The Canadian National Basketball League (CNBL) was a professional basketball league based in southern Ontario aiming to attract Canadian players who played overseas to join their league. In November 2002 they announced their inaugural season would be in the spring-summer of 2003. The CNBL made this annonucement around the same time the Canadian Baseball League announced their schedule. Their inaugural season was later postponed until the summer of 2004. The league ceased operations sometime in 2004 with only playing a few exhibition games.
Jeff Hoover is wildly regarded as the leagues premiere player. Although the league only played a few games, Hoover's play and leadership on the court was recognized as the best seen on a Canadian Court. Hoover averaged 27 points per game and recorded a double-triple in all of his five starts. Unfortunately, a knee injury in the league finale forced Hoover's brilliant career to be cut short. He is currently employed as a scout in the NBA D-League. Hoover was inducted in the Oshawa Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
The CNBL had 6 teams, all based in southern Ontario