Rudolphe Joly (left) and Tony Bennett (right) re-join the Windsor Express, March 7, 2017. (Photo courtesy the Windsor Express)Rudolphe Joly (left) and Tony Bennett (right) re-join the Windsor Express, March 7, 2017. (Photo courtesy the Windsor Express)
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Joly And Bennett Re-join Express

The Windsor Express are bring back a couple of familiar faces.

The team has signed Guard Tony Bennett and Centre Rudolphe Joly, also releasing point guard Marvin Binney.

Both players suited up for the Express last year. Bennett was also a part of the 2015 championship team. Both players were on Windsor's protected list going into last offseason.

At this point in the season, Bennett has played 23 game for Indios de Juarez in the Mexican Pro League, averaging 13.9 points, 5.7 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals in 33.4 minutes per game.

Joly played during the summer with the Danang Dragons of the Vietnam Basketball Association. Danang finished as league champions and Joly was named league MVP as the top scorer averaging 24.2 points per game.

Both players are expected to be in the line up Wednesday night, as Windsor hosts the London Lightning at the WFCU Centre.

The Express have won five of their last seven games, and sit just behind Orangeville for second place in the NBL Canada Central with 17 regular season games remaining.

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