Canada Basketball backs new league

Canada Basketball has named the new Canada Elite Basketball League as the official first divisional professional league partner of Canada Basketball. The partnership makes the CEBL a Division 1 League of Canada Basketball, adhering to official FIBA rules and regulations for the play and officiating of its games. The league is slated to start in 2019 with teams in Hamilton, St. Catharines, Ont., Guelph, Ont., Edmonton, Saskatoon and Abbotsford.