Elkhart Express

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Elkhart Express
Founded	2006
League	IBL 2006-present
Team History	Elkhart Express 2006-present
Arena	North Side Gymnasium 2006-present
Based in	Elkhart, Indiana
Team Colors	Black, Royal Blue & Trophy Gold
Owner	Pro Basketball Elkhart, LLC
Head Coach	Daimon Beathea
Championships	2 (2006, 2007)
Division Titles	2 (2006, 2007)
Dancers	LocoMotion
Mascot	Ernie Express

The Elkhart Express are an International Basketball League team based in Elkhart, Indiana. The team is coached by Daimon Beathea, and are the reigning 2006 and 2007 IBL champions.

Contents 1 2006 season 2 Roster & Coaching Staff 3 Season By Season 4 All-Stars 4.1 2006 4.2 2007 5 External links

[edit] 2006 season

The Express play 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.

[edit] Roster & Coaching Staff

Roster for the 2007 season

Elkhart Express Current Roster
C	6'11	#34	Mike Adams	(Youngstown State)
F	6'7	#43	Byron Allen	(Northwestern State)
G	6'2	#23	Mike Brownlee	(Charleston)
G/F	6'5	#22	Coleco Buie	(Southwest Missouri State)
G	6'3	#7	Phil Calvert	(San Jose State)
F/C	7'1	#41	Chris Charles	(Villanova)
C	6'10	#33	Jarrod Lovette	(Marquette)
PG	6'2	#11	Prentice McGruder	(California)
G	6'2	#5	Cedric Moodie	(Ball State)
PG	5'9	#3	Tim Pledger	(Delta State)
G	6'5	#2	Ron Timus	(Morgan State)
C	7'3	#55	James Tyler	(Patterson Academy HS)
G	6'3	#4	Will Whittington	(Marist)

Elkhart Express Coaching Staff
Head Coach	Daimon Beathea
Assistant Coach	Ramsey Nichols
Assistant Coach	William Coatie
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Michael Johnson
Team Scout	Scott Sassaman
Physical Trainer	Tom Brady
Team Doctor	Dr. Ronald Downs, MD

[edit] 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 & 2007 IBL Champions

[edit] All-Stars

[edit] 2006

• Eric Brand
• Cedric Moodie

[edit] 2007

• Coleco Buie
• Cedric Moodie
• Tim Pledger
• Mike Adams

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Team page on IBL Website

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