steals in the victory over Brampton. Vancouver’s offence is humming along with the most points per game in the league (102.6), and Pandi is sure to help a defence that ranks seventh in points allowed (96.6 per game). The Bandits are also tops in the league in efficiency as well as field-goal, three-point and free-throw percentage. So, yeah, the lack of panic is warranted. Sea Bears (8-4) Winnipeg saw the return of MVP Creek and did the Bandits one better, bringing in three-time MVP Xavier Moon to bolster an offence featuring another former MVP in Teddy Allen. Moon has yet to hit the court but Allen has more than held down the fort, leading the league with 28.1 points and flashing some defensive acumen with 2.8 steals per game. Allen, of course, also leads the CEBL with 237 field-goal attempts. As a team, the Sea Bears boast the highest plus-minus per game at 12.3, four points better than the second-place Shooting Stars. They’re top three in the key shooting percentage categories, third in assists and first in steals. Half of Winnipeg’s current run has come against the struggling Calgary Surge - but you can only play the team in front of you, and the Sea Bears have taken care of business. Plus, they routed the Bandits by 33 points on home court on Thursday. The rematch should be juicy. Mamba (6-5) Perhaps the biggest surprise of the three contenders, Saskatoon looked like it’d be battling just to reach the playoffs when it started the season 2-5. Now above 500, the Mamba are coming for the Western throne. Their four-game streak has consisted of a win over Calgary plus three more over Eastern Conference opponents, including the reigning champion Niagara River Lions. At the centre of it all for Saskatoon is Jaden Bediako, who has yet to lose when he’s been on the court. In his third CEBL season, the Canadian is averaging career highs in points (15.8), rebounds (10.2, leading the league) and field-goal percentage (62.5). He’s found a perfect pick-and-roll partner in the shifty Tavian Dunn-Martin, who tops the Mamba in points (18.9) and assists (6.1). Saskatoon has allowed the most points per game in the league, but even that appears to be turning around under head coach Isaiah Fox’s watch, with the Mamba keeping each opponent under 100 points during their current run. They’ll also have a chance to rise quickly up the standings in the West due to a scheduling quirk which sees them play just two more inter-conference games, setting up a fascinating second half beginning Wednesday at home against Edmonton. Weekly schedule (Six games) Game #60 – Wednesday, June 24 – EDM at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST/MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #61 – Friday, June 26 – NRL at MTL – 7:30 p.m. ET – Verdun Auditorium (CBC Gem, YouTube, RDS.ca, CEBL+) Game #62 – Saturday, June 27 – BHB at SSS – 7 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #63 – Saturday, June 27 – WPG at VAN – 6 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. CDT / 9 p.m. ET – Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #64 – Sunday, June 28 – NRL at OTT – 1 p.m. ET – The Arena at TD Place (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #65 – Sunday, June 28 – SSK at EDM – 4 p.m. MT/CST / 6 p.m. ET – Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) For the full 2026 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
June 24, 2026
For years now, the Vancouver Bandits have been the class of the West, especially during the regular season. And to start the 2026 campaign, it all seemed to be much of the same. Vancouver won seven of its first nine games, reasserting its dominance even before the return of reigning MVP Mitch Creek. The No. 1 seed was theirs to lose. But suddenly — in the matter of days, really — the West has a new outlook. And a new leader, to boot. On the back of a four-game winning streak, the Winnipeg Sea Bears vaulted to the top spot in the conference. Meanwhile, simmering in third place are the Saskatoon Mamba, who are riding a four-game winning streak of their own. Vancouver and Winnipeg will meet in a Western showdown on Saturday in a contest for which both squads are sure to be fired up. Last week, we looked at the Eastern Conference contenders in this space. Now, it’s onto the West. Bandits (8-4) Don’t mistake some tough competition for panic in Vancouver. After dropping games against Winnipeg and the Scarborough Shooting Stars, the Bandits rebounded with a big win over the Brampton Honey Badgers on Saturday. Meanwhile, they’ve also made a pair of major additions in Creek and Lloyd Pandi, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. Creek has shown no signs of rust in two games, averaging a cool 27.5 points to go with 7.5 rebounds and six assists - numbers that all eclipse last season’s MVP output. Pandi has appeared in just one game but made an instant impact with eight points, five rebounds and two steals in the victory over Brampton. Vancouver’s offence is humming along with the most points per game in the league (102.6), and Pandi is sure to help a defence that ranks seventh in points allowed (96.6 per game). The Bandits are also tops in the league in efficiency as well as field-goal, three-point and free-throw percentage. So, yeah, the lack of panic is warranted. Sea Bears (8-4) Winnipeg saw the return of MVP Creek and did the Bandits one better, bringing in three-time MVP Xavier Moon to bolster an offence featuring another former MVP in Teddy Allen. Moon has yet to hit the court but Allen has more than held down the fort, leading the league with 28.1 points and flashing some defensive acumen with 2.8 steals per game. Allen, of course, also leads the CEBL with 237 field-goal attempts. As a team, the Sea Bears boast