MAY 15 – The Calgary Surge have signed six-foot-ten forward Billy Preston for the 2024 season, the team announced Wednesday. Preston comes to the Surge with five years of professional experience having played internationally in South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Australia. Most recently, Preston played with the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League where he averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals, and 28.7 minutes in 5 games played as a starter. “Billy is a sensational talent. Standing at 6’10, he can play positions 1 through 5, which makes him one of the most dynamic players in the CEBL,” said Surge General Manager Shane James. “His playing style aligns with Coach Vernon’s offensive strategies for the coming season. He is a competitor that strives to improve and develop his game every day. We are thrilled to start working with him and see him thrive with the team.” Before his international career, Preston booked some experience in the NBA Summer League with the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He also played in the NBA G-League with the Texas Legends, Erie Bay BayHawks, and Cleveland Charge while also making an appearance in the NBA Preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers. "I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to bring my game to the Surge,” said Billy Preston. “I’ve heard great things about the city and I’m excited to get to work with the coaching staff and my new teammates.” Born in Redondo Beach, California, the six-foot-ten forward attended the University of Kansas but chose to pursue basketball professionally during his freshman year. Before entering university, Preston graduated from Oak Hill Academy where he averaged 15.3 points and 9.2 rebounds as a senior. Fans can now purchase tickets to the 2024 Season Opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome at www.calgarysurge.ca/surge2thedome . Single game tickets for the remainder of the 2024 Calgary Surge season are now available at https://www.calgarysurge.ca/single-game-tickets . About the Calgary Surge The Calgary Surge tipped off their inaugural season at WinSport Event Centre in May 2023, after originating the Guelph Nighthawks, one of the founding members of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). From day one, the Surge have been committed to being the Home Team for Calgary and a space where everyone is welcome. The Calgary Surge are active members of the community and have participated in a few hundred events (and counting) around the city that connect the team with diverse communities through sport and entertainment. In their inaugural season, the Surge finished 1st overall in the Western Conference and were crowned Western Conference Champions in the playoffs. For more information, visit www.calgarysurge.ca . About the Canadian Elite Basketball League A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 73% of its 2023 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram , Twitter , TikTok , LinkedIn , Facebook & YouTube . Media Contacts: Hilary Fontus Manager, Communications Calgary Surge 514-918-7826 [email protected] Meg Walsh Champion Communications 403-389-1088 [email protected]

MAY 13 – The Calgary Surge have revealed their official training camp roster for their 2024 season, the team announced Monday. Led by Surge General Manager, Shane James and Surge Head Coach, Tyrell Vernon, Calgary’s current roster is comprised of 17 players including four new additions: six-foot-ten forward Billy Preston Jr., six-foot-five guard Gatluak James, six-foot-eight forward Otas Iyekekpolor, and six-foot-four guard Mambi Diawara. Calgary local, Mathieu Kamba and Surge guard, Stef Smith will be joining the team at the conclusion of their season overseas. "Within our training camp roster, I see a lot of talent with a hunger to improve. Each player brings a unique perspective to our collective journey in bringing a championship to Calgary. I am excited to get started, refine their strengths, and build a team that embodies excellence on and off the court,” said Surge Head Coach, Tyrell Vernon. The 2024 Calgary Surge training camp roster includes 4 players with National Basketball Association (NBA) experience, four players with NBA G-League experience, four players with prior Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) experience, three American Imports, three U SPORTS players, and 9 NCAA Division 1 alumni. About the Calgary Surge The Calgary Surge tipped off their inaugural season at WinSport Event Centre in May 2023, after originating the Guelph Nighthawks, one of the founding members of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). From day one, the Surge have been committed to being the Home Team for Calgary and a space where everyone is welcome. The Calgary Surge are active members of the community and have participated in a few hundred events (and counting) around the city that connect the team with diverse communities through sort and entertainment. In their inaugural season, the Surge finished 1 st overall in the Western Conference and were crowned Western Conference Champions in the playoffs. For more information, visit www.calgarysurge.ca . About the Canadian Elite Basketball League A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 73% of its 2023 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram , Twitter , TikTok , LinkedIn , Facebook & YouTube . Media Contacts: Hilary Fontus Manager, Communications Calgary Surge 514-918-7826 [email protected] Meg Walsh Champion Communications 403-389-1088 [email protected]

