2015–16 London Lightning season
2015–16 season | |
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Owner | Vito Frijia |
Head coach | Kyle Julius |
Arena | Budweiser Gardens |
The 2015–16 London Lightning season will be the fifth season of the franchise in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).
Coaching change
On July 29, 2015, it was announced that the Lightning dismissed head coach Carlos Knox, who had held the position since the start of the 2014–15 season. In an official statement, the team said that "he would not return to the franchise due to conduct detrimental to the team."[1] It was later revealed that Knox had the hidden positive drug tests of player Jonathan Mills, who was suspended for the upcoming season.[2] On August 19, 2015, the Lightning hired Kyle Julius as the coach for the 2015–16 season. He had held the same position with the Mississauga Power the previous year, but left after the team became defunct.[3]
Transactions
Additions
Player | Signed | Former team |
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TyShwan Edmondson[4] | September 22, 2015 | Brampton A's |
Chad Posthumus[5] | September 3, 2015 | Argentino de Junín |
Warren Ward[6] | September 8, 2015 | Mississauga Power |
Garrett Williamson[7] | September 9, 2015 | AEK Athens B.C. |
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | Date | New team | Ref. |
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Jonathan Mills | Suspended | July 14, 2015 | None | [8] |
References
- ↑ "Lightning dismiss Knox". LightningBasketball.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Maloney, Patrick. "London Lightning coach Carlos Knox kept test secret". London Free Press. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "LONDON LIGHTNING WELCOME COACH KYLE JULIUS TO CLUB". LightningBasketball.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "TyShwan Edmonson added to training camp roster". LightningBasketball.ca. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Lightning welcome Canadian giant Chad Posthumus". LightningBasketball.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "LIGHTNING SIGN CANADIAN WARREN WARD". LightningBasketball.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "GARRETT WILLIAMSON, FORMER NBL CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR, RETURNS TO LIGHTNING". LightningBasketball.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Dalla Costa, Morris. "Bad conduct gets London Lightning player banned". London Free Press. Retrieved 9 September 2015.