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Calgary Surge

Calgary Surge
Calgary Surge logo
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2018
HistoryGuelph Nighthawks
(2019–2022)
Calgary Surge
(2023–)
ArenaWinSport Event Centre
Capacity3,200
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Team coloursRed, white, black
PresidentJason Ribeiro
General managerShane James
Head coachTyrell Vernon[1]
OwnershipUsman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro
Conference titles1 (2023)
Websitecalgarysurge.ca

The Calgary Surge is a Canadian professional basketball team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League since 2023. They relocated from Guelph, where they were known as the Guelph Nighthawks. They were renamed and rebranded as the Calgary Surge.[2] The team plays at home at WinSport Event Centre.

History

On August 17, 2022, it was announced that the Guelph Nighthawks would be relocated to Calgary. The franchise plays home games at Winsport Event Centre. On October 19, 2022, they were officially named the Calgary Surge.[3] The Surge played their first game on 27, May 2023 against the Edmonton Stingers, a 74-70 victory.[4] For the 2023 CEBL Season the Surge finished with a 12-8 record and first in the Western Conference. In the playoffs the Surge defeated the Edmonton Stingers and the Vancouver Bandits to earn a berth in the championship final against the Scarborough Shooting Stars. The Surge would fall to the Shooting Stars in the final 82-70.[5] For the 2024 season the Surge opened with a game against the Edmonton Stingers at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Surge would break the CEBL regular season attendance record with 12327 fans.[6]

Players

Current roster

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Calgary Surge roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 15 Canada Demagus, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
G 11 Canada Duvivier, Malcolm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 29 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995
F 5 Canada Jackson, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 27 – (1997-02-18)18 February 1997
G 13 Canada James, Gatluak 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 23 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001
F — United States Preston, Billy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 27 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997
G 4 Canada Wharton, Noah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 24 – (2000-01-07)7 January 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 28, 2024

Honours

Regular Season Western Conference Winners (1): 2023
Western Conference Champions (1): 2023

Season-by-season record

League Season Coach Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
CEBL
2023 Nelson Terroba 12 8 .600 1st West 2 1 .667 Lost Finals
2024 Tyrell Vernon 11 9 .550 3rd West 2 1 .667 Lost semi-Finals
Totals 23 17 .575 — 4 2 .667

References

  1. ^ "THE CALGARY SURGE ANNOUNCE TYRELL VERNON AS TEAM'S NEW HEAD COACH FOR THE 2024 SEASON". calgarysurge.ca. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces Relocation of its Guelph Franchise to Calgary". CEBL.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Calgary Surge unveiled as Canadian Elite Basketball League's newest franchise | CBC Sports". CBC News. 2022-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18.
  4. ^ "Schedule and Results". cebl.ca.
  5. ^ "Shooting Stars defeat Surge to claim 1st CEBL championship".
  6. ^ "Hockey town? Calgary Surge set basketball league attendance record at the home of the Flames". 22 May 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Surge