Mississauga Power

Mississauga Power
Mississauga Power logo
LeaguesNBL Canada
Founded2011
Folded2015
HistoryOshawa Power
(2011–2013)
Mississauga Power
(2013–2015)
ArenaGeneral Motors Centre
(2011–2013)
Hershey Centre
(2013–2015)
Capacity5,400 (basketball configuration)
LocationMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Team coloursBlack, White
   

The Mississauga Power were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Mississauga, Ontario, that competed in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). Established in 2011 as the Oshawa Power, they played in the Central Division. The Oshawa team began play in the inaugural NBL Canada season, along with the London Lightning, Moncton Miracles, and Summerside Storm and three Premier Basketball League (PBL) teams.

The Power were relatively unsuccessful in their four years of existence. They had a losing record every season and a combined record of 17–55 since relocating to Mississauga. The team also had six different coaches during the span. In 2012, Oshawa's Brandon Robinson led the league in scoring and was named Rookie of the Year. Point guard Omar Strong became the team's all-time leader in three-point field goals, passing former All-NBL Canada selection Nick Okorie, and won the Sixth Man of the Year Award.[1]

In June 2015, it was announced that the Power franchise sold to Raptors to create of Raptors 905, the NBA Development League affiliate to the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The D-League team would play their home games at the Power's arena, the Hershey Centre.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2014-15 NBL Canada Media Guide" (PDF). NBLCanada.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ "MLSE Purchases NBA D-League Team As League Expands To 19 Teams For 2015-16 Season". Raptors 905. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ Ballingall, Alex (25 June 2015). "NBL commissioner says league can survive loss of Mississauga Power". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 August 2015.