2015 NBL Canada draft

2015 NBL Canada draft NBL Canada Draft 2015 Logo.gif 200px November 28, 2015 7:00 PM ET Athlete Institute (Mono, Ontario) Erik Copes, Niagara River Lions 2014 The 2015 NBL Canada draft was held on November 28, 2015, at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario. During the event, National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players. The new expansion team, the Niagara River Lions, were awarded the first overall pick and selected Erik Copes, a power forward from George Mason in the NCAA Division I. The eighth overall pick in the draft was defunct, due to the folding of the Mississauga Power team during the offseason.2015 NBL Canada Entry Draft http://www.nblcanada.com/p/14578/nr/100787/2015-nbl-canada-entry-draft NBL Canada 1 December 2015 Both the River Lions and the Halifax Hurricanes made their first draft picks in franchise history.Hurricanes take Greg Foster with their first pick in NBL of Canada draft http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1324942-hurricanes-take-greg-foster-with-their-first-pick-in-nbl-of-canada-draft The Chronicle Herald 1 December 2015 Matt McLean, out of Bishop's University, was the sole Canadian to be selected. The rest of the field was made up of Americans.NBL Canada Draft 2015 http://www.nblcanada.com/14719/2015 NBL Canada 8 December 2015 Draft selections Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall selection number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationality Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft11 Erik Copes F Niagara River Lions George Mason 12 Brandan Kearney G Moncton Miracles Detroit 13 Corey Spence G Saint John Mill Rats Northern Colorado14 Greg Foster basketball, born 1989 G Halifax Hurricanes Saginaw Valley State 15 Koron Reed F London Lightning Shaw 16 Nick Carter basketball G Island Storm LIU Post 17 Matt McLean basketball F London Lightning Bishop's University 18 Derek Thompson basketball G Windsor Express Eastern Michigan 21 Kyle Meyer F Niagara River Lions Ohio Northern 22 Trevor Gruis C Moncton Miracles South Dakota 23 David Seagers G Saint John Mill Rats Dowling 24 Ryan Sypkens G London Lightning UC Davis 25 Bilal Benn F Orangeville A's Niagara 26 Robert Diggs basketball F Orangeville A's George Washington 27 Antonio Garrett F Halifax Hurricanes College of Idaho 28 Jamil Dudley F Halifax Hurricanes Lake Erie 31 Uchechi Ogbonna F Niagara River Lions Daemen 32 Julian Lewis basketball F Moncton Miracles Lewis 33 Akeem Bennett G Saint John Mill Rats St. Francis Brooklyn 34 Garland Judkins G London Lightning Texas A&M–CC 35 Kenneth Green Kenneth Green II F Orangeville A's Clark Atlanta 36 Daniel O'Keefe basketball F Orangeville A's Keiser 37 Armani Cotton G Halifax Hurricanes Yale 38 Ahman Fells F Saint John Mill Rats Illinois–Chicago References 30em External links NBLCanada.ca Category:NBL Canada draft Draft NL Canada draft NBL Canada draft Category:Basketball in Ontario Category:Organized events in Ontario Category:Dufferin County