Montreal Basketball

• CEBL team Montreal Alliance beating odds, charming crowds

  When the season started, sports experts expected the team to be the worst in the league. But what could've been a self-fulfilling prophecy is shaping up to be a Cinderella story.

  Sports

  Jul 12, 2023
  
• Montrealer Olivier-Maxence Prosper drafted by NBA

  Fans call him “OMax,” the Montreal college superstar who wowed the scouts and became one of the hottest prospects at last night's NBA draft in New York.

  Sports

  Jun 23, 2023
  
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• Mathurin, Boucher, Dort among those coaching Basketball Without Borders camp in Quebec

  The NBA and FIBA made the announcement Thursday, with the list of campers to be announced prior to the camp.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2023
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• CEBL’s Montreal Alliance reveals 2023 basketball games schedule

  The Montreal Alliance will play its first game on May 26 at home and fans will notice some changes. The Canadian Elite Basketball League is changing to a two-conference system.

  Sports

  Jan 24, 2023
• Montreal’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper inches close to NBA dream while helping star sis Cassandre

  Olivier-Maxence Prosper is a junior forward for the Marquette Golden Eagles while sister Cassandre recently joined the seventh-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

  Sports

  Jan 24, 2023
• Montreal’s Olivier Rioux, world’s tallest teen, chasing hoops dream at Canada Games

  Olivier Rioux can dunk on an NBA hoop while barely leaving his feet. The Guinness World Records recognized him as the world's tallest teenager when the Montreal adolescent was 15.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
• Montreal’s Bennedict Mathurin set to be drafted to NBA as hometown bursts with pride

  Montreal native and basketball star Bennedict Mathurin is expected to be picked in the top 10 of the 2022 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York.

  Sports

  Jun 23, 2022
• Montreal’s Bennedict Mathurin ready to make his NBA dreams come true

  Montreal basketball player Bennedict Mathurin decided to take a risk and join the NBA Academy Latin America, becoming the first Canadian to do so. His gamble has paid off.

  Sports

  May 31, 2022
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• Montreal’s CEBL team names two-time NBA champ Joel Anthony as first GM

  The 10-year NBA veteran from Montreal won championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and '13. He then played for Boston, Detroit and San Antonio.

  Sports

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Montreal is getting a new professional basketball team

  The Canadian Elite Basketball League promises that "outside of the NBA Toronto Raptors, this is the best basketball you will see in this entire country."

  Sports

  Oct 27, 2021