As the calendar turns to the fall months, it marks the beginning of another CEBL offseason with players continuing their professional careers around the globe. Since 2019, 72 of 96 players to suit up in the black and gold have played professionally following their summer season with the Honey Badgers, in addition to five players rejoining their U SPORTS programs.

With preparation well underway for the upcoming season that begins later this month, 10 players from this summer’s Honey Badgers squad have joined their clubs before their respective season openers in eight different countries including Germany, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, and Canada.

“It’s rewarding to see our players around the world continue growing as professionals,” said Brampton Honey Badgers head coach Sheldon Cassimy. “At the end of the day, our ultimate goal as a team is to see our players improve and succeed and I’m personally excited to watch them over the next couple of months.”

A new season means new beginnings, especially for a trio of Honey Badgers guards set to take part in their first professional season overseas. Callum Baker, Cole Syllas, and Yaw Obeng-Mensah signed their first international contracts last month with their respective clubs.

However, for Syllas, his connection with Brampton will continue in Greece this fall with AO Mykonou as he teams up with a familiar face in Petros Melissaratos, a Greek-Canadian forward with over 275 games of experience in the pro ranks across 12 seasons. The duo will begin their Greek-Elite League campaign on October 5 against Near East.

Veterans LJ Thorpe and Zane Waterman both return to Lithuania for a second season as opponents after teaming up for the first time this past summer in Brampton. Thorpe’s Utenos Juventus squad is set to take on Zane Waterman and BC Neptunas Klaipeda for the first time on October 6, with four additional meetings scheduled for later in the season.



Some Honey Badgers fan favorites are still on the search for a home for the upcoming campaign, including Brandon McCoy, David Walker, Jabs Newby, Javonte Cooke, Lincoln Rosebush, Michael Okafor, Shamiel Stevenson, Jevon Brown, and Akeem Clarke.

Brazilian forward Lucas Siewert, who appeared in nine games with the Honey Badgers in 2024 before being released in June, returns home to Brazil with Flamengo in advance of his fourth professional season.

Brampton Honey Badgers season tickets are now available in advance of the CEBL's seventh season which tips off in May 2025. Visit honeybadgers.ca/tickets or contact tickets@honeybadgers.com for more information.

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About the Brampton Honey Badgers

One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the 2022 CEBL Champion Brampton Honey Badgers proudly call the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit www.honeybadgers.ca.

About the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) 

A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 75% of its rosters being Canadian and a record 10 players with NBA experience in 2024. Players also bring experience from the NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, NCAA programs, as well as U SPORTS and CCAA. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August with games broadcast live on CEBL+ powered by BetVictor, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+, Next Level Sports & Entertainment and Courtside1891. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.