Your Winnipeg Sea Bears joined the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) as an expansion franchise in 2023. The city's only professional basketball team plays out of Canada Life Centre from May to August in a 20-game regular season schedule. Winnipeg businessman and lawyer, David Asper, is the organization's owner and chairman.
The Sea Bears nickname was chosen in honour of the largest bear in the world, the polar bear whose Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means “Sea Bear”. The Arctic’s top predator is emblematic of Manitoba’s north and pays homage to the bear as a species under stress that shares the land in the north with the Dene people. Winnipeg is home to the world’s largest gallery of Inuit and Dene art, and the polar bear is a symbol of the north and its people. Winnipeg is also home to the world’s largest polar bear conservation organization. The Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg includes the world-renowned Journey to Churchill polar bear exhibit.
ABOUT THE CEBL
The CEBL features 10 teams in
six provinces, making it the largest pro sports league in Canada. The CEBL has the
highest percentage of
Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 71
percent of its 2022 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from
the NBA,
NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and
top NCAA programs as well as U
SPORTS.
The only First Division Professional League
Partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season runs May through August. More
information about the CEBL is available at
CEBL.ca
and @cebleague on Instagram,
Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
