The Orangeville A's were a Canadian professional

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franchise based in Orangeville,

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. Founded in 2012 in

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, the A's were a member of the

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, where they began play for the season.

History

On April 2, 2013, it was announced that an ownership group had stepped forward to put an NBL Canada team in

for the . The Brampton A's colour scheme would be red and black. On September 15, 2015, the A's decided to relocate to

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. After the 2016–17 season the A's folded.

Home arenas

Originally opened in 1998, the

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is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose

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. The main arena has a capacity of 5,000. The A's share the arena with the

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of the

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. It is also home to the

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, and

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lacrosse teams. On September 15, 2015, the A's announced that they would be relocating to Orangeville and begin playing at the

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. The team declined the option to remain at the Powerade Centre for five more years. The A's would not have to pay rental fees for modifying the court, as they were forced to do in their old arena. Team owner James Tipping said, "I had to do what was best for the team and NBL Canada. I chose to do what best for the franchise and NBL Canada."

Final roster

Season-by-season record

References

External links

* {{NBLCdefunct Basketball teams in Ontario Sport in Orangeville, Ontario Basketball teams established in 2013 2013 establishments in Ontario Defunct National Basketball League of Canada teams Basketball teams disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Ontario