Vancouver Bandits Re-Sign Team Defensive Player of the Year Duane Notice for Second Season
Notice led the Bandits in game-winning baskets in 2023 and earned team defensive player of the year honours for his efforts as a two-way player.
LANGLEY, B.C. – The Vancouver Bandits announced Thursday that the club has re-signed a core member of its roster by inking seasoned Team Canada guard and 2023 team defensive player of the year Duane Notice.
Notice averaged 5.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 25.0 minutes per game while nailing 40.6 per cent of his three-point attempts to lead all Vancouver players in accuracy from long-range and to also rank among the top 10 marksmen in the entire CEBL last summer.
Thanks to his late-game heroics, Notice quickly became a fan favourite with Vancouver. He scored three target score game winners in just his first season with the club, which ties him for fourth all-time among Bandits players. Notice converted his game winners against Niagara (June 10), Calgary (June 14) and Ottawa (July 27), respectively.
After scoring in double figures once through the first half of the 2023 CEBL season, Notice heated up to score in double figures three times in the final eight games of Vancouver’s campaign; including a season-high outburst in scoring against Winnipeg on July 23 when he tallied 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting from three-point distance.
“Vancouver! We have unfinished business. I am happy to be back out west with the Bandits family and give my all on court for the best fans in the CEBL,” Notice said.
Hailing from Toronto, Ont., Notice is a prominent name in the Canadian basketball scene and previously played in the CEBL for the Brampton Honey Badgers (formerly known as Hamilton) in 2019 and 2020. Over his two years with the Honey Badgers, Notice averaged 29.7 minutes, 13.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game.
Prior to the Honey Badgers, Notice spent two seasons and played 80 games with the Toronto Raptors’ NBA G League affiliate, the Raptors 905, between 2018-2020. In 2018-19 with the 905, Notice averaged 10 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game on 38.5 per cent shooting from three-point range.
Notice has represented
Team Canada at six different tournaments and has played a combined total of 30 international games throughout his career, both as a member of the junior men’s and senior men’s national teams.
Known as a two-way player, Notice suited up for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 2013-17 and is the school’s all-time leader in games played with 138. Over the course of five collegiate seasons in the SEC, Notice averaged 28.9 minutes, 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game on 36.6 per cent shooting from three-point distance.
Notice’s selfless play was recognized during the 2015-16 season when he was named the SEC’s sixth man of the year. In 2017 Notice garnered further accolades when he helped lead the Gamecocks to the NCAA Tournament Final Four.
“Duane means so much to our organization and our culture. His consistent effort to put the team first combined with his toughness and resiliency is very special to us. Duane was our most efficient player on both sides of the ball last year and we are truly grateful that he is back with us as one of our leaders and captains,” Bandits head coach and general manager Kyle Julius said.
Season tickets as well as flex packs are currently on sale for the Bandits’ sixth CEBL campaign and are available for purchase at this link. Single game tickets are expected to go on sale later this spring.
Fans will get their first opportunity to watch the Bandits on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. PT when Vancouver opens its season at home when the Montréal Alliance visit Langley Events Centre.
Vancouver will play a total of 10 regular season home games in 2024 between Thursday, May 23 and Thursday, July 18. The Bandits wrap up regular season action on the road against Montréal on Sunday, July 28 at 1 p.m. PT.
All CEBL regular season games including playoffs will be live-streamed on TSN+, as well as the CEBL’s OTT platform,
CEBL+, and on CEBL Mobile, the official app of the CEBL (available on Android and iOS devices).
Individuals interested in learning more about tickets for the Vancouver Bandits’ upcoming 2024 season are kindly asked to call (604) 455-8881 or email
[email protected]. A complete regular season schedule can be found by
clicking here.
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Twitter.
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About the Vancouver Bandits:
The Vancouver Bandits are British Columbia’s professional basketball team. As the westernmost club
in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Bandits offer an entertainment experience that
combines a fast-paced game day atmosphere with a presentation of some of Canada’s top
professional athletes within a world-class venue at Langley Events Centre (LEC).
About the 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 73% of its 2023 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. 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. More information about the CEBL is available at
CEBL.ca and @cebleague on
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