Edmonton Stingers

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Edmonton Stingers
Edmonton Stingers logo
LeaguesCEBL
BCL Americas
Founded2018
HistoryEdmonton Stingers
(2018–present)
ArenaEdmonton Expo Centre
Capacity4,000
LocationEdmonton, Alberta
Team coloursYellow, blue, white
     
PresidentBrett Fraser
Head coachJermaine Small
Championships2 (2020, 2021)
Websitewww.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 Edmonton Expo Centre. The Stingers Mascot is Buzz, a hornet, inspired by the CF-18 based in Cold Lake Alberta. 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.[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.

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.[5]

Players[]

The Stingers team that won the 2020 CEBL championship

Current roster[]

The following is the Edmonton Stingers roster for the 2021 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. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 2 United States Burrell, Trahson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1992-11-16)16 November 1992
G 5 Canada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 25 – (1996-11-16)16 November 1996
G 6 Canada Peter-McNeilly, Adika 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 28 – (1993-04-17)17 April 1993
F 9 Canada Famutimi, Olumuyiwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 38 – (1984-02-21)21 February 1984
G 10 Canada Cadougan, Junior 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 31 – (1990-05-07)7 May 1990
PF 10 Canada 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 30 – (1991-07-18)18 July 1991
G 12 United States 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 30 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
C 15 United States Boone, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 37 – (1984-11-21)21 November 1984
G 23 Canada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 30 – (1991-02-23)23 February 1991
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 Injured
Updated: January 6, 2022

Honours[]

The Stingers celebrating winning the 2020 CEBL title
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
Totals 32 8 .800 — 4 1 .800

Notable players[]

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

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.
  4. ^ "Edmonton Stingers Achieve Redemption, Win CEBL Summer Series".
  5. ^ a b c d Stingers hold off Real Esteli to take tight victory in FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas debut The Canadian Press, 14 December 2021. Accessed 27 December 2021.


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