Niagara River Lions' Ahmad named CEBL MVP and Player of the Year

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The Canadian Press

GATINEAU, Que. — Niagara River Khalil Ahmad, a 10-time Elam game winner for the Lions, was named both Player of the Year and Clutch Player in the Canadian Elite Basketball League on Wednesday.

Ahmad, 25, from Corona, Calif., posted a league-best 20.7 points and a team-best 4.5 assists for him, while leading the River Lions to his 13th. - led to. 7 records, second in the league. He shot 45% of him from the field.

The River Lions and the Hamilton Honey Badgers each led the award of the season with his three. Ryan Schmidt led Hamilton to a league-best 14-6 regular season record in his third season at the club and was named Coach of the Year.

Hamilton guard Caleb Agada won Canada's Player of the Year award after averaging 12.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.1 steals in 19 games. His teammate Coby McEwan won the Sixth Man Honor. The Weber State graduate and Toronto native averaged 12.1 points, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals in his first professional season.

His EJ Onu of Niagara River earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in his first season with the Lions. The 6-foot-11 forward averaged his league-record 3.3 blocks per game in the regular season.

Fraser Valley Bandits and University of Windsor forward Thomas Kennedy averaged 14.5 points on 63.6% shooting from the field and was named CEBL's Top Player in His Sport. I was. Kennedy will return to the Windsor Lancers next season.

The winners were determined by voting by the league's head coach, general manager, assistant coaches, select league broadcasters, and internal media personnel.

Ottawa will host his CEBL Final Four on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Elam ending used in his NBA All-Star Game last season is intended to reduce the number of late-game interruptions. In the 4th quarter of each game, if he stops the clock within 4 minutes, the target score is set to the leading team's score plus 9. If the score in the game he is 77-71, that is the first team to reach 86.

This Canadian Press report was first published on August 10, 2022.

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