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 titles1 (2023)
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] 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 12,327 fans. [6]

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 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Demagus, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)
G 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Duvivier, Malcolm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)29 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995
F 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jackson, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)27 – (1997-02-18)18 February 1997
G 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James, Gatluak 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)23 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001
F — Flag of the United States.svg Preston, Billy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg)27 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997
G 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wharton, Noah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)157 lb (71 kg)25 – (2000-01-07)7 January 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 28, 2024

Honours

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

Season-by-season record

LeagueSeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
CEBL
2023 Nelson Terroba128.6001st West21.667Lost Finals
2024 Tyrell Vernon119.5503rd West21.667Lost semi-Finals
Totals2317.575—42.667

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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.
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