The Canadian Elite Basketball League is now the biggest pro sports league in Canada.
With the addition of three expansion clubs for the 2022 season, the CEBL has more Canadian-based teams (10) than the NHL, NBA and MLB combined, and more than the CFL (nine), CPL (eight) and MLS (three).
The Montreal Alliance, Scarborough Shooting Stars and Newfoundland Growlers may not be getting in on the ground floor, but they’re accelerating the league’s rise to the top.
Annie Larouche, vice-president of operations for the Alliance, previously spent 25 years with the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes.
She said the CEBL has the potential to grow at least