Orangeville A's

Orangeville A's
2015–16 Orangeville A's season
Division Central Division
League NBL Canada
Founded 2013
History Brampton A's
20132015
Orangeville A's
2015–present
Arena Athlete Institute
Location Orangeville, Ontario
Team colours Red and black
         
Ownership James Tipping
Website AsBasketball.ca

The Orangeville A's are a Canadian professional basketball franchise based in Orangeville, Ontario. Founded in 2012 in Brampton, the A's are a member of the National Basketball League of Canada, where they began play for the 2013–14 season. Their home games will be played at the Athlete Institute for the 2015–16 season.

History

On April 2, 2013, it was announced that an ownership group had stepped forward to put an NBL Canada team in Brampton for the 2013–14. The Brampton A's color scheme would be red and black.[1]

On September 15, 2015, the A's decided to relocate to Orangeville, Ontario.[2][3]

Home arenas

Originally opened in 1998, the Powerade Centre is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brampton, Ontario. The main arena has a capacity of 5,000. The A's share the arena with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL. It is also home to the Brampton Inferno, Peel Avengers, and Brampton Excelsiors lacrosse teams.[4]

On September 15, 2015, the A's announced that they would be relocating to Orangeville and would begin playing at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario. The team declined the option to remain at the Powerade Centre for five more years. The A's would not have to pay rental fees for modifying the court, as they were forced to do in their old arena. Team owner James Tipping said, "I had to do what was best for the team and NBL Canada. I chose to do what best for the franchise and NBL Canada."[3][2]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Orangeville A's roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 13 Canada Amardi, Richard 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 220 lb (100 kg)
G 32 Canada Appiah, Douglas "Freddy" 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1988-03-27)27 March 1988
F 30 United States Austin, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 185 lb (84 kg) 22 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
F 12 United States Benn, Bilal 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 212 lb (96 kg) 30 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986
G 2 United States Bodiford, Rick 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 205 lb (93 kg) 29 – (1987-01-14)14 January 1987
G 5 United States Brooks, Da'Quan 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 10 United States Cheek, Dominic 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1991-01-02)2 January 1991
F 31 United States Copes, Erik 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 233 lb (106 kg) 23 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993
G 3 United States Jackson, Lewis  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 165 lb (75 kg) 26 – (1989-09-20)20 September 1989
F 20 United States Moss, Justin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 240 lb (110 kg) 22 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993
G 21 United States Munks, Louis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 200 lb (91 kg) 25 – (1990-12-27)27 December 1990
G 4 United States Tipping, Jameson 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 215 lb (98 kg)
G 15 Canada Tyndale, David 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 180 lb (82 kg)
F 24 United States Whitfield, Flenard 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 210 lb (95 kg) 25 – (1990-05-06)6 May 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Canada Sheldon Cassimy
  • Canada Jacki Tipping
  • United States Brendan Maloney

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster Transactions
Updated: March 7, 2016

Season-by-season record

SeasonCoachRegular Season Postseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2013–14Dave Magley 27 13 .675 2nd 2 3 .400 Conference Quarter-finals
Totals 27 13 .675 2 3 .400

References

  1. Inscoe, Robin (April 2, 2013). "Pro basketball team planned for Brampton". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Inscoe, Robin. "A’s bolt for Orangeville". The Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Inscoe, Robin. "National Basketball League of Canada franchise relocating to Orangeville". Orangeville Banner. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. "About The Powerade Centre". PoweradeCentre.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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