Sudbury Five

Sudbury Five
League	Basketball Super League (North America)
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 a Canadian professional basketball team based in Sudbury, Ontario that play in the Basketball Super League (BSL). The team is owned by Sudbury Wolves Sports and play at the 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 second season was curtailed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the following 2020–21 season was cancelled by the league. In 2021, general manager and head coach Logan Stutz was hired by the Boston College Eagles as director of player development and left the Five. ^[6] He was replaced by assistant coach Elliott Etherington. ^[7]

Name and logo

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 game. ^{[8] [9]}

Arena

The team play their home games at the Sudbury Community Arena. Tickets for basketball are only sold on the sides and floor of the arena, giving it a capacity 2,500 with room to expand. ^[9]

Season-by-season record

Season	Coach	Regular season				Post season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2018–19	Logan Stutz	21	19	.525	3rd	2	3	.400	Lost in Division Semifinals
2019–20	Logan Stutz	13	10	.565	Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Logan Stutz	12	12	.500	3rd	1	3	.250	Lost in Division Semifinals
2022–23	Logan Stutz	24	12	.667	3rd	2	3	.400	Lost In Division Semifinals
2023–24	Logan Stutz	19	13	.594	3rd	1	3	.250	Lost in Division Semifinals
2024–25	Logan Stutz	20	9	.690	1st	-	-	–	Set to appear in Division Semifinals
Totals		108	75	.590	—	6	14	.300	5 playoff appearances

Players

Current roster

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

Sudbury Five roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Bland, Jaylen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 32 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 G 12 Duvivier, Malcolm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 30 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 SF 15 Holder, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 30 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 PF 11 Johnson, Marlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 31 – (1994-02-28)28 February 1994 PF 31 Lewis, Carl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 23 – (2001-04-01)1 April 2001 SG 0 Moore, Josiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 32 – (1992-11-27)27 November 1992 F 21 Pryce, Jelane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 31 – (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 PG 3 Puddister, Joey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 32 – (1992-07-15)15 July 1992 G 2 Rayson, Braylon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 30 – (1994-12-25)25 December 1994 G/F 9 Serresse, Georges 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 34 – (1990-04-29)29 April 1990 F 22 Skeens, Brady 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 29 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995 G/F 4 Williams, Dexter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 32 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993	Head coach Logan Stutz Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive Injured Roster Transactions Updated: December 23, 2019

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. "General Manager and Head Coach Logan Stutz Named Director of Player Development for Boston College Men's Basketball". OurSports Central. 15 July 2021.
7. "FIVE Announce Coaching Staff For 2022 Season". Sudbury Five. December 9, 2021.
8. "The Sudbury Five: What do you think of the name of Sudbury's pro basketball team?". Sudbury.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
9. "Welcome to The Five". Sudbury Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

External links

• Official website