Halifax Hurricanes

Basketball team in Halifax, Canada

Halifax Hurricanes

League| NBL Canada
Founded| 2015
Folded| 2021
History| Halifax Hurricanes
2015–2021
Arena| Scotiabank Centre
Capacity| 11,093
Location| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Team colours| Navy blue, sky blue, white

Website| halifaxhurricanes.ca

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The Halifax Hurricanes were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Hurricanes were founded as members of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) to replace the Halifax Rainmen, who filed for bankruptcy in July 2015 ultimately leading to the club folding. In 2021, the organization left the NBLC.

## History

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Following steadily declining attendance and fallout from the 2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl the Halifax Rainmen folded in July 2015, with owner Andre Levingston citing bankruptcy with the franchise falling into a debt of nearly $700,000.[1][2] The Rainmen's folding left a void in the Halifax professional basketball market and the league had lost one of its founding franchises and second largest market. Soon after, efforts began to replace the Rainmen.

On September 3, 2015, a new Halifax team was announced by the league. The new ownership group was expanded from just Andre Levingston to a 25-member investor group from the Halifax business community to stabilize ownership and reduce financial risk.[3] Andre Levingston was named general manager of basketball operations. Hugo López was hired to be the franchise's first head coach on September 30, 2015.[4] On October 20, 2015, the franchise unveiled its name and logo. The Hurricanes also announced their first two signings, former Rainmen player Cliff Clinkscales and newcomer Mike Glover.[5][6]

In their first season, the Hurricanes won both preseason games before winning their first regular-season home game 129–113 against the Moncton Miracles in front of approximately 2,000 fans on December 26, 2015.[7]

Coach López and the Hurricanes were unable to come to terms for a second season and Kevin Keathley was hired as head coach and general manager for the 2016–17 season.[8] Unfortunately, coach Keathley had to leave the team before his first season for personal reasons. He was replaced by Mike Leslie.[9] After three seasons, Leslie moved up to be the Hurricanes' president and general manager, with Ryan Marchand taking over as head coach.[10]

The 2019–20 season was then curtailed in March 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league subsequently cancelled its 2020–21 season due to continuing restrictions during the pandemic. In October 2021, the Hurricanes announced they had left the league.[11]

## Home arena

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Main article: Scotiabank Centre

The Scotiabank Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The arena has a basketball capacity of 11,093. The Hurricanes share the arena with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and The Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre in Downtown Halifax, at the foot of Citadel Hill and it is the largest arena in the maritimes by seating capacity.[12]

## Current roster

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Halifax Hurricanes roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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F | 15 |  | Arseneault, Kyle | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994  |
PG | 12 |  | Clinkscales, Cliff (C) | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  41 – (1984-03-11)11 March 1984  |
F | 25 |  | Freeman, Gabe | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  39 – (1985-11-05)5 November 1985  |
PF |  |  | Hall, Carl | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 238 lb (108 kg)  |  36 – (1989-03-29)29 March 1989  |
SF | 1 |  | Johnson, Chris | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  36 – (1988-07-13)13 July 1988  |
F | 20 |  | Johnson, Tremayne | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  35 – (1989-08-20)20 August 1989  |
G | 13 |  | Kindred, Joel | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 194 lb (88 kg)  |  34 – (1991-01-07)7 January 1991  |
SG | 14 |  | Mason, Antoine | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  33 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992  |
G | 10 |  | Scott, Calvin Tyler | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  33 – (1992-03-10)10 March 1992  |
PG | 4 |  | Sibley, Devin | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 174 lb (79 kg)  |  29 – (1996-02-09)9 February 1996  |
PF | 22 |  | Waithe, Marvell | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 216 lb (98 kg)  |  37 – (1987-10-20)20 October 1987  |
PF | 25 |  | Washington, CJ | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 219 lb (99 kg)  |  33 – (1992-02-28)28 February 1992  |
G | 2 |  | Zimmerman, Ta'Quan | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  33 – (1991-12-02)2 December 1991  |

Head coach

*   * Mike Leslie

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: January 9, 2020

## Season-by-season record

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Season | Coach | Regular season | Post season

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GP | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Avg Attendance | GP | Won | Lost | Win % | Result
2015–16 | Hugo López | 40 | 29 | 11 | .725 | 1st in Atlantic Division | 1929 | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | League Champions
2016–17 | Mike Leslie | 40 | 27 | 13 | .675 | 1st in Atlantic Division | 1926 | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600 | Lost in finals
2017–18 | Mike Leslie | 40 | 28 | 12 | .700 | 1st in Atlantic Division | 1958 | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | Lost in finals
2018–19 | Mike Leslie | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2nd in Atlantic Division | 2095 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | Lost in division finals
2019–20 | Ryan Marchand | 24 | 8 | 16 | .333 | — | 1759 | Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Totals | 184 | 117 | 67 | .636 | 3 division titles | 1977 | 57 | 36 | 21 | .632 | 1 League Championship

## Notable players

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

\- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
\- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

* Coreontae DeBerry

## See also

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* Sports teams in Halifax, Nova Scotia

## References

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* How a Brawl and Sleazy Owner Killed the Halifax Rainmen, Vice Sports, 23 December 2015
* Investigan a Hugo López y Nguema por el caso de los Pasaportes, Marca, 4 February 2016
* La nacionalización fraudulenta de Slaughter y Panko apunta a dos ex del Real Madrid, Mundo Deportivo, 3 February 2016

1. ^ Joseph, Rebecca. "Halifax Rainmen file for bankruptcy". Global News. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
2. ^ Lipscombe, Kristen. "Return of pro basketball to Halifax 'looks promising'". Metro Halifax. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
3. ^ "Professional basketball returning to Halifax for 2015-16 NBLC season with local ownership" (PDF). HalifaxHurricanes.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
4. ^ "Halifax NBL Canada team names Hugo Lopez as Head Coach" (PDF). HalifaxHurricanes.ca. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
5. ^ Lipscombe, Kristen. "'The storm is coming': Local pro basketball club renamed Halifax Hurricanes". Metro Halifax. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
6. ^ Zaccagna, Remo. "Halifax's new NBL team dubbed the Hurricanes". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
7. ^ "Hurricanes open season with split". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
8. ^ "Hurricanes Appoint New Coach/GM". OurSports Central. 28 September 2016.
9. ^ "Hurricanes Welcome New Head Coach and General Manager". OurSports Central. 28 November 2016.
10. ^ "Hurricanes Announce Front Office Moves". OurSports Central. 20 December 2019.
11. ^ Palov, Willy (7 October 2021). "Halifax Hurricanes leaving the National Basketball League of Canada". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
12. ^ "Facility Information". Scotiabank-Centre.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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