Windsor Express

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Basketball team in Windsor, Canada

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Field	Value
color1	#FFFFFF
color2	#800000
color3	black
name	Windsor Express
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

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.

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.

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. 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. 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. In 2021, the proposal was denied by the City.

Current roster

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Season-by-season record

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Season	Coach	Regular season	Post season	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost
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		2nd	3	4		Lost Division Finals
2017–18	Bill Jones	20	20		3rd	0	3		Lost Division Semifinals
2018–19	Bill Jones	17	23		5th	did not qualify
2019–20	Bill Jones	11	11		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		4th	0	3		Lost in Round 1
2023	Bill Jones	12	15		3rd	5	5		Lost in Finals
2024	Bill Jones	15	11		5th	did not qualify
2024-25	Bill Jones	19	9		2nd	Lost in Finals
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References

"Home | Windsor Star".
"Windsor Express declared 2015 NBL champ after Halifax forfeits Game 7". CBC News.
(2023-05-11). "NBL Canada Teams To Join Basketball Super League".
"Our Facilities". WFCU-Centre.com.
"Windsor Express unveils ambitious plan to transform Windsor Arena". WindsorStar.com.
"City now passing on Express plan to convert vacant Windsor Arena". WindsorStar.com.

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