Moncton Miracles
Moncton Miracles | |||
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Atlantic Division | |||
League | NBL Canada | ||
Founded | 2011 | ||
History | Moncton Miracles 2011–2017 | ||
Arena | Moncton Coliseum | ||
Location | Moncton, New Brunswick | ||
Team colours | Black, orange, gray, white | ||
Team manager | Brennan Bellemare | ||
Head coach | Paul Mokeski | ||
Ownership | Vacant | ||
Website | MiraclesBasketball.com | ||
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The Moncton Miracles were a Canadian professional
History
The Miracles were founded in 2011 and made their debut in the 2011–12 season of the NBL (National Basketball League). The team was primarily established by Steven George Conville;Steven Conville, who was the vice president and portfolio manager for Macquarie Private Wealth, part of the Macquarie Group, at the time. A big basketball fan, Conville accepted an offer to start a professional team by Andre Levingston, who would be the co-founder of the NBL Canada.[3]
Following a failure to establish an NBL Canada team based out of
The Miracles' nickname was inspired by the term Moncton Miracle, which referred to the city of Moncton's comeback from recession in the 1980s. Conville described it by saying that it "connects with Moncton's history and symbolizes the strength, courage and toughness that this city has shown over the years."[5] The nickname was also chosen because "Miracle" is the same word in both French and English.[5] Conville also commented on the team's logo, "Our team logo is meant to embody the strength that comes through when you rise above... the player in the logo carrying the ball is not wallowing in the past. He's heading towards the future and he's doing it ferociously."[5]
After three seasons of operations under the league management and without an owner, the NBL Canada sold a new franchise to three local business to play as the Moncton Magic.[2]
Final roster
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Updated: April 13, 2016 |
Season-by-season record
Season | Division | Regular season | Playoffs | Head coach | Awards | |||||||
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Finish | Games | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | |||||||
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2011–12 | — | 7th | 36 | 9 | 27 | .250 | 19 | Did not qualify | Norris Bell (0–7) Mike Evans (9–20) |
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2012–13 | Atlantic |
3rd | 40 | 20 | 20 | .500 | 6 | Won First Round ( Mill Rats), 2–1 ), 1–3Lost Semifinals (Lightning |
Ricky Benitez (8–9) Serge Langis (1–1) Dennis Truax (11–10) |
Devin Sweetney (MVP) Isaac Butts (RoY) Kim Blanco (EoY) | ||
2013–14 | Atlantic |
3rd | 40 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 9 | Lost First Round (Storm), 1–3 | Dennis Truax | — | ||
2014–15 | Atlantic |
4th | 32 | 8 | 24 | .250 | 12 | Lost First Round (Rainmen), 1–3 | Serge Langis | — | ||
2015–16 | Atlantic |
3rd | 40 | 15 | 25 | .275 | 14 | Lost First Round ( Mill Rats ), 1–3 |
Serge Langis | — | ||
2016–17 | Atlantic |
4th | 40 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | Lost First Round (Hurricanes), 0–3 | Paul Mokeski | — |
References
- ^ "Moncton Miracles need local owners, NBL commissioner says". CBC. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Magic retires Miracles: Moncton welcomes new pro basketball team". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ a b c d e Fanfair, Ron. "Too short to play, Steven Conville now owns basketball team". Sharenews. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Biography". CoachBoBell.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "NBL: Does Moncton believe in Miracles?". Journal Pioneer. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.