the highest plus-minus per game at 12.3, four points better than the second-place Shooting Stars. They’re top three in the key shooting percentage categories, third in assists and first in steals. Half of Winnipeg’s current run has come against the struggling Calgary Surge - but you can only play the team in front of you, and the Sea Bears have taken care of business. Plus, they routed the Bandits by 33 points on home court on Thursday. The rematch should be juicy. Mamba (6-5) Perhaps the biggest surprise of the three contenders, Saskatoon looked like it’d be battling just to reach the playoffs when it started the season 2-5. Now above 500, the Mamba are coming for the Western throne. Their four-game streak has consisted of a win over Calgary plus three more over Eastern Conference opponents, including the reigning champion Niagara River Lions. At the centre of it all for Saskatoon is Jaden Bediako, who has yet to lose when he’s been on the court. In his third CEBL season, the Canadian is averaging career highs in points (15.8), rebounds (10.2, leading the league) and field-goal percentage (62.5). He’s found a perfect pick-and-roll partner in the shifty Tavian Dunn-Martin, who tops the Mamba in points (18.9) and assists (6.1). Saskatoon has allowed the most points per game in the league, but even that appears to be turning around under head coach Isaiah Fox’s watch, with the Mamba keeping each opponent under 100 points during their current run. They’ll also have a chance to rise quickly up the standings in the West due to a scheduling quirk which sees them play just two more inter-conference games, setting up a fascinating second half beginning Wednesday at home against Edmonton. Weekly schedule (Six games) Game #60 – Wednesday, June 24 – EDM at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST/MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #61 – Friday, June 26 – NRL at MTL – 7:30 p.m. ET – Verdun Auditorium (CBC Gem, YouTube, RDS.ca, CEBL+) Game #62 – Saturday, June 27 – BHB at SSS – 7 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #63 – Saturday, June 27 – WPG at VAN – 6 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. CDT / 9 p.m. ET – Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #64 – Sunday, June 28 – NRL at OTT – 1 p.m. ET – The Arena at TD Place (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #65 – Sunday, June 28 – SSK at EDM – 4 p.m. MT/CST / 6 p.m. ET – Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) For the full 2026 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
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NEWS
June 27, 2026
The Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced today that the team has re-signed Isaih Moore for the 2026 Season. The 6’10 power forward from Sumter, SC has spent two previous seasons with the BlackJacks, averaging 16 points and eight rebounds per game in the 2024 season, and 19 points and 11 rebounds per game in the 2025 season. Most recently, in the 2025-26 season, Moore spent time in the NBA G-League with the San Diego Clippers, Mexico City Capitanes and the College Park Skyhawks. Across the three G-League teams, he averaged 12 points and six rebounds. During Moore’s time at both JUCO’s and NCAA Division I schools, he averaged 11.6 pts, and 7.3 rebs. He played at Charleston University, Pearl River Community College, St. John's University, Southern Mississippi University and Fresno State University, across 5 years. He graduated from Fresno State after the 2023-23 season. During the 2020-21 season, with St. John’s, he was a Third-Team All-American. After graduating, M oore practiced with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G-League, before he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and then the Greensboro Swarm. Across his first year in the G-League, he averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. Moore played briefly with the Edmonton Stingers of the CEBL during the 2026 season, averaging 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds across five games. Moore is coming in to be a defensive powerhouse. Standing at 6’10, he could be who the BlackJacks have been looking for in the absence of Drew Cisse, who is currently gone to national team camp with Guinea. He is 13th in all-time defensive rebounds per game in the CEBL with 6.1 and 19th in all-time defensive rebounds with 126.
June 26, 2026
The Vancouver Bandits announced Friday that the club has signed former Indiana Pacers NBA G League guard Tevin Brown for the remainder of the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. A 6-foot-5 guard from Fairhope, Ala., Brown is no stranger to the CEBL having last played in the league during the 2024 season for the Ottawa BlackJacks. In his first stint in Canada, he finished the season as the BlackJacks’ leader in points, three point field goals made and minutes per game en route to earning CEBL Clutch Player of the Year honours. A veteran of four professional seasons, Brown began his career in 2022 as a member of the Indiana Pacers’ NBA G League affiliate, Fort Wayne Mad Ants (now the Noblesville Boom). Most recently, he suited up in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga with Rasta Vechta where he averaged 16.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 38 games during the 2025-26 season. His career includes previous stints in New Zealand, France, Hungary and Poland. Prior to turning professional, Brown played the entirety of his university basketball career at Murray State University from 2018 to 2022. He earned First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honours three season in a row and helped lead the Racers to an NCAA March Madness appearance during his senior year in 2022.
