Edmonton Stingers Announce Inaugural Head Coach & General Manager

Edmonton, February 19, 2019 - The Edmonton Stingers, member club of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), are elated to introduce Barnaby Craddock as the first-ever head coach and general manager in franchise history.

Coach Craddock has been coaching with Canada Basketball National team program since 2011. His most recent role was as Head coach of the Canadian Men's Development team that finished 7th out of 22 teams in the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, Korea. 2012-13 was Barnaby Craddock’s first year as Head Coach of the Golden Bears Basketball program. Over the past five years he has led the Bears to a conference record of 91-33(.734), qualified for the playoffs all five seasons, won the Canada West Conference championship twice (2014 & 2017), and won a U SPORTS National Bronze medal in 2014. Barnaby Craddock has also been an assistant coach with various other Canada Basketball national teams, including the 2011 FISU Games team that earned silver in Shenzhen, China, and Canada Basketball Men’s (U-17) Cadet team (World Championships in Lithuania, 2012), (FIBA Americas Championship in Uruguay, 2013), (World Championships in Dubai, UAE, 2014).

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have Barnaby as the first-ever head coach in Stingers franchise history,” said Stingers President and COO Lee Genier. “He has a proven track record as a winning coach on the national stage and has strong ties to the community. I know that the people of Edmonton are in for some very exciting basketball starting in May and Barnaby is the right person to lead the team in its historic inaugural season.”

Modelled after top international professional leagues, the CEBL is comprised of six original teams in Hamilton, Edmonton, Guelph, St. Catharines, Abbotsford, and Saskatoon. Each team plays 10 home and 10 road games using FIBA (International Basketball Federation) rules, and player and referee standards set by Canada Basketball. Rosters will be comprised of at least 70 percent Canadian players, many playing professionally in North America and overseas during the traditional basketball season. Playing out of the Edmonton EXPO Centre, the Stingers will play ten home games starting with their season opener on May 10, 2019, at 7 p.m. against the Niagara River Lions. Season tickets range from $199 in the lower bowl to $750 for courtside and are available on the Edmonton Stingers website. Individual game tickets are expected to go on sale in spring 2019.

Fans are able to reserve their place in history by visiting the Stingers website. A detailed seat map, with a link to purchase tickets can
be found Here.

For more information about the Stingers, visit https://www.thestingers.ca/ or www.cebl.ca.

ABOUT THE CEBL
The CEBL is a new basketball experience that will feature high caliber professional basketball in a fan-friendly entertainment environment in six cities across Canada during its inaugural season. The league is aimed at helping provide Canadians with a premium professional basketball option that gives players, coaches, fans and other stakeholders the opportunity to meaningfully engage with one of Canada’s most popular sports. As the First Division Professional League partner of Canada Basketball, the league will begin play in May 2019. More information about the CEBL can be obtained at www.cebl.ca.