Billionaire Entrepreneur Mark Cuban Joins Brampton Ownership Group

May 7, 2026

The Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Thursday that billionaire entrepreneur, former majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and former co-star of the Emmy award winning TV show Shark Tank, Mark Cuban has joined the Honey Badgers ownership group. 


Cuban’s career has spanned a wide range of business ventures, with the Brampton Honey Badgers being among the latest. In the sports world, Cuban is most notably known as the former majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a position he held until he sold his majority stake in 2023, though still holding roughly 27% ownership of the organization. 


Through long-time relationships with Honey Badgers and Anthem Sports and Entertainment owner Leonard Asper and former Mavericks executive, and current Honey Badgers CEO Al Whitley, Cuban has a strong connection with the team.


“I am thrilled that Mark has decided to formally join me on this journey after having already helped along the way, including introducing me to our current CEO Al Whitley,” said Asper. “No one brings more basketball knowledge and winning culture than Mark, and all of us at the Honey Badgers are honoured to have him join this organization.”


Cuban played an active role in the Mavericks success over his ownership tenure, contributing to their 2011 NBA championship. He is credited for his willingness to spend to acquire top talent, fostering team chemistry, building a “family-like” atmosphere, and pushing boundaries in an effort to improve the game he loves.


“Canadian basketball is probably the most underappreciated in the world,” said Cuban. “The talent here is through the roof and getting better by the day. The CEBL offers all of Canada the chance to see that amazing talent on display in exciting games that are fun and affordable for the entire family. I’m excited to be part of this team, help build the Brampton fanbase, and to bring some of the same fun we had in Dallas to the Toronto area!”


Many people will also recognize Mark Cuban from his 13-year career on Shark Tank, where he sat on a panel as one of five investors, listening to small companies’ presentations and pitches asking for investment. 


More recently, Cuban co-founded Cost Plus Drugs in 2022, a public benefit corporation focused on providing pharmaceutical drugs to the public at a much lower cost. You can read more about Cost Plus Drugs here.


“I have had the honour and privilege to know and work with Mark Cuban for the last 25 years and I say without any hesitation, he is one-of-one,” said Whitley. “This is a historic and landmark day for our franchise. Mark’s business acumen, championship pedigree, and philanthropic endeavors make this relationship one that the Brampton Honey Badgers wholeheartedly cherish and are grateful for. We roll out the red carpet and welcome Mark into our ownership group with open arms!” 


The Brampton Honey Badgers will begin their season with two home games on Friday, May 15 and Sunday, May 17 versus the Ottawa BlackJacks and Calgary Surge, respectively. Click here to get your Honey Badgers tickets today, starting at only $20 per game.


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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 honeybadgers.ca.

Canadian Elite Basketball League Statement

August 5, 2026
Following the League's review of the on-court altercation that occurred during the August 3, 2026 game between the Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Brampton Honey Badgers, the League has issued fines to both teams and the following disciplinary decisions for the players involved:  Roddy Peters Jr. (Brampton Honey Badgers): Two-game suspension and fine Tegra Izay (Brampton Honey Badgers): One-game suspension and fine Myles Powell (Scarborough Shooting Stars): Fine Javan Johnson (Scarborough Shooting Stars): One-game suspension and fine Frank Mitchell (Scarborough Shooting Stars): One-game suspension and fine Terquavion Smith (Scarborough Shooting Stars): Two-game suspension and fine All disciplinary decisions are effective immediately. ###

Canadian Elite Basketball League Statement On The Passing Of Jamie Burns

August 4, 2026
The Canadian Elite Basketball League is deeply saddened by the passing of Jamie Burns, Chair of our Board of Directors and Co-Owner and Managing Partner on the Edmonton Stingers. Jamie helped shape our league from its earliest days, guiding with vision and care. That vision was rooted in decades of experience including helping bring the NBA to Canada and launching the Toronto Raptors, serving as a director of Canada Basketball, and building one of Edmonton's most respected business careers. He believed in the power of sport to bring people together, strengthen communities, and create opportunities for others. We are committed to carrying that belief forward in his honour. On behalf of all of our teams, employees and many partners, we extend our deepest condolences to Jamie's family, friends, and the Edmonton Stingers organization. We share in your grief and we are grateful for the privilege of having worked alongside and being able to call Jamie Burns our friend. -00-

Tsn Fait Équipe Avec La Ligue Élite Canadienne De Basketball Pour Les Séries Éliminatoires 2026