June 25, 2026
The Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Thursday that they have signed Canadian guard Brandon Muntu for the rest of the CEBL season. Muntu will be continuing his first professional season in the CEBL after already spending seven games with the Calgary Surge. In his first experience in professional basketball, he has averaged 3.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 11.6 minutes. “Brandon plays with an edge, embraces his role, and does the little things that help teams win,” said Honey Badgers Head Coach Alex Cerda. “We're excited to add another high-character competitor to our locker room and look forward to getting him integrated with our group.” Born in Calgary, Alberta, Muntu had an exhilarating journey through college basketball, spending three years playing in JUCO, before making the leap and rounding out his time in college with Tennessee Tech at the NCAA Division I level. He scored just under 1400 points and shot the three-point ball well at a 37 percent clip over 156 games. His NCAA tenure ended on a high note, playing almost 800 minutes in 31 games and averaged 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and shot 41 percent from the field. “We’re looking forward to welcoming Brandon to our team,” said Honey Badgers General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Jermaine Anderson. “He will strengthen our perimeter shooting and bring a level of toughness that is extremely valuable as we enter the second half of the season. We’re excited to have him join the Honey Badgers family.” Muntu has never backed down from a challenge in his basketball career, and this was on display in 2022-23 with Triton College, where he showed he can guard anybody at any size on the court and was named to NJCAA Third-Team All-American honours after averaging 15.7 points per game and nailing nearly 41 percent of his threes. Muntu also has previously had the privilege of representing both his country and province, as a member of the U15 provincial and national teams in 2016. The Brampton Honey Badgers will face another test on the road on Saturday, June 27, going against their Eastern Conference rival Scarborough Shooting Stars, and then will return home for another homestand on Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July 5, where they will take on the Ottawa BlackJacks and have a rematch with the Shooting Stars, respectively. You can get your tickets here now, starting at just $20 per ticket. ### About the Brampton Honey Badgers One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the 2022 CEBL Champion Brampton Honey Badgers proudly call the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit honeybadgers.ca .
June 24, 2026
Following a thorough review, the Canadian Elite Basketball League has suspended Vancouver Bandits Head Coach Kyle Julius for three games in response to an incident involving a fan at the CEBL game on June 18. Julius has served one game of the suspension and will serve the remaining two games.
June 24, 2026
For years now, the Vancouver Bandits have been the class of the West, especially during the regular season. And to start the 2026 campaign, it all seemed to be much of the same. Vancouver won seven of its first nine games, reasserting its dominance even before the return of reigning MVP Mitch Creek. The No. 1 seed was theirs to lose. But suddenly — in the matter of days, really — the West has a new outlook. And a new leader, to boot. On the back of a four-game winning streak, the Winnipeg Sea Bears vaulted to the top spot in the conference. Meanwhile, simmering in third place are the Saskatoon Mamba, who are riding a four-game winning streak of their own. Vancouver and Winnipeg will meet in a Western showdown on Saturday in a contest for which both squads are sure to be fired up. Last week, we looked at the Eastern Conference contenders in this space. Now, it’s onto the West. Bandits (8-4) Don’t mistake some tough competition for panic in Vancouver. After dropping games against Winnipeg and the Scarborough Shooting Stars, the Bandits rebounded with a big win over the Brampton Honey Badgers on Saturday. Meanwhile, they’ve also made a pair of major additions in Creek and Lloyd Pandi, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. Creek has shown no signs of rust in two games, averaging a cool 27.5 points to go with 7.5 rebounds and six assists - numbers that all eclipse last season’s MVP output. Pandi has appeared in just one game but made an instant impact with eight points, five rebounds and two steals in the victory over Brampton. Vancouver’s offence is humming along with the most points per game in the league (102.6), and Pandi is sure to help a defence that ranks seventh in points allowed (96.6 per game). The Bandits are also tops in the league in efficiency as well as field-goal, three-point and free-throw percentage. So, yeah, the lack of panic is warranted. Sea Bears (8-4) Winnipeg saw the return of MVP Creek and did the Bandits one better, bringing in three-time MVP Xavier Moon to bolster an