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. The team plays at home at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Calgary Surge
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2018
History	Guelph Nighthawks (2019–2022) Calgary Surge (2023–)
Arena	Scotiabank Saddledome
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Team colours	Red, white, black
President	Jason Ribeiro
General manager	Shane James
Head coach	Tyrell Vernon
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. The Surge played their first game on 27, May 2023 against the Edmonton Stingers, a 74-70 victory. 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. 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 12327 fans.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Calgary Surge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Davis, Corey Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 27 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997 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) 29 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 F 35 Grace, Matt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 25 – (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 F 5 Jackson, Justin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 27 – (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 G 13 James, Gatluak 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 23 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 F/C 32 Johnson, Marlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 30 – (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 G 9 Kamba, Mathieu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 28 – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 G 00 Miller-Moore, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 25 – (1998-10-25)25 October 1998 G 30 Mitchell, Trhae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 26 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 F 2 Osabuohien, Gabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 25 – (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 F — Preston, Billy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 26 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 G 6 Reddick, Dondre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) C 21 Tshimanga, Jordy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 27 – (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 G 4 Wharton, Noah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 24 – (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: August 9, 2024

Honours

• CEBL

Regular Season Western Conference Winners (1): 2023

Western Conference Champions (1): 2023

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

External links

• Official website