Sudbury Five

Sudbury Five
Division Central
League NBL Canada
Founded 2018
History Sudbury Five
(2018–present)
Arena Sudbury Community Arena
Location Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Team colours Orange and crimson
         
General manager Logan Stutz
Head coach Logan Stutz
Ownership Sudbury Wolves Sports and Entertainment
Website TheFive.ca

The Sudbury Five are an announced Canadian professional basketball team based in Sudbury that plans to start competing in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) in the 2018–19 season. The team is owned by Sudbury Wolves Sports and will play in Sudbury Community Arena.[1]

History

The team was originally approved by the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) to begin play for the 2017–18 season,[2] but was pushed back to the 2018–19 season.[3] The organization announced their team name, Sudbury Five, and colours in May 2018. Logan Stutz was named the team's first general manager and head coach on 9 August.[4] The team took part in the 2018 entry draft with the other nine NBL Canada teams and later received the Niagara River Lions' protected player list after that team left the league.[5]

The team's name and logo refer to the last digit in the 705 area code that serves Northern Ontario, the five-cent nickel coin, and the five players playing for each team in a basketball team.[6]

Arena

The team will play at Sudbury Community Arena. Tickets for basketball will only be sold on the sides and floor of the arena, giving it a capacity 2,500 to start with room to expand.[7]

Players

Current roster

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

Sudbury Five roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F Canada Green, Kadeem 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 27 – (1991-01-11)11 January 1991
G United States Lewis, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 26 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured
Updated: August 30, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "The Sudbury Five set to hit the court this fall". CBC. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sudbury Wolves Sports and Entertainment to bring NBL Canada expansion franchise to Nickel City". Sudbury Star. 9 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sudbury Expansion team to start fall of 2018". NBLC. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Logan Stutz Named General Manager and Head Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. 9 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sudbury Five Receives Protected List of Former Team; Trades Player to Magic to Complete Draft Deal". NBLCanada.ca. 5 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Sudbury Five: What do you think of the name of Sudbury's pro basketball team?". Sudbury.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to The Five". Sudbury Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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