offence featuring another former MVP in Teddy Allen. Moon has yet to hit the court but Allen has more than held down the fort, leading the league with 28.1 points and flashing some defensive acumen with 2.8 steals per game. Allen, of course, also leads the CEBL with 237 field-goal attempts. As a team, the Sea Bears boast the highest plus-minus per game at 12.3, four points better than the second-place Shooting Stars. They’re top three in the key shooting percentage categories, third in assists and first in steals. Half of Winnipeg’s current run has come against the struggling Calgary Surge - but you can only play the team in front of you, and the Sea Bears have taken care of business. Plus, they routed the Bandits by 33 points on home court on Thursday. The rematch should be juicy. Mamba (6-5) Perhaps the biggest surprise of the three contenders, Saskatoon looked like it’d be battling just to reach the playoffs when it started the season 2-5. Now above 500, the Mamba are coming for the Western throne. Their four-game streak has consisted of a win over Calgary plus three more over Eastern Conference opponents, including the reigning champion Niagara River Lions. At the centre of it all for Saskatoon is Jaden Bediako, who has yet to lose when he’s been on the court. In his third CEBL season, the Canadian is averaging career highs in points (15.8), rebounds (10.2, leading the league) and field-goal percentage (62.5). He’s found a perfect pick-and-roll partner in the shifty Tavian Dunn-Martin, who tops the Mamba in points (18.9) and assists (6.1). Saskatoon has allowed the most points per game in the league, but even that appears to be turning around under head coach Isaiah Fox’s watch, with the Mamba keeping each opponent under 100 points during their current run. They’ll also have a chance to rise quickly up the standings in the West due to a scheduling quirk which sees them play just two more inter-conference games, setting up a fascinating second half beginning Wednesday at home against Edmonton. Weekly schedule (Six games) Game #60 – Wednesday, June 24 – EDM at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST/MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #61 – Friday, June 26 – NRL at MTL – 7:30 p.m. ET – Verdun Auditorium (CBC Gem, YouTube, RDS.ca, CEBL+) Game #62 – Saturday, June 27 – BHB at SSS – 7 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #63 – Saturday, June 27 – WPG at VAN – 6 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. CDT / 9 p.m. ET – Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #64 – Sunday, June 28 – NRL at OTT – 1 p.m. ET – The Arena at TD Place (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #65 – Sunday, June 28 – SSK at EDM – 4 p.m. MT/CST / 6 p.m. ET – Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) For the full 2026 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
June 20, 2026
The Vancouver Bandits announced Saturday that the club has signed former Canadian university standout and two-time U SPORTS national champion Lloyd Pandi. A veteran of 52 CEBL games across four seasons for both the Ottawa BlackJacks and Niagara River Lions, Pandi was named CEBL Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 and is a two-time CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Year (2020, 2022). A 6-foot-4 guard, Pandi has spent the past two seasons with Rasta Vechta in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga, where he has averaged 5.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.7 minutes across 80 games played between 2024 and 2026. Hailing from Ottawa, Ont., Pandi has represented the Canadian senior national team on multiple occasions, including call-ups at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers, 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster. Boasting a decorated university career, Pandi played two seasons of collegiate basketball at Ottawa’s Carleton University where he captured back-to-back U SPORTS national championships. His outstanding performance during his senior year with the Ravens in 2021-22 earned him several accolades, including the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy for U SPORTS Player of the Year and U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian honours. ### About the Vancouver Bandits: The Vancouver Bandits are British Columbia’s professional basketball team. As the westernmost club in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Bandits offer an entertainment experience that combines a fast-paced game day atmosphere with a presentation of some of Canada’s top professional athletes within a world-class venue at Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (LEC), while also being committed to growing the game of basketball by fostering meaningful community connections through youth programming, events, and partnerships.
June 20, 2026
Bandits Head Coach Kyle Julius suspendedfrom all CEBL game-related activities, pending completion of the League Office’s review of an incident involving a fan at the CEBL game on June 18.
