Guelph Nighthawks

Guelph Nighthawks
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2018
History	Guelph Nighthawks (2019–2022) Calgary Surge (2023–present)
Arena	Sleeman Centre
Location	Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Team colours
President	Cameron Kusch
Website	thenighthawks.ca

The Guelph Nighthawks were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that competed in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[1] The team played home games at the Sleeman Centre.

History

On June 12, 2018, it was announced that the team would be called the Guelph Nighthawks. Guelph joins Hamilton Honey Badgers, Edmonton Stingers, Niagara River Lions, Saskatchewan Rattlers, and Fraser Valley Bandits as one of the six original franchises for the inaugural season of the CEBL.[2]

On August 17, 2022, it was announced that the team will be relocating to Calgary, Alberta for the 2023 CEBL season.[3]

Players

2022 roster

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Guelph Nighthawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G Hill, Ahmed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 28 – (1996-03-21)21 March 1996 F Hess, AJ 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 30 – (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 G Henry, Clayton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 27 – (1997-11-06)6 November 1997 F Roche, Julian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 27 – (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 G Rotardier, Kyliann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 22 – (2002-02-11)11 February 2002 F Akec, Madut 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 26 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 G Miller-Moore, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 26 – (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 G Smith, Stef 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 25 – (1999-06-27)27 June 1999 F Lall, Tajinder 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 28 – (1996-10-27)27 October 1996 G Miller, Elijah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Head coach Charles Kissi Assistant coach(es) Mike Rao Arsalan Jamil Wumi Agunbiade Bob Urosevic Chris Rao Mike Girling Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive Injured Roster Transactions Updated: June 28, 2021

Notable players

• Chad Brown (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Michale Kyser (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Season-by-season record

League	Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
CEBL
	2019	Charles Kissi	6	14	.300	5th	did not qualify
	2020	Charles Kissi	3	3	.500	5th	0	1	.000	Lost quarter-finals
	2021	Charles Kissi	5	9	.357	5th	0	1	.000	Lost quarter-finals
	2022	Charles Kissi	10	10	.500	7th	1	1	.500	Lost quarter-finals
Totals			24	36	.400	—	1	3	.250

References

1. "Guelph Nighthawks: Citys pro basketball team reveals its name". Canada News. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "GUELPH NIGHTHAWKS TAKE FLIGHT WITH CANADIAN ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE". Guelph Nighthawks. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
3. "It's official: Guelph Nighthawks are leaving town". guelphtoday.com. August 17, 2022.

External links

• Official website