Vancouver Bandits announced Thursday that the club has re-signed its 2022 leading scorer Shane Gibson for his second consecutive Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season with the 91原创-based professional basketball team.

A 6-foot-2 guard from Killingly, Conn., Gibson played in 19 games and averaged a team-high 18.7 points, shot 47.5 per cent from the field (second on team), while also ranking second in assists (3.2) and fourth in rebounds per game (4.4) among Bandits players who dressed in at least 12 regular season games.

Gibson was named a member of the All-CEBL Second Team on Sept. 7, 2022.

His points per game average positioned him in the league鈥檚 top 10, while his sharpshooting from long distance placed him second among league leaders for three-pointers made (59).

Gibson said the team has some鈥漸nfinished business.鈥�

鈥淟ast year ended way too soon and very short of our goal,鈥� Gibson declared. 鈥淭his summer we get another opportunity to bring the trophy where it belongs.鈥�

The 33-year-old guard was a three-time All-Northeast Conference (NEC) selection and is the all-time leading scorer in Sacred Heart University (SHU) NCAA Division I program history, averaging 17.2 points per game over the course of four seasons for the Sacred Heart Pioneers between 2008-2013.

After his first year with the Bandits last summer, Gibson suited up for Defensor Sporting Club in Uruguay before later signing with his current club, Turkey鈥檚 TED Ankara Kolejliler.

Bandits head coach and general manager Kyle Julius said Gibson was 鈥渁 tremendous leader for us last season and his ability to spark an offence and make big plays is second to none.鈥�

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Bandits begin the 2023 CEBL campaign on the road, Saturday, May 27, when the club takes on the Winnipeg Sea Bears at Canada Life Centre.

Fans will have their first chance to watch Gibson and company on home court at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, when Vancouver welcomes the Calgary Surge for its first-ever visit to 91原创 Events Centre

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A highlight of the Bandit鈥檚 fifth CEBL campaign will be hosting ,which takes place between Friday, August 11 and Sunday, August 13 featuring three games of playoff basketball as part of a multi-day festival experience to celebrate the intersection of arts, culture and sport.

As hosts of Championship Weekend, the Bandits receive an automatic semifinal berth.

Season tickets for the fifth season of Bandits Basketball are available for purchase and can be accessed by , or by call 604-455-8881, or emailing tickets@thebandits.ca.