The 2024 CEBL Draft, the 6th edition of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's annual draft , was announced on April 11th, 2024. The 10 teams of the CEBL took turns selecting U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association athletes to add to their rosters. The first overall selection was made by the Montreal Alliance , who selected 2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship MVP Ismaël Diouf of the Laval Rouge et Or .[1] The 2024 Draft marked the first time teams could select student-athletes from the CCAA , with Jerry Jr. Mercury of Mohawk College becoming the first such selection (30th overall to the Niagara River Lions ).[2]
The draft order for the first round is determined by how the teams finished in the 2023 CEBL season , with the last-placed Montreal Alliance obtaining the 1st overall pick. Employing a "snake draft" format, the order is reversed in even-numbered rounds, and returns to the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was determined as follows:[3]
Montreal Alliance
Brampton Honey Badgers
Saskatchewan Rattlers
Vancouver Bandits
Edmonton Stingers
Scarborough Shooting Stars
Ottawa Blackjacks
Winnipeg Sea Bears
Calgary Surge
Niagara River Lions Source: https://www.cebl.ca/cebl-draft-2024-results
Team
Player
Position
Hometown
School team
1
Montreal Alliance
Ismaël Diouf
PF/C
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Laval Rouge et Or
2
Brampton Honey Badgers
Callum Baker
PG/SG
Oakville, ON
Toronto Varsity Blues
3
Saskatchewan Rattlers
Elias Ralph
SF
Okotoks, AB
Victoria Vikes
4
Vancouver Bandits
Adam Olsen
SG/SF
Surrey, BC
UBC Thunderbirds
5
Edmonton Stingers
Aaron Rhooms
SF
Toronto, ON
TMU Bold
6
Scarborough Shooting Stars
Malcolm Christie
SG
Fredericton, NB
Dalhousie Tigers
7
Ottawa BlackJacks
Dragan Stajic
PG
Waterloo, ON
Ottawa Gee-Gees
8
Winnipeg Sea Bears
Simon Hildebrandt
PF
Winnipeg, MB
Manitoba Bisons
9
Calgary Surge
Dondre Reddick
SG
Antigonish, NS
St. Francis Xavier X-Men
10
Niagara River Lions
Jordan Tchuente
PF
Ottawa, ON
Brock Badgers
Team
Player
Position
Hometown
School team
11
Niagara River Lions
Luka Syllas
PG/SG
Kingston, ON
Queen's Gaels
12
Calgary Surge
Mike Demagus
SG
Scarborough, ON
McMaster Marauders
13
Winnipeg Sea Bears
Tyler Sagl
SG/SF
Burlington, ON
Lakehead Thunderwolves
14
Ottawa BlackJacks
Justin Ndjock-Tadjoré
SF
Gatineau, QC
Ottawa Gee-Gees
15
Scarborough Shooting Stars
Koat Thomas
SG/SF
Waterloo, ON
St. Francis Xavier X-Men
16
Edmonton Stingers
Taye Donald
SG
St. Thomas, ON
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
17
Vancouver Bandits
Jerric Palma
PG
Richmond, BC
Western Mustangs
18
Saskatchewan Rattlers
Alexander Dewar
SG
Saskatoon, SK
Saskatchewan Huskies
19
Brampton Honey Badgers
Cole Syllas
SG/SF
Kingston, ON
Queen's Gaels
20
Montreal Alliance
Bahaïde Haïdara
SF
Longueuil, QC
UQAM Citadins
Team
Player
Position
Hometown
School team
21
Montreal Alliance
Renoldo Robinson
PG/SG
Montreal, QC
Victoria Vikes
22
Brampton Honey Badgers
David Walker
SG/SF
Toronto, ON
TMU Bold
23
Saskatchewan Rattlers
Isaac Simon
PG
Regina, SK
Alberta Golden Bears
24
Vancouver Bandits
Connor Platz
C
Langley, BC
Trinity Western Spartans
25
Edmonton Stingers
Nate Petrone
PG/SG
Calgary, AB
Calgary Dinos
26
Scarborough Shooting Stars
Davanté Hackett
SG
Brampton, ON
Brock Badgers
27
Ottawa BlackJacks
Michael Kelvin II
SF/PF
Ottawa, ON
Queen's Gaels
28
Winnipeg Sea Bears
Shawn Maranan
PG
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg Wesmen
29
Calgary Surge
Noah Wharton
PG
Brampton, ON
Calgary Dinos
30
Niagara River Lions
Jerry Jr. Mercury
SG/SF
Scarborough, ON
Mohawk Mountaineers (CCAA)
Prior to or during the season, several draft picks elected to leave their CEBL clubs in order to join NCAA Division I basketball teams. First overall pick Ismaël Diouf transferred to the NC State Wolfpack on June 24th, while fellow first round picks Elias Ralph and Malcolm Christie joined the Pacific Tigers and Oakland Golden Grizzlies , respectively.[4] [5] [6]