The 2019 CEBL Entry Draft was the inaugural CEBL Entry Draft, held on March 23, 2019, at the

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. Six

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(CEBL) teams selected 78 athletes in total.

Format

A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in even-numbered rounds, and the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was drawn as follows: # Fraser Valley Bandits # Edmonton Stingers # Guelph Nighthawks # Saskatchewan Rattlers # Hamilton Honey Badgers # Niagara River Lions The first four rounds were regional rounds, in which teams selected players from their region. The three eastern teams had to choose players from

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and the western teams from

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. The next seven rounds were open rounds, with teams able to select players from any region of the world. The final two rounds were U Sports rounds, in which teams selected players playing in

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, Canada's university basketball program.

Player selection

Source:

Regional rounds

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Open rounds

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

U-Sports rounds

Round 12

Round 13

References

{{Canadian Elite Basketball League Canadian Elite Basketball League 2018–19 in Canadian basketball