The Scarborough Shooting Stars will host the Saskatchewan Rattlers at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ET in a meeting between teams just one game apart in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) standings.

Scarborough sits third in the CEBL standings at 10-7 with a playoff spot clinched, currently in a position to host a quarterfinal playoff matchup. The Rattlers also have a playoff spot clinched after their win over Guelph on Thursday and sit at 9-8 in sixth place in the standings. Edmonton is at 10-8 in fifth while Fraser Valley holds onto fourth place currently at 10-7.

The Shooting Stars and Rattlers met in Saskatoon in June, with Scarborough coming out on top 99-83. Jalen Harris led the Shooting Stars to victory with 26 points while Kameron Chatman contributed 22 points. Scottie Lindsey had a game-high 31 points for Saskatchewan, while Tony Carr put up 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the loss. The Shooting Stars dominated the paint in the previous meeting, out rebounding the Rattlers and winning the points in the paint battle 44-24.

Scarborough enters Sunday’s contest on a two-game winning streak, coming off a 86-75 win over the second place Niagara River Lions and a 97-74 win over the two-time defending champion Edmonton Stingers. Isiaha Mike led the team in scoring in both games with 20 against the River Lions and 30 against the Stingers.

Jalen Harris leads the Shooting Stars in scoring this season at 19.9 points per game on 42.3 per cent shooting from the field and 29.3 per cent from three in 14 games played. Harris exited Scarborough’s July 17th game against Hamilton after 9 minutes of action and has been out in the three games since. Isiaha Mike has established himself as a reliable option for Scarborough, either filling in for Harris or complimenting him. Mike is dropping 15 points per game and hauling in 6.3 rebounds per game on 52 per cent shooting from the field and a league-best 49.7 per cent from three. Kameron Chatman has also been a consistent contributor for Scarborough, averaging 14.5 points per game in 17 games this season.

Meanwhile, Saskatchewan comes into Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on a two-game winning streak as well. The Rattlers defeated the Nighthawks 84-81 in Saskatoon on Thursday night and edged out the Ottawa BlackJacks 92-90. Tony Carr led the Rattlers past Guelph with an all-around performance that featured 18 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Saskatchewan’s big three of Carr, Scottie Lindsey and Devonte Bandoo each scored 23 points or more in the win over Ottawa, with Carr putting up 8 rebounds and 9 assists in that game as well.

Carr has emerged as a potential MVP candidate for the Rattlers, scoring 19.9 points per game, 6 rebounds per game and 6.4 assists per game on 46.2 per cent shooting from the field and 43 per cent from three. He sits fourth in the CEBL in both points per game and three point percentage, and first in assists per game. Devonte Bandoo is averaging 16.1 points per game for Saskatchewan and leads the league in three-pointers made. However, the Rattlers will be without Scottie Lindsey for the rest of the season.

The Shooting Stars and Rattlers are ninth and tenth in the league in team assists per game and each fall in the bottom half of the league in points per game. However, Saskatchewan enters the game with a noted advantage beyond the arc, leading the league in both three-pointers made and three-point percentage.

Scarborough Shooting Stars tickets are available at https://www.scarboroughshootingstars.ca/tickets554a5865 while Saskatchewan Rattlers tickets are available at https://www.therattlers.ca/tickets .


Fans will be able to live stream all games including the playoffs on the CEBL’s OTT streaming service CEBL+, the CEBL’s official app, CEBL Mobile for iOS and Android devices, cbcsports.ca, the free CBC Gem streaming service, the CBC Sports App for iOS and Android devices and on NXT Level Sports in the U.S. As part of its playoff coverage, CBC Sports will broadcast the quarterfinal games Sunday, August 7, semifinal games Friday, August 12, and the Championship game on Sunday, August 14. For the complete broadcast and streaming schedule, click here. All times are subject to change.

The CEBL’s fourth regular season began May 25 and ends August 1. A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL is the largest pro sports league in the country with 10 teams located in six provinces. It has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 71 percent of its current rosters being Canadians. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. The only First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season runs from May through August. Head to CEBL.ca for more information or follow us (@cebleague) on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.