Vancouver Bandits Re-Sign Malcolm Duvivier
LANGLEY, B.C., May 13, 2023 – The Vancouver Bandits announced Saturday that the club has re-signed 6-foot-2 guard Malcolm Duviver ahead of the club’s upcoming Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season at Langley Events Centre (LEC).
A native of Toronto, Ont., Duvivier is the longest tenured player in Bandits history with 38 career games played and sits fourth all-time in franchise points scored with 352. Over the course of his three year career with the Bandits, Duvivier is averaging 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
Known as a two-way presence, Duvivier is a key cog in head coach and general manager Kyle Julius’ system. Duvivier was part of a Julius-led group of Bandits that fought its way to the CEBL Summer Series finals in 2020 and fell two points shy of a second consecutive championship berth in 2021.
In addition to his contributions on both sides of the basketball, Duvivier is a marksman from long-range and owns a 39.6 per cent three-point percentage over his three years with the Bandits. For his all-around efforts, Duvivier was named the club’s “Team MVP” in 2020 and “Warrior of the Year” in 2021 as part of Vancouver’s annual team awards proceedings.
“I am excited to be back with the Bandits family for my fourth season. Since 2020 our goal has been a CEBL championship. After losing in the finals and semifinals in previous years, I feel this year's group of guys represents our best opportunity to achieve our goal. I am excited to be back at LEC to give fans a show of energy and electric plays on the defensive and offensive end. Let’s have a fun summer and make it special. Duvivier signing in,” he said.
Duvivier suited up this past CEBL offseason with two overseas teams, Tapiolan Honka in Finland’s Korisliiga and Hermine Nantes Basket in France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B.
Despite being his first season playing professionally abroad, Duvivier shone, averaging 15.4 and 6.6 points per game for Honka and Nantes, respectively.
Duvivier played four years of NCAA Division I basketball split between Oregon State University (2013-16) and the University of Akron (2017-18). During his college tenure, he averaged 8.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game on 36.3 per cent shooting from three-point territory.
“Malcolm has been the heart and soul of our team for the past 3 seasons. He is as tough a player as I have ever been around and he embodies our culture of toughness and consistently leads by example. We are all excited to get back to work with Malcolm,” Julius said.
The Bandits tip-off the 2023 CEBL campaign on Saturday, May 27 when the club takes on the Winnipeg Sea Bears at Canada Life Centre. Fans will have their first chance to watch the Bandits on home soil at 7 p.m. PT on Saturday, June 3 when Vancouver welcomes the Calgary Surge for its first-ever visit to LEC.
Single game tickets for the highly anticipated fifth season of Bandits Basketball are available for purchase
at this link. Season tickets are available for purchase and can be accessed by
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A key highlight of Vancouver’s fifth CEBL campaign will be its hosting of Championship Weekend, which takes place between Friday, August 11 and Sunday, August 13. An annual celebration of the highest level of Canadian professional basketball,
Championship Weekend features a postseason format that combines three games of playoff basketball as part of a multi-day festival experience designed to celebrate the intersection of arts, culture and sport. As hosts of Championship Weekend, the Bandits receive an automatic semifinal berth.
Individuals interested in learning more about tickets for the Vancouver Bandits’ 2023 season are kindly asked to call (604) 455-8881 or email
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