The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced the results of the 2024 CEBL Draft on Thursday involving 30 Canadian student-athletes selected in three rounds from 20 Canadian post-secondary institutions.

In March, the CEBL announced plans for a new, renamed and expanded format starting in 2024 which includes all eligible U SPORTS and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) student-athletes. The CEBL Draft provides a coveted opportunity for top players in U SPORTS and the CCAA to get a chance to experience professional basketball by training and playing alongside veteran professional players from the NBA, NBA G League, Canadian National teams and leading international leagues.

Each CEBL club makes a total of three selections (one in each round) in 2024 for returning or graduating Canadian post-secondary players. Selection priorities in the first round were in the reverse order of how each team finished the 2023 regular season, and subsequent rounds reverted to a 'snake format' in the reverse order of the previous round.

Some of the highlights of the 2024 CEBL Draft include the following:

• The Montréal Alliance drafted three local players including Ismaël Diouf (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) with the first overall pick, Bahaïde Haïdara (Montréal) and Renoldo Robinson (Montréal). Diouf led Laval University to the 2024 U SPORTS Men's Basketball National Championship and was named MVP of the tournament. Haïdara was named a 2024 RSEQ First Team All-Star at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
• The Brampton Honey Badgers selected three returning CEBL development players, including Callum Baker, Cole Syllas and David Walker. Baker was the 2024 OUA MVP and First Team All-Canadian at the University of Toronto. Walker was a finalist for the 2023 CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Year Award last season with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.
• Elias Ralph, 2024 Canada West Second Team All-Star and three-time Canada West Champion (2022, 2023, 2024) was selected by the Saskatchewan Rattlers with the third overall pick. The Rattlers used their next two picks to return local players Alexander Dewar (Saskatoon) and Isaac Simon (Regina).
• The Vancouver Bandits selected three local players, including Adam Olsen (Surrey), Jerric Palma (Richmond) and Connor Platz (Langley).
• The Ottawa BlackJacks selected two players from the University of Ottawa, including Dragan Stajic and Justin Ndjock-Tadjoré.
• Malcolm Christie, 2024 AUS MVP and First Team All-Canadian at Dalhousie University, and Koat Thomas, 2024 AUS Rookie of the Year and member of the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team from St. Louis. Francis Xavier University, selected by Scarborough with the sixth overall pick and 15th overall.
• Taye Donald, 2024 Second Team All-Canadian and First Team OUA All-Star at Wilfrid Laurier University, and Nate Petrone, 2024 First Team All-Canadian and First Team Western Canada All-Star from the University of Calgary, were selected by the Edmonton Stingers with the overall pick to -16th and 25th.
• The Winnipeg Sea Bears bring back 2023 CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Year and consecutive (2023, 2024) Western Canada First Team All-Star Simon Hildebrandt from the University of Manitoba with the eighth overall pick.
• The Calgary Surge selected Dondre Reddick from St. John's University. Francis Xavier with the ninth overall pick. Reddick was a 2024 Second Team All-Canadian and First Team AUS All-Star.
• The Niagara River Lions drafted 2024 U SPORTS Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Canadian Luka Syllas out of Queen's University with the 11th overall pick. This team also made CEBL history by recruiting Jerry Jr. Mercury from Mohawk College with the 30th overall selection, making him the league's first CCAA draft pick.

The complete results of the 2024 CEBL Draft are as follows:

For more information on each player selected in the 2024 CEBL Draft, please visit
cebl.ca/cebl-draft-2024-hasil.

The 2024 CEBL season kicks off on Tuesday, May 21 at 7pm local time / 9pm ET when the Calgary Surge host provincial rivals the Edmonton Stingers in a nationally televised (TSN) game at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Season tickets and flex packages are now available across the league with priority seating access and preferred pricing. Ticket information for all CEBL games can be found by visiting
cebl.ca/tiket.

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About CEBL

A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives and referees, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 73% of its 2023 roster being human Canada. The players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, leading international pro leagues, Canadian National team programs, and leading NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following the CEBL season, and many CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps each year. The CEBL season runs from May to August. More information about CEBL is available at
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About U SPORTS

U SPORTS is the national brand for university sports in Canada. Each year, more than 15,500 student-athletes and 700 coaches compete for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides high-performance international opportunities at the FISU Winter and Summer World University Games, World University Championships, University World Cup and various educational initiatives.

U SPORTS collaborates with 57 members and four conferences as well as the Canadian sports system and Enterprise Canada in the growth and delivery of university sports to student-athletes across the country.

About the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association

The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association is the national governing body for organized sport at the collegiate level in Canada. The CCAA enriches the academic experience of student-athletes by providing leadership, programs and services that encourage development through high-level competitive opportunities in intercollegiate sports. CCAA student-athletes compete in seven sports at 10 CCAA national championships, each hosted by one of the 98 CCAA member institutions (colleges, universities, technical institutes, and cégeps) located in nine provinces. In addition to organizing national championships, the CCAA also provides national awards and recognition to CCAA student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors and member institutions. For more information, please visit
ccaa.ca.