January 15, 2026 – Brampton, ON – The Brampton Honey Badgers and the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) have unveiled the 2026 season schedule Thursday as the organization and league march forward into their eighth season, which will feature a brand new playoff format. This season marks the first under the Brampton Honey Badgers “new era”, which features a new cast of prominent leadership figures, including CEO Al Whitley who has 22 years of NBA experience with the Dallas Mavericks, working very closely with Mark Cuban. This new team also includes: President Saud Juman, who was the founder of Policy Medical and more recently won the 2025 CEBL Championship as an assistant coach with the Niagara River Lions; Assistant General Manager John Ross who spent 14 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers in their scouting department; and Director of Revenue Generation Blake Duffy, who spent eight years working up the ranks of Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG). The Honey Badgers’s season will officially tip off with a two-game homestand beginning on Friday, May 15 at the CAA Centre versus the Ottawa BlackJacks at 7:30 PM ET, followed by a battle against the Calgary Surge on Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 PM ET. The month of May is an active one for the Black & Gold, playing through six of their 24 regular season games between May 15 - May 30, with five of those six taking place at the CAA Centre. After the home opening weekend, the Honey Badgers hit the road for a quick stop in the Nation’s Capital to face the BlackJacks, then return to Brampton for four straight at home. “Schedule release day is always one of the most exciting days of the offseason,” said Honey Badgers CEO Al Whitley. “This is only the first step of our schedule release, as our fans and the community can expect a strong and exciting slate of themes to be announced with all our games soon. 2026 is a NEW ERA in Honey Badgers history, and we are committed to bringing the very best product and entertainment to our fans and partners alike.” With more theme nights to be announced as the season approaches, the Honey Badgers have already locked in their fifth School Day game at the CAA Centre to take place on Thursday, May 28 at 11:00 AM ET, and their third annual City of Brampton Camp Day game taking place on Tuesday, July 14 at 11:00 AM ET. While May is a big month at the CAA Centre, June is a big one on the road. The Honey Badgers will play five of their seven June games on the road, beginning in Niagara on June 5 and Montreal on June 10 before heading out west to visit the Calgary Surge and Vancouver Bandits on June 17 and June 20, respectively. The Honey Badgers will close the regular season with two games against their crosstown rivals, the Scarborough Shooting Stars. Saturday August 1, the Honey Badgers will host their final regular season game while the Shooting Stars will host theirs on Monday, August 3. This season, the CEBL has altered their playoff format and will be debuting the new CEBL Finals. They will begin with single-elimination Conference Semifinals on Thursday, August 6, where the 1st seed faces the 4th seed and the 2nd seed faces the 3rd seed in each conference. Winners will advance to the single-elimination Conference Finals on Saturday, August 8 with higher seeds hosting each round. The CEBL Finals will be a best-of-three series from August 12–16, marking the first multi-game playoff series in league history: Game 1 – August 12 Game 2 – August 15 Game 3 (if necessary) – August 16 The lower seed team will host Game 1, while the higher seed will host Games 2 and 3 (if necessary), replacing the previous single-elimination Championship Weekend host team model. Full Brampton Honey Badgers Regular Season Schedule: