The Canadian Elite Basketball League has wrapped up its inaugural season. A year full of surprises, indeed, some good and some not so much. While it’s not the NBA, there is a lot to like about the CEBL, and many things that need to change. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the CEBL, the league is a brand
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Following an incredible 9 game win streak, the Stingers had a rough week. Edmonton’s pro team dropped two games, today and yesterday to the red hot Rattlers. Neither of these games were run away victories however, but more or less a result of streaky scoring and poor luck in the final seconds. Despite the loss, Mathieu Kamba led the way
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The highly anticipated match up between the two top seeds, Edmonton Stingers and Niagara River Lions certainly didn’t disappoint. With the first seed on the line, both teams came out to play tonight. And play they did. From the Stingers, it was an excellent effort from the entire team! After a fairly even start to the game, the River Lions
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Just hours after finishing a game in Guelph, the Edmonton Stingers looked to increase their win streak to 7 in a row as they faced off against the well rested Hamilton Honey Badgers. This game was one of the most nerve-wracking back and forth games of the season. New Honey Badger Xavier Rathan-Mayes (former Memphis Grizzlies point guard) showed out
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The Edmonton Stingers have secured their 6th consecutive win! The Stingers knocked down the struggling Nighthawks 99-84 in a game that came down to speed, turnovers and inside physicality. Let me start by saying, Edmonton played yet another excellent game. It seems the Stingers have the Nighthawks figured out as they secured the third consecutive win over the Nighthawks in
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The hottest team in the league – the Edmonton Stingers once again defended their home court and improved to a 7-1 record at home, and improving to 9-4 in total. This victory of 110-91 over the Nighthawks marks the 5th straight win for the Stingers – and continues Jermaine Small’s perfect 5-0 record as the new head coach of the
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You either know the name, or you should. Xavier Moon. Born in Goodwater, Alabama, this 6’2 point guard has quickly taken the Canadian basketball scene by storm. Despite being an American basketball player, Moon has played a couple seasons in Canadian, American, and French basketball leagues. Following an impressive start to his pro-basketball career, Xavier Moon is a name we
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The Edmonton Stingers managed to sneak away with a huge 104-95 overtime win over the still win-less Fraser Valley Bandits. This is a huge victory that advances the Stingers to a 5-4 record, maintaining a playoff seed as we approach the half-way point of the inaugural CEBL season. (If you are unfamiliar with the CEBL, it is Canada’s Elite Basketball
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For those of you new to this team, and this league; the Stingers are a professional basketball team in the CEBL (Canadian Elite Basketball League). There’s six teams in the CEBL and it’s considered Canada’s highest level of basketball play. Today we’re recapping the Edmonton Stingers game against the Hamilton Honey Badgers. The Badgers came out with the win in
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