2024 CEBL playoffs set to begin Friday
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The 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League’s (CEBL) sixth season is gearing up for the playoffs as this year’s single elimination format begins Friday, August 2 with a Play-In round doubleheader at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET.
The Eastern Conference Playoffs, presented by LOTTO MAX, and the Western Conference Playoffs, presented by Prairie Toyota Dealers, features four rounds beginning with the Play-Ins leading to the Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals and CEBL Championship Final.
The Eastern Conference Play-In game sees the Ottawa BlackJacks traveling to Scarborough to take on the reigning CEBL champion Shooting Stars at 7 p.m. ET at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Immediately following that game, the Western Conference Play-In will tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. MT) at WinSport Event Centre in Calgary when the Surge host the Winnipeg Sea Bears.
The Niagara River Lions and the two-time CEBL champion Edmonton Stingers will host their respective Conference Semifinal games Sunday, August 4 against the winners of the Play-In games. Semifinal winners will advance to the 2024 Championship Weekend (CW24) where the Vancouver Bandits and Montreal Alliance (host team) await their opponents for the Conference Finals.
The four-team CW24, hosted this year at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, features a Conference Finals doubleheader Friday, August 9, and the CEBL Championship Final on Sunday, August 11. Other CW24 events include the 2024 CEBL Awards, the Commissioner’s Brunch, and a Fan Festival with a coaches clinic, youth 3x3 tournament and celebrity game.
The Championship Final halftime will be performed by multi-platinum and award-winning recording artist Fefe Dobson, while Montréal-based award-winning rapper, FouKi, and Laval-based award-winning French rapper, Shreez, will perform at the Conference Finals. Tickets to the games and other CW24 events are available via this link.