2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft

The 2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Fifth CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 19. 10 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 20 athletes in total.

Format
the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2022 CEBL season and the 1 new expansion team order of joining the league, followed by Montreal Alliance finishing last place last season so they get 2nd overall. 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 determined as follows:
 * 1) Winnipeg Sea Bears
 * 2) Montreal Alliance
 * 3) Calgary Surge
 * 4) Edmonton Stingers
 * 5) Saskatchewan Rattlers
 * 6) Vancouver Bandits
 * 7) Ottawa Blackjacks
 * 8) Niagara River Lions
 * 9) Scarborough Shooting Stars
 * 10) Brampton Honey Badgers

Eligibility
Players may completed their university eligibility in 2021–22, or they may be returning to their university team in the fall and be classified within the CEBL's U SPORTS Developmental player program. They must qualify as Canadian, and they must have completed at least one full year of eligibility at their U SPORTS institution. Each CEBL club must have at least one U SPORTS player on its 10-man active roster at all times.

Player selection
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