‘2025 CEBL Draft Reveal Show’ Set for April 10 on CEBL+

March 27, 2025

Draft results will be unveiled live on league’s official streaming platform for the first time

The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Thursday that results of the 2025 CEBL Draft will be unveiled live on CEBL+ for the first time in league history via the ‘2025 CEBL Draft Reveal Show’ on Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET. Fans can subscribe at plus.cebl.ca for free access to the show and other CEBL video content including upcoming live and previously archived games.


The show, featuring the talents of CEBL Weekly hosts Dhanung Bulsara and Esfandiar Baraheni, as well as Canadian University sports expert Dashawn Stephens, Founder and Creative Director of PRSVRE Media Group, will include the full reveal of all 30 players selected by CEBL clubs this year from U SPORTS and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) programs, instant analysis of each team’s picks, an interview with Mike Morreale, Commissioner and Co-Founder of the CEBL, and more!


The full 2025 CEBL Draft order is as follows:

ROUND 1
PICK OVR TEAM
1 1 Montréal Alliance
2 2 Brampton Honey Badgers
3 3 Saskatchewan Rattlers
4 4 Ottawa BlackJacks
5 5 Winnipeg Sea Bears
6 6 Calgary Surge
7 7 Scarborough Shooting Stars
8 8 Edmonton Stingers
9 9 Niagara River Lions
10 10 Vancouver Bandits

ROUND 2
PICK OVR TEAM
1 11 Vancouver Bandits
2 12 Niagara River Lions
3 13 Edmonton Stingers
4 14 Scarborough Shooting Stars
5 15 Calgary Surge
6 16 Winnipeg Sea Bears
7 17 Ottawa BlackJacks
8 18 Saskatchewan Rattlers
9 19 Brampton Honey Badgers
10 20 Montréal Alliance

ROUND 3
PICK OVR TEAM
1 21 Montréal Alliance
2 22 Brampton Honey Badgers
3 23 Saskatchewan Rattlers
4 24 Ottawa BlackJacks
5 25 Winnipeg Sea Bears
6 26 Calgary Surge
7 27 Scarborough Shooting Stars
8 28 Edmonton Stingers
9 29 Niagara River Lions
10 30 Vancouver Bandits

The CEBL and U SPORTS have renewed a long-standing partnership, and with the addition of CCAA talent to the draft last year, every Canadian post-secondary student-athlete playing in Canada will again have an equal opportunity to be drafted into the league in April. The CEBL Draft presents a coveted opportunity for top Canadian post-secondary players to get a chance to experience professional basketball by practicing and playing alongside veteran pro basketball players from the NBA, NBA G League, Canadian National team, and top international leagues.


Both players that are returning developmental players (recognized Canadians with experience as a student-athlete with remaining eligibility) and those that have exhausted their academic eligibility are eligible to be drafted. CEBL teams are incentivized to have developmental players on their active roster as up to a maximum of three will not count against a club’s per game active roster salary cap.


All developmental players will become free agents at the conclusion of the CEBL season and can maintain eligibility to be selected in the 2026 CEBL Draft and/or sign with a CEBL club and re-enter the league as a developmental player next season.


The seventh season of the CEBL tips off May 11 when the Calgary Surge travel to Edmonton to take on the Stingers in the Battle of Alberta. A total of
127 regular season games fill the 2025 campaign, leading to playoffs that begin August 14. Championship Weekend, which features the league’s top four teams during the regular season vying for the league title, will be held at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, August 22-24.


Season tickets and flex packs are now available league wide with priority seating access and preferred pricing. Ticket information for all CEBL games, including single-game tickets, can be found by visiting
cebl.ca/tickets and cebl.ca/cw25/tickets.



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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. More than 20 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+, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+ and Next Level Sports & Entertainment. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.


About U SPORTS

U SPORTS is the national brand for university sports in Canada. Every year, over 15,500 student-athletes and 700 coaches vie for 23 national championships in 13 different sports. U SPORTS also provides high performance international opportunities at FISU Winter and Summer World University Games, World University Championships, University World Cups and various educational initiatives.


U SPORTS works in collaboration with 58 members and four conferences as well as the Canadian sport system and Corporate Canada on the growth and delivery of university sport to student-athletes across the country.


About Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association

The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association is the national governing body for organized sports at the collegiate level in Canada. The CCAA enriches the academic experiences of student-athletes by providing leadership, programs and services that foster development through high-level competitive opportunities in intercollegiate sport. CCAA student-athletes compete in seven sports at 10 CCAA national championships, each hosted by one of the 95 CCAA member institutions (colleges, universities, technical institutes and cégeps) located in nine provinces. In addition to governing the national championships, the CCAA also provides national awards and recognition to CCAA student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors and member institutions. For more information, please visit ccaa.ca.





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