LECB teams have played 20 matches since the creation of the league in 2019
The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEL) announced Wednesday that it will increase its regular season to 24 games in 2025, meaning the total number of games in the regular schedule will increase from 100 to 120 next summer. Additionally, the season will start about a week earlier next year, at the beginning of May, and end two weeks later in August.
The 2025 LECB season, which will be the seventh in the history of the league, will thus have the largest number of matches and will be the longest since the creation of the circuit. With the exception of the 2020 and 2021 seasons, which were shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the LECB regular season consisted of 20 games since the league’s debut in 2019. Since 2022, the schedule has included 100 regular season games scheduled from late May to early August each year.
“With an expanded schedule and a longer window to play our games next summer, our fans will have more options that suit them, including more weekend games and two additional home dates to watch their teams and favorite stars in action,” said Mike Morreale, commissioner and co-founder of the LECB. “As we continue to make giant strides across all of our operations, it is clear that fans and partners want more CEBL basketball and that our players deserve more opportunities to showcase their skills and to earn more money. We are pleased to be able to offer all of this as we prepare for an exciting new season in 2025.”
More than 50 CEBL games will be broadcast live nationally on TSN and Game+ in 2024, in addition to eight games presented in French on RDS. Fans can also watch every regular season, playoff and Championship Weekend game live on CEBL+ powered by BetVictor, TSN+ and the CEBL Mobile app for iOS and Android devices. Next Level Sports & Entertainment, the home of the CEBL in the United States, will broadcast 40 games for American audiences in 2024, while international streaming service Courtside1891 will broadcast 27 games for subscribers outside of North America.
Ticket information for all CEBL games, including single-game tickets in 2024, is available at cebl.ca/en-ca/tickets. Ticket and event information for the 2024 Championship Weekend in Montreal (August 9-11) is available at cebl.ca/cw24.
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About the LECB
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with the mission of developing Canadian players, coaches, sports managers and referees, the LECB has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, its rosters being composed 75% Canadian and with a record 10 players with NBA experience in their ranks in 2024. Players also come from the NBA G League, top international professional leagues, the Canadian national team program, programs from the NCAA, as well as U SPORTS and the CCAA. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts after one CEBL season and many CEBL players participate in NBA G League training camps each year. The LECB season runs from May to August. Matches are streamed live on CEBL+ powered by BetVictor, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+, Next Level Sports & Entertainment and Courtside1891. More information about the LECB is available at CEBL.ca and via @cebleague on Instagram,Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook et YouTube.
2024-06-26 23:07:36
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