Winnipeg Sea Bears

Winnipeg Sea Bears
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2022
History	Winnipeg Sea Bears (2022–present)
Arena	Canada Life Centre[1]
Capacity	15,321
Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team colours	Black, teal, white
President	Jason Smith
Head coach	Mike Taylor[2]
Ownership	David Asper
Website	seabears.ca

The Winnipeg Sea Bears are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). They play their home games at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

History

On November 9, 2022, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced that its 10th franchise would be in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[3][4]

On November 30, 2022, the Winnipeg franchise officially unveiled their branding, announcing their name and logo as the Winnipeg Sea Bears. It was announced they would be playing at the Canada Life Centre.[5][6]

On December 14, 2022, the Sea Bears announced that Mike Taylor was hired as the team’s inaugural head coach.[7][8]

On May 27, 2023, the Sea Bears played their inaugural game in front of 7,303 fans,[9] shattering the previous league attendance record by nearly 3,000. They won the game 90–85 over the Vancouver Bandits. The Sea Bears finished their inaugural season with a 12–8 record for second in the Western Conference and a home playoff game against the Edmonton Stingers. Winnipeg set another attendance record for their first playoff game with 10,580 spectators.[10]

The Sea Bears' second season started May 22, 2024 with a loss to the Saskatchewan Rattlers, played in the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.[11]

Players

Current roster

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

Winnipeg Sea Bears roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 15 Hildebrandt, Simon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 21 – (2003-03-17)17 March 2003 F 30 Ingo, Stephane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (1999-06-08)8 June 1999 G 5 Maranan, Shawn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 24 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000 G 4 Sagl, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 24 – (2000-03-29)29 March 2000 G 11 Watts, Daren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 21 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003	Head coach Mike Taylor Assistant coach(es) Juwan Brown William Gatchalian Mike Raimbault Josh Reddy Ryan Thomson Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive (U) Current U Sports Athlete Injured Roster Transactions Updated: November 20, 2024

Season-by-season record

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2023	Mike Taylor	12	8	.600	2nd West	0	1	.000	Lost play in round
	2024		9	11	.450	4th West	0	1	.000	Lost play in round
Totals			21	19	.525	—	0	2	.000

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in evolving Canadian Elite Basketball League". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
2. "Winnipeg Sea Bears Name First Head Coach, GM". ChrisD.ca. 14 December 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
3. "Canadian Elite Basketball League Expanding to Winnipeg". CEBL website. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
4. "Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing CEBL". tsn.ca. 30 November 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
5. Gibsom, Shane (November 30, 2022). "Winnipeg Sea Bears unveiled as city's entry into Canadian Elite Basketball League". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
6. "Winnipeg Sea Bears become 10th Canadian Elite Basketball League franchise". cbc.ca. CBC News. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
7. Prentice, Amy-Ellen (December 14, 2022). "Winnipeg's new basketball team names first head coach". global news.ca. Global News. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
8. "BREAKING: Winnipeg Sea Bears Name First Head Coach". oursportscentral.com. OSC. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
9. "All Eyes on CEBL as 2023 Season Openers see Record Attendance". www.cebl.ca. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
10. "CEBL Game Box Score". CEBL. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
11. "CEBL Game Box Score". CEBL. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-07-16.