| Calgary Surge | |
|---|---|
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| Leagues | CEBL |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Guelph Nighthawks (2019–2022) Calgary Surge (2023–present) |
| Arena | WinSport Event Centre |
| Capacity | 3,200 |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Team colours | Red, white, black |
| President | Jason Ribeiro |
| General manager | Shane James |
| Head coach | Kaleb Canales[1] |
| Ownership | Usman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro |
| Conference titles | 1 (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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Honours
[edit]CEBL Championships
Regular Season Western Conference Champions
| Season | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 8 | .600 |
Western Conference Champions
| Season | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 8 | .600 |
All CEBL Teams
First All Star Team
| Season | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Forward | Simi Shittu |
All Canadian Team
| Season | Position | Player | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Guard | Sean Miller–Moore | Brampton, Ontario |
| Forward | Simi Shittu | Burlington, Ontario | |
| 2024 | Guard | Sean Miller–Moore | Brampton, Ontario |
| Mathieu Kamba | Calgary, Alberta |
Individual Awards
Clutch Player of The Year
| Season | Player |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Stefan Smith |
Season-by-season record
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces Relocation of its Guelph Franchise to Calgary". CEBL.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Schedule and Results". cebl.ca.
- ^ "Shooting Stars defeat Surge to claim 1st CEBL championship".
- ^ "Hockey town? Calgary Surge set basketball league attendance record at the home of the Flames". 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Calgary Stampede Welcomes the Calgary Surge to Stampede for a Slam-Dunk Summer Match-u". May 9, 2025.
- ^ "CALGARY SURGE TO RETURN TO SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME FOR 2025 SEASON FINALE". Archived from the original on 2025-04-06. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "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.