August 4, 2026
Le chef de file sportif canadien offrira une couverture nationale complète du 6 au 16 août de la course au championnat de la LECB

TSN Teams Up With Canadian Elite Basketball League For 2026 Playoffs

August 4, 2026
Canada's Sports Leader to deliver comprehensive national coverage August 6 - 16 ofthe race to the CEBL Championship

Winnipeg Sea Bears Sign Forward Ben Stevens for 2026 Playoff Run

August 4, 2026
The Winnipeg Sea Bears announced August 4, 2026, that they've signed forward Ben Stevens ahead of the team's upcoming playoff run. The signing was completed before the CEBL's August 3 transaction deadline, and Stevens is playoff eligible with Winnipeg, having appeared in enough games with the Montréal Alliance during the 2026 regular season to qualify under league rules. Stevens arrives with four seasons of professional experience across seven leagues in seven countries, including stints in Germany, the Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Mongolia, and Canada. His most prolific professional stretch came with the South West Slammers in Australia's NBL1, where he averaged 18.0 points and 12.4 rebounds across 19 games in 2023. For his career, Stevens has averaged 10.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 25.0 minutes across 128 professional games. Stevens shared his excitement about joining the club: "I'm incredibly excited to be joining the Winnipeg Sea Bears for the playoffs! I'm grateful for the opportunity and can't wait to get to work with this group. I'm looking forward to making a strong playoff push, competing at a high level, and doing whatever I can to help the team win. Let's get after it!" A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University with a degree in Environmental Studies, Stevens finished his 2022-23 graduate season averaging 10.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. The Halifax native is also the founder of Big Ben's Basketball Camps, which delivered skills programming to 30 youth athletes across two summers. ###

Les Séries Éliminatoires De La LECB 2026 Commencent Jeudi

August 3, 2026
La ligue lance un nouveau format de séries éliminatoires qui se termine par la première finale de l'histoire de la LECB qui se tiendra sur plusieurs matchs

2026 CEBL Playoffs Set To Begin Thursday

August 3, 2026
League debuts new playoff format, capped by the first multi-game CEBL Finals series in history

CEBL Statement - Game Start Delay Notice - Sunday, August 2

August 2, 2026
Tomorrow's Canadian Elite Basketball League game in Vancouver between the Winnipeg Sea Bears and the Vancouver Bandits has been moved from 12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET to 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET due to travel disruptions. The League will provide updates as necessary.

Aperçu hebdomadaire de la LECB : Les enjeux de la dernière semaine de la saison régulière

