2022 CEBL–U Sports Draft explained

2022 CEBL–U Sports Draft
Sport:Basketball
Date:April 19, 2022
League:Canadian Elite Basketball League
Teams:10
First:David Muenkat, Scarborough Shooting Stars
Overall:20
Rounds:2
Prev:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Fourth CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 19. 10 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 20 athletes in total.

Format

the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2021 CEBL season and the 3 new expansion team order of joining the league, followed by Saskatchewan Rattlers finishing last place last season so they get fourth overall. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in even-numbered rounds, and the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was determined as follows: [1]

  1. Scarborough Shooting Stars
  2. Montreal Alliance
  3. Newfoundland Growlers
  4. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  5. Ottawa Blackjacks
  6. Guelph Nighthawks
  7. Fraser Valley Bandits
  8. Hamilton Honey Badgers
  9. Niagara River Lions
  10. Edmonton Stingers

Eligibility

Same thing as in 2021, Players may completed their university eligibility in 2020-21, or they may be returning to their university team in the fall and be classified within the CEBL’s U SPORTS Developmental player program. They must qualify as Canadian, and they must have completed at least one full year of eligibility at their U SPORTS institution. Each CEBL club must have at least one U SPORTS player on its 10-man active roster at all times.[2]

Player selection

Source:[3]

Round 1

Team Player Hometown School team
1David Muenkat Brampton, ON St.Francis Xavier University
2Alain Louis Montreal, QC Carleton University
3Cole Long St.John, NL Memorial University
4Anthony Tsegakele Gatineau, QC Brandon University
5Nervens Demosthene Terrebonne, QC University of Saskatchewan
6Elijah Miller Rexdale, ON University of PEI
7Thomas Kennedy Windsor, ON University of Windsor
8Keevan Veinot Port Williams, NS Dalhousie University
9Lloyd Pandi Ottawa, ON Carleton University
10Patrick Vandervelden Abbotsford, BC Mount Royal University

Round 2

Team Player Hometown School team
11Somto Dimanochie Lagos, Nigeria York University
12Isiah Bujdoso Hamilton, ON Brock university
13Michael Okafor Toronto, ON Lakehead University
14Sukhman Sandhu Surrey, BC University of British Columbia
15Ibrahima Doumbouya Calgary, AB University of New Brunswick
16Guillaume Pepin Montreal, QC University of Ottawa
17Ben Hillis Regina, SK University of Regina
18Mason Bourcier Kelowna, BC Trinity Western University
19Marc-Andre Fortin Sainte-Marie, QC University of Laval
20Aaron Rhooms Toronto, ON Ryerson University

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Reveal Set for April 19 . Oursportscentral. live. January 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210401171022/https://www.cebl.ca/2021-cebl-usports-draft-reveal-set-for-april-14 . 2021-04-01 .
  2. Web site: 2022 CEBL U SPORTS DRAFT REVEAL SET FOR APRIL 19. U Sports. live. January 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20220411150528/https://usports.ca/en/sports/basketball/m/news/2022/04/138128312/2022-cebl-u-sports-draft-reveal-set-for-april-19 . 2022-04-11 .
  3. Web site: 2022 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Class Announced. Canadian Elite Basketball League. live. January 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414185844/https://www.cebl.ca/2021-cebl-u-sports-draft-class-announced . 2021-04-14 .