Calgary Surge | |
Leagues: | CEBL |
Founded: | 2018 |
History: | Guelph Nighthawks (2019–2022) Calgary Surge (2023–) |
Arena: | Scotiabank Saddledome |
Location: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Colours: | Red, white, black |
President: | Jason Ribeiro |
Owner: | Usman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro |
Coach: | Tyrell Vernon[1] |
Conf Champs: | 1 (2023) |
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.[2] The team plays at home at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
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 12327 fans.[6]
Regular Season Western Conference Winners (1): 2023
Western Conference Champions (1): 2023
League | Season | Coach | Regular season | Post season | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||||
CEBL | |||||||||||
2023 | Nelson Terroba | 12 | 8 | 1st West | 2 | 1 | Lost Finals | ||||
2024 | Tyrell Vernon | 11 | 9 | 3rd West | 2 | 1 | Lost semi-Finals | ||||
Totals | 23 | 17 | — | 4 | 2 |