Erie BayHawks (2017–)

Erie BayHawks
League NBA G League
Founded 2017
History Erie BayHawks
2017–present
Arena Erie Insurance Arena
Location Erie, Pennsylvania
Team colors Red, gold, black[1][2]
              
Team manager Derek Pierce[3]
Head coach Noel Gillespie
Ownership Atlanta Hawks
Affiliation(s) Atlanta Hawks
Championships 0
Division titles 1 (2017–18)
Website erie.gleague.nba.com

The Erie BayHawks are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, the team plays their home games during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons at the Erie Insurance Arena. The Atlanta Hawks currently plan to relocate their G League franchise to College Park, Georgia, before the 2019–20 season to play at the new Gateway Center at College Park.[4][5] The team became the sixteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[6][7]

History

On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they had bought and established a new NBA D-League team to play in a new arena in nearby College Park beginning with the 2019–20 season.[8] In December 2016, the Orlando Magic purchased the original BayHawks franchise with the intent of relocating it to Florida for the 2017–18 season, eventually becoming the Lakeland Magic. In February 2017, the original BayHawks owners negotiated with the Atlanta Hawks to activate their franchise early and play as the BayHawks until the new arena in College Park is completed.[9][10]

Season-by-season

Season Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
Erie BayHawks
2017–18Southeast1st2822.560Won First Round (Lakeland) 96–90
Won Conf. Semifinal (Fort Wayne) 119–116
Lost Conf. Final (Raptors 905) 106–118
Regular season record2822.560
Playoff record21.667

Current roster

Erie BayHawks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G – Adams, Jaylen (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–05–04 St. Bonaventure
G 2 Gillon, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1994–03–31 Syracuse
F 33 Hollowell, Jeremy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–02–25 Georgia State
F – Poythress, Alex (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993–09–06 Kentucky
G 32 Sword, Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1994–01–16 Mississippi State
G 5 Williams, Tommy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–02–23 Augusta
Head coach
  • Noel Gillespie
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (I) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–07–26

Affiliates

Head coaches

# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
GWLWin%GWLWin%
1Josh Longstaff2017–18502822.560321.667
2Noel Gillespie2018–present————————

References

  1. ↑ Hartman, Billy (May 23, 2008). "BayHawks Name and Logo Unveiling: May 23, 2008". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Erie BayHawks Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Derek Pierce Named Erie BayHawks General Manager". NBA G League. June 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017-18 Season in Erie, Pa". Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gateway Center @ College Park $45M arena begins". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Purchase NBA Development League Team" (Press release). NBA Development League. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Purchase D-League Team To Play In College Park". Atlanta Hawks. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks buy NBA D-League team that will play in College Park". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks' NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017". OurSports Central. January 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ "27 Teams In 27 Days: Meet The Erie BayHawks". GLeague.NBA.com. August 27, 2018.
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