LANGLEY, B.C. , March 17, 2022 – The Fraser Valley Bandits announced Thursday that the organization has re-signed its 2021 “Team MVP,” Alex Campbell, ahead of the club’s inaugural season at Langley Events Centre (LEC).

The 2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) campaign will be Campbell’s second consecutive season with the Bandits.

A 6-foot-2 guard from Brampton, Ont., Campbell led the Bandits in scoring and was second in rebounding in 2021, averaging 14.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists on 45.9 and 41.9 per cent shooting from field goal and three-point range, respectively. Campbell led the Bandits in minutes per game, averaging more than 30 in each contest and also finished first in the CEBL in three-pointers, converting on 44-of-105 of his attempts from long distance.

In celebration of his stellar all-around performance, the Bandits named Campbell the club’s “Team MVP” and “Offensive Player of the Year” as part of the organization’s annual team awards proceedings. Campbell’s two-way play solidified him as one of the league’s top performers. The 30-year-old Canadian standout finished in the top 10 in five major statistical categories, including points per game (10th), steals per game (10th), minutes per game (9th), three-point percentage (4th) and field goal percentage (9th).

“I am ecstatic to be able to return to the Valley. The fans and front office welcomed me with open arms and I can't wait to be part of the Bandits culture and family once again. Last season was a building block for us and I am excited to show out and prove that our team is a force to be reckoned with in the CEBL," Campbell said.

2022 will be the former Saskatchewan Rattler and CEBL finals MVP’s third season in the league. Campbell won a CEBL championship as a member of the Rattlers in 2019 and earned player of the game honours after scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds in the finale against the Hamilton Honey Badgers.

Campbell is averaging 15.3 points, five rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.8 threes per game over the course of a combined 33 regular season career games played in the Official First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball. The former Windsor Lancer has also enjoyed success overseas, suiting up for Boulazac (France), Lahti (Finland) and CB Prat (Spain) during his six professional seasons.

The skilled shooting guard’s talents have translated to the CEBL postseason, as well. In four CEBL postseason games, Campbell is averaging 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

“Alex has become a cornerstone to our franchise. Alex provides consistent leadership by example game in and game out and the guys listen when he speaks. His ability to make big shots and help get us key stops will be a big piece to our push this season,” said Bandits general manager Kyle Julius.

Further bolstering Campbell’s resume is his participation as a key member of the Edmonton Stingers, who represented Canada at the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) in Calgary earlier this week against Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) and Real Estelí (Nicaragua).

Fraser Valley opens its fourth CEBL season on the road on Wednesday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. PT against the Ottawa BlackJacks. Following a three-game road swing to start the year, the Bandits will make their debut at LEC against the Saskatchewan Rattlers on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. PT.

Full and partial season packages are available for purchase at thebandits.ca/tickets . Fans are kindly asked to call (604) 866-0529 or email [email protected] for any questions or ticket related inquiries. Fans can also fill out this form to register their interest for tickets and to arrange to be contacted directly by a team representative.

All CEBL regular season games will be livestreamed on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca , the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices and CEBL+ .

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