Windsor Express

{{Infobox Basketball club

| color1 = #FFFFFF

| color2 = #800000

| color3 = black

| current =

| name = Windsor Express

| nickname =

| logo = Windsor Express Logo 2022.png

| image_size = 210px

| leagues = Basketball Super League

| founded = 2012

| history = Windsor Express
(2012–present)

| arena = WFCU Centre

| capacity = 6,500

| location = Windsor, Ontario

| colours = Maroon, black
{{color box|maroon}} {{color box|black}}

| president = Dartis Willis, Sr.

| owner = Dartis Willis, Sr.

| coach = Bill Jones

| championships = 2 (2013–14, 2014–15)

| website = [https://www.windsorexpress.ca/ windsorexpress.ca]

| retired_numbers =

| h_pattern_b = greyarc

| h_pattern_s = grey stripes

| h_body = 111111

| h_shorts = 111111

| a_pattern_b = blackarc

| a_pattern_s = black stripes

| a_body = A9A9A9

| a_shorts = A9A9A9

}}

The Windsor Express are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, competing in the Basketball Super League. The Express play their 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.{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/04/17/photos-express-121-island-storm-106/|title = Home | Windsor Star}}

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. {{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-express-declared-2015-nbl-champ-after-halifax-forfeits-game-7-1.3056448|title=Windsor Express declared 2015 NBL champ after Halifax forfeits Game 7 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 30, 2015}}

On May 11, 2023 it was announced that the 3 other teams the Express competed with in the NBLC would be leaving the league to form the Basketball Super League along with The president of The Basketball League, David Magley.{{Cite journal |date=2023-05-11 |title=NBL Canada Teams To Join Basketball Super League |url=https://www.nblcanada.ca/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/20230512k6ucgb |language=en}} Well the Express initially held off of joining the BSL in favor of exploring other options, it was announced on August 29, 2023 that Windsor would be joining the league for its inaugural season.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wfcu-centre.com/pages/about-wfcu-centre.html |title=Our Facilities |work=WFCU-Centre.com |access-date=February 18, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-express-unveils-ambitious-plan-to-transform-windsor-arena |title=Windsor Express unveils ambitious plan to transform Windsor Arena |work=WindsorStar.com |access-date=December 11, 2019}} In 2021, the proposal was denied by the City.{{cite web|url=https://windsorstar.com/sports/city-now-passing-on-express-plan-to-convert-vacant-windsor-arena |title=City now passing on Express plan to convert vacant Windsor Arena |work = WindsorStar.com |access-date=April 29, 2021}}

Current roster

{{Basketball roster header

| team = Windsor Express

| color1 = white| bg1 = maroon| color2 = white | bg2 = black}}

{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = USA | first = Jachai | last = Taylor | dab = basketball| pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 210 | year = 1997 | month = 05 | date = 29}}

{{player3 | num = 3 | nat = USA | first = Nick | last = Garth | dab = basketball| pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 185 | year = 1996 | month = 05 | date = 29}}

{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = CAN| first = Ja'Myrin| last = Jackson| pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 187 | year = 1998 | month = 01| date = 01}}

{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = CAN | first = Jason | last = Calliste| pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | year = 1990| month = 01| date = 27}}

{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = USA | first = Latin | last = Davis| dab = basketball| pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 190 | year = 1997| month = 08| date = 15}}

{{player3 | num = 23 | nat = USA | first = Billy | last = White | dab = basketball| pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | year = 1989 | month = 01 | date = 26}}

{{player3 | num = 24 | nat = USA | first = Tanner| last = Stuckman| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 220 | year = 1997| month = 01 | date = 1}}

{{player3 | num = 25 | nat = USA | first = Justin| last = Moss| pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 240 | year = 1993| month = 06| date = 19 }}

{{player3 | num = 33 | nat = USA | first = William| last = Claiborne| dab = basketball| pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 290 | year = 1996 | month = 12 | date = 19}}

{{player3 | num = 44 | nat = CAN | first = Adham| last = Eleeda| pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 205| year = 1998 | month = 01 | date = 01 }}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

{{player||USA|Bill Jones}}

|asst_coach =

{{player||CAN| Aaron McDonald}}
{{player||CAN| Frank Parker}}

|roster_url = https://windsorexpress.ca/sports/mbkb/2022-23/roster

| transaction_url = http://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/74/Canadian-NBL/team/1225/Windsor-Express/transactions

| legend1 = (I) Inactive

|accessdate = April 24, 2023

}}

Season-by-season record

rowspan="2"\|Season	rowspan="2"\|Coach	colspan="4"\|Regular season	colspan="4"\|Post season
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
colspan= 10 \|National Basketball League of Canada
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	{{winpct\|22\|18}}	2nd	3	4	{{winpct\|3\|4}}	Lost Division Finals
2017–18	Bill Jones	20	20	{{winpct\|20\|20}}	3rd	0	3	{{winpct\|0\|3}}	Lost Division Semifinals
2018–19	Bill Jones	17	23	{{winpct\|17\|23}}	5th	colspan=4\|did not qualify
2019–20	Bill Jones	11	11	{{winpct\|11\|11}}	3rd	colspan=5 \|Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Bill Jones	-	-	-	colspan=6 \|did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Bill Jones	8	17	{{winpct\|8\|17}}	4th	0	3	{{winpct\|0\|3}}	Lost in Round 1
2023	Bill Jones	12	15	{{winpct\|12\|15}}	3rd	5	5	{{winpct\|5\|5}}	Lost in Finals
colspan= 10 \| Basketball Super League
2024	Bill Jones	15	11	{{winpct\|15\|11}}	5th	colspan=4\|did not qualify
2024-25	Bill Jones	19	9	{{winpct\|19\|9}}	2nd	colspan=4\|Post-Seasonn on-going
colspan="2"\|Totals	195	172	{{winpct\|1217\|183}}	—	32	30	{{winpct\|37\|35}}	8 playoff appearances

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.windsorexpress.ca/}}

Category:National Basketball League of Canada teams

Category:Basketball in Windsor, Ontario

Category:Basketball Super League (North America) teams

Category:Basketball teams in Ontario

Category:Basketball teams established in 2012

Category:2012 establishments in Ontario