Brampton Honey Badgers

Brampton Honey Badgers
Brampton Honey Badgers logo
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2018
HistoryHamilton Honey Badgers (2019–2022) Brampton Honey Badgers (2022–Present)
ArenaCAA Centre
Capacity5,000
LocationBrampton, Ontario
Team coloursBlack, gold, white
     
PresidentMichael Cvitkovic
General managerJermaine Anderson[1]
Head coachRyan Schmidt
Championships1 (2022)
Websitehoneybadgers.ca

The Brampton Honey Badgers are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Brampton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. They play their games at the CAA Centre.[2] The team was founded in 2018 as the Hamilton Honey Badgers and played at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario from their inaugural season in 2019 until 2022.

History

On May 2, 2018, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Hamilton, Ontario, as one of the original six teams for its inaugural season beginning May 2019.[3] On June 12, 2018, at a press conference the CEBL announced the logo and name of its Hamilton franchise as the Hamilton Honey Badgers, a nickname inspired by the world's most fearless animal. The team also announced the hiring of former Toronto Raptors' executive John Lashway as team president.[4] On December 19, 2019, the organization appointed Jermaine Anderson as the new general manager of the team.[5]

The Honey Badgers won their first game, at home over Edmonton, 103–86 on May 12, 2019.[6]

The Honey Badgers made the playoffs and defeated the Niagara River Lions but lost in the CEBL Finals to the Saskatchewan Rattlers.

The Honey Badgers won their first title on August 14, 2022, against the Scarborough Shooting Stars, 90–88, clinching a berth, at the 2022–23 BCL Americas.

On November 28, 2022, the league announced due to renovations to the FirstOntario Centre, the Honey Badgers had relocated to Brampton permanently.[7]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Brampton Honey Badgers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 21 Canada Brown, Jevon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1998-05-30)30 May 1998
C 25 United States McCoy, Brandon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 26 – (1998-06-11)11 June 1998
G 7 Canada Jamaica Newby, Jabs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 32 – (1992-08-15)15 August 1992
F 17 Canada Nurhussein, Ayub 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 22 – (2002-12-14)14 December 2002
G 13 Canada Okafor, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999
F — Canada Price-Noel, Jahbril 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 25 – (1999-12-19)19 December 1999
F 14 Canada Stevenson, Shamiel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 26 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998
G 6 Canada Walker, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 25 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999
Head coach
  • Canada Sheldon Cassimy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 5, 2024

Notable players

Honours

regular season top team (1): 2022
Champions (1): 2022

Season-by-season record

League Season Coach Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
CEBL
2019 Chantal Vallée 10 10 .500 4th 1 1 .500 Lost finals
2020 Ryan Schmidt 3 3 .500 3rd 1 1 .500 Lost semi-finals
2021 Ryan Schmidt 9 5 .643 3rd 0 1 .000 Lost quarter-finals
2022 Ryan Schmidt 14 6 .700 1st 2 0 1.000 Won CEBL Championship
2023 Antoine Broxsie 8 12 .400 4th East 0 1 .000 Lost Play in Round
2024 Sheldon Cassimy 6 14 .300 5th East Did not qualify
Totals 50 50 .500 — 4 4 .500

References

  1. ^ "Honey Badgers Appoint Anderson as General Manager". www.honeybadgers.ca. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ "Arena closure forces CEBL defending champion Honey Badgers to move to Brampton". Sportsnet. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Football's Mike Morreale heads up new Canadian Elite Basketball League". National Post. May 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Milton, Steve (12 June 2018). "Hamilton pro basketball team named Honey Badgers, will wear black and gold". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Honey Badgers Appoint Anderson as General Manager". www.honeybadgers.ca. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. ^ "CEBL Team Schedule - CEBL Games - Sync to Calendar". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  7. ^ "CEBL to Relocate Honey Badgers to Bramptons's CAA Centre". 28 November 2022.