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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]

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 6 5 .545 - - - – -
Totals 75 58 .564 — 5 9 .357 3 playoff appearances

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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1 United States Bland, Jaylen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 31 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993
G 12 Canada Duvivier, Malcolm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 29 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995
SF 15 United States Holder, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 29 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994
PF 11 United States Johnson, Marlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 30 – (1994-02-28)28 February 1994
PF 31 United States Lewis, Carl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 23 – (2001-04-01)1 April 2001
SG 0 Canada Moore, Josiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 31 – (1992-11-27)27 November 1992
F 21 Canada Pryce, Jelane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 30 – (1993-05-29)29 May 1993
PG 3 Canada Puddister, Joey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 31 – (1992-07-15)15 July 1992
G 2 United States Rayson, Braylon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1994-12-25)25 December 1994
G/F 9 Canada Serresse, Georges 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 33 – (1990-04-29)29 April 1990
F 22 United States Skeens, Brady 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 28 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995
G/F 4 United States Williams, Dexter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 31 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured Injured
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. ^ a b "Welcome to The Five". Sudbury Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_Five