Montréal to Host 2024 CEBL Championship Weekend

The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Montréal Alliance have been awarded the league’s 2024 Championship Weekend (CW24), which will include a pair of conference final games Friday, August 9 followed by the CEBL Championship Final on Sunday, August 11.

The Alliance, playing out of Verdun Auditorium, have been among the top attendance draws league-wide since joining the CEBL prior to the 2022 season. The club has also engrained itself in the Montréal community since its inception in 2021, participating in over 75 community events in the past year alone.

Championship Weekend features four CEBL teams, including the host team, competing to win the league championship trophy, along with a concert lineup showcasing top musical performers, minor basketball events and an array of activities designed to engage a cross-section of the local community.

“The CEBL’s Championship Weekend has become Canada’s biggest annual basketball celebration and an event that not only crowns our champion but celebrates our culture, music, and our basketball communities across the country,” said Mike Morreale, Commissioner and Co-Founder of the CEBL. “Montréal has embraced its team and our league since day one and has earned the right to have the Alliance host the defining weekend of our season in 2024.”

With limited capacity available at Verdun Auditorium and a high demand for tickets, CEBL fans are encouraged to take immediate action to avoid missing out an opportunity to be a part of the celebration. 2024 Championship Weekend Tournament Packs will be made available to the public exclusively from August 23-30 via this link or by visiting cebl.ca/championshipweekend, providing CEBL fans with access to the best available seats for all three games at CW24. Following this one week on-sale window, the only way fans can access Championship Weekend tickets until early 2024 will be through the purchase of a Montréal Alliance season ticket membership.

“We are honoured to be selected as host of the 2024 CEBL Championship Weekend and to add to Montréal’s storied history of hosting major national sporting events and championship games in our great city,” said Annie Larouche, President of the Montréal Alliance. “This annual celebration of the CEBL and Canadian basketball has grown in prominence every year of its existence and has become greatly beneficial for the host communities. Our entire organization and partners look forward to welcoming passionate basketball fans from Montréal and across the country to this marquee event.”

More details on tickets and general event information can be found at cebl.ca/championshipweekend or by following the CEBL’s Championship Weekend social media account @CEBLCW on Instagram and Twitter. Previous host cities of Championship Weekend include Saskatoon (2019), Edmonton (2021), Ottawa (2022) and Vancouver (2023). The 2023 CEBL Championship Weekend crowned the Scarborough Shooting Stars as the new league champions, with all three weekend contests played in front of sellout crowds of 5,000 fans at Langley Events Centre.

The 2023 CEBL calendar concludes Saturday, August 26 with the CEBL Clash, featuring 20 players from around the league in a showcase game at Videotron Centre in Quebec City and televised to a national audience on TSN. Tickets for the Clash are on sale now at ticketmaster.ca. The game will also be available to stream on TSN+ and RDS.ca, and free on CEBL+ Powered by BetVictor.

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 73 percent of its 2023 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Nine players have moved from the CEBL into the NBA following a CEBL season, and 28 CEBL players attended NBA G League training camps during October. The CEBL season runs from May through August. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.

About the Montréal Alliance

The Montréal Alliance is a professional basketball team competing in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The team completed its second season in the CEBL in July 2023 and plays all its home games at the Verdun Auditorium. Find more information about the team at alliancemontreal.ca and on our social media platforms, on Instagram and Tik Tok (@alliancemontr), Twitter (@mtl_alliance), LinkedIn and Facebook (Montréal Alliance).

About Verdun Auditorium

The oldest arena in Montréal, Verdun Auditorium has been the pride and joy of Verdun’s residents for nearly a century. Originally built during the Great Depression, it first opened its doors on November 9, 1939. It has recently been renovated with a $44 million spectacular facelift requiring its temporary closure for four years. Having had different vocations over the years, such as being occupied by the Canadian Armed Forces and playing host to numerous sport teams, notably in the hockey world, this historical building now serves as home to the Montréal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League and the Montréal Force of the Premier Hockey Federation. Located in the world’s 11th “coolest” neighbourhood according to Time Out magazine, the auditorium has been a contributing factor to the sense of pride for the people of Verdun. The symbolic and historic building has two skating rinks and spaces, one of which named in honour of Scotty Bowman and the other, in honour of Denis Savard.