Kelowna Product Grant Shephard Signs with Bandits for 2025 CEBL Season

April 30, 2025 - LANGLEY, B.C. - The Vancouver Bandits announced Wednesday that the club has signed 6-foot-10 forward Grant Shephard for its upcoming Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season at Langley Events Centre (LEC). Hailing from Kelowna, B.C., Shephard recently played for Swedish club Jämtland Basket in the Basketligan, the country's highest division of men's pro basketball. During the 2024-25 season, he averaged 13.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 28.5 minutes in 32 games played while shooting 62 per cent from the field. Prio... Full Story

2019 CEBL Champion Returns

April 30, 2025 - The Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the club has signed 6-foot-7 Shane Osayande for the 2025 season, which is celebrated as his third season with the Rattlers and fifth in the CEBL. The Toronto, Ontario native played 17 games over two seasons with the Saskatchewan Rattlers during the 2019 and 2020 season averaging 8.9 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 40 per cent from the field. Osayande played a key role during the 2019 CEBL Championship final with 14 poi... Full Story

Winnipeg Sea Bears Announce 2025 Coaching and Support Staff

April 30, 2025 - Winnipeg, MB - The Winnipeg Sea Bears are proud to announce their full coaching and basketball operations staff for the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season, a mix of returning talent and new energy set to lead the team into 2025. Head Coach and General Manager Mike Taylor returns at the helm after guiding the Sea Bears to a memorable debut season and back-to-back years with playoff appearances. Taylor brings a wealth of international experience and continues to shape the culture of the team both on and off... Full Story

BlackJacks Bring Back Veteran Guard Tate

April 30, 2025 - The Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), Canada's largest professional sports league, announced today that the team has re-signed guard Tyrrel Tate for the 2025 season. The BlackJacks all-time franchise leader in games played (48) and three-point field goals (80) returns to the team to participate in his third season with the club, and fifth CEBL season overall. The native of Calgary, Alta. is coming off a 2024 campaign in which he was Ottawa's second leading scorer (267) while his 44 three-po... Full Story

• Kelowna Product Grant Shephard Signs with Bandits for 2025 CEBL Season - Vancouver Bandits (CEBL) April 30
• 2019 CEBL Champion Returns - Saskatchewan Rattlers (CEBL) April 30
• Las Vegas Aces Waive Jordyn Jenkins - Las Vegas Aces (WNBA) April 30
• Winnipeg Sea Bears Announce 2025 Coaching and Support Staff - Winnipeg Sea Bears (CEBL) April 30
• BlackJacks Bring Back Veteran Guard Tate - Ottawa BlackJacks (CEBL) April 30
• Indiana Fever Ask Fans to Team up to 'Pack the Plaza' with Diaper Donations at Saturday's Preseason Tip-Off - Indiana Fever (WNBA) April 30
• Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Joins Toronto Tempo Ownership Group - Toronto Tempo (WNBA) April 30
• Cunningham, Timpson Excited and Grateful to be in Indiana - Indiana Fever (WNBA) April 29
• Honey Badgers Sign Jasman Sangha - Brampton Honey Badgers (CEBL) April 29
• BIG3 Taps VICE for 14hrs of Live Games - (BIG3) April 29
• Fever Have the Talent, But Know Coming Together Takes Time and Grace - Indiana Fever (WNBA) April 28
• Connecticut Sun Waives Mya Hollingshed and Abbey Hsu - Connecticut Sun (WNBA) April 28
• Honey Badgers Sign Taryn Todd - Brampton Honey Badgers (CEBL) April 28
• WNBA's 15-Game Preseason Schedule to Include Multiple National Broadcasts for First Time Ever - (WNBA) April 28
• Ottawa BlackJacks Re-Sign Deng Adel - Ottawa BlackJacks (CEBL) April 28
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