June 19, 2026
At 8-1, the Scarborough Shooting Stars own the best record in the CEBL. They’ve emerged as early title favourites, winning games in comeback and blowout fashion alike. To say the Shooting Stars are firing on all cylinders would be an understatement. And yet, forward Charles Bediako remains bothered by that one blemish: a 90-88 loss against brother Jaden Bediako and the Saskatoon Mamba on May 31. “Honestly, that's annoying,” Charles said. “I feel like if we go on to see the rest of the season and win it all, it's good. But I guess on a personal level, that will probably be worse because that's probably the only thing he’ll have against me. … Hopefully we can see him in the playoffs.” After the game, Charles, a CEBL rookie, texted Jaden: “Good job, you did your thing, but don't act like this ain't the last time.” Jaden, a three-year veteran, had to set the record straight. This was, indeed, the one and only time they would face each other - barring a CEBL Finals showdown, that is. They went against each other from the opening tip, won by Charles. On the Mamba’s first offensive possession, Jaden made a jump shot over his little brother. But little bro got him right back, converting an alley-oop on the very next play. In the end, of course, Jaden got the last laugh, putting up 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Charles shot a perfect five-for-five but wound up with just the 10 points and seven rebounds. “It was great because one, we won,” Jaden said. “And two, I had the better stat line overall. So it's going to be a great Thanksgiving or whenever we have time to sit down and break bread again.” The game marked the first time the Bediako brothers have ever gone head-to-head in a competitive professional environment. Jaden, 26, has spent all three of his CEBL seasons with the Saskatoon franchise. He’s averaged a near double-double of 9.4 points and 8.8 rebounds for his career and recently appeared in five games in the G League with Raptors 905 while also playing professionally in Mexico. Charles, 24, arrived at the CEBL this season after a tumultuous year which saw him attempt to return to the University of Alabama after a stint in the G League, only to have a court deny him and end his season early. A highly touted prospect throughout the ranks, Charles has shone with the Shooting Stars, registering 7.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He’s hoping to parlay his CEBL play into an NBA Summer League invite in July, but first he’ll head to training camp with Canada’s men’s senior team. Both brothers won college championships, too, with Jaden taking an NIT title at Seton Hall while Charles earned an SEC ‘chip with the Crimson Tide. The foundation for both careers was built in an extremely competitive environment in Brampton, Ont. “We'd play a little one-on-one, but sometimes they can get really competitive where we go a couple of days without talking to each other. It gets personal,” Jaden said. “There are times you're trying to avoid, like, let's not play one-on-one because someone's going to feel some way after.” Growing up, even younger bro Charles admitted that Jaden typically got the best of him — though with the caveat that he was a soccer player before pivoting full-time to basketball, and the margins closed as he grew older. Now, it’s Charles that might have a brighter basketball future, and Jaden understands his new role. “He's playing at some of the highest levels. Going to these training camps, working with [Denver Nuggets star Nikola] Jokic and the [Detroit] Pistons guys. So it’s been great, as an older brother, you want to put him down. As you get older, it's like, ‘Yo, salute, respect, keep going.’ All I can do is be here to motivate him, someone to guide him and give him my opinion, right? You can't be all dandy and rosy, right? Sometimes you have to say the truth or be the negative guy,” Jaden said. Charles, meanwhile, conceded it was “cool” battling Jaden in the CEBL even despite the loss. “I can tell he was excited. He was going to shoot everything against me. … That was pretty cool,” he said. After all, Jaden played a major role throughout his career, even helping recruit him to the CEBL for this pivotal summer in his basketball journey. Charles said he’s enjoyed his first stint in the CEBL and getting to play with familiar faces in teammates Frank Mitchell and Myles Powell. “I feel like we all just want to see each other succeed. I feel like that's the biggest thing,” Charles said about his Shooting Stars squad. “Our off-court chemistry is great. We're at one another when we're all playing and I feel like that just shows on-court, also shows why our record is the way it is.” Jaden, meanwhile, is quick to mention the Mamba’s perfect 4-0 record when he plays - including three wins by just two points. Saskatoon is 0-5 without Bediako on the floor. It gives him plenty of confidence that a Shooting Stars-Mamba championship is very much in play. “We have the potential to climb the standings. Obviously rough start, but beat a team like Scarborough, a team like Winnipeg who's a Western Conference rival. That shows hope and growth,” he said. And if that Bediako brothers rematch does indeed occur? “It'd be amazing,” Jaden said. “That's not even a question.”
June 27, 2026
The Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced today that the team has re-signed Isaih Moore for the 2026 Season. The 6’10 power forward from Sumter, SC has spent two previous seasons with the BlackJacks, averaging 16 points and eight rebounds per game in the 2024 season, and 19 points and 11 rebounds per game in the 2025 season. Most recently, in the 2025-26 season, Moore spent time in the NBA G-League with the San Diego Clippers, Mexico City Capitanes and the College Park Skyhawks. Across the three G-League teams, he averaged 12 points and six rebounds. During Moore’s time at both JUCO’s and NCAA Division I schools, he averaged 11.6 pts, and 7.3 rebs. He played at Charleston University, Pearl River Community College, St. John's University, Southern Mississippi University and Fresno State University, across 5 years. He graduated from Fresno State after the 2023-23 season. During the 2020-21 season, with St. John’s, he was a Third-Team All-American. After graduating, M oore practiced with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G-League, before he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and then the Greensboro Swarm. Across his first year in the G-League, he averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. Moore played briefly with the Edmonton Stingers of the CEBL during the 2026 season, averaging 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds across five games. Moore is coming in to be a defensive powerhouse. Standing at 6’10, he could be who the BlackJacks have been looking for in the absence of Drew Cisse, who is currently gone to national team camp with Guinea. He is 13th in all-time defensive rebounds per game in the CEBL with 6.1 and 19th in all-time defensive rebounds with 126.
