St. Louis Surge

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The St. Louis Surge was a professional women's basketball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Surge was a member of the Global Women's Basketball Association (GWBA) and played home games at Washington University in St. Louis' Field House Complex. [1]

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History

Founded in 2011, the Surge played seven seasons and won two national championships and five regional championships in the Women’s Blue-Chip Basketball League (WBCBL) before moving to the GWBA. [2] [3] [1] The GWBA featured five teams, and the Surge's owner, Khalia Collier, served as the league's commissioner. [4] The league aimed to grow women's basketball by featuring teams in locations lacking the sport, and teams play games in university facilities, or in the case of the Wisconsin GLO, in the Wisconsin Herd's NBA G League arena. [5] The Surge's head coach was Duez Henderson, who was a four-year player for The University of Iowa. [6]

Folding

Despite announcing the upcoming season schedule in June 2024, the season was abruptly canceled without any further word from the league, which did not respond to requests for comment from local news organizations. Other stations connected the cancellation to the documented financial problems affecting the championship venue, the Oshkosh Arena. [7]

Roster

Player [6] Position
Kelsey McClurePoint Guard
Treyvonna BrooksForward
Nakiah BellPoint Guard
Mikala McGheeSmall Forward
Nici GildayGuard
Rebecca HarrisGuard
Kristi BellockForward
Sydney BaumanCenter
Brittany CarterGuard
Leti LermaForward
Jaleesa ButlerForward
Marina LaramieForward

References

  1. 1 2 "About The St. Louis Surge".
  2. ↑ "St. Louis Surge owner stops by Show Me St. Louis". KSDK.
  3. ↑ "Proactive Plays Make for a Winning Relationship with the St. Louis Surge | Anders CPA". Anders CPAs + Advisors. January 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Andrea Y. "St. Louis Surge Owner Shoots For More Women In Pro Basketball's Owner, Referee Ranks". news.stlpublicradio.org.
  5. ↑ Naczek, Margaret. "Wisconsin Glo, a new women's professional basketball team, debuts Friday in Oshkosh". Northwestern Media.
  6. 1 2 "Surge".
  7. ↑ Kerhin, Brian (2024-06-07). "GLO women's basketball season canceled as financial troubles for Oshkosh Arena mount". WLUK. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
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