Calgary Surge

{{Infobox Basketball club

| name = Calgary Surge

| current =

| nickname =

| logo = Calgary Surge Logo.png

| image_size = 140px

| leagues = CEBL

| founded = 2018

| history = Guelph Nighthawks
(2019–2022)
Calgary Surge
(2023–present)

| arena = WinSport Event Centre

| capacity = 3,200

| location = Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| colours = Red, white, black
{{colourbox|Red}} {{colourbox|White}} {{colourbox|Black}}

| president = Jason Ribeiro

| owner = Usman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro

| coach = Kaleb Canales{{cite web |url=https://www.calgarysurge.ca/calgary-surge-announce-nba-experienced-kaleb-canales-as-team-s-head-coach-for-the-2025-season|title=CALGARY SURGE ANNOUNCE NBA-EXPERIENCED KALEB CANALES AS TEAM'S HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025 SEASON |website=calgarysurge.ca |date=2025-01-30 |access-date=2025-02-01}}

| championships =

| conf_champs = 1 (2023)

| website = {{URL|https://www.calgarysurge.ca/|calgarysurge.ca}}

|color1=red|color2=black|color3=grey|gm=Shane James}}

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.{{cite web|title=Canadian Elite Basketball League Announces Relocation of its Guelph Franchise to Calgary|url=https://www.cebl.ca/canadian-elite-basketball-league-announces-relocation-of-its-guelph-franchise-to-calgary|website=CEBL.ca|access-date=16 June 2018}} The team plays at home at WinSport Event Centre.

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.{{cite web |title=Calgary Surge unveiled as Canadian Elite Basketball League's newest franchise {{!}} CBC Sports |date=2022-10-19 |website=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218090321/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/cebl/cebl-calgary-surge-unveiling-1.6621825 |archive-date=2022-12-18 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/cebl/cebl-calgary-surge-unveiling-1.6621825}} The Surge played their first game on 27, May 2023 against the Edmonton Stingers, a 74-70 victory.{{cite web |title=Schedule and Results | website=cebl.ca | url= https://www.cebl.ca/games}} 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.{{cite web |title= Shooting Stars defeat Surge to claim 1st CEBL championship |url= https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6935048}} 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.{{cite web |title= Hockey town? Calgary Surge set basketball league attendance record at the home of the Flames |url= https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7211797 |date= 22 May 2024}}

Players

= Current roster =

{{Basketball roster header

| team = Calgary Surge

| color1 = black| bg1 = red | color2 = red | bg2 = black}}

{{player3 | num = 15 | nat = CAN | first = Mike | last = Demagus | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | year = | month = | date = }}

{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = CAN | first = Malcolm | last = Duvivier | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 210 | year = 1995 | month = 03 | date = 28 }}

{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = CAN | first = Justin | last = Jackson | dab = basketball, born 1997 | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | year = 1997 | month = 02 | date = 18 }}

{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = CAN | first = Gatluak | last = James | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 200 | year = 2001 | month = 04 | date = 12 }}

{{player3 | num = — | nat = USA | first = Billy | last = Preston | dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 247 | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 26 }}

{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = CAN | first = Noah | last = Wharton | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 157 | year = 2000 | month = 01 | date = 07 }}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

{{player||CAN|Tyrell Vernon}}

|asst_coach =

{{player||CAN|Awet Abraha}}
{{player||CAN|Kyle Landry}}
{{player||CAN|Will Rooney}}
{{player||CAN|Tyrone Watson}}

| roster_url = https://www.calgarysurge.ca/roster

| transaction_url = https://www.cebl.ca/transactions

| legend1 = (I) Inactive

| otherlegend = (U) Current U Sports Athlete

| accessdate = October 28, 2024

}}

Honours

CEBL Championships

Regular Season Western Conference Champions

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Pct.

2023

|12

|.600

Western Conference Champions

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Pct.

2023

|12

|.600

All CEBL Teams

First All Star Team

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Position

!Player

2023

|Forward

|Simi Shittu

All Canadian Team

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Position

!Player

!Hometown

rowspan="2"|2023

|Guard

|Sean Miller–Moore

|Brampton, Ontario

Forward

|Simi Shittu

|Burlington, Ontario

rowspan="2"|2024

|rowspan="2"|Guard

|Sean Miller–Moore

|Brampton, Ontario

Mathieu Kamba

|Calgary, Alberta

Individual Awards

Clutch Player of The Year

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Player

2024

|Stefan Smith

Season-by-season record

rowspan=2\|League	rowspan="2"\|Season	rowspan="2"\|Coach	colspan="4"\|Regular season	colspan="4"\|Post season
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
rowspan=3\|CEBL
2023	Nelson Terroba	12	8	{{winpct\|12\|8}}	1st West	2	1	{{winpct\|2\|1}}	Lost Finals
2024	Tyrell Vernon	11	9	{{winpct\|11\|9}}	3rd West	2	1	{{winpct\|2\|1}}	Lost semi-Finals
colspan="3"\|Totals	23	17	{{winpct\|23\|17}}	—	4	2	{{winpct\|4\|2}}

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.calgarysurge.ca/}}

Category:Sports clubs and teams in Calgary

Category:2022 establishments in Alberta

Category:Basketball teams in Alberta

Category:Basketball teams established in 2022

Category:Canadian Elite Basketball League teams

Category:Basketball teams in Canada