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{{Short description|American basketball team}}
{{IBL team
| logo          = Elkhart Express.png
| pixels        = 250px
| founded       = 2006
| league        = [[International Basketball League|IBL]] 2006-2008
| history       = Elkhart Express<br>2006-2008
| arena         = [[North Side Gymnasium]]<br>2006-2008<br>TBA 2010
| city          = [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]], [[Indiana]]
| colors        = Black, Royal Blue & Trophy Gold
| owner         = Pro Basketball Elkhart, LLC
| president     = Daimon Beathea
| coach         = Daimon Beathea
| championships = 2 (2006, 2007)
| titles        = 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)
| cheerleaders  =
| 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.<ref>[http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090105/SPORTS12/901050330/1001/Sports '''Elkhart Express is ending its run''': Elkhart's IBL team bankrupt] ''South Bend Tribune''</ref> On January 18, 2010, head coach and founder Daimon Beathea announced that the team would return for the [[2010-11 ABA season|2010 season]], but gym agreements had not been finalized.<ref>[http://www.etruth.com/Know/Sports/Story.aspx?ID=503378 '''Elkhart Express will re-start its engines in April'''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718102438/http://www.etruth.com/Know/Sports/Story.aspx?ID=503378 |date=2011-07-18 }} ''Elkhart Truth''</ref>

==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==
{{NBA roster header|team=Elkhart Express|season=2008
| bg1 = #084C9E | color1 = white
| bg2 = gold | color2 = #000000
}}
<!-- begin player list -->
{{player2 | num = 43 | first = Byron | last = Allen |dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 275 | college = Northwestern State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Mike | last = Brownlee | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs =  | college = Charleston | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Coleco | last = Buie | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs =  | college = Southwest Missouri State | DOB =  }}
{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Chris | last = Charles |dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 1 | lbs =  | college = Villanova | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Lincoln| last = Glass | pos = G | ft =  | in =  | lbs =  | college = Auburn–Montgomery | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Marques | last = Lewis | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 265 | college = UAB | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Jarrod | last = Lovette | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs =  | college = Marquette | DOB = 1977 }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Prentice | last = McGruder | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs =  | college = California | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Cedric | last = Moodie | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs =  | college = Ball State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Tim | last = Pledger | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs =  | college = Delta State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Ron | last = Timus | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs =  | college = Morgan State | DOB = }}
{{player2 | num = 55 | first = James | last = Tyler |dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Patterson Academy (OH) | DOB = }}

<!-- end player list -->
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
*{{player||USA|[[Daimon Beathea]]}} ({{college|Michigan State}})
| asst_coach =
*{{player||USA|[[Ramsey Nichols]]}} ({{college|Albion}})
*{{player||USA|[[William Coatie]]}} ({{college|Illinois Valley CC}})
| roster_url = http://basketball.usbasket.com/team/USA/Elkhart_Express/8888?Page=1
| transaction_url = 
}}

==Season-by-season==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1"
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | '''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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iblhoopsonline.com/teamElkhart.asp Team page on IBL Website]

{{IBL Teams}}
{{Indiana Sports}}

[[Category:International Basketball League teams]]
[[Category:Elkhart, Indiana]]
[[Category:Basketball teams in Indiana]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 2006]]