Windy City Bulls

Windy City Bulls
League NBA G League
Founded 2016
History Windy City Bulls
2016–present
Arena Sears Centre
Location Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Team colors Red, black, silver[1][2]
              
President Brad Seymour
Head coach Charlie Henry
Ownership Chicago Bulls
Affiliation(s) Chicago Bulls
Championships 0[3]
Division/Conference titles 0
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 the Sears Centre, 25 miles from Chicago. The team became the thirteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[4] The team is coached by Charlie Henry, a former assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls.

History

In October 2015, the Chicago Bulls began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearby Hoffman Estates to play in the Sears Centre,[5] in time for the 2016–17 season.[6] 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.[7] Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016.[1][8]

Season-by-season

Season Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
Windy City Bulls
2016–17Central5th2327.460
2017–18Central3rd2426.480
Regular season record4753.470
Playoff record00.000

Current roster

Windy City Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G – Alkins, Rawle (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997–10–29 Arizona
F 10 Harris, Tyler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1993–09–01 Auburn
G 1 Mulder, Mychal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1994–06–12 Kentucky
G – Ulis, Tyler (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1996–01–05 Kentucky
F 14 Ward, Karrington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1993–03–14 Eastern Michigan
G 30 Wood, Brandon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–01–05 Michigan State
Head coach
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: 2018–03–25

Head coaches

# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
GWLWin%GWLWin%
1Nate Loenser2016–2017502327.460————
2Charlie Henry2017–present502426.480————

Affiliate

References

  1. 1 2 Moreno, Matt (February 24, 2016). "Windy City Bulls revealed as name of new Chicago Bulls NBA D-League team". NBA G League. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Windy City Bulls Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Johnson, K.C. (February 24, 2016). "Windy City Bulls Haven't F'd up yet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Bulls Purchase NBA Development League Team". NBA G League. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Eric (November 4, 2015). "Chicago Bulls say they'd promote Sears Centre big time with D-team". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ Peterson, Eric (October 31, 2015). "Chicago Bulls development team may play at Sears Centre next year". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ Peterson, Eric (December 17, 2015). "'Heartland Bulls' among finalists for D-League team name". Daily Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ 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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