Dear Calgary , Last year, when we brought professional basketball to our city, we honestly didn’t know what to expect. Would we connect with Calgary’s basketball community? Would folks connect with our players? Could we fill seats? Did we even know how to put on games? Turns out a lot of work goes into putting on a professional basketball game! Our small but mighty front office staff had to learn the ins and outs of ticketing, organizing vendors, crowd management...they even had to learn how to convert an ice hockey rink to a basketball court. And yet, Calgary’s open embrace of our team completely blew us away. We called last season “THE FIRST DANCE.” On May 21 , we will welcome fans back for our “ENCORE” Season II beginning at the Scotiabank Saddledome. As we gear up for this one-night-only event, I need to emphasize that this would not be possible without the support and passion fans have shown our team. Over the course of our 2023 inaugural season, our fans helped us define a clear mission that is at the core of all we do. The Calgary Surge are here to reflect, entertain, and unite our city through the power of basketball and the arts. So, what can Calgarians expect from our ENCORE performance? Reflecting our city means that everyone, especially our most vulnerable, have a place at our games. Last year we ensured that nearly 1,000 kids and deserving families attended our games for free thanks to the generous support of donors. This season we will welcome thousands more. Entertaining our city means continuing to invite people to ‘come for the game and stay for the party,’ but going the step further to make the party and the game one and the same. Last year we created several new stages for incredibly talented and diverse artists to perform during our games, outside our venue, online, and in the community. This season you will see our work with the arts community become even further intertwined. Finally, uniting our city requires taking risks that defy convention and push the sports, arts, and entertainment sectors further. Our promise to intentionally tell our city’s story in new and unique ways that bring Calgarians together began the day after the 2023 Championship Finals. We know this is an audacious goal, but we hope that we can count on your support. I wish I could write this letter and tell you all that we will win every game we play, or that we will reverse the twist of fate that saw us fall a few baskets short of a CEBL Championship in our first season. But I can’t. What I am certain of is our commitment to the process of becoming a world-class team and organization. We will adapt. We will learn. We will compete. But you know what won’t change? Our values of inclusion. Our critical relationship with community. As I write this letter, our players are about to land at YYC Calgary International Airport from cities across the country and globe. Tomorrow morning, they will be in junior high schools across all four corners of the city talking to youth about well-being. They are committed to our mission. For months we have been toiling away, thinking about this moment and I can assure you, we are ready to meet it. On behalf of our incredible players, coaches, front office and basketball staff, community and corporate partners, and volunteers, thank you for your support. Our work continues in becoming now, and forever more, your Home Team. Yours, Jason Ribeiro, Ph.D. Vice-Chairman & President, Calgary Surge

MAY 7 – The Calgary Surge are proud to announce TREC Dental as the club’s Official Dental Group for the 2024 season, the team announced Tuesday. “Our partnership with TREC Dental Group will not only ensure our players receive industry-leading oral health care, but that our organization can activate at scale across TREC’s 18 clinics, said Surge Vice-Chairman and President, Jason Ribeiro. “Dr. Jan Jaffer and the entire TREC Dental Group have built an incredible culture rooted in strong values and we are excited to work with them and reinforce the Surge’s focus on community health.” This partnership adds to the Surge’s cadre of health and wellness partnerships that already includes medical diagnostics, sports medicine, nutrition, and health benefits. TREC Dental is a group of socially conscious doctors that believe in giving back to the community both locally and internationally. Their dentists spend their time volunteering with organizations like The Mustard Seed, Calgary Food Bank, Made by Momma, WINS Calgary, The Alex, The World Partnership Walk, and many more. They also work around the world providing dentistry to those who don’t have access to oral health care. “We are so thrilled to be partnering with the Calgary Surge for the upcoming season,” said Chief Executive Officer of TREC Dental, Dr. Jan Jaffer. “Not