2019 CEBL Entry Draft

{{Short description|2019 CEBL Entry Draft for Canadian basketball}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2019 CEBL Entry Draft

| image = 2019 CEBL Entry Draft logo.png

| caption =

| logo =

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| sport = Basketball

| date = March 23, 2019

| time =

| location = Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario

| network =

| league = Canadian Elite Basketball League

| teams = 6

| first = Joel Friesen, Fraser Valley Bandits

| fewest =

| most =

| overall = 78

| rounds = 13

| prev =

| next = 2020

}}

The 2019 CEBL Entry Draft was the inaugural CEBL Entry Draft, held on March 23, 2019, at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ontario. Six Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams selected 78 athletes in total.

Format

A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round. 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 drawn as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://www.cebl.ca/entry-draft-lottery|title=Entry Draft 2019|website=Canadian Elite Basketball League|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514160317/https://www.cebl.ca/entry-draft-lottery |archive-date=2019-05-14 }}

  1. Fraser Valley Bandits
  2. Edmonton Stingers
  3. Guelph Nighthawks
  4. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  5. Hamilton Honey Badgers
  6. Niagara River Lions

The first four rounds were regional rounds, in which teams selected players from their region. The three eastern teams had to choose players from Eastern Canada and the western teams from Western Canada. The next seven rounds were open rounds, with teams able to select players from any region of the world. The final two rounds were U Sports rounds, in which teams selected players playing in U Sports, Canada's university basketball program.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theprogress.com/sports/fraser-valley-bandits-win-first-pick-in-canadian-elite-basketball-league-draft/|title=Fraser Valley Bandits win first pick in Canadian Elite Basketball League draft|last=Welsh|first=Eric|date=March 7, 2019|website=The Chiliwack Progress|access-date=January 6, 2020}}

Player selection

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-reveals-picks-for-its-inaugural-season-entry-draft|title=Canadian Elite Basketball League Reveals Picks For Its Inaugural Season Entry Draft|last=Sanyal|first=Anish|website=Canadian Elite Basketball League|access-date=January 6, 2020}}

=Regional rounds=

==Round 1==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerHometownSchool team
1

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Joel Friesen || {{flagicon|British Columbia}} Abbotsford, British Columbia || Alberta

2

| Edmonton Stingers || Mamadou Gueye || {{flagicon|Quebec}} Quebec City, Quebec || Alberta

3

| Guelph Nighthawks || Connor Wood || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Guelph, Ontario || Carleton

4

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Denzel James || {{flagicon|Alberta}} Edmonton, Alberta || MacEwan

5

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || MiKyle McIntosh || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || Oregon

6

| Niagara River Lions || Kaza Kajami-Keane || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Ajax, Ontario || Carleton

==Round 2==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerHometownSchool team
7

| Niagara River Lions || Kassius Robertson || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || Missouri State

8

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Erik Nissen || {{flagicon|New Brunswick}} Quispamsis, New Brunswick || Acadia

9

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Jelane Pryce || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Innisfil, Ontario || Winnipeg

10

| Guelph Nighthawks || Jevohn Shepherd || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || Michigan State

11

| Edmonton Stingers || Mathieu Kamba || {{flagicon|Alberta}} Calgary, Alberta || Central Arkansas

12

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Marek Klassen || {{flagicon|British Columbia}} Abbotsford, British Columbia || Point Loma Nazarene

==Round 3==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerHometownSchool team
13

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Diego Kapelan || {{flagicon|British Columbia}} Vancouver, British Columbia || McNeese State

14

| Edmonton Stingers || Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson || {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Winnipeg, Manitoba || Calgary

15

| Guelph Nighthawks || Marvin Binney || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || Saint Mary's

16

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Justus Alleyn || {{flagicon|Manitoba}} Winnipeg, Manitoba || Manitoba

17

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Duane Notice || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || South Carolina

18

| Niagara River Lions || Guillaume Boucard || {{flagicon|Quebec}} Montreal, Quebec || Carleton

==Round 4==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerHometownSchool team
19

| Niagara River Lions || Tyrone Watson || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Hamilton, Ontario || New Mexico State

