Roster Update: Friday, June 6 vs. Ottawa
Bandits Staff • June 6, 2025
The Vancouver Bandits have announced today the following roster updates in advance of its Friday, June 6 game at home against the Ottawa BlackJacks at 7:00 p.m. PT:
G Tristan Jass (lower body) is ruled out for today's game.
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The Vancouver Bandits have announced today the following roster update in advance of its Sunday, July 20 home game against the Edmonton Stingers at 5:00 p.m. PT: G Kyle Mangas has been removed from the Suspended List and added to the Club's active roster; he will be available for tonight's game.
The Vancouver Bandits downed the Edmonton Stingers 111-99 in a battle between two of the CEBL’s hottest teams at Langley Events Centre on Sunday (July 20). Vancouver snapped Edmonton’s seven-game win streak and extended its own to four games with the victory. Scorching hot three-point shooting continued to make the difference for the Bandits. The home team connected on 17 threes in the win, their third consecutive game hitting at least 15. Vancouver head coach Kyle Julius attributed the strong stretch of shooting to the team’s ability to generate open looks. “We've been really moving the ball well – really unselfish. The guys have confidence in each other,” Julius said. The ball movement yielded 29 assists on Vancouver’s 40 field goals on Sunday. Duane Notice led the charge for Vancouver with 23 points in the win. With varying minutes throughout the season, Notice made the most of his opportunities in the past several games. “I always try to stay ready. I mean it's cliché, but it's the truth. There's games where I don't play, there's games where I play the whole game, [and] there's games where I play spot minutes,” Notice said. “So I just try to approach the game with the same mentality every time, which is ‘How can I impact the game and winning on both ends of the court?’” Bandits guard Corey Davis Jr. contributed 20 points and eight assists to the effort, while Mitch Creek returned to the lineup with 19 points. Edmonton head coach Jordan Baker said the loss is a good wake-up call heading into the final six games. “The details matter and we've got to play four quarters of basketball,” Baker said. Stingers’ guard Sean East II was held in check for the bulk of the contest but finished strong with 10 points in Target Score Time, ending the night with 20. Scottie Lindsey and Nick Hornsby each added 19 points for the Stingers as well. Hornsby said the Stingers just have to move on to their next matchup against Winnipeg. “We did try to execute what we needed to execute. And it’s just part of basketball – you're not going to win every game. You're not going to win 100 in a row. We're blessed to be able to win seven,” Hornsby said. Meanwhile, Keon Ambrose-Hylton made history for the Stingers in the loss. The big man broke his coach’s franchise record for rebounds in a single game with 18 on the night. “It's great for him – he did a great job for us on both ends, cleaning the glass. [Vancouver] only having four offensive rebounds is a testament to what he was doing down there. But yeah, I mean, small consolation,” Baker said. Both offences were operating efficiently to start the game. After knocking down 17 threes on Friday, the Bandits carried over the hot shooting into Sunday. Davis Jr. and Notice both buried a pair of triples to earn an early lead for Vancouver. Davis Jr. kept hitting shots from beyond the arc to begin the second quarter, helping to extend the lead to as high as 15. However, the Stingers gained some momentum with a 6-0 run to close the half, cutting the deficit to nine points after 20 minutes. Vancouver didn’t cool down from long range in the third quarter. After Hornsby hit from deep to start the frame, the Bandits went on a 14-2 run to force a Baker timeout, highlighted by a Notice triple from almost half court. Lindsey and Hornsby kept the Stingers offence afloat during the quarter, but the Bandits still entered the fourth with an 84-69 advantage. Returning from NBA Summer League, Kyle Mangas joined the three-point frenzy early in the fourth before Creek and Sam Maillet connected with another pair to head into Target Score Time with a 101-82 lead. Edmonton kept fighting with a 9-1 run to begin Target Score Time, prompting a Julius timeout. However, Creek helped to close out the game with a long two from the wing and a transition layup to win it. The Stingers and Bandits meet again on Aug. 1 at Edmonton Expo Centre. Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600661
Red-hot three-point shooting propelled the Vancouver Bandits to their third straight win on Friday (July 18). The Bandits connected on 17 trifectas on their way to a 100-79 win at Langley Events Centre that eliminated the Saskatchewan Rattlers from playoff contention. Edmonton fans can also celebrate Vancouver’s win as it clinches a playoff berth for the Stingers. The backcourt duo of Zach Copeland and Corey Davis Jr. carried the offensive load for the Bandits on Friday with Mitch Creek out of the lineup. Copeland netted a game-high 26 points, while Davis Jr. notched a double-double with 25 points, 12 assists and seven threes. Clutch contributions also came from Duane Notice with 13 points, including the game winner. Davis Jr.'s 12 assists pushed him past the 200 mark for his CEBL regular season career. On Tuesday, his single season assist record was broken by Saskatchewan guard Nate Pierre-Louis. “[Pierre-Louis] is a great basketball player and he does it the right way. So it's kudos to him. I'm pretty sure if I was here the whole season, I'd probably still be holding on to that. I feel a way about it but nonetheless,” Davis Jr. said. Unselfish basketball pushed the Bandits to the convincing win. Of Vancouver’s 35 field goals, 29 were assisted. The Bandits bounced back from 11 first-half turnovers and seven offensive rebounds allowed to take control in the second. “We've just been moving the ball really well. Our assists have been high, our three-point makes and percentage has been high and it's actually been fun to watch to be honest,” Vancouver head coach Kyle Julius said. For Saskatchewan, head coach Eric Magdanz said the team will continue to battle despite its elimination from the playoffs. “Our team has been nothing but competitive this whole year,” he said. “They're a great group of pros and a big thing we've talked about right from the start is saying this isn't the end of the road for any of us. We're all trying to see what's next and advance [our] career.” Recent additions Alex Garcia and Tevian Jones were bright spots for the Rattlers in the loss. With Pierre-Louis out, Garcia stepped up with 25 points in just his third professional game and Jones tallied 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists. “I've had some of the best [coaching] I feel like in the world, and that's really prepared me to play at this level,” Garcia said. “I put in the skill work but more than anything if … you're under skilled, you can play with better competition if you have the mind for it.” The Bandits opened the game strong, but the Rattlers responded quickly. A balanced attack, highlighted by a pair of and-ones from Garcia and Isaac Simon, helped Saskatchewan gain the lead and maintain it throughout the first quarter. Down just five to begin the second, Nick Ward settled in for Vancouver with back-to-back contact finishes inside. But the Bandits couldn’t gain ground, as Devonté Bandoo’s hot shooting pushed the Rattlers’ lead even further, forcing a Julius timeout. An 11-3 run for Saskatchewan capped by a transition jam from Elijah Ifejeh prompted another timeout from Julius. Vancouver narrowed the gap to close the half, culminating in a buzzer-beating corner three from Notice to make it a two-point game heading into the locker room. Copeland drove to the rack and finished through contact to knot the game at 45 to open the third. Kur Jongkuch added another layup on the following Bandits’ possession to seize the lead for the first time since early in the first quarter. The trio of Copeland, James Karnik and Davis Jr. made major contributions in the third to give the Bandits a 73-65 lead. Notice delivered another pair of clutch buckets in the fourth and the Bandits locked in defensively. Jongkuch rocked the rim with an alley-oop to cap a 17-10 run and carry a 15-point lead into the final stretch. Vancouver made quick work of Target Score Time, with another alley-oop to Jongkuch, a triple from Davis Jr. and two buckets from Notice — including a contact layup to win it. The Bandits handed the Rattlers a sweep in the season series, while winning their fourth straight at home as well. Box Score https://www.cebl.ca/game?id=2600651
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