2024 CEBL Playoffs set to begin Friday
Vancouver, Montreal await matchups for 2024 Championship Weekend
The 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League’s (CEBL) sixth season is gearing up for the playoffs as this year’s single elimination format begins Friday, August 2 with a Play-In round doubleheader at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET.
The Eastern Conference Playoffs, presented by LOTTO MAX, and the Western Conference Playoffs, presented by Prairie Toyota Dealers, features four rounds beginning with the Play-Ins leading to the Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals and CEBL Championship Final.
The Eastern Conference Play-In game sees the Ottawa BlackJacks traveling to Scarborough to take on the reigning CEBL champion Shooting Stars at 7 p.m. ET at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Immediately following that game, the Western Conference Play-In will tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. MT) at WinSport Event Centre in Calgary when the Surge host the Winnipeg Sea Bears.
The Niagara River Lions and the two-time CEBL champion Edmonton Stingers will host their respective Conference Semifinal games Sunday, August 4 against the winners of the Play-In games. Semifinal winners will advance to the 2024 Championship Weekend (CW24) where the Vancouver Bandits and Montreal Alliance (host team) await their opponents for the Conference Finals.
The four-team CW24, hosted this year at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, features a Conference Finals doubleheader Friday, August 9, and the CEBL Championship Final on Sunday, August 11. Other CW24 events include the 2024 CEBL Awards, the Commissioner’s Brunch, and a Fan Festival with a coaches clinic, youth 3x3 tournament and celebrity game.
The Championship Final halftime will be performed by multi-platinum and award-winning recording artist Fefe Dobson, while Montréal-based award-winning rapper, FouKi, and Laval-based award-winning French rapper, Shreez, will perform at the Conference Finals. Tickets to the games and other CW24 events are available via this
link.
For full details on the CEBL’s playoff format, please visit:
https://www.cebl.ca/playoffs
The CEBL’s full 2024 playoff schedule is as follows:
| GM # | ROUND | DATE | ROAD | HOME | TIME (EDT) | TIME (LOCAL) | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Eastern Conference Play-In | Fri, Aug 2 | Ottawa | Scarborough | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Toronto Pan AM Sports Centre |
| 102 | Western Conference Play-In | Fri, Aug 2 | Winnipeg | Calgary | 9:30 PM | 7:30 PM | WinSport Event Centre |
| 103 | Eastern Conference Semifinal | Sun, Aug 4 | Gm 101 Winner | Niagara | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Meridian Centre |
| 104 | Western Conference Semifinal | Sun, Aug 4 | Gm 102 Winner | Edmonton | 8:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Edmonton EXPO Centre |
2024 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND (Montreal, QC):
| GM # | ROUND | DATE | ROAD | HOME | TIME (EDT) | TIME (LOCAL) | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Western Conference Final | Fri, Aug 9 | Gm 104 Winner | Vancouver | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Verdun Auditorium |
| 106 | Eastern Conference Final | Fri, Aug 9 | *Montreal | Gm 103 Winner | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Verdun Auditorium |
| 107 | CEBL Championship Final | Sun, Aug 11 | TBD | TBD | 6:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Verdun Auditorium |
*Montreal will be the lower seed due to finishing beneath Niagara, Scarborough & Ottawa in the 2024 CEBL standings.
All 2024 CEBL playoff games will be televised live on TSN in Canada and NLSE in the United States, and available to stream on CEBL+ Powered By BetVictor, TSN+ and Courtside 1891 for subscribers outside North America. All CW24 games in Montreal will also be televised on RDS.
Ticket information for all CEBL games, including single-game tickets for 2024, can be found by visiting
cebl.ca/tickets. Ticket and event information for 2024 Championship Weekend in Montreal (August 9-11) is available at
cebl.ca/cw24.
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About the CEBL
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 75% of its rosters being Canadian and a record 12 players with NBA experience in 2024. Players also bring experience from the NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, NCAA programs, as well as U SPORTS and CCAA. Sixteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August with games broadcast live on
CEBL+ powered by BetVictor,
TSN,
TSN+,
RDS,
Game+,
Next Level Sports & Entertainment and
Courtside1891. More information about the CEBL is available at
CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.