Sea Bears thank David Muenkat as he re-joins Fraport Skyliners
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Sea Bears will be without David Muenkat for the 2024 playoff run as the guard has been called to re-join the Fraport Skyliners in the top level of German basketball, Basketball Bundesliga. Muenkat helped the team regain its position in the Bundesliga last season (2023-24) after it was relegated to Pro A in 2022-23.
Muenkat, who goes by the nickname Deebo, will rejoin the Skyliners this week in preparation for the 2024-25 season.
"We are very thankful for David Muenkat and appreciate all he has done to help our team this summer. David has been an impact player for us and an excellent team guy. We wish him a great season ahead with the Frankfurt Skyliners in the German Bundesliga. He helped the team earn promotion and now he will help them with the exciting challenges ahead. Our league is designed for situations like this: helping players develop, prepare and make the next steps. Although it's not easy to lose David now, we hope to see David back in a Sea Bears uniform in the future," said Sea Bears head coach and general manager, Mike Taylor.
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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