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{{short description|Former basketball team in Laval, Canada}}
{{Infobox sports team
| team          = Quebec Kebs
| logo          = LavalKebs.PNG
| pixels        = 200px
| division      = [[Central Division (NBL Canada)|Central Division]]
| founded       = 2006
| league        = [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA]] (2006–08)<br />[[Premier Basketball League|PBL]] (2008–11)<br/>[[National Basketball League of Canada|NBL Canada]]<ref name=NBLoC /> (2011–12)
| history       = '''Quebec Kebs (ABA)'''<br>2006–2008<br>'''Quebec Kebs (PBL)'''<br>2008–2011<br>'''Quebec Kebs (NBLC)'''<br>2011–2012<br>'''Laval Kebs (NBLC)'''<br>2012
| arena         = [[Colisee de Laval]]
| city          = [[Laval, Québec]]
| colours       = red, blue, white
| owners        = Group of owners
| coach         = Rob Spon
| championships = '''0'''
| titles        = '''0'''
| cheerleaders  =
| gm = Vincent Bernier
| mascot        = Dunky
}}

The '''Quebec Kebs''' ({{langx|fr|'''Kebs de Quebec'''}}) were a professional basketball team located in [[Laval, Quebec]], formerly based in [[Quebec City, Quebec]]. The Kebs were part of the [[National Basketball League of Canada]].<ref name=NBLoC>{{citation | title = First Ever Canadian National Professional Basketball League Launched | url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4201964 | publisher = [[Our Sports Central]] | date = 2011-05-12 | access-date = 2011-05-12 }}</ref>  They also played in the Atlantic Division of the [[Premier Basketball League]]. Prior to May 2008, they played in the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]. Kebs is short for '''Kebekwa''', a [[phonetic spelling]] of the word ''[[Quebec|Québécois]]'', or "Quebecers." Prior to folding, the team was briefly renamed the '''Laval Kebs'''.

==History==

===2006–07 season===
The team held a survey to name the team and 66% of the people preferred the name Kebekwa (a [[phonetic spelling]] of the word ''[[Quebec|Québécois]]'', "Quebecers").

The team earned a trip to the playoffs in their inaugural season and were defeated by the [[Strong Island Sound]] 108–97 in the first round.

===2007–08 season===
Going with a fresh new image, the team changed its logo and color scheme. The team won its season opener 108–106 against the [[Manchester Millrats]] on October 12, 2007, at the [[:fr:Pavillon de la jeunesse|Pavillon de la jeunesse]]. While the team finished with a 15–19 record, the Pavillon was the location of the 2008 ABA Championship Series, so the team gained an automatic Final VIII berth. Home-court advantage could not save them from first-round defeat, as the Kebs lost in the quarterfinals to the [[Texas Tycoons]] by a score of 122–120.

After the ABA playoffs, the team chose to join the PBL, announcing they would simply be the '''Quebec Kebs.'''<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3644389 | title = Quebec Kebs Join Premier Basketball League | publisher = Our Sports Central | date = 2008-05-21 | access-date = 2008-05-21}}</ref>

===2009–10 season===
The Kebs changed their home arena from the [[Pavillon de la Jeunesse]] in Quebec City to [[PEPS]] at L'Université Laval in [[Sainte-Foy, Quebec]].<ref name=PEPS>{{citation | url=http://www.qctonline.com/node/4460 | publisher=Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph | title=Quebec City Kebs 2010 Schedule | access-date=2009-12-29 | date=2009-12-16}}</ref>

===2010–11 season===
Due to controversial officiating in the PBL playoffs, the Kebs, together with the [[Saint John Mill Rats]] and the [[Halifax Rainmen]], left the PBL in April 2011.<ref name=quBye>{{citation | title = Les Kebs quittent la PBL | url = http://www.quebechebdo.com/Sports/Basketball/2011-04-19/article-2439938/Les-Kebs-quittent-la-PBL/1 | publisher = Québec Hebdo | date = 2011-04-19 | access-date = 2011-04-19 | last = Martel | first = Thais | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120908044416/http://www.quebechebdo.com/Sports/Basketball/2011-04-19/article-2439938/Les-Kebs-quittent-la-PBL/1 | archive-date = 2012-09-08 }}</ref>{{in lang|fr}}

===2011–12 season===
On 12 May 2011, the Kebs were one of three teams announced as founding members of the [[National Basketball League of Canada]].<ref name=NBLoC />

The Kebs were one of seven teams competing in NBL Canada's inaugural season, joining past PBL rivals the [[Halifax Rainmen]] and [[Saint John Mill Rats]] along with new teams the [[London Lightning]], [[Moncton Miracles]], [[Oshawa Power]], and [[Summerside Storm]].

===2012===
Initially the team announced it would change arenas to [[Colisée de Laval]] and was rebranded as the Laval Kebs, however, the team folded before the start of the [[2012–13 NBL Canada season]] when the ownership of the team was transferred to the league. The team was replaced in the NBL Canada by the [[Montreal Jazz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_58088 |title=NBL Canada Announces New Team in Montreal |work=[[NBL Canada]] |date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=November 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102152512/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_58088 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Final roster==
{{Basketball roster start}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=6|pos=G|name=[[Royce Parran]]|height={{cvt|5|ft|10|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=7|pos=G|name=[[Shaun Fountain]]|height={{cvt|5|ft|11|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=MLI|num=10|pos=C|name=[[Soumaila Samake]]|height={{cvt|7|ft|1|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=11|pos=G|name=[[Cedric Moodie]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|3|in}}}} 
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=12|pos=G|name=[[Carl Krauser]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|2|in}}}} 
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=16|pos=F|name=[[Taylor King]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|8|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=CAN|num=23|pos=F|name=[[Yannick Anzuluni]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|8|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=24|pos=G|name=Ralphy Holmes|height={{cvt|6|ft|4|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=34|pos=F|name=[[Boo Jackson|James "Boo" Jackson]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|8|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=CAN|num=42|pos=F|name=[[Ricky Volcy]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|7|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=50|pos=C|name=Aaron Spears|height={{cvt|6|ft|10|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster end}}

===Injured reserve===
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{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=5|pos=G|name=Tommy Mitchell|height={{cvt|6|ft|3|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster player|nat=USA|num=21|pos=G|name=[[Jermaine Blackburn]]|height={{cvt|6|ft|7|in}}}}
{{Basketball roster end}}

==Season-by-season record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Season!!rowspan="2"|Coach!! colspan="4"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Result
|-
|[[2010–11 PBL season|2010–11]]||Unknown||14||6||.700||'''2nd'''|| 1 || 2 || .333 || Lost in semi final
|-
|[[2011–12 NBL Canada season|2011–12]]||[[Rob Spon]]||22||14||.611||'''3rd'''|| 1 || 2 || .333 || Lost in semi final
|-
! colspan="2"|NBLC Totals!!22!!14!!.611!!-!!1!!2!!.333!!-
|}

==See also==
*[[Canada Basketball]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071024113659/http://www.kebsdequebec.com/ Official website of the Quebec Kebs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225804/http://www.freewebs.com/frozenhoops/index.htm Frozen Hoops ABA] - Frozen Hoops ABA. Covering the Canadian teams.

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