Great working including the dunk cam as Windsor, Ontario's Catholic Central Comets high risers Mychal Mulder and Devonte Pierce put on a show in in-front of their loyal fans. The Comets will face the St. Patrick's Fighting Irish from Ottawa in the championship game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UXjhs1hXAs&

The OPP ticketed head coach Paul Melnik, a teacher and head coach at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School, Sunday as he transported his basketball team to a Windsor for the 2013 OFSAA AAAA High School Boys Basketball tournament. OPP Const. Aaron McPhail said Melnik received a speeding ticket, and a ticket for not having the proper licence to transport more than 10 passengers. Two students were taken in a police cruiser to a nearby OPP detachment, where Melnik met them with his van, and “other arrangements” were made for the safe transportation of the team, said McPhail. Melnick refused to discuss the incident when reached by phone Tuesday. “What am I going to say?” Melnik said, still in Windsor for the championships. “I dispute it all,” he said. “Whatever I say it’s going to be misconstrued.” Melnik, who earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto in 1996, coaches arguably one of the best teams in the province.

Down 16 after three quarters of play, the Windsor Express huddled in search of inspiration. In the midst of the bodies, the voice of an unseen player offered up these words: “We can’t play any worse,” was the phrase he opted to bellow at his teammates, not exactly the sort of thing they teach during a Dale Carnegie course. You know what? It almost worked. An improbable Windsor rally fell one point short, as the Oshawa Power hung on for an 84-83 decision in Saturday’s National Basketball League game at the WFCU Centre.

It looks like we may have two former Windsor Lancers players in the starting line-up when the National Basketball League of Canada's newest franchise opens-up its inaugural season. Greg Surmacz a former CIS Basketball All-Canadian has decided to bring his talent from Poland to back his original collegiate roots. Observers will see "more of a complete player" in a post-CIS Surmacz. "I dribble more, I pass more," he said. "I'm more cerebral and fundamentally so much better." Express coach Bill Jones said Surmacz has been "very impressive." While training camp just opened Sunday in Windsor, the Express have conducted workouts in the Detroit area over the past few weeks. "He's demonstrated a high skill level," Jones said. "He shoots the ball, he defends well and he's a smart guy. He'll be competing for one of our starting positions at forward."

It's official, the city of Windsor has been award an NBL Canada Franchise. The National Basketball League of Canada will kick-off its second season with eight teams after its inaugural campaign was only made-up of only seven franchises. The league had ambitions of adding several franchises after multiple ownership groups expressed interest in Ottawa, Kingston, Kitchener amongst others. The official announcement should come next week at the annual owners meeting in Toronto. Windsor, Ontario is considered a top 10 market for basketball in Canada and boosts a strong basketball community with several recognizable high schools, CCAA/OCAA teams and the Windsor Lancers and their growing CIS Basketball Programs. Windsor is also very close to Detroit, the hometown of Andre Levingston, the current Halifax Rainmen owner, and one of the original founders of the Canada's newest latest semi-pro league.

The National Basketball League of Canada is eager to expand in Ontario next season and Windsor is high on the list of target markets, according to the league's recently appointed Windsor-born commissioner. "So I'm biased, sue me," said John Kennedy, who attended both Assumption and Brennan high schools while growing up in the Riverside area. "I have strong feelings about bringing a team to Windsor." The team could play at the WFCU Centre as early as 2012-13. The NBL is in the midst of its inaugural season with seven teams in London, Oshawa, Quebec, Saint John, Halifax and Moncton. "We've had many, many conversations with them," Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis said Friday. "I know they're very interested in this region."