Windsor Express
Basketball team in Windsor, Canada
Windsor Express | ||
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Leagues | National Basketball League of Canada | |
Founded | 2012 | |
History |
Windsor Express
(2012–present) |
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Arena | WFCU Centre | |
Capacity | 6,500 | |
Location | Windsor, Ontario | |
Team colours |
Maroon, black
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President | Dartis Willis, Sr. | |
Head coach | Bill Jones | |
Ownership | Dartis Willis, Sr. | |
Championships | 2 ( 2013–14 , 2014–15 ) | |
Website | windsorexpress.ca | |
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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 . As the eighth franchise, the league created divisions and placed 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 , three-games-to-two.
On April 17, 2014, the Express won their first championship against the Island Storm (formerly Summerside Storm), 121–106. [1]
The Express were named the 2015 NBL of Canada Champions on April 30, 2015 when the Halifax Rainmen forfeited game 7 after events that transpired earlier in the day. Halifax opted to forfeit the game and leave Windsor, where the game was set to take place, due to an on-court altercation between the two teams earlier in the day. [2]
Home arenas
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 . [3] In 2019 The Express proposed a bid to renovate the Windsor Arena to become the new home of the Windsor Express and local recreational activities. [4] In 2021, the proposal was denied by the City. [5]
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: April 24, 2023 |
Season-by-season record
Season | Coach | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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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 | Lost Division Finals |
2016–17 | Bill Jones | 22 | 18 | .550 | 2nd | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost Division Finals |
2017–18 | Bill Jones | 20 | 20 | .500 | 3rd | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost Division Semifinals |
2018–19 | Bill Jones | 17 | 23 | .425 | 5th | did not qualify | |||
2019–20 | Bill Jones | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3rd | Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2020–21 | Bill Jones | - | - | - | did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2022 | Bill Jones | 8 | 17 | .320 | 4th | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in Round 1 |
2023 | Bill Jones | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3rd | 5 | 5 | .500 | Lost in Finals |
Totals | 183 | 163 | .529 | — | 32 | 30 | .514 | 8 playoff appearances |
References
- ↑ "Home | Windsor Star" .
- ↑ "Windsor Express declared 2015 NBL champ after Halifax forfeits Game 7" . CBC News . Retrieved April 30, 2015 .
- ↑ "Our Facilities" . WFCU-Centre.com . Retrieved February 18, 2014 .
- ↑ "Windsor Express unveils ambitious plan to transform Windsor Arena" . WindsorStar.com . Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
- ↑ "City now passing on Express plan to convert vacant Windsor Arena" . WindsorStar.com . Retrieved April 29, 2021 .
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