20

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Junior Cadougan || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || Marquette

21

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Thomas Cooper || {{flagicon|United States}} Chattanooga, United States || Calgary

22

| Guelph Nighthawks || Emanual Shepherd || {{flagicon|Ontario}} Toronto, Ontario || Southern

23

| Edmonton Stingers || Jordan Baker || {{flagicon|Alberta}} Edmonton, Alberta || Alberta

24

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Dallin Bachynski || {{flagicon|Alberta}} Calgary, Alberta || Utah

=Open rounds=

==Round 5==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
25

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Conor Morgan || UBC

26

| Edmonton Stingers || Adika Peter-McNeilly || Ryerson

27

| Guelph Nighthawks || Chris Johnson || St. Bonaventure

28

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Alex Campbell || Windsor

29

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Murphy Burnatowski || Colgate

30

| Niagara River Lions || Julian Boyd || LIU Brooklyn

==Round 6==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
31

| Niagara River Lions || Nem Mitrovic || Portland

32

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Derek Cooke, Jr. || Wyoming

33

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Chad Posthumus || Morehead State

34

| Guelph Nighthawks || Xavier Rathan-Mayes || Florida State

35

| Edmonton Stingers || Akeem Ellis || Coppin State

36

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Elijah Foster || Nevada

==Round 7==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
37

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Levon Kendall || Pittsburgh

38

| Edmonton Stingers || Ashton Smith || IUP

39

| Guelph Nighthawks || Meshack Lufile || CBU

40

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Gentrey Thomas || UC Riverside

41

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Justin Edwards || Kansas State

42

| Niagara River Lions || Alex Johnson || NC State

==Round 8==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
43

| Niagara River Lions || Joel Kindred || St. Augustine's

44

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Ryan Ejim || Carleton

45

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Kevin Bercy || St. Francis Xavier

46

| Guelph Nighthawks || Marvell Waithe || Arkansas

47

| Edmonton Stingers || Christian Musoko || Southern Utah

48

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Maurice Jones || Northwest Nazarene

==Round 9==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
49

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Ransford Brempong || Western Carolina

50

| Edmonton Stingers || Corey Allmond || Sam Houston State

51

| Guelph Nighthawks || Meshack Lufile || Texas

52

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Michael Linklater || Saskatchewan

53

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Shaquille Keith || CBU

54

| Niagara River Lions || Ryan Wright || Oklahoma State

==Round 10==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
55

| Niagara River Lions || Rayvon Higdon || Redeemer

56

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Joe Rocca || Carleton

57

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Shane Osayande || Saskatchewan

58

| Guelph Nighthawks || Jamal Reynolds || Canisius

59

| Edmonton Stingers || Grandy Glaze || Grand Canyon

60

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Rashaun Broadus || BYU

==Round 11==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
61

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Troy Gottselig || Saskatchewan

62

| Edmonton Stingers || Greg Morrow || Western

63

| Guelph Nighthawks || Chadrack Lufile || Wichita State

64

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Terry Thomas || Ottawa

65

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Tramar Sutherland || Little Rock

66

| Niagara River Lions || Jaylon Tate || Illinois

=U-Sports rounds=

==Round 12==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
67

| Niagara River Lions || Fil Vujadinovic || Ryerson

68

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Connor Gilmore || McMaster

69

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Chan De Ciman || Saskatchewan

70

| Guelph Nighthawks || Malcolm Glanville|| Guelph

71

| Edmonton Stingers || Narcisse Ambanza|| Winnipeg

72

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Mason Bourcier || UBC

==Round 13==

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{{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}TeamPlayerSchool team
73

| Fraser Valley Bandits || Grant Shephard || UBC

74

| Edmonton Stingers || Brody Clarke || Alberta

75

| Guelph Nighthawks || Myles Charvis || Ryerson

76

| Saskatchewan Rattlers || Jean-Victor Mukama || Ryerson

77

| Hamilton Honey Badgers || Thomas Kennedy || Windsor

78

| Niagara River Lions || Tyler Brown || Brock

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