KW Titans

KW Titans
Division Central Division
League NBL Canada
Founded 2016
History KW Titans
2016–present
Arena Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Location Kitchener, Ontario
(Waterloo Region)
Team colours Blue, black, white, silver
                   
President Frank Schneider
Head coach Cavell Johnson
Website KWTitans.com

KW Titans (formally known as Kitchener-Waterloo Titans Basketball Club) is a professional team based in Regional Municipality of Waterloo and competing the National Basketball League of Canada. The team plays its home games at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex. It was founded in 2016 by an ownership group made up of Ball Construction and a local entrepreneur, Leon Martin.

History

On June 28, 2016, National Basketball League of Canada announced an approved expansion team to represent the Regional Municipality of Waterloo while still in the process of negotiating a lease with Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex.[1] A new ownership group was composed by several local businesses with the majority ownership going to Ball Construction and a minority stake held by Leon Martin.[2] Ball Construction's chief financial officer, Frank Schneider, was named team president in representing the ownership group in team dealings.[3] The team name was determined through a contest and announced on July 29.[4] On August 23, the team announced that they would play their home games at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex, unveiled their new uniforms, named Serge Langis as their first coach, and announced their first player signings.[5]

In the first game of their first season, the Titans lost to the Orangeville A's 110–105 at home. The team finished their season with 18 wins and 22 losses, finishing third in the Central Division. The team qualified for the playoffs but lost all three games in the first round to the Windsor Express.[6]

The team opened their second season on November 18, 2017, against the Windsor Express with Serge Langis returning as the head coach.[7] However, Langis was released during the season after a 5–22 record and replaced by former Titans' player Cavell Johnson.[8]

Season-by-season record

SeasonCoachRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016–17Serge Langis1822.4503rd03.000Lost Division Semifinals 0–3 (Windsor Express)
2017–18Serge Langis
Cavell Johnson		832.2005thDid not qualify
Totals2654.325—03.000

Current roster

KW Titans roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C Hungary Hall, Derek 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 28 – (1990-07-05)5 July 1990
G United States Horton, Ed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 33 – (1985-07-20)20 July 1985
PG Canada Smith, Ashton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1989-06-26)26 June 1989
G/F Canada Sutherland, Tramar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 29 – (1989-03-23)23 March 1989
F/C United States Whitfield, Flenard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 28 – (1990-05-06)6 May 1990
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 8, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "New National Basketball League of Canada team to be dubbed KW Titans". The London Free Press. July 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NBLC Announces Newest Franchise for the Waterloo Region". OurSports Central. June 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NBL Canada's Newest Franchise Announces Team Name". NBL Canada. July 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "K-W's new basketball team named the Titans". The Record. July 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Titans announce coach, player and unveil pro hoop team's uniforms". The Record. August 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016-2017". www.nblcanada.com. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  7. ↑ "schedule - KW Titans". www.kwtitans.com. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ "KW TITANS RELEASE HEAD COACH SERGE LANGIS". KWTitans.com. February 25, 2018.
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