Windy City Bulls
Windy City Bulls | |
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League | NBA G League |
Founded | 2016 |
History | Windy City Bulls 2016–present |
Arena | Now Arena |
Location | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Team colors | Red, black, silver[1][2] |
President | Brad Seymour |
Team manager | Josh Kreibich |
Head coach | Henry Domercant |
Ownership | Chicago Bulls |
Affiliation(s) | Chicago Bulls |
Website | Official website |
The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. Based in northwest-suburban Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the team plays their home games at Now Arena, 25 miles (40 km) from Chicago. It became the thirteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[3]
History[]
In October 2015, the Chicago Bulls began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearby Hoffman Estates to play in the Sears Centre Arena[4] in time for the 2016–17 season.[5] On November 9, 2015, the Hoffman Estates board unanimously approved the Bulls' proposed NBA Development League (D-League) team.
The team received its name through a contest on the Chicago Bulls' website. Fans submitted about 3,600 suggestions, which were narrowed down to three finalists: Great Lakes Bulls, Heartland Bulls and Windy City Bulls.[6] Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016.[1][7]
The D-League rebranded as the NBA G League, after a league-wide sponsorship by Gatorade, in 2017. Their home arena was renamed Now Arena in 2020.
Season-by-season[]
Season | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
Windy City Bulls | |||||||||
2016–17 | Central | 5th | 23 | 27 | .460 | ||||
2017–18 | Central | 3rd | 24 | 26 | .480 | ||||
2018–19 | Central | 2nd | 27 | 23 | .540 | Lost First Round (Westchester) 82–95 | |||
2019–20 | Central | 5th | 17 | 26 | .395 | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2020–21 | Opted out of single-site season | ||||||||
Regular season record | 91 | 102 | .472 | ||||||
Playoff record | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Current roster[]
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Head coaches[]
# | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
1 | 2016–2017 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 | — | — | — | — | ||
2 | Charlie Henry | 2017–2019 | 100 | 51 | 49 | .510 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
3 | Damian Cotter | 2019–2020 | 43 | 17 | 26 | .395 | — | — | — | — | |
4 | Henry Domercant | 2021–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NBA affiliates[]
- Chicago Bulls (2016–present)
References[]
- ^ a b Moreno, Matt (February 24, 2016). "Windy City Bulls revealed as name of new Chicago Bulls NBA D-League team". WindyCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Windy City Bulls Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Bulls Purchase NBA Development League Team". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Peterson, Eric (November 4, 2015). "Chicago Bulls say they'd promote Sears Centre big time with D-team". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Peterson, Eric (October 31, 2015). "Chicago Bulls development team may play at Sears Centre next year". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Peterson, Eric (December 17, 2015). "'Heartland Bulls' among finalists for D-League team name". Daily Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, K.C. (February 24, 2016). "Windy City Bulls revealed as Development League team name". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
External links[]
- Windy City Bulls
- 2015 establishments in Illinois
- Basketball teams established in 2015
- Basketball teams in Chicago
- Chicago Bulls
- Events in Hoffman Estates, Illinois