Stingers Host Bandits Before 4 Game Road Trip
June 15, 2022 - Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
Edmonton Stingers News Release
EDMONTON, AB- The Edmonton Stingers and the Fraser Valley Bandits will take on each other at 7:00 P.M. tonight at the EXPO Centre. The 4-2 Stingers sit in second place in the CEBL while the Bandits hold the 5th seed with 3 wins and 2 losses. The Stingers will take to the road for four straight games after tonight.
Three familiar faces are leading the Stingers after 6 games. Former University of Alberta Bear Brody Clarke leads the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game while hitting 48% of his field goal attempts. Behind Clarke are two Edmonton natives, first year pro Aher Uguak (11.5 points per game) and 4th year-Stinger Jordan Baker (10.0 points per game). Uguak and Baker both attended Harry Ainlay High School, coached by current Stingers assistant coach George Hoyt during their high school careers.
The Bandits house a current U of A Golden Bear in Adam Paige, who will be suiting up for the Bandits for first time this year. Paige played in 7 games for the Bandits last year after being drafted 9th overall in the 2021 U Sports CEBL Draft. Paige and the Bears finished third in U Sports during this past season. Geoffrey James, another current Golden Bear, is currently a practice player on the Bandits roster.
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