Calgary Surge

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Calgary Surge
Calgary Surge Logo.png
Leagues CEBL
Founded2018
History Guelph Nighthawks
(2019–2022)
Calgary Surge
(2023–present)
Arena WinSport Event Centre
Capacity3,200
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Team coloursRed, white, black
   
PresidentJason Ribeiro
General managerShane James
Head coach Kaleb Canales [1]
OwnershipUsman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro
Conference titles2 (2023, 2025)
Website calgarysurge.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.

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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]

2023 season

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]

2024 season

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 12,327 fans. [6] The team paid homage to the Calgary 88s when the switched jerseys at halftime from their "Peace" jerseys to 88s style uniforms. The Stingers would beat the Surge 97-79.

The Surge finished with a 11-9 record in the regular season, earning a spot in the western conference play-in game. They would go on to defeat the Winnipeg Sea Bears 84-82in the play-in, and then also defeat the Edmonton Stingers 78-69 to earn a spot at championship weekend in Montreal. The Surge fell to the Vancouver Bandits in the Western Conference Final 89-87.

2025 season

Prior to the 2025 season, the team announced they would be partnering with the Calgary Stampede to play a game at the Scotiabank Saddledome with a game during the Stampede against the Montreal Alliance on July 9, 2025. [7] The Surge announced they would play an additional game at the Saddledome in their regular season finale on August 10, 2025 against the Niagara River Lions. [8]

On March 12, 2025, the Surge announced they would forego hosting the Edmonton Stingers in Calgary for their only home game in their home city in 2025 and instead move the game to Red Deer, Alberta to take place at Marchant Crane Centrium on June 19, 2025. [9] The Stingers defeated the Surge 98-95. [10] The Surge would finish the 2025 regular season with a record of 17-7. In the Western Conference play-in the Surge defeated the Edmonton Stingers 103-95 to advance to the Western semi-final against the Vancouver Bandits. Calgary would beat the Bandits 105-103, qualifying for the CEBL Championship Weekend. The Surge would beat the host Winnipeg Sea Bears 90-79, before falling to the defending champions Niagara River Lions in the Final 79-73.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Calgary Surge roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Miller-Moore, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jackson, DJ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Nelson Jr., Jameer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Brown III, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
G 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mané, Karim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilgeous-Glasgow, Javier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Khyri 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tong, Will 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
F 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Boakye, Enoch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
F 15 Flag of South Africa.svg Osifo, Osayi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
F 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Osabuohien, Gabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G/F 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adelodun, Olumide 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C 32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brown, Javonte 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
F 9 Flag of the United States.svg Pickett, Jamorko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Gilyard II, Evan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Ross
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Girling
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyson Campbell
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dean Haidar
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kenny Otieno
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: June 19, 2025

Honours

CEBL Championships

Regular Season Western Conference Champions

SeasonWLPct.
2023 128.600

Western Conference Champions

SeasonWLPct.
2023 128.600
2025 177.708

All CEBL Teams

First All Star Team

SeasonPositionPlayer
2023 Forward Simi Shittu

All Canadian Team

SeasonPositionPlayerHometown
2023 GuardSean Miller–Moore Brampton, Ontario
Forward Simi Shittu Burlington, Ontario
2024 GuardSean Miller–Moore Brampton, Ontario
Mathieu Kamba Calgary, Alberta
2025 Sean Miller–Moore Brampton, Ontario

Individual Awards

Clutch Player of The Year

SeasonPlayer
2024 Stefan Smith

Season-by-season record

LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2023 Nelson Terroba128.6001st West21.667Lost Finals
2024 Tyrell Vernon 119.5503rd West21.667Lost semi-Finals
2025 Kaleb Canales 177.7082nd West31.750Lost Finals
Totals4024.625—73.700

References

  1. ↑ "CALGARY SURGE ANNOUNCE NBA-EXPERIENCED KALEB CANALES AS TEAM'S HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025 SEASON". calgarysurge.ca. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Calgary Stampede Welcomes the Calgary Surge to Stampede for a Slam-Dunk Summer Match-u". May 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "CALGARY SURGE TO RETURN TO SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME FOR 2025 SEASON FINALE". Archived from the original on 2025-04-06. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  9. ↑ "CALGARY SURGE TO HOST MARQUEE GAME JUNE 19 VS. EDMONTON STINGERS AT RED DEER'S WESTERNER PARK CENTRIUM". Archived from the original on 2025-04-05. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  10. ↑ "Stingers Hold Off Surge in Battle of Alberta Thriller".
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