Andre Levingston

Andre Levingston is an American entrepreneur and basketball coach. He was formerly an auto detailer and schoolteacher. He is a co-founder of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) and most recently served as the owner and president of the Halifax Rainmen. Levingston has experience as the president of the Premier Basketball League (PBL).

Early life Levingston was brought up in Detroit, Michigan in the 1970s.

Levingston later became an entrepreneur and moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he owned a restaurant and a car custom shop with Toronto Raptors player Morris Peterson. At this time, Levingston was requested to create a professional basketball team in Mississauga, but he decided that he would start one in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a city that he and his business partners felt had more potential.

Personal Levingston has two sons, Stephon and Tyrone. In sixth grade, Stephon was adopted by Levingston. However, he failed to properly finance the Cape Breton team and they would not compete in the 2015–16 season. He has since funded the team and they have played in Cape Breton, 2018- 2019 is their third season.