The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Friday the individual award nominees for its annual CEBL Awards being held August 18 at the Expo Centre in Edmonton as part of Championship Weekend.

 Award nominees were revealed for seven player categories, including the newly introduced Sixth Man of the Year award. With the Elam Ending returning to the CEBL for a second season so does the Clutch Player of the Year award, which recognizes the player who has made the most impact during Elam Ending time.

All CEBL Award winners will receive a customized ring from Jostens, the official Supplier of Awards and Rings to the CEBL.

The award nominees are as follows:

• Clutch Player of the Year: Lindell Wigginton (Hamilton), Marlon Johnson (Edmonton), Xavier Moon (Edmonton)
• U SPORTS Player of the Year: Lloyd Pandi (Niagara), Alain Louis (Ottawa)
• Sixth Man of the Year: Adika Peter-McNeilly (Edmonton), Shaquille Keith (Fraser Valley)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Gilbeck (Fraser Valley), Javin DeLaurier (Niagara)
• Canadian Player of the Year: Lindell Wigginton (Hamilton), Jordan Baker (Edmonton)
• Player of the Year: Xavier Moon (Edmonton), Lindell Wigginton (Hamilton)

The 2021 Coach of the Year and Fox40 Official of the Year honourees will also be announced at the CEBL Awards.

Award winners are determined by votes cast by the league’s head coaches, general managers, assistant coaches, assistant general managers, team presidents, league broadcasters, and internal media personnel. Team coaches and executives cannot vote for a player nor the head coach from their own team.

The CEBL became the first professional Canadian sports league to return to play in all its markets during the COVID-19 pandemic when the 2021 season tipped off June 24. The 49-game season saw the return of thousands of fans to all seven CEBL venues when the four provinces where teams exist opened their venues at different times with varying restrictions on capacity.

The 2021 CEBL Playoffs are set to begin Saturday when the Hamilton Honey Badgers host the Ottawa BlackJacks in quarterfinal action at FirstOntario Centre. They continue Sunday when the Guelph Nighthawks travel to Abbotsford to take on the Fraser Valley Bandits. Quarterfinal winners advance to join Niagara and Edmonton at the Expo Centre in Edmonton for Championship Weekend where the two semifinal matchups will be held Friday, August 20. The CEBL Championship game will be played Sunday, August 22. 

Details for 2021 Championship Weekend as well as tickets can be found  here .

All playoff games broadcast live nationally on CBC TV and will also be available for live streaming on the CEBL’s new OTT streaming service  CEBL+,   cbcsports.ca , the free  CBC Gem  streaming service, the CBC Sports App for iOS and android devices, and on Twitch.

A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 75 percent of its current rosters being Canadians. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. The only First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season typically runs from May through August. Head to CEBL.ca for more information or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube

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