Source close to the situation has verified with Hoops Hype Canada (HHC) that a Canadian Youth Basketball League is in the works.

Details of the league have been falling like dominoes. CYBL will provide a website, team profiles, and promised media and administration assistance to all clubs willing to pay the league entry fee reported at $2500 CDN per team. With 10 players on each roster it would work out to $250 CDN per player.

Fee includes all referees for a 22 game schedule. A championship tournament where each team will be guaranteed 3 games, also player and team awards.

League is encouraging teams to sell season passes retailing at $50 per adult, $30 per student or single game tickets at $5 per adult and $3 per student. Also to “treat clubs like an NBA franchise” one source said. All revenues for each team will be made at home games.

CYBL will feature 12 clubs if all goes to plan.

Committed clubs that have been recruited by the CYBL as of this morning were CIA Bounce, Grassroots, UPLAY, Boltt, Triple Balance, Niagara Falls, Milton Stags and Ottawa Guardsmen pending approval from its president and co founder Dave Smart.

As for clubs still debating whether to participate in the inaugural season scheduled to tip off the last week of September are YAAACE, Burlington, Core City and Brookwood Bounce Elite.