June 26, 2026
The Vancouver Bandits announced Friday that the club has signed former Indiana Pacers NBA G League guard Tevin Brown for the remainder of the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. A 6-foot-5 guard from Fairhope, Ala., Brown is no stranger to the CEBL having last played in the league during the 2024 season for the Ottawa BlackJacks. In his first stint in Canada, he finished the season as the BlackJacks’ leader in points, three point field goals made and minutes per game en route to earning CEBL Clutch Player of the Year honours. A veteran of four professional seasons, Brown began his career in 2022 as a member of the Indiana Pacers’ NBA G League affiliate, Fort Wayne Mad Ants (now the Noblesville Boom). Most recently, he suited up in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga with Rasta Vechta where he averaged 16.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 38 games during the 2025-26 season. His career includes previous stints in New Zealand, France, Hungary and Poland. Prior to turning professional, Brown played the entirety of his university basketball career at Murray State University from 2018 to 2022. He earned First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honours three season in a row and helped lead the Racers to an NCAA March Madness appearance during his senior year in 2022.
June 25, 2026
The Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Thursday that they have signed Canadian guard Brandon Muntu for the rest of the CEBL season. Muntu will be continuing his first professional season in the CEBL after already spending seven games with the Calgary Surge. In his first experience in professional basketball, he has averaged 3.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 11.6 minutes. “Brandon plays with an edge, embraces his role, and does the little things that help teams win,” said Honey Badgers Head Coach Alex Cerda. “We're excited to add another high-character competitor to our locker room and look forward to getting him integrated with our group.” Born in Calgary, Alberta, Muntu had an exhilarating journey through college basketball, spending three years playing in JUCO, before making the leap and rounding out his time in college with Tennessee Tech at the NCAA Division I level. He scored just under 1400 points and shot the three-point ball well at a 37 percent clip over 156 games. His NCAA tenure ended on a high note, playing almost 800 minutes in 31 games and averaged 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and shot 41 percent from the field. “We’re looking forward to welcoming Brandon to our team,” said Honey Badgers General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Jermaine Anderson. “He will strengthen our perimeter shooting and bring a level of toughness that is extremely valuable as we enter the second half of the season. We’re excited to have him join the Honey Badgers family.” Muntu has never backed down from a challenge in his basketball career, and this was on display in 2022-23 with Triton College, where he showed he can guard anybody at any size on the court and was named to NJCAA Third-Team All-American honours after averaging 15.7 points per game and nailing nearly 41 percent of his threes. Muntu also has previously had the privilege of representing both his country and province, as a member of the U15 provincial and national teams in 2016. The Brampton Honey Badgers will face another test on the road on Saturday, June 27, going against their Eastern Conference rival Scarborough Shooting Stars, and then will return home for another homestand on Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July 5, where they will take on the Ottawa BlackJacks and have a rematch with the Shooting Stars, respectively. You can get your tickets here now, starting at just $20 per ticket. ### About the Brampton Honey Badgers One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the 2022 CEBL Champion Brampton Honey Badgers proudly call the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit honeybadgers.ca .
June 24, 2026
Following a thorough review, the Canadian Elite Basketball League has suspended Vancouver Bandits Head Coach Kyle Julius for three games in response to an incident involving a fan at the CEBL game on June 18. Julius has served one game of the suspension and will serve the remaining two games.
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June 27, 2026
The Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced today that the team has re-signed Isaih Moore for the 2026 Season. The 6’10 power forward from Sumter, SC has spent two previous seasons with the BlackJacks, averaging 16 points and eight rebounds per game in the 2024 season, and 19 points and 11 rebounds per game in the 2025 season. Most recently, in the 2025-26 season, Moore spent time in the NBA G-League with the San Diego Clippers, Mexico City Capitanes and the College Park Skyhawks. Across the three G-League teams, he averaged 12 points and six rebounds. During Moore’s time at both JUCO’s and NCAA Division I schools, he averaged 11.6 pts, and 7.3 rebs. He played at Charleston University, Pearl River Community College, St. John's University, Southern Mississippi University and Fresno State University, across 5 years. He graduated from Fresno State after the 2023-23 season. During the 2020-21 season, with St. John’s, he was a Third-Team All-American. After graduating, M oore practiced with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G-League, before he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and then the Greensboro Swarm. Across his first year in the G-League, he averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. Moore played briefly with the Edmonton Stingers of the CEBL during the 2026 season, averaging 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds across five games. Moore is coming in to be a defensive powerhouse. Standing at 6’10, he could be who the BlackJacks have been looking for in the absence of Drew Cisse, who is currently gone to national team camp with Guinea. He is 13th in all-time defensive rebounds per game in the CEBL with 6.1 and 19th in all-time defensive rebounds with 126.
