Hamilton Honey Badgers

The Hamilton Honey Badgers are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The Honey Badgers play their home games at the FirstOntario Centre in downtown Hamilton.[1]

Hamilton Honey Badgers
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2018
Arena	FirstOntario Centre
Capacity	17,383
Location	Hamilton, Ontario
Team colours	Black, gold, white
President	John Lashway
Head coach	Ryan Schmidt
Website	https://www.honeybadgers.ca/

History

On May 2, 2018, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Hamilton, Ontario, as one of original six teams for its inaugural season beginning May 2019.[2] On June 12, 2018, at a press conference the CEBL announced the logo and name of its Hamilton franchise as the Hamilton Honey Badgers, a nickname inspired by the world's most fearless animal. The team also announced the hiring of former Toronto Raptors' executive John Lashway as team president.[3] On December 19, 2019, the organization appointed Jermaine Anderson as the new General Manager of the team.[4]

The Honey Badgers won their first game, at home over Edmonton, 103–86 on May 12, 2019.[5]

The Honey Badgers made the playoffs and defeated the Niagara River Lions but lost the CEBL Finals to the Saskatchewan Rattlers.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Hamilton Honey Badgers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Babb-Harrison, Jaylen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 28 – 1 January 1993 G 3 Johnson, Alex 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 33 – 18 January 1988 G 4 Diressa, Ammanuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 27 – 5 May 1993 F 7 Lam, Lock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 23 – 31 March 1997 G 8 Mukama, Jean-Victor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 26 – 24 August 1994 G 10 Notice, Duane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 26 – 7 September 1994 F 13 Young, Kalif 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 23 – 5 April 1997 G 15 John, Cody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 24 – 29 November 1996 F 16 Klassen, Owen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 29 – 31 October 1991 F 30 Kennedy, Jermel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 31 – 19 September 1989	Head coach Ryan Schmidt Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive Injured Roster Updated: January 2, 2021

Season-by-season record

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2019	Chantal Vallée	10	10	.500	4th	1	1	.500	Lost Finals
	2020	Ryan Schmidt	3	3	.500	3rd	1	1	.500	Lost Semi-finals
Totals			13	13	.500	—	2	2	.500

References

1. Lazaruk, Les. "Hamilton's CEBL Team Has "Sweet" Name". Saskatoon Media Group. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. "Football's Mike Morreale heads up new Canadian Elite Basketball League". National Post. May 2, 2018.
3. Milton, Steve. "Hamilton pro basketball team named Honey Badgers, will wear black and gold". Hamilton Spector. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
4. "Honey Badgers Appoint Anderson as General Manager". www.honeybadgers.ca. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
5. https://www.cebl.ca/schedule-OLD