Tyrell Vernon

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Tyrell Vernon
Tyrell Vernon Elvin Mims.jpg
Vernon (right) defended by Elvin Mims in 2015
Calgary Surge
PositionHead coach
League CEBL
Personal information
Born (1988-09-08) September 8, 1988 (age 36)
Hamilton, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school St. Thomas More
(Hamilton, Ontario)
College McMaster (2008–2010)
St. Francis Xavier (2011–2013)
Playing career2014–2015
Position Point guard
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2014–2015 Mississauga Power
As coach:
2018, 2019TRC Academy
2019- 2021 St. Francis X-Men basketball (associate HC)
2021-2024St. Francis X-Men basketball
2022, 2023 Scarborough Shooting Stars (assistant)
2024-present Calgary Surge
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

Tyrell Vernon (born September 8, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Calgary Surge of the CEBL. He previously played for the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played at the collegiate level with McMaster University and then St. Francis Xavier University and was one of the top passers and shooters in the Atlantic University Sport association while with the latter team. Vernon primarily played the point guard position and stands 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m). [1]

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Professional career

On July 28, 2014, it was announced that the Mississauga Power had signed Vernon for their upcoming season. He said, "I'm very excited to be joining the Power." Vernon had grown up with the team's assistant coach, Jeremie Kayeye, and addressed the fact by saying, "We have a lot of respect for each other and I'm already very comfortable with the staff." [1]

Coaching career

Vernon started his coaching career by coaching the TRC academy boys basketball team in Brantford, Ontario, and led them to two OSBA championships in 2018 and 2019. [2] He was also the 2019 OSBA Coach of the Year. He joined the St. Francis X-Men basketball in 2019 as an associate head coach before being promoted to head coach of the X-Men in 2021. [2] He also served as an assistant coach of the Scarborough Shooting Stars in 2022 and 2023, winning the 2023 CEBL Championship. [2] On April 18, 2024, Vernon was hired as the head coach of the Calgary Surge of the CEBL. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Power Sign Tyrell Vernon". PowerBasketball.ca. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Calgary Surge Announce Tyrell Vernon as New Head Coach for the 2024 Season". cebl.ca. April 18, 2024.
  3. "THE CALGARY SURGE ANNOUNCE TYRELL VERNON AS TEAM'S NEW HEAD COACH FOR THE 2024 SEASON". calgarysurge.ca. April 18, 2024.