The Fraser Valley Bandits are welcomed to Abbotsford for inaugural season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

The Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Monday that Bandits will be the name of the Fraser Valley entry in the new league, which plays its inaugural season May through August 2019. Wearing the colours of orange, blue and white, the Fraser Valley Bandits logo depicts an
image of a red fox, common to British Columbia. “As a professional basketball league created by Canadians for Canadians, and as leaders in
helping develop basketball across our country, we are very excited to have Fraser Valley as a founding member of the Canadian Elite Basketball League,” said Mike Morreale, chief executive officer of the CEBL. “People in this region are passionate about sports and appreciate the role special events play in enhancing the quality of life. The CEBL will deliver a new basketball experience that features world class basketball wrapped in a full entertainment package that will appeal to people of all ages, and to both fans and non-hoops fans as well.” Fraser Valley joins Edmonton, Hamilton, Guelph, Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), and Niagara (St. Catharines) as the original six franchises in the league. The Niagara River Lions were announced into the league June
8, followed by the introduction of the Hamilton Honey Badgers, Guelph Nighthawks, Edmonton Stingers, Saskatchewan Rattlers, and the Fraser Valley Bandits.

 

Click the links below for interviews with Mayor Henry Braun, Lee Genier (President & COO of CEBL) and Mike Morreale (Chief Exec Officer of the CEBL)