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Basketball team in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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 .
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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 .
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On December 14, 2022, the Sea Bears announced that
Mike Taylor was hired as the team’s inaugural head coach.
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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 10580 spectators.
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Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at
FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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
G
31
Sagl, Tyler
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
24 – (2000-03-29 ) 29 March 2000
F/C
33
Posthumus, Chad
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
33 – (1991-02-12 ) 12 February 1991
F
4
Days, Darius
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
24 – (1999-10-20 ) 20 October 1999
F
8
Allen, Teddy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
26 – (1998-06-07 ) 7 June 1998
G
10
Campbell, Alex
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
31 – (1993-01-22 ) 22 January 1993
G
24
Bourcier, Mason
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
24 – (1999-08-31 ) 31 August 1999
G
3
Ogungbemi-Jackson, Jarred
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
32 – (1991-08-11 ) 11 August 1991
F
55
Muenkat, David
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
23 – (2000-07-02 ) 2 July 2000
F/C
55
Osayande, Shane
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
31 – (1993-01-20 ) 20 January 1993
G
5
Maranan, Shawn
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
24 – (2000-05-27 ) 27 May 2000
F/C
50
Mullens, Byron
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
35 – (1989-02-14 ) 14 February 1989
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
Updated: November 29, 2023
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
Totals
12
8
.600
—
0
1
.000
External links
References
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"Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in evolving Canadian Elite Basketball League" . Sportsnet . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
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"Winnipeg Sea Bears Name First Head Coach, GM" . ChrisD.ca . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
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"Canadian Elite Basketball League Expanding to Winnipeg" . CEBL website . Retrieved November 9, 2022 .
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"Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing CEBL" . tsn.ca . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ 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 .
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"Winnipeg Sea Bears become 10th Canadian Elite Basketball League franchise" . cbc.ca . CBC News. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
^ Prentice, Amy-Ellen (December 14, 2022).
"Winnipeg's new basketball team names first head coach" . global news.ca . Global News. Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
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"BREAKING: Winnipeg Sea Bears Name First Head Coach" . oursportscentral.com . OSC. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 .
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"All Eyes on CEBL as 2023 Season Openers see Record Attendance" . www.cebl.ca . 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06 .
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https://www.cebl.ca/event?matchid=2297516 |website= CEBL |access-date=September 21, 2023