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The Calgary Surge announced Thursday that Tyrell Vernon will be the next head coach of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) club.
Vernon just completed his third season as head coach of St. Francis Xavier men’s basketball program, where he led the X-Men to the Atlantic University Sport championship and a U Sports silver medal in 2023.
Vernon also worked as assistant coach for the Scarborough Shooting Stars in 2022 and 2023, where the Shooting Stars defeated the Surge to win the CEBL championship.
He also won back-to-back championships coaching TRC Academy in 2018 and 2019, where he was named the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) coach of the year.
“Tyrell is one of the most elite young coaches in our country,” said Surge senior advisor Steve Konchalski in a media statement. “He has won at every level (including the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association, U SPORTS, and the Canadian Elite …
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