LANGLEY, B.C. , May 14, 2023 – The Vancouver Bandits announced Sunday its 2023 training camp roster ahead of the club’s upcoming Canadian Elite Basketball League ( CEBL ) season at Langley Events Centre (LEC). Vancouver’s roster features a total of 14 athletes; including six Canadian veterans, four Americans, one non-American overseas import and three U SPORTS development athletes. Media availability to attend Bandits training camp has been scheduled for Friday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m. at LEC. Journalists interested in attending are kindly asked to RSVP to Andrew Savory ( asavory@thebandits.ca ) to request credentials. Accreditation will be required. The group will be led by head coach and general manager Kyle Julius, who is returning to the CEBL sidelines for the first time since he led BC’s professional basketball team to the brink of championship glory in 2020 when the Bandits fell to the Edmonton Stingers in the Summer Series finals. “We are all really excited about this year's training camp roster. The goal is to build a team the province of British Columbia can be proud of. We are committed to competitive greatness, toughness and playing together,” Julius said.

2019 CEBL Finals MVP returns for third season with BC’s professional basketball team.

OTTAWA, ONT. , May 25, 2022 – After trailing for the majority of the game, the Fraser Valley Bandits came back to defeat the Ottawa BlackJacks 90-87 in a thrilling season opener at TD Place in Ottawa. Bandits guard Alex Campbell hit an absurd contested three and scored the team’s final 7 points to lead Fraser Valley to victory. “It was a great play from our point guard,” Campbell said of his game-winner. “He found me, I felt good, I elevated and I hit the shot.” Campbell, the Bandits’ MVP last season, produced 23 points and 9 rebounds—both leading the team. Murphy Burnatowski and Kadre Gray each contributed 17 points for Fraser Valley with Gray also chipping in a team-high 6 assists. Langley’s own and former Walnut Grove Secondary and 2017 B.C. provincial champion, Ty Rowell, made his professional debut for the Bandits, scoring eight points on 3-of-5 shooting. South Sudan native Deng Adel had a monstrous debut in a losing effort for the Ottawa BlackJacks, scoring a franchise record 37 points to go along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. After saying hello to Ottawa fans, it might be him they’re looking for. Walt Lemon Jr. also had a strong debut for Ottawa, adding 12 points and a game-high 8 assists. Chad Posthumus established an inside presence for the BlackJacks, scoring 9 points to go along with 10 rebounds, going 7-12 from the free throw line. It was an entertaining fourth quarter with each team exchanging blows before entering the Elam Ending within a point at 80-79 in favour of Ottawa. Deng Adel and Chad Posthumus both fouled out for the Ottawa BlackJacks late in the game before Campbell closed it out for Fraser Valley. Despite outrebounding the Bandits and boasting higher percentages from the field and three, the BlackJacks suffered from 20 turnovers and foul trouble for star players. The BlackJacks carried a 46-41 lead into halftime, shooting 54 per cent from the field while Fraser Valley shot 48 per cent. Adel had a huge first half for Ottawa and showed off his well-rounded game. He scored, facilitated and rebounded in the opening stanza, putting up 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, including 10 straight points in the first quarter. In his first quarter run he hit a transition three, drove and scored, tipped in a rebound and hit a pull-up three off a screen. The first quarter was largely absent of defense with Ottawa taking a 27-21 lead into the second. The BlackJacks shot 62 per cent from the field in the first and 66 per cent from three. Both teams shot well from beyond the arc with Ottawa hitting 4 threes and the Bandits hitting 5. For the Bandits, Burnatowski’s smooth left-handed jumper was hot in the first half. He netted 11 points before halftime, going 3-4 from three. Campbell had 9 points at half on 3-6 shooting, while Shane Gibson’s interior finishing led to six more points off the bench. The BlackJacks got off to a hot start in the third quarter, extending the lead to 10 and forcing the Bandits into an early timeout just over a minute in. Down 12 points, Ty Rowell hit a huge corner three to stop the bleeding and cut the lead to nine. Burnatowski then hit another big three to cut the lead to 55-49 and force the BlackJacks into a timeout. The Bandits made an adjustment to zone in the third quarter and were able to cut the lead to four heading into the final frame. With Adel in foul trouble and on the bench for large stretches of the fourth, the Bandits were able to gain their first lead since 5-2 in the first quarter off of a fadeaway jumper from Maxie Esho. “We struggled for a lot of the game to get our feet under us,” Bandits head coach Mike Taylor said. “We made a couple adjustments in the second half that helped but I want to give credit to our team. They played with heart, they never quit and we got some breaks down the stretch.” Coach Taylor will lead the Bandits under the Friday night lights of FirstOntario Centre against the Hamilton Honey Badgers in their second game of a three-game road trip at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. The BlackJacks’ next matchup is on the road at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal for their first meeting with the Alliance on Tuesday at 7:30 ET. Games are available on CEBL+ live internationally and in Canada at cbcsports.ca , the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices and the free CBC Gem streaming service. Games are also available on the CEBL’s official app, CEBL Mobile (available on iOS and Android devices), as well as TELUS Optik TV Channel 1901 Lower Mainland and via live streams on 604 Now’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Following a three-game road swing to start the year, the Bandits will debut at Langley Events Centre (LEC) for their home opener against the Rattlers on Saturday, June 4. Full and partial season ticket packages, as well as group and single game tickets are available for purchase at thebandits.ca/tickets . Fans are kindly asked to call (604) 866-0529 or email tickets@thebandits.ca for any questions or ticket related inquiries.

