Edmonton Stingers

The Edmonton Stingers are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at the Edmonton Expo Centre.

Edmonton Stingers
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2018
History	Edmonton Stingers (2019–present)
Arena	Edmonton Expo Centre
Capacity	4,000
Location	Edmonton, Alberta
Team colours	Yellow, blue, white
President	Brett Fraser
Head coach	Jermaine Smalls
Championships	1 (2020)
Website	www.thestingers.ca

History

On May 2, 2018, it was announced that Edmonton would be one of the six cities to participate in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, with the team expected to play its inaugural season beginning in May 2019.[1] On June 22, 2018, it was announced that the team would be called the Edmonton Stingers.[2]

The Edmonton Stingers played their inaugural game on May 10, 2019 against the Niagara River Lions, winning 118-105.[3] In their debut season, the Stingers were eliminated in the semifinals.

In the 2020 season, Edmonton won its first CEBL championship after beating the Fraser Valley Bandits in the final, 90–73.[4] Xavier Moon, who scored 30 points, was named Most Valuable Player of the championship game.

Players

Current roster

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

Edmonton Stingers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 2 Moon, Xavier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 25 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 G 4 Ochu, Xavier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 22 – (1998-07-15)15 July 1998 G 6 Peter-McNeilly, Adika 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 27 – (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 G 7 South, Kareem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 23 – (1996-10-01)1 October 1996 F 8 Baker, Jordan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 28 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 F 9 Overwater, Zac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 24 – (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 G 10 Kamba, Mathieu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 24 – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 F 13 Kappos, Alexander 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 23 – (1997-07-27)27 July 1997 F 14 Clarke, Brody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 24 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 F 20 Williams Jr., Kirk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 34 – (1986-06-22)22 June 1986 G 23 Diawara, Mambi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 26 – (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 F 30 Daniels, Travis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 28 – (1992-01-25)25 January 1992	Head coach Jermaine Small Assistant coach(es) George Hoyt Kent Johnson Brandon Brock Team manager Zale Smordin Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Transactions Updated: July 26, 2020

Honours

• CEBL

Champions (1): 2020

Season-by-season record

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2019	Jermaine Small	14	6	.700	2nd	0	1	.000	Lost Semi-finals
	2020	Jermaine Small	5	1	.833	1st	2	0	1.000	Won CEBL Championship
Totals			19	7	.731	—	2	1	.667

References

1. Kornik, Slav (May 2, 2018). "Professional basketball returning to Edmonton in 2019". Global Edmonton. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
2. Romero, Diego (June 23, 2018). "Edmonton professional basketball team announces name, logo". CTV News Edmonton. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
3. Moddejonge, Gerry (May 10, 2019). "Edmonton Stingers over the Moon in overtime nail-biter of a debut win". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved June 14, 2019.