only is there a strong alignment in both organization’s core values, but this partnership reinforces TREC’s commitment to giving back to the community.” Surge players will use TREC Dental exclusively for any oral health care services they require during the season. TREC Dental Foundation will also provide a $10,000 charitable donation to be directed to one or more of Kids Up Front Calgary’s 150+ partner agencies through the club’s Surge ASSIST program. Surge ASSIST is a movement to send thousands of deserving Calgary kids and families to Surge games through a nation-leading partnership with Kids Up Front Calgary. Fans can now purchase their tickets to the Surge’s highly anticipated 2024 Season Opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome on May 21 at www.calgarysurge.ca/surge2thedome . About the TREC Dental Group The TREC Dental Group is a group of 18 socially conscious, value-based dental clinics in Calgary and the surrounding area that believe in giving back to both the Calgary and international community. TREC stands for Teamwork, Respect, Exceptional Dentistry, and Continuous and Never-Ending Improvement. Across their 16 general and 2 pediatric offices, modern designs, a welcoming atmosphere, and cutting-edge digital patient workflows ensure that they exceed their patients’ expectations every step of the way. About the Calgary Surge The Calgary Surge tipped off their inaugural season at WinSport Event Centre in May 2023, after originating the Guelph Nighthawks, one of the founding members of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). From day one, the Surge have been committed to being the Home Team for Calgary and a space where everyone is welcome. The Calgary Surge are active members of the community and have participated in a few hundred events (and counting) around the city that connect the team with diverse communities through sort and entertainment. In their inaugural season, the Surge finished 1 st overall in the Western Conference and were crowned Western Conference Champions in the playoffs. For more information, visit www.calgarysurge.ca . Media Contacts: Hilary Fontus Manager, Communications Calgary Surge 514-918-7826 [email protected] Meg Walsh Champion Communications 403-389-1088 [email protected]

MAY 6 – The Calgary Surge have signed Matt Grace for the 2024 season, the team announced Monday. Grace most recently played in the OPAP Basket League, the top-tier level of men’s professional basketball in the Cypriot basketball league system, for the APOEL Nicosia. During the 2023-24 season, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.6 blocks, 0.6 steals, and 23.2 minutes in 18 games played. “We are excited to have Matt sign with the Surge. Matt had a great season overseas and has been able to get some professional experience under his belt,” said Surge General Manager, Shane James. “Matt also fits into Coach Vernon’s system because of his ability to shoot the ball and space the floor.” In 2023, Grace graduated from the University of Richmond in Virginia where he averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.7 blocks, 0.5 steals and 27.8 minutes through 29 games played with the Spiders. In 2022, the Hamilton, Ontario native also led the Spiders to an Atlantic-10 Championship by making the game winning field goal. “I’ve only heard great things about the Surge organization and the city of Calgary,” said Surge forward Matt Grace. “I can’t wait to get out there and get the season started.” Prior to his time with the NCAA D1 program, he graduated from the RISE Centre Academy in Brantford, Ontario. He led the school to an Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) championship as a senior in 2018 and was notably coached by Surge Head Coach, Tyrell Vernon. Fans can now purchase tickets to the team’s season opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome at www.calgarysurge.ca/surge2thedome . Single game tickets for the remainder of the 2024 Calgary Surge regular season are now available at www.calgarysurge.ca/single-game-tickets . About the Calgary Surge The Calgary Surge tipped off their inaugural season at WinSport Event Centre in May 2023, after originating the Guelph Nighthawks, one of the founding members of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). From day one, the Surge have been committed to being the Home Team for Calgary and a space where everyone is welcome. The Calgary Surge are active members of the community and have participated in a few hundred events (and counting) around the city that connect the team with diverse communities through sort and entertainment. In their inaugural season, the Surge finished 1 st overall in the Western Conference and were crowned Western Conference Champions in the playoffs. For more information, visit www.calgarysurge.ca . About the Canadian Elite Basketball League A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 73% of its 2023 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram , Twitter , TikTok , LinkedIn , Facebook & YouTube . Media Contacts: Hilary Fontus Manager, Communications Calgary Surge 514-918-7826 [email protected] Meg Walsh Champion Communications 403-389-1088 [email protected]