The Brampton Honey Badgers are set to be the first franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League to play 100 games in the league’s six-year history as they visit the Montreal Alliance tonight at Verdun Auditorium. 

In the club’s history, the Honey Badgers hold a 51-48 (.515) overall record with a CEBL Championship in 2022, including two CEBL Championship Final appearances and five consecutive playoff berths. 

“This franchise has accomplished a lot over the last six years on the court and out in the community,” said Josie Pingitore, vice president. “We’re excited to continue to build off this for years to come here in Brampton.”

Seventy-four different players have suited up in the black and gold pinstripes since the league’s inaugural season in 2019, including 11 who have played in the NBA G League following their time with the Honey Badgers. Lindell Wigginton, 2021 CEBL Canadian Player of the Year, signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks in January 2022 to become the first player in CEBL history to do so. 

Honey Badgers players have also played for their countries in various FIBA events with 11 athletes representing three different countries including Canada, Nigeria, and Great Britain.

The Honey Badgers have welcomed four head coaches in their history, including Chantal Vallee (2019), the first woman in the history of men’s professional basketball in the world to hold head coaching and general managing roles simultaneously. Antoine Broxsie (2023) and Ryan Schmidt, 2021 CEBL Coach of the Year, are both now involved in NBA organizations including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks, respectively. Sheldon Cassimy now serves as the team’s head coach in his fifth season with the organization. 

In late November 2023, the Brampton Honey Badgers permanently relocated to Brampton’s CAA Centre from Hamilton. 

The Honey Badgers return to the CAA Centre on Sunday for the Salute To Service Game presented by Kotak Personal Injury Law. Group tickets, ultimate voucher packages, and single-game tickets are available now to witness the best of Canadian professional basketball this summer. For more information contact a Honey Badgers representative at tickets@honeybadgers.ca or visit www.honeybadgers.ca/tickets.

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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.