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Calgary Surge use third-quarter surge to power past Edmonton Stingers in CEBL playoff opener
The personal accolades are nice …
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Something for the stars on which to hang their Air Jordans.
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But a championship for Greg Brown III, Jameer Nelson Jr., Sean 'Rugzy' Miller-Moore & Co.?
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That has the attention of the Calgary Surge.
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Forward Brown is up for the CEBL's Defensive Player of the Year.
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So, too, is guard Nelson.
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And clutch veteran Miller-Moore, also a guard, is on the short-list for the CEBL's Canadian Player of the Year.
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Brown, who finished third in league points with 483, was one of the nation's top blockers, as only the Saskatchewan Rattlers' Jaden Bediako — with 49 — finished with more than Brown's 41.
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American Nelson has been stellar for the Surge all over the court, after finishing second on the team in scoring in the regular season, while his 57 steals meant a new single-season CEBL standard.
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Miller-Moore put up 427 points to finish fourth in league scoring but is best known for his timely play as a third-year Surge vet with immense savvy and leadership.
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Winners of all the CEBL Awards, including coach of the year and clutch player of the year for most target-score winners posted, will be announced next Thursday to kick off the CEBL's 2025 Championship Weekend in Winnipeg.
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Also on the docket during the awards night at the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre is the naming of the all-CEBL first, second and Canadian teams and the Fox 40 Officiating Recognition Award.
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Then it's onward into CW25, with six teams still in contention for the championship, including the Surge.
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WHAT'S THE ROAD AHEAD?
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Thursday's triumph means the Surge now just need three wins in as many games to capture their first-ever CEBL crown.
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• Up next is the West semifinal against the conference's top finisher, the Vancouver Bandits (19-5), in a one-game winner-move-on contest Saturday on the West Coast (1:30 p.m. MT).