June 26, 2026
The Vancouver Bandits announced Friday that the club has signed former Indiana Pacers NBA G League guard Tevin Brown for the remainder of the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. A 6-foot-5 guard from Fairhope, Ala., Brown is no stranger to the CEBL having last played in the league during the 2024 season for the Ottawa BlackJacks. In his first stint in Canada, he finished the season as the BlackJacks’ leader in points, three point field goals made and minutes per game en route to earning CEBL Clutch Player of the Year honours. A veteran of four professional seasons, Brown began his career in 2022 as a member of the Indiana Pacers’ NBA G League affiliate, Fort Wayne Mad Ants (now the Noblesville Boom). Most recently, he suited up in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga with Rasta Vechta where he averaged 16.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 38 games during the 2025-26 season. His career includes previous stints in New Zealand, France, Hungary and Poland. Prior to turning professional, Brown played the entirety of his university basketball career at Murray State University from 2018 to 2022. He earned First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honours three season in a row and helped lead the Racers to an NCAA March Madness appearance during his senior year in 2022.
June 25, 2026
The Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Thursday that they have signed Canadian guard Brandon Muntu for the rest of the CEBL season. Muntu will be continuing his first professional season in the CEBL after already spending seven games with the Calgary Surge. In his first experience in professional basketball, he has averaged 3.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 11.6 minutes. “Brandon plays with an edge, embraces his role, and does the little things that help teams win,” said Honey Badgers Head Coach Alex Cerda. “We're excited to add another high-character competitor to our locker room and look forward to getting him integrated with our group.” Born in Calgary, Alberta, Muntu had an exhilarating journey through college basketball, spending three years playing in JUCO, before making the leap and rounding out his time in college with Tennessee Tech at the NCAA Division I level. He scored just under 1400 points and shot the three-point ball well at a 37 percent clip over 156 games. His NCAA tenure ended on a high note, playing almost 800 minutes in 31 games and averaged 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and shot 41 percent from the field. “We’re looking forward to welcoming Brandon to our team,” said Honey Badgers General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Jermaine Anderson. “He will strengthen our perimeter shooting and bring a level of toughness that is extremely valuable as we enter the second half of the season. We’re excited to have him join the Honey Badgers family.” Muntu has never backed down from a challenge in his basketball career, and this was on display in 2022-23 with Triton College, where he showed he can guard anybody at any size on the court and was named to NJCAA Third-Team All-American honours after averaging 15.7 points per game and nailing nearly 41 percent of his threes. Muntu also has previously had the privilege of representing both his country and province, as a member of the U15 provincial and national teams in 2016. The Brampton Honey Badgers will face another test on the road on Saturday, June 27, going against their Eastern Conference rival Scarborough Shooting Stars, and then will return home for another homestand on Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July 5, where they will take on the Ottawa BlackJacks and have a rematch with the Shooting Stars, respectively. You can get your tickets here now, starting at just $20 per ticket. ### About the Brampton Honey Badgers One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the 2022 CEBL Champion Brampton Honey Badgers proudly call the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit honeybadgers.ca .
June 24, 2026
Following a thorough review, the Canadian Elite Basketball League has suspended Vancouver Bandits Head Coach Kyle Julius for three games in response to an incident involving a fan at the CEBL game on June 18. Julius has served one game of the suspension and will serve the remaining two games.
