Calgary Surge

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.

Calgary Surge
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

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

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Calgary Surge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 15 Demagus, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) G 11 Duvivier, Malcolm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 30 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 F 5 Jackson, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 28 – (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 G 13 James, Gatluak 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 24 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 F — Preston, Billy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 27 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 G 4 Wharton, Noah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 25 – (2000-01-07)7 January 2000	Head coach Tyrell Vernon Assistant coach(es) Awet Abraha Kyle Landry Will Rooney Tyrone Watson Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive (U) Current U Sports Athlete Injured Roster Transactions Updated: October 28, 2024

Honours

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

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