Surrey BC's Majok Gum Signs with Vancouver Bandits

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Surrey BC's Majok Gum Signs with Vancouver Bandits

May 5, 2025 - Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
Vancouver Bandits News Release


LANGLEY, B.C. - The Vancouver Bandits announced Monday that the club has signed six-foot-nine forward Majok Gum to a Standard Player Contract for the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League season and have added him to its 2025 Training Camp Roster.

Hailing from Surrey, B.C., Gum played his entire five-year university career with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo, Ont. In 117 games (41 starts), he averaged 4.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks while shooting 46.5 per cent from the field. His 52 career blocks ranked him sixth all time in Laurier program history.

The 2024-25 season marked Gum's first in professional basketball. He suited up in 22 games for Basket Schwelm in Germany's Bundesliga ProB, where he put up averages of 7.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks with 62.1 per cent field shooting.

An alumnus of Byrne Creek Secondary in Burnaby, B.C., Gum helped lead the Bulldogs to a second place finish at the 2018 BC 3A Boys Basketball Provincial Championship, while also earning Best Defensive Player honours at the tournament.

The Bandits open 2025 Training Camp at Langley Events Centre on Tuesday, May 6, followed by pre-season games on Thursday, May 8 and Saturday, May 10.

Tickets for the 2025 season, including Season Tickets, Jam Packs and Single Game Tickets, are currently on sale for the Bandits' seventh CEBL season and are available for purchase at this link.

The Bandits tip-off the 2025 CEBL campaign on Thursday, May 15 when the club hits the road to take on the Saskatchewan Rattlers. Fans will have their first chance to watch the club at home on Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m. PT when Vancouver hosts the Niagara River Lions in a rematch of the 2024 CEBL Final. Vancouver will play a total of 12 regular season home games in 2025 between Thursday, May 22 and Sunday, August 3. The Bandits wrap up regular season action on the road in Ottawa on Sunday, August 10 at 12 p.m. PT.

All CEBL regular season games including playoffs will be live-streamed on TSN+, as well as the CEBL's OTT platform, CEBL+, and on CEBL Mobile, the official app of the CEBL (available on Android and iOS devices).

Individuals interested in learning more about tickets for the Vancouver Bandits' upcoming 2025 season are kindly asked to call (604) 455-8881 or email tickets@thebandits.ca. A complete regular season schedule can be found.

More information is available at thebandits.ca and @vancouverbandits on Instagram and TikTok, as well as @vancitybandits on Facebook and Twitter.

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