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Windy City Bulls

Windy City Bulls
Windy City Bulls logo
ConferenceEastern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2016
HistoryWindy City Bulls
2016–present
ArenaNow Arena
LocationHoffman Estates, Illinois
Team colorsRed, black, silver[1][2]
     
PresidentBrad Seymour
Team managerChigozie Umeadi
Head coachWilliam Donovan III
OwnershipChicago Bulls
Affiliation(s)Chicago Bulls
WebsiteOfficial website

The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls play 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

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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

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Season Division Regular season Postseason results
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
2021–22 Eastern 11th 15 19 .441
2022–23 Eastern 7th 18 14 .563
Regular season record 124 135 .479
Playoff record 0 1 .000

Current roster

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Windy City Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 51 Arcidiacono, Ryan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-26 Villanova
G/F 11 Coupet, Ben Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-28 Southern Illinois
G/F 3 Domask, Marcus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-09 Illinois
G 0 Freeman-Liberty, Javon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-10-20 DePaul
G 13 Hall, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-01-14 Saint Joseph's
G 22 Jackson, Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-25 UTRGV
F 32 Liddell, E. J. (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2000-12-18 Ohio State
C 7 Muoka, David 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2000-12-14 UNLV
G 12 Primo, Joshua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2002-12-24 Alabama
F 21 Sanogo, Adama (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2002-02-12 Connecticut
G 5 Schumacher, Alex 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-02-20 Seattle
G 00 Steward, DJ (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2001-10-02 Duke
C 1 Thomas, Jalen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-10-02 Butler
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marko Andjelkovic
  • Mike Greenman
  • Amadou Mbodji
  • Brandon Watkins
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (P) Prospects
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 16, 2024


Head coaches

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# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
G W L Win% G W L Win%
1 Nate Loenser 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 2021–2024 66 33 33 .500 — — — —

NBA affiliates

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Windy City Bulls Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Chicago Bulls Purchase NBA Development League Team". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Peterson, Eric (November 4, 2015). "Chicago Bulls say they'd promote Sears Centre big time with D-team". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Peterson, Eric (October 31, 2015). "Chicago Bulls development team may play at Sears Centre next year". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Peterson, Eric (December 17, 2015). "'Heartland Bulls' among finalists for D-League team name". Daily Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Johnson, K.C. (February 24, 2016). "Windy City Bulls revealed as Development League team name". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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