June 24, 2026
For years now, the Vancouver Bandits have been the class of the West, especially during the regular season. And to start the 2026 campaign, it all seemed to be much of the same. Vancouver won seven of its first nine games, reasserting its dominance even before the return of reigning MVP Mitch Creek. The No. 1 seed was theirs to lose. But suddenly — in the matter of days, really — the West has a new outlook. And a new leader, to boot. On the back of a four-game winning streak, the Winnipeg Sea Bears vaulted to the top spot in the conference. Meanwhile, simmering in third place are the Saskatoon Mamba, who are riding a four-game winning streak of their own. Vancouver and Winnipeg will meet in a Western showdown on Saturday in a contest for which both squads are sure to be fired up. Last week, we looked at the Eastern Conference contenders in this space. Now, it’s onto the West. Bandits (8-4) Don’t mistake some tough competition for panic in Vancouver. After dropping games against Winnipeg and the Scarborough Shooting Stars, the Bandits rebounded with a big win over the Brampton Honey Badgers on Saturday. Meanwhile, they’ve also made a pair of major additions in Creek and Lloyd Pandi, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. Creek has shown no signs of rust in two games, averaging a cool 27.5 points to go with 7.5 rebounds and six assists - numbers that all eclipse last season’s MVP output. Pandi has appeared in just one game but made an instant impact with eight points, five rebounds and two steals in the victory over Brampton. Vancouver’s offence is humming along with the most points per game in the league (102.6), and Pandi is sure to help a defence that ranks seventh in points allowed (96.6 per game). The Bandits are also tops in the league in efficiency as well as field-goal, three-point and free-throw percentage. So, yeah, the lack of panic is warranted. Sea Bears (8-4) Winnipeg saw the return of MVP Creek and did the Bandits one better, bringing in three-time MVP Xavier Moon to bolster an offence featuring another former MVP in Teddy Allen. Moon has yet to hit the court but Allen has more than held down the fort, leading the league with 28.1 points and flashing some defensive acumen with 2.8 steals per game. Allen, of course, also leads the CEBL with 237 field-goal attempts. As a team, the Sea Bears boast the highest plus-minus per game at 12.3, four points better than the second-place Shooting Stars. They’re top three in the key shooting percentage categories, third in assists and first in steals. Half of Winnipeg’s current run has come against the struggling Calgary Surge - but you can only play the team in front of you, and the Sea Bears have taken care of business. Plus, they routed the Bandits by 33 points on home court on Thursday. The rematch should be juicy. Mamba (6-5) Perhaps the biggest surprise of the three contenders, Saskatoon looked like it’d be battling just to reach the playoffs when it started the season 2-5. Now above 500, the Mamba are coming for the Western throne. Their four-game streak has consisted of a win over Calgary plus three more over Eastern Conference opponents, including the reigning champion Niagara River Lions. At the centre of it all for Saskatoon is Jaden Bediako, who has yet to lose when he’s been on the court. In his third CEBL season, the Canadian is averaging career highs in points (15.8), rebounds (10.2, leading the league) and field-goal percentage (62.5). He’s found a perfect pick-and-roll partner in the shifty Tavian Dunn-Martin, who tops the Mamba in points (18.9) and assists (6.1). Saskatoon has allowed the most points per game in the league, but even that appears to be turning around under head coach Isaiah Fox’s watch, with the Mamba keeping each opponent under 100 points during their current run. They’ll also have a chance to rise quickly up the standings in the West due to a scheduling quirk which sees them play just two more inter-conference games, setting up a fascinating second half beginning Wednesday at home against Edmonton. Weekly schedule (Six games) Game #60 – Wednesday, June 24 – EDM at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST/MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #61 – Friday, June 26 – NRL at MTL – 7:30 p.m. ET – Verdun Auditorium (CBC Gem, YouTube, RDS.ca, CEBL+) Game #62 – Saturday, June 27 – BHB at SSS – 7 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #63 – Saturday, June 27 – WPG at VAN – 6 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. CDT / 9 p.m. ET – Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #64 – Sunday, June 28 – NRL at OTT – 1 p.m. ET – The Arena at TD Place (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #65 – Sunday, June 28 – SSK at EDM – 4 p.m. MT/CST / 6 p.m. ET – Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) For the full 2026 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .
June 20, 2026
The Vancouver Bandits announced Saturday that the club has signed former Canadian university standout and two-time U SPORTS national champion Lloyd Pandi. A veteran of 52 CEBL games across four seasons for both the Ottawa BlackJacks and Niagara River Lions, Pandi was named CEBL Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 and is a two-time CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Year (2020, 2022). A 6-foot-4 guard, Pandi has spent the past two seasons with Rasta Vechta in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga, where he has averaged 5.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.7 minutes across 80 games played between 2024 and 2026. Hailing from Ottawa, Ont., Pandi has represented the Canadian senior national team on multiple occasions, including call-ups at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers, 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster. Boasting a decorated university career, Pandi played two seasons of collegiate basketball at Ottawa’s Carleton University where he captured back-to-back U SPORTS national championships. His outstanding performance during his senior year with the Ravens in 2021-22 earned him several accolades, including the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy for U SPORTS Player of the Year and U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian honours. ### About the Vancouver Bandits: The Vancouver Bandits are British Columbia’s professional basketball team. As the westernmost club in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Bandits offer an entertainment experience that combines a fast-paced game day atmosphere with a presentation of some of Canada’s top professional athletes within a world-class venue at Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (LEC), while also being committed to growing the game of basketball by fostering meaningful community connections through youth programming, events, and partnerships.
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