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CBC Sports and the Canadian Elite Basketball League unveiled this season’s broadcast and streaming schedule on Thursday.
Seven weeks ago, the public broadcaster announced a five-year partnership with the CEBL.
CBC Sports will live stream each game this season, starting May 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET from the Edmonton EXPO Centre, where former Stingers player and three-time CEBL MVP Xavier Moon makes his return with the Winnipeg Sea Bears.
The game will be available at CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and CBC Sports’ YouTube channel.
“This broadcast schedule reflects the commitment of both our league and CBC Sports to deliver Canadian-grown, top-tier sport action across the nation,” CEBL president and CEO Ty Mazereeuw said in a news release.
“We’ll be bringing free access to premier matchups from Canada’s pro basketball league to audiences across Canada.”
Additionally, six regular-season matchups, conference finals and the best-of-three championship will be broadcast nationally on CBC TV.
The national broadcast schedule also features a marquee rematch of last summer’s dramatic Western Conference semifinal, with the Calgary Surge visiting the Vancouver Bandits on July 5 at Langley Events Centre. Additional matchups throughout the summer will showcase some of the league’s top rivalries and premier talent.
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CBC Sports served as the league’s original broadcaster from 2019 to 2022.
With 10 teams across the country, the CEBL’s focus is to “meet fans where they are,” Mazereeuw said in March.
Chris Wilson, CBC’s executive director of Sports and Olympics, said the public broadcaster looks forward to sharing excitement from the court with wider audiences on its platforms while interacting and serving local fans in CEBL locations across Canada.
“Canadian basketball is having a moment right now on the world stage,” he said recently. “Through our partnership with the CEBL, we can bring the energy and momentum of Canada’s top young players to fans across the country.”
The CEBL boasts a fan base of 4.1 million Canadians, up 57 per cent from four years ago, and has cultivated Canada’s youngest basketball audience with over 50 per cent of its fans 34 or younger.
Regular-season games on CBC TV:
● Saturday, May 9, 3:30 p.m. ET — Winnipeg Sea Bears at Edmonton Stingers
● Sunday, July 5, 3:30 p.m. — Calgary Surge at Vancouver Bandits
● Sunday, July 12, 3:30 p.m. — Calgary Surge at Winnipeg Sea Bears
● Saturday, July 18, 3:30 p.m. — Edmonton Stingers at Niagara River Lions
● Saturday, July 25, 3:30 p.m. — Brampton Honey Badgers at Winnipeg Sea Bears
● Sunday, August 2, 3:30 p.m. — Winnipeg Sea Bears at Vancouver Bandits
The schedule for CBC Sports’ playoff coverage will be announced later.
For this season’s full Canadian Elite Basketball League schedule, visit cebl.ca/schedule
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