CEBL/STINGERS ROSTER NAMED FOR BCLA ACTION
The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced the Edmonton Stingers roster ahead of the second window of the Basketball Champions League of Americas (BCLA) group stage action scheduled to begin Friday, March 4 at the Poliderportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua, Nicaragua.
The Stingers are representing the CEBL by virtue of having won the 2021 CEBL Championship and are currently ranked second in their respective BCLA group with Cangrejeros of Puerto Rico in first place and Real Estelí of Nicaragua in third place. Edmonton secured its first-ever win during the first stage of the competition by defeating Real Estelí, 84-81, on December 13 in Managua.
The BCLA brings together 12 teams representing seven countries from the Americas, competing over the course of four months to win a berth in the 2023 FIBA International Cup, one of professional basketball’s most prestigious international championship events.
The roster for the second window is comprised of nine Canadians and two international players. Of the nine Canadians, four played in the first window of BCLA competition including centre Chad Posthumus who averaged 11.5 rebounds (second best in the league), forward Murphy Burnatowski, guard Junior Cadougan and guard Jahmal Jones. Notable inclusions to the roster for this window include All-CEBL second team guard and 2021 Fraser Valley Bandits leader in scoring average (14.9), Alex Campbell, 2020 and 2021 Fraser Valley guard Malcolm Duvivier, 2021 Niagara River Lions guard Jaylen Babb-Harrison, Canadian Senior Men’s National Team forward and 2021 Hamilton Honey Badgers player Jean-Victor Mukama and 2021 Saskatchewan Rattlers guard D’Andre Bernard.
2011 NBA Draft pick and Baltimore native Josh Selby has also been included on the roster. His resume includes 38 games with the Memphis Grizzlies and stints in the NBA G League, internationally in China, Israel, Turkey and Dominican Republic. The 6-foot-2 playmaker most recently played for the Franklin Bulls of the National basketball League (NBL) in New Zealand where he averaged 24.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 33.5 minutes in eight games played. While with the Grizzlies organization, Selby earned co-MVP honours (with Damian Lillard) at the 2012 NBA Summer League.
The full roster can be found here.
The CEBL’s Edmonton Stingers will face Cangrejeros on Saturday, March 5 followed by Real Estelí on March 6 at the Poliderportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua, Nicaragua. Real Estelí will tip off second stage action when they take on Cangrejeros on Friday, March 4.
All games will be live streamed internationally on CEBL’s OTT platform, CEBL+. Games will also be available to stream live in Canada via cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
The third competition window for Group A, will be hosted by Canada, and is scheduled to begin March 14 when Edmonton takes on Cangrejeros at WinSport Arena in Calgary. The two visiting teams, Real Estelí and Cangrejeros face each other on March 15, while the Stingers play Real Estelí on March 16. All games will tip off at 7:30 p.m. local time. Tickets for all three games in Calgary are available via this link.
The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) is the best continental league in the Americas. It’s created through an innovative partnership between FIBA, federations and leagues with 12 teams competing from the continent.
The CEBL begins its fourth season on May 25. A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 75 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.
(CEBL Communications)
