Elkhart Express
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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. 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.
2006 and 2007 IBL Champions
International Basketball League
The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...
team based in Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
. The team won the 2006 and 2007 IBL championships. The Express officially released that they were folding on January 5, 2009. 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.
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 and coaching staff
Roster for the 2007 season| Elkhart Express Current Roster |
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| C | 6'11 | #34 | Mike Adams | (Youngstown State Youngstown State University Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League... ) |
| F | 6'7 | #43 | Byron Allen | (Northwestern State Northwestern State University Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as... ) |
| G | 6'2 | #23 | Mike Brownlee | (Charleston University of Charleston The University of Charleston is a private university in Charleston, West Virginia, United States of over 1,300 students.-History:The school was founded in 1888 as the Barboursville Seminary of the Southern Methodist Church... ) |
| G/F | 6'5 | #22 | Coleco Buie | (Southwest Missouri State) |
| G | 6'3 | #7 | Phil Calvert | (San Jose State San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States... ) |
| F/C | 7'1 | #41 | Chris Charles | (Villanova Villanova University Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States... ) |
| C | 6'10 | #33 | Jarrod Lovette | (Marquette Marquette University Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities... ) |
| PG | 6'2 | #11 | Prentice McGruder | (California) |
| G | 6'2 | #5 | Cedric Moodie | (Ball State Ball State University Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings... ) |
| PG | 5'9 | #3 | Tim Pledger | (Delta State Delta State University Delta State University, also known as DSU, is a regional public university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta... ) |
| G | 6'5 | #2 | Ron Timus | (Morgan State Morgan State University Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland... ) |
| C | 7'3 | #55 | James Tyler | (Patterson Academy HS) |
| G | 6'3 | #4 | Will Whittington | (Marist Marist College Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929... ) |
| Elkhart Express Coaching Staff |
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| Head Coach | Daimon Beathea |
| Assistant Coach | Ramsey Nichols |
| Assistant Coach | William Coatie |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Michael Johnson |
| Team Scout | Scott Sassaman |
| Physical Trainer | Tom Brady |
| Team Doctor | Dr. Ronald Downs, MD |
Season-by-season
| Regular Season | |||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Division | |||
| 2006 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 1st - East Division | |||
| 2007 | 23 | 4 | .846 | 1st - East Division | |||
2006 and 2007 IBL Champions