Sudbury Five Explained

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Sudbury Five
Colours:Orange and crimson
Founded:2018
League:Basketball Super League (North America)
History:Sudbury Five
(2018–present)
Arena:Sudbury Community Arena
City:Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Owner:Sudbury Wolves Sports and Entertainment
Coach:Logan Stutz

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]

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
2018–1921 19 3rd 2 3 Lost in Division Semifinals
2019–2013 10 Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2212 12 3rd 1 3 Lost in Division Semifinals
2022–2324 12 3rd 2 3 Lost In Division Semifinals
2023–2419 13 3rd 1 3 Lost in Division Semifinals
2024–250 1 - - - -
Totals88 67 — 6 14 4 playoff appearances

Players

Current roster

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sudbury Five set to hit the court this fall . CBC . 24 May 2018 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Sudbury Wolves Sports and Entertainment to bring NBL Canada expansion franchise to Nickel City . Sudbury Star . 9 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Sudbury Expansion team to start fall of 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212059/http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/101546/sudbury-expansion-team-to-start-fall-of-2018 . NBLC . 1 August 2017 . 3 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Logan Stutz Named General Manager and Head Coach . OurSportsCentral.com . 9 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Sudbury Five Receives Protected List of Former Team; Trades Player to Magic to Complete Draft Deal . NBLCanada.ca . 5 September 2018.
  6. Web site: General Manager and Head Coach Logan Stutz Named Director of Player Development for Boston College Men's Basketball . OurSports Central . 15 July 2021.
  7. Web site: FIVE Announce Coaching Staff For 2022 Season . Sudbury Five . December 9, 2021.
  8. Web site: The Sudbury Five: What do you think of the name of Sudbury's pro basketball team? . Sudbury.com . 24 May 2018 . en.
  9. Web site: Welcome to The Five . Sudbury Star . en-CA . 24 May 2018.

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