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The Canadian Elite Basketball League has called a Wednesday morning media conference to announce it is adding a team in Ottawa, playing out of TD Place arena.

The CEBL also has franchises in Edmonton, Fraser Valley (Abbotsford, B.C.), Guelph, Hamilton, Niagara (St. Catharines) and Saskatchewan. Launched in 2019, it has a season that runs from May to August.

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The unnamed franchise would represent the national capital’s second to enter pro basketball ranks. The Ottawa SkyHawks played just one season (2013-14) in the National Basketball League of Canada before folding, starting out with home games at the cavernous Canadian Tire Centre before relocating to the CEGEP de l’Outaouais gymnasium in Gatineau and finally to La Cité Collégiale for a post-season play-in contest.

CEBL players come from NBA G-League clubs, top NCAA programs, the Canadian national program, U Sports and other Division 1 FIBA leagues. The inaugural 2019 season featured more than 100 Canadians and internationals on CEBL rosters, with the Saskatchewan Rattlers winning the first championship.