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Ottawa BlackJacks
Ottawa BlackJacks logo
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2019
HistoryOttawa Blackjacks
(2019–present)
ArenaTD Place Arena
Capacity~9,500 (10,585)
LocationOttawa, Ontario
Team coloursBlack, Grey, Red
     
Vice-president(s)Carrie McKay
General managerJevohn Shepherd
Head coachJames Derouin
Websitetheblackjacks.ca

The Ottawa BlackJacks are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] The BlackJacks compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). They play their home games at TD Place Arena, an arena shared with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League.

Background

The BlackJacks are the second professional basketball team in Ottawa, the Ottawa Skyhawks played at Canadian Tire Centre in 2012 to 2014.

Team history

2020 Season

Dave Smart was named the inaugural General Manager of the Blackjacks on December 18, 2019.[2]

2021 Season

On July 17, the BlackJacks signed former CEBL champion and NBA G-Leaguer Negus Webster-Chan after he was released by the Saskatchewan Rattlers.[3] On July 19, guard Johnny Berhanemeskel was inacativated due to his contractual obligations with the French team Chorale Roanne Basket. On July 23, the BlackJacks signed three new players, Jadon Cohee, Mamadou Gueye, and Antonio Williams. Additionally, forward Eric Kibi was released after appearing in only one game.[4] On July 27, the BlackJacks secured a playoff spot for the second straight season with an 82-69 win over the Saskatchewan Rattlers.[5] In August, the BlackJacks signed former Saskatchewan Rattler center Chad Posthumus. In the playoffs, the Blackjacks upset the 3rd seeded Hamilton Honey Badgers 96-94 in the quarter-finals. However, they went on to lose to the eventual champion Edmonton Stingers in the semi-finals for the second straight year.[6]

2022 Season

In August 2021, the BlackJacks announced Jevohn Shepherd had signed a contract extension to return as the general manager.[7] In November, they announced that Charles Dubé-Brais would also return as head coach.[8] On February 16, 2022, they re-signed Chad Posthumus, who had previously joined the Edmonton Stingers for the 2021–22 BCL Americas.[9] After a disappointing 0-3 start to the season, the team parted ways with Head Coach Charles Dubé-Brais.[10] Ottawa Gee-Gees Men's Basketball Head Coach and BlackJacks Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics James Derouin was appointed Interim Head Coach and lead the team to five wins in its last six games.

2023 Season

Prior to the beginning of the season, the BlackJacks announced James Derouin would remain Head Coach of the team, removing the Interim title from his position.[11] During the 2023 CEBL–U Sports Draft, Ottawa selected UBC Thunderbird Sukhman Sandhu and University of Ottawa star Guillaume Pepin.[12] Former Washington State Cougars sharpshooter Michael Flowers and Toronto Raptors Summer League team member Abu Kigab were among the new signings joining the team.[13][14]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Ottawa Blackjacks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 2 United States Coleman, Matt III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 26 – (1998-01-22)22 January 1998
G 6 United States Flowers, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 25 – (1999-01-14)14 January 1999
F 8 United States Edosomwan, Zena (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 30 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993
F 10 Australia Adel, Deng 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 27 – (1997-02-01)1 February 1997
F 11 Canada Scrubb, Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 32 – (1991-09-26)26 September 1991
F 12 United States Gant, JaKeenan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
G/F 13 Canada Kigab, Abu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 25 – (1998-11-03)3 November 1998
F 14 Canada Boursiquot, Maxime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 26 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997
F 15 Canada Rowe, Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 27 – (1997-01-04)4 January 1997
G/F 16 Canada Syllas, Cole (U) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 23 – (2000-08-02)2 August 2000
G 17 Canada Tate, Tyrrel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 32 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992
G 25 Canada Gray, Kadre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 26 – (1997-11-02)2 November 1997
F 27 Canada Jean-Marie, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 26 – (1997-11-12)12 November 1997
Head coach
  • Canada James Derouin
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 3, 2023

Season-by-season record

League Season Coach Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
CEBL
2020 Osvaldo Jeanty 3 3 .500 4th 1 1 .500 Lost semi-finals
2021 Charles Dubé-Brais 4 10 .286 6th 1 1 .500 Lost semi-finals
2022 James Derouin 8 12 .400 8th 0 1 .000 Lost semi-finals
2023 James Derouin 8 5 0.615
Totals 23 30 0.434 — 2 3 .400

References

  1. ^ Ottawa Blackjacks to leap into action next spring CBC News, November 20, 2019
  2. ^ "Ottawa Blackjacks Name Dave Smart General Manager". Ottawa Blackjacks. December 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Former CEBL Champion Negus Webster-Chan". Ottawa Blackjacks. July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Add Three New Players to its Roster". Ottawa Blackjacks. July 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "BlackJacks Secure Playoff Berth With Win over Rattlers". Ottawa Blackjacks. July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Stingers Steal The Win Over Ottawa, Return to CEBL Title Game". Ottawa Blackjacks. August 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jevohn Shepherd to Return as Ottawa BlackJacks General Manager for the 2022 Season". Ottawa Blackjacks. August 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Charles Dubé-Brais Returns as Ottawa BlackJacks Head Coach". Ottawa Blackjacks. November 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Re-Sign Canadian Forward Chad Posthumus". Ottawa Blackjacks. February 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "CityNews". ottawa.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  11. ^ "James Derouin to Remain as Ottawa BlackJacks Head Coach". www.theblackjacks.ca. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  12. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Announce 2023 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Picks". www.theblackjacks.ca. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  13. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign American Guard Michael Flowers". www.cebl.ca. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  14. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Canadian Forward Abu Kigab". www.theblackjacks.ca. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

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