Elkhart Express

Elkhart Express

Founded	2006
League	IBL 2006-2008
Team history	Elkhart Express 2006-2008
Based in	Elkhart, Indiana
Arena	North Side Gymnasium 2006-2008 TBA 2010
Colors	Black, Royal Blue & Trophy Gold
Owner	Pro Basketball Elkhart, LLC
President	Daimon Beathea
Head coach	Daimon Beathea
Championships	2 (2006, 2007)
Division titles	3 (2006, 2007, 2008)
Dancers	LocoMotion
Mascot	Ernie Express

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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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

2008 Elkhart Express roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 43 Byron Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Northwestern State G 23 Mike Brownlee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) College of Charleston G 15 Coleco Buie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Missouri State C 32 Chris Charles 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Villanova G 1 Lincoln Glass Auburn Montgomery F 33 Marques Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) UAB F/C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 1977 Marquette G 11 Prentice McGruder 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) California G 5 Cedric Moodie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ball State G 3 Tim Pledger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Delta State G 2 Ron Timus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Morgan State C 55 James Tyler 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Patterson Academy (OH)

Head coach Daimon Beathea (Michigan State) Assistant(s) Ramsey Nichols (Albion) William Coatie (Illinois Valley CC) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

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

All-stars

2006

• Eric Brand
• Cedric Moodie

2007

• Coleco Buie
• Cedric Moodie
• Tim Pledger

References

1. Elkhart Express is ending its run: Elkhart's IBL team bankrupt South Bend Tribune
2. Elkhart Express will re-start its engines in April Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Elkhart Truth

External links

• Team page on IBL Website