Edmonton Stingers

Edmonton Stingers
Edmonton Stingers logo
Leagues	CEBL BCL Americas
Founded	2018
History	Edmonton Stingers (2018–present)
Arena	The Flair Airlines Hangar at the Edmonton Expo Centre
Arena Capacity	4,000
Location	Edmonton, Alberta
Team colours	Yellow, blue, white
President	Reed Clarke
Head coach	Jordan Baker
Championships	2 (2020, 2021)
Website	thestingers.ca

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 HIVE arena at the Edmonton Expo Centre. The Stingers' mascot is Buzz, a hornet, inspired by the CF-18 based in Cold Lake. The team logo has a CF-18 going through a capital E to make the body of the hornet.

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. On June 22, 2018, it was announced that the team would be called the Edmonton Stingers.

The Edmonton Stingers played their inaugural game on May 10, 2019 against the Niagara River Lions, winning 118-105. 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. Xavier Moon, who scored 30 points, was named Most Valuable Player of the championship game.

In the 2021 season, Edmonton won its second consecutive championship, making them the leagues first back to back champions 101-65 over the Niagara River Lions.

On September 22, 2021 Edmonton announced that they would compete in the 2021–22 BCL Americas. In their debut, the Stingers defeated Real Estelí 84-81 in Managua, Nicaragua.

Players

File:Summer Series Team .jpg

The Stingers team that won the 2020 CEBL championship

Current roster

The following is the Edmonton Stingers roster for the 2021–22 BCL Americas season.

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. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 3 Uguak, Aher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998 F 4 Pekarek, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) – (1997-01-26)26 January 1997 F 5 Dimanochie, Somno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) – (2001-08-21)21 August 2001 G 6 Peter-McNeilly, Adika 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) – (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 F 9 Baker, Jordan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 G 10 Kamba, Mathieu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 C Johnson, Marlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) – (1994-02-24)24 February 1994 F 14 Clarke, Brody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 F 16 Vandervelden, Patrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) – (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 F 20 Graham-Bell, Rowell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 F 21 McSwain Jr, Freddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – (1994-12-02)2 December 1994 G 23 Jones, Jahmal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – (1991-02-23)23 February 1991 F 26 Kamunga, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) – (1998-10-25)25 October 1998 G 27 Bookert, Devon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – (1993-01-27)27 January 1993	Head coach Jermaine Small Assistant coach(es) Brandon Brock Naofall "Ming" Folahan George Hoyt Kiera Lyons Kenny Otieno Zale Smordin Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster – Transactions Updated: May 28, 2022

Honours

File:Summer Series 2020.jpg

The Stingers celebrating winning the 2020 CEBL title

• CEBL

Champions (2): 2020, 2021

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
	2021	Jermaine Small	13	1	.929	1st	2	0	1.000	Won CEBL Championship
	2022	Jermaine Small	10	10	.500	6th	0	1	.000	Lost play in round
Totals			42	18	.700	—	4	2	.667

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least one season for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

• Murphy Burnatowski
• Mikh McKinney
• Trahson Burrell

External links

• Official website