Orangeville A's

Orangeville A's
2016–17 NBL Canada season
Division	Central Division
League	NBL Canada
Founded	2013
History	Brampton A's 2013–2015 Orangeville A's 2015–present
Arena	Athlete Institute
Location	Orangeville, Ontario
Team colours	Red and black
Head coach	Brandon Lesovsky
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 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

Orangeville A's roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 3.5 !F 13 CAN ! Amardi, Richard 7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 7001997903214000000♠220 lb (100 kg) 1.5 !G 32 CAN ! Appiah, Douglas "Freddy" 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 3.5 !F 30 USA ! Austin, Brandon 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001839145884500000♠185 lb (84 kg) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 3.5 !F 12 USA ! Benn, Bilal 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001961615824400000♠212 lb (96 kg) 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 1.5 !G 2 USA ! Bodiford, Rick 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001929864358500000♠205 lb (93 kg) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-01-14)14 January 1987 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Brooks, Da'Quan 7000175000000000000♠1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Cheek, Dominic 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 3.5 !F 31 USA ! Copes, Erik 7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002105687022210000♠233 lb (106 kg) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Jackson, Lewis  7000175000000000000♠1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 7001748427410500000♠165 lb (75 kg) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-09-20)20 September 1989 3.5 !F 20 USA ! Moss, Justin 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002108862168800000♠240 lb (110 kg) 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 1.5 !G 21 USA ! Munks, Louis 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001907184740000000♠200 lb (91 kg) 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-12-27)27 December 1990 1.5 !G 4 USA ! Tipping, Jameson 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001975223595500000♠215 lb (98 kg) 1.5 !G 15 CAN ! Tyndale, David 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7001816466266000000♠180 lb (82 kg) 3.5 !F 24 USA ! Whitfield, Flenard 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001952543977000000♠210 lb (95 kg) 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-05-06)6 May 1990	Head coach Brandon Lesovsky Assistant coach(es) Sheldon Cassimy Jacki Tipping Brendan Maloney Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster – Transactions Updated: March 7, 2016

Season-by-season record

References

External links

• Official website