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Canadian Basketball League

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Canadian Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016–17
SportBasketball
Founded2014
First season2016–17
Ceased2017
CEOButch Carter
MottoDevelopment League
TV partner(s)yes tv
Official websitecanadianbasketball.com

The Canadian Basketball League (CBL) was a professional basketball minor league based around the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario. The CBL was founded in July 2014 by former NBA coach Butch Carter.[1][2][3]

Teams

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Team City Arena
Durham United Basketball Club Oshawa, Ontario Durham Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre
Hamilton United Basketball Club Hamilton, Ontario David Braley Athletics & Recreation Centre
Scarborough Basketball Club Toronto, Ontario Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Raptors coach Butch Carter pushing a dream of a new Canadian Basketball League". Ottawa Citizen. 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Butch Carter pitching startup Canadian Basketball League, but will he find sponsors?". Toronto Star. 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Butch Carter says Canadian Basketball League to start small, grow sustainably". Yahoo Sports Canada. 21 May 2015.
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