July 29, 2026
C'est la dernière semaine de la saison de la LECB et il reste encore beaucoup à décider, en commençant par les places pour les séries éliminatoires jusqu’au classement des têtes de série. Commençons sans plus attendre... Conférence de l'Est Nous savons (nous savions depuis longtemps, en réalité) que les Shooting Stars de Scarborough entreront en séries éliminatoires en tant que la meilleure équipe de l'Est et qu'ils sont l'équipe à battre. Les Shooting Stars n'ont pas lâché prise depuis qu'ils se sont taillés au premier rang. D’ailleurs, ils ont remporté une série de trois victoires lors de leur dernière paire de matchs. L'objectif est maintenant de maintenir les bons moments tout au long du mois d'août. Quand est-il du reste de la conférence? Eh bien, bonne chance pour faire le tri dans tout ça. Oui... encore à ce jour. Les Honey Badgers de Brampton et les River Lions de Niagara, deux fois champions en titre, occupent une position favorable, chacun ayant remporter 10 victoires. La première équipe a encore trois matchs à jouer tandis que la seconde en a deux. Brampton, cependant, devra faire face à une tâche de taille en accueillant une équipe désespérée de Montréal avant de terminer la saison avec des matchs aller-retour contre les Shooting Stars. Ce ne sera pas facile non plus pour Niagara, qui se dirige vers l'ouest pour clore la saison sur la route contre le Mamba de Saskatoon et le Surge de Calgary. Mais les deux équipes peuvent compter sur leur pédigrée avec Sean East II, finaliste du joueur le plus utile en 2025, parmi les Honey Badgers, tandis que les River Lions comptent sur le double récipiendaire du titre de joueur le plus utile dans les finales, Khalil Ahmad, qui a été le joueur du match lors de leur récente victoire contre les BlackJacks d'Ottawa. La pression est forte pour les joueurs de la capitale nationale, qui sont à égalité avec l'Alliance de Montréal à 9-13 au bas de la conférence. L'Alliance termine sa saison régulière avec des matchs contre les Bandits de Vancouver et les Honey Badgers avant même que les BlackJacks ne reviennent sur le terrain. Ottawa saura ce qu'il faut faire lorsqu'elle visitera les Sea Bears de Winnipeg et les Stingers d'Edmonton pour clore sa saison. Bien sûr, si Ottawa et Montréal l'emportent, la pression sera exercée sur Niagara et Brampton. L'Est, comme c'est le cas depuis la plus grande partie du mois, demeure un fouillis. Conférence de l'Ouest Les choses sont un peu plus simples dans l'Ouest. Les Stingers d'Edmonton ont rendu les choses intéressantes, mais leur victoire 100-89 contre le Surge de Calgary dimanche leur a assuré la dernière place de la conférence en séries éliminatoires. Ils ont ainsi arrêté la renaissance en fin de saison de leur rival albertain et les ont empêchés d'atteindre les séries éliminatoires. Edmonton se joindra à Vancouver, Winnipeg et Saskatoon pour les séries éliminatoires, mais qui joue qui doit encore être décidé. Au sommet, les Bandits (14-8) détiennent une avance d'un match sur les Sea Bears (13-7). Encerclez dimanche dans votre calendrier, car les deux forces de l'Ouest se rencontreront en Colombie-Britannique pour leur finale de saison ce jour-là dans un affrontement qui pourrait déterminer le déroulement des séries éliminatoires. Si les choses s'alignent correctement, cela pourrait créer une atmosphère de type pseudo-éliminatoire au Langley Event Centre. Pendant ce temps, deux jours plus tôt, le Mamba et les Stingers s'affronteront dans une compétition qui pourrait avoir des répercussions sur la troisième place dans la capitale albertaine. En fin de compte, ils seront tous deux des underdogs sur la route contre les Bandits ou les Sea Bears. Mais s'ils ont une préférence d’adversaire, c'est là qu'ils pourraient aider à changer leurs destins. Finalement, Calgary a été réduit au rôle de saboteur, car l’équipe pourrait mettre fin à l'année des River Lions si elle inflige une défaite aux troupes de l'entraîneur Kimbal Mackenzie lors de leur dernier match. Ce serait une sacrée façon de terminer la campagne pour une équipe de Calgary qui a eu une énergie positive pendant la majeure partie de l'été, mais qui n'a tout simplement pas pu réparer les dégâts qu'elle a causés au début de la saison. Tout cela s'ajoute à ce qui devrait être une fin effrénée. Horaire hebdomadaire (11 matchs) Match #110 — Le mardi 28 juillet — VAN à MTL — 19 h 30 (HE)/16 h 30 (HP) — L’Auditorium de Verdun (CBC Gem, YouTube, RDS, CEBL+) Match #111 — Le mercredi 29 juillet — NRL à SSK — 19 h 30 (HNC)/21 h 30 (HE) — SaskTel Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #112 — Le jeudi 30 juillet — MTL à BHB — 19 h 30 (HE) – CAA Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #113 — Le vendredi 31 juillet — OTT à WPG — 19 h (HAC) / 20 h (HE) — Canada Life Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #114 — Le vendredi 31 juillet — SSK à EDM — 19 h (HNC)/(HR)/21 h (HE) — Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #115 — Le vendredi 31 juillet — NRL à CGY — 19 h 30 (HR) / 21 h 30 (HE) – WinSport Event Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #116 — Le samedi 1er août — SSS à BHB — 19 h (HE) – CAA Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #117 — Le dimanche 2 août — WPG à VAN — 12 h 30 (HP)/14 h 30 (HAC)/15 h 30 (HE) — Envision Financial Court au Langley Events Centre (CBC, CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #118 — Le dimanche 2 août — OTT à EDM — 16 h (HR) / 18 h (HE) — Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #119 — Le lundi 3 août — BHB à SSS — 16 h (HE) — Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Match #120 — Le lundi 3 août — CGY à SSK — 16 h (HNC)/(HR)/18 h (HE) — Merlis Belsher Place (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Pour le calendrier complet de la LECB 2026, veuillez consulter cebl.ca/games .

