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.[1] 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.[2]
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
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Season-by-season
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| 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
- ^ Elkhart Express is ending its run: Elkhart's IBL team bankrupt South Bend Tribune
- ^ Elkhart Express will re-start its engines in April Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Elkhart Truth
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