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The Windsor Express are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, competing in the Basketball Super League. The Express play their home games at the WFCU Centre.

On June 28, 2012, the National Basketball League of Canada announced that Windsor had been awarded an expansion team for the 2012–13 season. As the eighth franchise, the league created divisions and placed the Express in the Central Division. On August 1, 2012 the team nickname was officially confirmed. The Express name is partially a tribute to the Underground Railroad and to the rail yards on the banks of the Detroit River.

The team compiled a 22–18 record in its inaugural year, placing second in the Central Division and being seeded 3rd in the playoffs. It lost its only post-season series, a semifinal against the Summerside Storm, three-games-to-two.

On April 17, 2014, the Express won their first championship against the Island Storm (formerly Summerside Storm), 121–106.^[1]

The Express were named the 2015 NBL of Canada Champions on April 30, 2015 when the Halifax Rainmen forfeited game 7 after events that transpired earlier in the day. Halifax opted to forfeit the game and leave Windsor, where the game was set to take place, due to an on-court altercation between the two teams earlier in the day.^[2]

On May 11, 2023 it was announced that the 3 other teams the Express competed with in the NBLC would be leaving the league to form the Basketball Super League along with The president of The Basketball League, David Magley.^[3] While the Express initially held off of joining the BSL in favor of exploring other options, it was announced on August 29, 2023 that Windsor would be joining the league for its inaugural season.

Originally opened in 2008, the WFCU Centre is a sports-entertainment arena in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The arena has a capacity of 7,000 when setup for basketball. The Express share the arena with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.^[4] In 2019 The Express proposed a bid to renovate the Windsor Arena to become the new home of the Windsor Express and local recreational activities.^[5] In 2021, the proposal was denied by the City.^[6]

Windsor Express roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Tate, Jaylon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 31 – (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 C 2 Muldrow, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 37 – (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 SG 3 Gracey, Khalil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1996-07-14)14 July 1996 SG 4 Miles, Jiovanni 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 25 – (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 C 10 Barrs, Chase 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 24 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 PG 11 Burton, Dwight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 29 – (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 PF 13 Gaines, Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 26 – (1999-06-21)21 June 1999 PF 23 White, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 37 – (1989-01-26)26 January 1989 PG 32 Davis, Latin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 28 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997 SG 33 Polk, Desmond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 24 – (2001-07-06)6 July 2001 PF 44 Elmore, Lydell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 27 – (1998-05-01)1 May 1998	Head coach Bill Jones Assistant coach(es) Naz Buhagiar Yolanda Croxton John Elliott Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive Injured Roster Transactions Updated: April 1, 2026

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