Mike

Nuga

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT:  6'2"

DOB: December 27th, 1997

HOMETOWN: Toronto, ON

SCHOOL: UNLV '22

By Stingers Info June 21, 2025
Toronto Native Enters Second Season with The Stingers
By Alex Jap September 9, 2024
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BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CEBL: In 50 games averaged 10.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 22.8 minutes per game while playing for theVancouver Bandits , Edmonton Stingers and Saskatchewan Rattlers.


International: In 43 games averaged 13.9  points, 4.9  rebounds, 1.6  assists and 28.8 minutes per game while playing in Canada and Spain


2025 CEBL:
Averaged 6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 18.8 minutes per game in 5 games with the Vancouver Bandits… Scored a season high 10 points with 3 rebounds on June 6 vs. Ottawa… Earned 4 rebounds and 6 assists on June 1 vs. Calgary.


2024-25:
Averaged 16 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 27.1 minutes per game in 19 games while playing for Valmiera and Vellaznimi of the Latvian Pro League and the Kosovo Basketball Superleague… Scored 29 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists on Dec 1 vs. KB Trepca Mitrovice. Scored double-digit points in 15 of 18 games played with two eight-game streaks from Jan 26 - Mar 15 and Oct 28 - Jan 4.


2024 CEBL:
Averaged 11.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 20.9 minutes per game in 18 games with the Edmonton Stingers...  Netted a career high 24 points shooting 4-7 threes on July 5 vs Vancouver. Scored double-digit points in 10 of 18 games played with a 6 game streak from June 9 - June 29… Scored 14 in his first game of the season against May 21 against calgary


2023-24: Averaging 11.3 points,4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 25.6 minutes per game in 4 games played with Caceres of the Spanish LEB Gold league … Made debut in first pro game outside of Canada on March 3 vs Melila scoring 10 points … Also averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists  and 30.9 minutes per game in 9 games with the London Lightning of the BSL … Scored 24 points on January 12 vs Sudbury … Season  high 27 points on January 2 vs Kitchener-Waterloo, also grabbing 5 rebounds


2023 CEBL: Averaged 13.3  points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 27.2 minutes per game in 19 games with the Saskatchewan Rattlers  … Netted 18 points in final game on July 28 vs Calgary … Tied a career CEBL high 20 points on July 13 vs Edmonton … Scored double-digits in first 11 games of the season including 20 on May 31 vs Vancouver


2022-23:
  Averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 23.9 minutes per game, playing 11 games with the London Lightning of NBL Canada … Named London Lightning Player of the Game with 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists in 29 minutes (Feb 1st)… Named London Lightning Player of the Week, averaging 18.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists in 31.7 minutes over three games… 


2022 CEBL:  Averaged 6.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 18.6 minutes per game, playing 8 games with the Saskatchewan Rattlers …  Scored a season-high 19 points while shooting 70% from two-point range on July 27th… Started the last regular-season game playing 34 minutes and recording the win to clinch a home playoff game… Recognized by team with Breakthrough Performance of the Year Award…


UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE


NCAA

Averaged 10.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 22.6 minutes in 74 collegiate career games in the NCAA D1 with UNLV, Kent State, and Portland State … 


NJCAA

Averaged 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 19.8 minutes in 54 collegiate career games in the NJCAA D1 with Eastern Florida State College … 


2021-22: In 31 games averaged 20.8 minutes, 6.1 points, 1.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game with UNLV… Listed as top-100 transfer by ESPN… 


2020-21: In 13 games averaged 32.6 minutes, 17.9 points, 1.6 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game with Kent State… Ranked second on team in scoring with 17.8 points per game, while shooting 50% from the field and 39% from three-point range… Ranked third on team in three-point shots made (37)… Scored a career-high 26 points (Jan 9th vs. Western Michigan)… Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds (Jan 16th vs. Ohio)… Recorded a career-high five steals (Dec 2nd vs. Point Park)… Scored double digits in 12 of 13 games played… Season ended early due to knee injury…


2019-20: Redshirt, sat out the season after transferring to Kent State… 


2018-19: In 30 games averaged 20.1 minutes, 10.5 points, 0.9 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game… Scored double digits in 17 of 30 games played…


2017-18: In 35 games averaged 23.0 minutes, 14.2 points, 1.9 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game with Eastern Florida JUCO… Named first team All-Conference and team MVP… Lead team to a 30-5 overall record… Played in JUCO all-star game… 


2016-17: In 19 games averaged 14.0 minutes, 6.1 points, 1.1 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per game with Eastern Florida JUCO… Lead team to a 31-6 overall record… Played in the national title game...