2014–15 Windsor Express season

Windsor Express
2014–15 season
Head coach	Bill Jones
Owner	Dartis Willis, Sr.
Arena	WFCU Centre
Results
Central Division	1st (21–11 record [.656])
0Playoffs	0NBL Canada Champions (won 4–3)

The 2014–15 Windsor Express season was the third season of the franchise in the National Basketball League of Canada. The Express finished the season with a 21–11 record and won the 2015 Finals in a controversial manner, with the opposing Halifax Rainmen forfeiting Game 7 after a pre-game brawl.^[1]^[2] They won their second consecutive title, becoming the second team to do so after the London Lightning under Micheal Ray Richardson. Head coach Bill Jones also won back-to-back titles.^[3]

Draft

Main article: 2014 NBL Canada draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	16	Robert Dewar	Center	Canada	Alberta
3	24	Trent Tornincasa	Shooting guard	Canada	Glenville State

Roster

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Windsor Express roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
5.0 !C	7000200000000000000♠2	USA !	Thomas, DeAndre	7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	7002136077711000000♠300 lb (140 kg)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-09-28)28 September 1986
2.5 !G/F	7000400000000000000♠4	USA !	Ellis, Jamarcus	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	7001907184740000000♠200 lb (91 kg)	7001310000000000000♠31 – (1985-08-07)7 August 1985
1.5 !G	7000500000000000000♠5	CAN !	Collins, Josh	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001771107029000000♠170 lb (77 kg)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-08-05)5 August 1990
3.5 !F	7001100000000000000♠10	CAN !	Loiselle, Kevin	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7002102058283250000♠225 lb (102 kg)
1.5 !G	7001120000000000000♠12	USA !	Bennett, Tony	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001793786647500000♠175 lb (79 kg)	7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-08-22)22 August 1984
1.5 !G	7001140000000000000♠14	CAN !	Gibson, Gary	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001839145884500000♠185 lb (84 kg)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-12-01)1 December 1986
3.5 !F	7001150000000000000♠15	USA !	Brown, Quinnel	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001952543977000000♠210 lb (95 kg)	7001330000000000000♠33 – (1983-08-26)26 August 1983
2.5 !G/F	7001220000000000000♠22	CAN !	McQueen, Jahmal	7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001952543977000000♠210 lb (95 kg)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-10-24)24 October 1989
3.5 !F	7001240000000000000♠24	USA !	Commons, Chris	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001997903214000000♠220 lb (100 kg)	7001310000000000000♠31 – (1984-12-08)8 December 1984
3.5 !F	7001320000000000000♠32	USA !	Williams, Kirk	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001907184740000000♠200 lb (91 kg)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987
4.5 !F/C	7001400000000000000♠40	USA !	Parham, Tim	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002108862168800000♠240 lb (110 kg)	7001330000000000000♠33 – (1983-03-18)18 March 1983
1.5 !G	7001440000000000000♠44	USA !	Anderson, Ryan	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001879969197800000♠194 lb (88 kg)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987

Head coach

Bill Jones

Assistant coach(es)

Gerry Brumpton
Aaron McDonald
Scott Newman
Lexa Page

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

References

↑ Ballingall, Alex. "Windsor Express win NBL Canada title after Halifax Rainmen forfeit". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
↑ "2014-15 STANDINGS". NBLCanada.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "TWICE AS NICE!". WindsorExpress.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

Windsor Express 2014–15 NBL Canada champions

2 DeAndre Thomas 4 Jamarcus Ellis 5 Josh Collins 10 Kevin Loiselle 12 Tony Bennett 14 Gary Gibson 15 Quinnel Brown 22 Jahmal McQueen 24 Chris Commons 32 Kirk Williams, Jr. (MVP) 40 Tim Parham 44 Ryan Anderson Head coach Bill Jones Assistant coaches Gerry Brumpton Aaron McDonald Scott Newman Lexa Page

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