Edmonton Inks Canadian Guard Nuga

The Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Saturday the signing of guard Mike Nuga for the remainder of the 2025 season. Nuga, a former NCAA Division I athlete at Kent State and UNLV is rejoining the team for a second season. 

"It's very exciting to have Mike back in an Edmonton Stingers jersey.” said Head Coach and General Manager Jordan Baker. “His energy and explosive playmaking will add a new dimension to our roster and we look forward to having him back in the lineup!" 

Nuga competed in 18 games for the Stingers in 2024 where he averaged 11.3 points per game, in-part due to a 6 game stretch of double-digit scoring efforts, at the start of the season. The 2024 campaign marked his third CEBL season, following his professional debut with the Saskatchewan Rattlers in 2022.  Dating back to his first CEBL season, the Toronto native was named the Rattlers Breakthrough Player of the Year as a professional rookie, appearing in 9 games and scoring 6.4 points per game.

To start the 2025 CEBL season, Nuga appeared in 5 games this season with the Vancouver Bandits where he averaged 6 points and 18.8 minutes per game. Nuga also recently completed his second international season playing overseas in Kosovo and Latvia, where he scored a season high of 29 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He also has professional experience as a member of the London Lightning in 2022-23 and 2023-24; Nuga suited up in 39 games averaging 14.2 points per game in the NBCL and BSL with the Lightning.

Prior to turning professional, Nuga was a member of the 2021-22 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels (NCAA DI), playing in 31 games and averaging 6.1 points and 3.0 rebounds. He had transferred from Kent State, where in 2020-21, he put up 17.9 points in 13 games including an NCAA career high 26 points vs Western Michigan on January 9th, 2021. Previous to his DI experience, he played 3 seasons for Eastern Florida JUCO of the NJCAA, making 54 appearances and scoring 11.3 points per game.

Originally born in Nigeria, the 6’2” guard grew up in the GTA before heading south of the border where he attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Nuga is expected to join the Stingers tomorrow, June 22nd as the Stingers host the Sea Bears at the EXPO Centre at 4:00 PM. Tickets are available for as low as $20 per seat and can be purchased online or by contacting the Stingers head office via email ([email protected]) or phone (1-87STINGERS).

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About the Edmonton Stingers

The Edmonton Stingers play a 24-game season from May to August in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, the top professional league in Canada with 10 teams in major markets from coast to coast. The Stingers joined the league in its inaugural season in 2019 and have twice been crowned CEBL Champions. The Stingers play in the 4,000 seat  Edmonton Expo Centre. Our core value as an organization is to offer affordable, family-friendly fun at our games and be a positive force in our community all year long.