| 2020 CEBL season | |
| League: | Canadian Elite Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | July 25 – August 9 |
| No Of Games: | 6 per team |
| No Of Teams: | 7 |
| Draft: | Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2020 CEBL–U Sports Draft |
| Top Pick: | Tajinder Lall |
| Picked By: | Ottawa Blackjacks |
| Season: | Round robin |
| Mvp: | Xavier Moon |
| Mvp Link: | CEBL Player of the Year |
| Top Scorer: | Cameron Forte |
| Top Seed: | Edmonton Stingers |
| Finals: | Championship |
| Finals Venue: | Meridian Centre St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Finals Champ: | Edmonton Stingers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Fraser Valley Bandits |
| Prevseason Link: | 2019 CEBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2021 CEBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021 |
The 2020 CEBL season was the second season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). It was played from July 25 to August 9 at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.
The season was scheduled to take place from May 7 to August 6, with the championship being played in Edmonton from August 14 to 16. On April 15, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
A shortened 2020 season tournament, branded as the CEBL Summer Series, was held at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. A single round robin was played to eliminate one team, followed by a six-team single-elimination playoff. All games were played behind closed doors with no spectators admitted.[2] The Edmonton Stingers defeated the Fraser Valley Bandits in the final to win their first CEBL title.
The 2020 season saw the inclusion of the Ottawa Blackjacks, the CEBL's seventh team and first expansion team. It was also the first in a three-year broadcast partnership with CBC Sports.[3] Host broadcaster Mediapro utilized automated cameras, using AI technology to track the ball and players.[4]
| 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League | |||||
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Stingers | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Expo Centre | 4,000 | ||
| Fraser Valley Bandits | Abbotsford, British Columbia | Abbotsford Centre | 7,046 | ||
| Guelph Nighthawks | Guelph, Ontario | Sleeman Centre | 4,715 | ||
| Hamilton Honey Badgers | Hamilton, Ontario | FirstOntario Centre | 17,383 | ||
| Niagara River Lions | St. Catharines, Ontario | Meridian Centre | 4,030 | ||
| Ottawa Blackjacks | Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Arena | 9,500 | ||
| Saskatchewan Rattlers | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,100 | ||
The Elam ending, as used in The Basketball Tournament and the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, was adopted for all games; after the first stoppage within the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, the game clock is stopped, and a target score is established which is nine points greater than the leading team's score. The first team to reach the target score is declared the winner.[5]
Source: [6]
| First Team[7] | Pos. | Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
| Jordan Baker | Edmonton Stingers | F | Olu Ashaolu | Fraser Valley Bandits | |
| Thomas Scrubb | Ottawa BlackJacks | F | Owen Klassen | Hamilton Honey Badgers | |
| Travis Daniels | Edmonton Stingers | F | Tre'Darius McCallum | Guelph Nighthawks | |
| Jean-Victor Mukama | Hamilton Honey Badgers | G | Brianté Weber | Hamilton Honey Badgers | |
| Xavier Moon | Edmonton Stingers | G | Jahenns Manigat | Fraser Valley Bandits | |
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Fraser Valley Bandits | 21.8 | |
| Rebounds per game | Edmonton Stingers | 9.4 | |
| Assists per game | Edmonton Stingers | 4.5 | |
| Steals per game | Fraser Valley Bandits | 2.8 | |
| Blocks per game | Edmonton Stingers | 1.5 | |
| FG% | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 61.5% | |
| 3P% | Ottawa Blackjacks | 80.0% | |