Canadian Elite Basketball League announces expansion to Winnipeg

The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season.

Winnipeg will be the league's fifth expansion since it launched in 2019 with six teams.

The league said Winnipeg's name and logo will be announced at a later date.

The CEBL, now with 11 teams, is the largest wholly Canadian professional sports league. The CFL and soccer's Canadian Premier League, which recently added a new team in Vancouver FC, each have nine franchises.

The CEBL has expanded its national footprint through expansion, adding teams in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto (Scarborough) and St. John's, N.L., since its debut season.

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