CEBL Weekly Preview: What’s at Stake in the Final Week of the Regular Season

July 28, 2026
It’s the final week of the CEBL season, and much is yet to be decided, from playoff spots to seeding. Let’s get right into it… Eastern Conference We know (we have known for quite a while now, really) that the Scarborough Shooting Stars will enter the post-season as the top team in the East, and is the squad to beat. The Shooting Stars haven’t let up since clinching that No. 1 spot, and carry a three-game winning streak into their final pair of contests. The goal now is to keep the good times rolling through August. As for the rest of the conference? Well, good luck sorting through all that. Yes…still. The Brampton Honey Badgers and two-time defending champion Niagara River Lions are in the catbird seats, each sitting on 10 wins. The former still has three games to play while the latter has two. Brampton, however, will face a tall task hosting a desperate Montreal squad before a season-ending home-and-home with the Shooting Stars. It won’t be easy for Niagara either, which heads west for a closing set on the road against the Saskatoon Mamba and Calgary Surge. But both teams can rely on pedigree, with 2025 MVP runner-up Sean East II showing out for the Honey Badgers while the River Lions count on two-time Finals MVP Khalil Ahmad, who was player of the game in their recent win over the Ottawa BlackJacks. The pressure is on for those players in the nation’s capital, who are tied with the Montreal Alliance at 9-13 at the bottom of the conference. The Alliance close out their regular season with games against the Vancouver Bandits and Honey Badgers before the BlackJacks even return to the court. Ottawa will know what is required when it visits the Winnipeg Sea Bears and Edmonton Stingers to close out its season. Of course, if both Ottawa and Montreal win out, then the pressure is on Niagara and Brampton. The East, as it has been for the better part of a month, remains a jumble. Western Conference Things are a little more straightforward in the West. The Edmonton Stingers made things interesting, but their 100-89 win over the Calgary Surge on Sunday assured them of the conference’s final playoff spot and prevented their Alberta rival’s late-season renaissance from reaching the post-season. Edmonton will join Vancouver, Winnipeg and Saskatoon in the playoffs, but who plays whom must still be decided. At the top, the Bandits (14-8) hold a one-game lead over the Sea Bears (13-7). Circle Sunday on your calendar, because the two West forces will meet in B.C. for their season finales on that day in a clash that could determine the course of the playoffs. If things line up correctly, it could make for a pseudo-playoff-type atmosphere at Langley Event Centre. Meanwhile, just two days earlier, the Mamba and Stingers will collide in a contest that could have implications on third place in the Alberta capital. Ultimately, they will both be underdogs on the road against the Bandits or Sea Bears. But if they happen to have a preference of opponent, this is where they could help alter the destinies. Calgary, finally, has been reduced to the role of spoiler, where it can potentially end the River Lions’ year if it hands coach Kimbal Mackenzie’s troops a loss in their final game. It would be quite the way to end the campaign for a Calgary team that’s had good vibes for most of the summer, but just couldn’t undo the damage it wrought at the beginning of the season. It all adds up to what should be a wild closing stretch. Weekly schedule (11 games) Game #110 – Tuesday, July 28 – VAN at MTL – 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT – Verdun Audiotrium (CBC Gem, YouTube, RDS, CEBL+) Game #111 – Wednesday, July 29 – NRL at SSK – 7:30 p.m. CST / 9:30 p.m. ET – SaskTel Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #112 – Thursday, July 30 – MTL at BHB – 7:30 p.m. ET – CAA Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #113 – Friday, July 31 – OTT at WPG – 7 p.m. CDT / 8 p.m. ET – Canada Life Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #114 – Friday, July 31 – SSK at EDM – 7 p.m. CST/MT / 9 p.m. ET – Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #115 – Friday, July 31 – NRL at CGY – 7:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 p.m. ET – WinSport Event Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #116 – Saturday, Aug. 1 – SSS at BHB – 7 p.m. ET – CAA Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #117 – Sunday, Aug. 2 – WPG at VAN – 12:30 p.m. PT / 2:30 p.m. CDT / 3:30 p.m. ET – Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (CBC, CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #118 – Sunday, Aug. 2 – OTT at EDM – 4 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. ET – Edmonton EXPO Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #119 – Monday, Aug. 3 – BHB at SSS – 4 p.m. ET – Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) Game #120 – Monday, Aug. 3 – CGY at SSK – 4 p.m. CST/MT / 6 p.m. ET – Merlis Belsher Place (CBC Gem, YouTube, CEBL+) For the full 2026 CEBL schedule, please visit cebl.ca/games .