The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) has earned a reputation for elevating their players, coaching staff, and executives to the next level, including NBA, NBA G League and other high-end leagues across the globe. Since their inaugural season in 2019, the Honey Badgers organization has graduated 11 players and three coaching staff members to NBA organizations. 27 CEBL experienced players entered NBA G League training camps in November, including three Honey Badgers. 

Now a member of the Greensboro Swarm, NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. played in a total of 27 games with the Honey Badgers over the previous two seasons, including a CEBL Championship run in 2021. During that season, he averaged 12.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 14 games in his debut season in the league At the conclusion of the regular season, Tilmon Jr. led the league in field goal percentage with a 63.9 percent mark from the floor. This past season, Tilmon Jr. averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 13 games. He finished second in the league with a field goal percentage of 61.1 percent and fourth in the league in blocks per game with 1.5. 

In his career, Tilmon Jr. spent time with the Osceola Magic and Raptors 905 from 2021-2023, averaging 9.7 and 5.6 points, respectively. After Greensboro’s first 12 games, Tilmon is averaging 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 13.2 minutes per game.

Another Honey Badger product that is currently playing in the NBA G League is Wisconsin Herd guard Lindell Wigginton. On a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, he averaged 19.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 38 games last season. The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native recorded a season-high 41 points against the Salt Lake City Stars along with 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Prior to being drafted to Wisconsin, Wigginton played for the Iowa Wolves, averaging 15.1 and 17.1 points during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He returned to Canada in 2021 playing in 15 games with the Honey Badgers and averaging 21.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists en route to CEBL Canadian Player of the Year honors. 

Players on the court aren’t the only Honey Badger alumni that are making an impact in the NBA G League. Former head coach Ryan Schmidt, and assistant coaches Ashton Smith and Brittni Donaldson are involved in  the Atlanta Hawks organization. Coach Schmidt was announced as head coach of the College Park Skyhawks on August 17, and was joined by familiar face Ashton Smith who now serves as an assistant coach with the club.

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About the Brampton Honey Badgers

One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the 2022 CEBL Champion Brampton Honey Badgers proudly call the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit www.honeybadgers.ca.

About the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) 

A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 71 percent of its 2023 rosters being Canadian. TSN, Canada's sports leader, is the official broadcast partner of the league. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Nine players have moved from the CEBL into the NBA following a CEBL season, and 28 CEBL players attended NBA G League training camps during October. The CEBL season runs from May through August. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.

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