Edmonton Stingers

Edmonton Stingers
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2018
History	Edmonton Stingers (2018–present)
Arena	The Flair Airlines Hangar at the Edmonton Expo Centre
Capacity	4,000
Location	Edmonton, Alberta
Team colours	Yellow, blue, white
General manager	Jordan Baker
Head coach	Jordan Baker
Ownership	Stingers Entertainment Group
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.^[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]

On April 3, 2024, it was announced that Manjit and Ravinder Minhas, the co-owners of Minhas Craft Brewery, have become partners of the team.^[6] Manjit Minhas, the Dragons' Den star, becomes the first female owner in CEBL history.^[7]

Players

The Stingers team that won the 2020 CEBL championship

Current roster

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Edmonton Stingers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 2 Anderson, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 27 – (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 G 14 Clarke, Brody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 28 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 G 8 Donald, Taye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 22 – (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 F 15 Evans, Jacob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 27 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 F 11 Hornsby, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 29 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995 F 42 Kačinas, Mindaugas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 31 – (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 F 21 Krikke, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 23 – (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 G 1 Nuga, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 26 – (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 G 6 Peter-McNeilly, Adika 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 31 – (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 F 23 Rhooms, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 22 – (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 G 7 Richmond, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 28 – (1996-03-21)21 March 1996	Head coach Jordan Baker Assistant coach(es) Eric Fawcett George Hoyt Matt Skinn Jay Tomlinson Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Transactions Updated: August 15, 2024

Honours

The Stingers celebrating winning the 2020 CEBL title

• CEBL

regular season top team (2): 2020, 2021

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
	2023	Jordan Baker	9	11	.450	3rd West	1	1	.500	Lost Quarter-final
	2024	Jordan Baker	13	7	.650	2nd West	0	1	.000	Lost Quarter-final
Totals			64	36	.640	—	5	4	.556

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: 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 Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Murphy Burnatowski^[5]
• Mikh McKinney^[5]
• Trahson Burrell^[5]
• Martynas Varnas^[5]

References

1. Kornik, Slav (May 2, 2018). "Professional basketball returning to Edmonton in 2019". Global Edmonton. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
2. Romero, balls (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. The Canadian Press (December 14, 2021). "Stingers hold off Real Esteli to take tight victory in FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas debut". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
6. "Stingers add prominent Alberta pair to ownership group".
7. "RAVINDER MINHAS, MANJIT MINHAS JOIN CEBL, STINGERS OWNERSHIP GROUP".

External links

• Official website