Sea Bears Nation break own CEBL season attendance record
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) have surpassed the league's single-season attendance record, their own mark set in 2023. In 10 regular season games in 2024, the Sea Bears saw a total of 86,275 fans attend Canada Life Centre. The team's previous mark, then a CEBL record, was 55,029 in its 10 regular season games in 2023. The team reached 65,609 total fans that year after its playoff game on August 4, 2023.
The team also set a new single-game franchise record in its final match of the 2024 regular season with 11,051, besting the previous mark of 10,580 set in the team's playoff game in 2023.
“We never cease to be amazed by the passion and energy of our incredible fan base. Sea Bears Nation is the foundation of all that we do and we cannot wait to see them back at Canada Life Centre in May of 2025," said Winnipeg Sea Bears president Jason Smith.
The Calgary Surge overtook the Sea Bears' single-game attendance record in their home opener this year when 12,327 fans filled Scotiabank Saddledome on May 21. Before the Sea Bears joined the league in 2023, the previous CEBL single-game attendance record stood at 4,404, a mark owned by the Vancouver Bandits.
The league's average regular season attendance (for a single game) this year was 3259.
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About the Winnipeg Sea Bears
The 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.
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About the CEBL
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 75 per cent of its rosters being Canadian and a record 10 players with NBA experience in 2024. Players also bring experience from the NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, NCAA programs, as well as U SPORTS and CCAA. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August with games broadcast live on CEBL+ powered by BetVictor, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+, Next Level Sports & Entertainment andCourtside1891. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube
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