Elkhart Express
{{Short description|American basketball team}}
{{IBL team
| logo = Elkhart Express.png
| pixels = 250px
| founded = 2006
| league = IBL 2006-2008
| history = Elkhart Express
2006-2008
| arena = North Side Gymnasium
2006-2008
TBA 2010
| colors = Black, Royal Blue & Trophy Gold
| owner = Pro Basketball Elkhart, LLC
| president = Daimon Beathea
| coach = Daimon Beathea
| championships = 2 (2006, 2007)
| titles = 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)
| cheerleaders =
| dancers = LocoMotion
| mascot = Ernie Express
}}
The Elkhart Express were an International Basketball League team based in Elkhart, Indiana. The team won the 2006 and 2007 IBL championships. The Express officially released that they were folding on January 5, 2009.[http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090105/SPORTS12/901050330/1001/Sports Elkhart Express is ending its run: Elkhart's IBL team bankrupt] South Bend Tribune On January 18, 2010, head coach and founder Daimon Beathea announced that the team would return for the 2010 season, but gym agreements had not been finalized.[http://www.etruth.com/Know/Sports/Story.aspx?ID=503378 Elkhart Express will re-start its engines in April] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718102438/http://www.etruth.com/Know/Sports/Story.aspx?ID=503378 |date=2011-07-18 }} Elkhart Truth
2006 season
The Express played home games at North Side Gym in Elkhart, which was the home for the IBL Championship and All-Star game. The Express dominated the league for most of the season, and crowds of over 2,000 were routine. At home, the Express won the championship 119-108 over the Columbus Cyclones.
Roster
{{NBA roster header|team=Elkhart Express|season=2008
| bg1 = #084C9E | color1 = white
| bg2 = gold | color2 = #000000
}}
{{player2 | num = 43 | first = Byron | last = Allen |dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 275 | college = Northwestern State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Mike | last = Brownlee | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Charleston | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Coleco | last = Buie | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = Southwest Missouri State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Chris | last = Charles |dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = Villanova | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Lincoln| last = Glass | pos = G | ft = | in = | lbs = | college = Auburn–Montgomery | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Marques | last = Lewis | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 265 | college = UAB | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Jarrod | last = Lovette | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = | college = Marquette | DOB = 1977 }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Prentice | last = McGruder | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = California | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Cedric | last = Moodie | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Ball State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Tim | last = Pledger | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = Delta State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Ron | last = Timus | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = Morgan State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 55 | first = James | last = Tyler |dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Patterson Academy (OH) | DOB = }}
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
- {{player||USA|Daimon Beathea}} ({{college|Michigan State}})
| asst_coach =
- {{player||USA|Ramsey Nichols}} ({{college|Albion}})
- {{player||USA|William Coatie}} ({{college|Illinois Valley CC}})
| roster_url = http://basketball.usbasket.com/team/USA/Elkhart_Express/8888?Page=1
| transaction_url =
}}
Season-by-season
| border="1" cellpadding="1" |
| colspan="8" align="center" | Regular Season |
| Year
|Wins |Losses |Percentage |Division |
| 2006
|23 |2 |.920 |1st - East Division |
| 2007
|23 |4 |.846 |1st - East Division |
2006 and 2007 IBL Champions
All-stars
=2006=
- Eric Brand
- Cedric Moodie
=2007=
- Coleco Buie
- Cedric Moodie
- Tim Pledger
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.iblhoopsonline.com/teamElkhart.asp Team page on IBL Website]
{{IBL Teams}}
{{Indiana Sports}}
Category:International Basketball League teams
Category:Basketball teams in Indiana