RIVER LIONS SIGN AMERICAN GUARD CURTIS HOLLIS TO ROUND OUT ROSTER AHEAD OF PLAYOFFS
St. Catharines, ON - The Niagara River Lions announced today the signing of 6’6 American guard, Curtis Hollis. Hollis joins the River Lions after starting the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season with the Vancouver Bandits where he averaged 11.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 14 games.
“Curtis is a dynamic wing who we have admired from afar in the CEBL, and jumped at the opportunity to add him to our team”, said Head Coach and General Manager, Victor Raso. “Curtis will bring depth and insurance to our roster as we approach our playoff run, and this is a great opportunity to build a relationship with an emerging CEBL talent.”
An Arlington, Texas native, Hollis played six games during the 2024 CEBL season, one with the Vancouver Bandits and five with the Montreal Alliance where he averaged 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists in 22.0 minutes played.
Hollis played overseas during the 2024-25 season with Helsinki Seagulls in Finland’s Korisliiga, posting averages of 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 27.6 minutes in 38 games played. His global career also includes stops in South Africa, the Dominican Republic, the Central African Republic, Germany and NBA G League training camp invites with the Detroit Pistons’ affiliate, Motor City Cruise (2022), and Golden State Warriors’ affiliate, Santa Cruz Warriors (2021).
Hollis played post-secondary basketball at
Hutchinson Community College in Kansas where he helped lead the Blue Dragons to a Round of 16 appearance at the 2018 NJCAA DI men’s basketball championship. In his lone collegiate season, he averaged 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists across 34 games played.
“I’m happy and excited about joining such a great organization and championship team. Coach Victor has an amazing high level system in place and it’s one of the main reasons why I wanted to be apart of this organization”, said Hollis. “I feel like I will fit in really well with the group and can’t wait to compete. I know a good amount of the guys on the team already so it will be super easy for me to get acclimated.”
The Niagara River Lions are one of the original six teams of the CEBL and the league's reigning champions. Playing out of Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines, the River Lions represent the twelve municipalities of the Niagara Region while living up to the River Lions moniker of pride and strength of community. Visit www.riverlions.ca/tickets for more information.
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