The Saskatchewan Rattlers have announced the first players to officially join the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) team after the league’s draft that took place Saturday. The Rattlers had the fourth overall pick in the first round of the draft — which was held in Hamilton, Ont. and consisted of a 11 round draft immediately followed by a two round U Sports draft. In the first four rounds of the draft, the Saskatchewan Rattlers had the choice to draft players who were born in, or played university ball west of Ontario. In the remaining six general draft rounds, the team picked up Linklater and Osayande alongside Terry Thomas, Kevin Bercy, Gentrey Thomas, Alex Campbell and Chad Posthumus

Source: National Post March 24, 2019 00:56 UTC