LANGLEY, B.C. , March 17, 2022 – The Fraser Valley Bandits announced Thursday that the organization has re-signed its 2021 “Team MVP,” Alex Campbell, ahead of the club’s inaugural season at Langley Events Centre (LEC). The 2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) campaign will be Campbell’s second consecutive season with the Bandits. A 6-foot-2 guard from Brampton, Ont., Campbell led the Bandits in scoring and was second in rebounding in 2021, averaging 14.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists on 45.9 and 41.9 per cent shooting from field goal and three-point range, respectively. Campbell led the Bandits in minutes per game, averaging more than 30 in each contest and also finished first in the CEBL in three-pointers, converting on 44-of-105 of his attempts from long distance. In celebration of his stellar all-around performance, the Bandits named Campbell the club’s “Team MVP” and “Offensive Player of the Year” as part of the organization’s annual team awards proceedings. Campbell’s two-way play solidified him as one of the league’s top performers. The 29-year-old Canadian standout finished in the top 10 in five major statistical categories, including points per game (10th), steals per game (10th), minutes per game (9th), three-point percentage (4th) and field goal percentage (9th). “I am ecstatic to be able to return to the Valley. The fans and front office welcomed me with open arms and I can't wait to be part of the Bandits culture and family once again. Last season was a building block for us and I am excited to show out and prove that our team is a force to be reckoned with in the CEBL," Campbell said. 2022 will be the former Saskatchewan Rattler and CEBL finals MVP’s third season in the league. Campbell won a CEBL championship as a member of the Rattlers in 2019 and earned player of the game honours after scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds in the finale against the Hamilton Honey Badgers. Campbell is averaging 15.3 points, five rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.8 threes per game over the course of a combined 33 regular season career games played in the Official First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball. The former Windsor Lancer has also enjoyed success overseas, suiting up for Boulazac (France), Lahti (Finland) and CB Prat (Spain) during his six professional seasons. The skilled shooting guard’s talents have translated to the CEBL postseason, as well. In four CEBL postseason games, Campbell is averaging 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. “Alex has become a cornerstone to our franchise. Alex provides consistent leadership by example game in and game out and the guys listen when he speaks. His ability to make big shots and help get us key stops will be a big piece to our push this season,” said Bandits general manager Kyle Julius. Further bolstering Campbell’s resume is his participation as a key member of the Edmonton Stingers, who represented Canada at the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) in Calgary earlier this week against Cangrejeros (Puerto Rico) and Real Estelí (Nicaragua). Fraser Valley opens its fourth CEBL season on the road on Wednesday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. PT against the Ottawa BlackJacks. Following a three-game road swing to start the year, the Bandits will make their debut at LEC against the Saskatchewan Rattlers on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. PT. Full and partial season packages are available for purchase at thebandits.ca/tickets . Fans are kindly asked to call (604) 866-0529 or email tickets@thebandits.ca for any questions or ticket related inquiries. Fans can also fill out this form to register their interest for tickets and to arrange to be contacted directly by a team representative. All CEBL regular season games will be livestreamed on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca , the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices and CEBL+ . Head to thebandits.ca for more information or follow us on Instagram , Twitter , TikTok , LinkedIn , Facebook and YouTube .