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, the largest arena by capacity of any CEBL team.[1]

Hamilton Honey Badgers
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2018
ArenaFirstOntario Centre
Capacity17,383
LocationHamilton, Ontario
Team coloursBlack, gold, white
     
PresidentJohn Lashway
Head coachRyan Schmidt
Websitehttps://www.honeybadgers.ca/

History

On May 2, 2018, the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Hamilton, Ontario, as one of the 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 in 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Babb-Harrison, Jaylen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993
G 3 Johnson, Alex 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 34 – (1988-01-18)18 January 1988
G 4 Diressa, Ammanuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 28 – (1993-05-05)5 May 1993
F 7 Lam, Lock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 25 – (1997-03-31)31 March 1997
G 8 Mukama, Jean-Victor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 27 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994
G 10 Notice, Duane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 27 – (1994-09-07)7 September 1994
F 13 Young, Kalif 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 25 – (1997-04-05)5 April 1997
G 15 John, Cody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 25 – (1996-11-29)29 November 1996
F 16 Klassen, Owen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 30 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991
F 30 Kennedy, Jermel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 32 – (1989-09-19)19 September 1989
Head coach
  • Ryan Schmidt
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured
Updated: January 2, 2021

Season-by-season record
LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2019Chantal Vallée1010.5004th11.500Lost Finals
2020Ryan Schmidt33.5003rd11.500Lost Semi-finals
2021Ryan Schmidt95.6433rd01.000Lost Quarter-finals
Totals2218.550—23.400

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 (12 June 2018). "Hamilton pro basketball team named Honey Badgers, will wear black and gold". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. "Honey Badgers Appoint Anderson as General Manager". www.honeybadgers.ca. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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