Windsor Express

Windsor Express
2016–17 NBL Canada season
Leagues	National Basketball League of Canada
Founded	2012
History	Windsor Express (2012–present)
Arena	WFCU Centre
Capacity	6,500
Location	Windsor, Ontario
Team colours	Maroon, Black
President	Dartis Willis, Sr.
Head coach	Bill Jones
Ownership	Dartis Willis, Sr.
Championships	2 (2013–14, 2014–15)
Website	www.windsorexpress.ca
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Home Away

The Windsor Express is a Canadian professional basketball team based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The Express are an expansion team of the National Basketball League of Canada that began play in the 2012-13 season. The Express play its home games at the WFCU Centre.

History

On June 28, 2012, the NBL announced that Windsor had been awarded an expansion team for the 2012-13 season. With this eighth franchise, the League went to divisional play, placing the Express in the Central Division.

On August 1, 2012 the team nickname was officially confirmed. The Express name is partially a tribute to the Underground Railroad and to the rail yards on the banks of the Detroit River.

The team compiled a 22-18 record in its inaugural year, placing second in the Central Division and being seeded 3rd in the playoffs. It lost its only post-season series, a semifinal against the Summerside Storm, 3 games to 2.

On April 17, 2014, the Express won their first championship of NBL-Canada against the Island Storm(formerly Summerside Storm), 121-106.^[1]

Home arenas

WFCU Centre (2012-present)

Originally opened in 2008, the WFCU Centre is a sports-entertainment arena in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The arena has a capacity of 7,000 when setup for basketball. The Express share the arena with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.^[2]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Windsor Express roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 2 Thomas, DeAndre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 300 lb (140 kg) 30 – 28 September 1986 G/F 4 Ellis, Jamarcus 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 200 lb (91 kg) 31 – 7 August 1985 G 5 Collins, Josh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 170 lb (77 kg) 26 – 5 August 1990 F 10 Loiselle, Kevin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 225 lb (102 kg) G 12 Bennett, Tony 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 175 lb (79 kg) 32 – 22 August 1984 G 14 Gibson, Gary 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 185 lb (84 kg) 30 – 1 December 1986 G/F 22 McQueen, Jahmal 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 210 lb (95 kg) 27 – 24 October 1989 F 24 Commons, Chris 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 220 lb (100 kg) 32 – 8 December 1984 F 32 Williams, Kirk 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 200 lb (91 kg) 29 – 19 December 1987 F/C 40 Parham, Tim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 240 lb (110 kg) 33 – 18 March 1983 G 44 Anderson, Ryan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 194 lb (88 kg) 29 – 19 December 1987 G Error: — This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. Osuntola, Rotimi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 175 lb (79 kg) 24 – 7 November 1992	Head coach Bill Jones Tony Jones (interim) Assistant coach(es) Gerry Brumpton Aaron McDonald Scott Newman Lexa Page Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster – Transactions Updated: August 8, 2015

Season-by-season record

Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2012–13	Bill Jones	22	18	.550	3rd	2	3	.400	Lost First Round
2013–14	Bill Jones	29	11	.718	1st	11	6	.647	Won Championship
2014–15	Bill Jones	21	11	.656	1st	11	7	.611	Won Championship
2015–16	Bill Jones	21	19	.525	2nd	5	4	.556	Conference Semi-finals
Totals		93	59	.612	-	29	20	.592	4 Playoff Appearances

References

1. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/04/17/photos-express-121-island-storm-106/
2. "Our Facilities". WFCU-Centre.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

External links

• Official website