Pro basketball is here Cape Breton!  Our very own Cape Breton Highlanders are finalizing their roster and local players now have a chance to try out for the team.

Bring your sneakers and your A-game to the YMCA of Cape Breton on Wed, Dec 7 at 8pm. Highlanders Coach Dean Murray and President and General Manager Tyrone Levingston will be scouting for local talent.

The Highlanders have already signed a number of players from the US and Canada ... could you be next?

You can watch the Highlanders first game on Tuesday, December 27th at Centre 200 where they will face off against the Halifax Hurricanes. Season tickets are on sale now at Centre 200.

The Cape Breton Highlanders Franchise is one of 10 professional basketball teams in the National Basketball League of Canada. The Highlanders’ ownership group is comprised of successful business and community leaders in Cape Breton and led by President and General Manager Tyrone Levingston. The Highlanders inaugural season begins December 2016. Season tickets are on sale now - find out more

“Basketball is our product, but community is our mission.”