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 coachHenry Domercant
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

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
FinishWinsLossesPct.
Windy City Bulls
2016–17Central5th2327.460
2017–18Central3rd2426.480
2018–19Central2nd2723.540Lost First Round (Westchester) 82–95
2019–20Central5th1726.395Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Opted out of single-site season
2021–22Eastern11th1519.441
2022–23Eastern7th1814.563
Regular season record124135.479
Playoff record01.000

Current roster

Windy City Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 17 Bitim, Onuralp (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-03-31 Huntington Prep (WV)
G 3 Clemons, Chris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-23 Campbell
G/F 11 Coupet, Ben 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-28 Southern Illinois
G/F 0 Drell, Henri (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2000-04-20 Estonia
F 14 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991-07-15 Georgia Tech
G 1 Gilyard, Evan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-08-04 UMKC
G 2 Harris, Jalen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-08-14 Nevada
G 29 Jackson, Quenton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-09-15 Texas A&M
F/C 44 James, Lacey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-07-12 Northern Illinois
G 20 Lindsey, Scottie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-05-20 Northwestern
F 21 Sanogo, Adama (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2002-02-12 Connecticut
G/F 5 Smith, Marvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-07-25 UNC Greensboro
G 28 Sykes, Keifer 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1993-12-30 Green Bay
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Billy Donovan III
  • Amadou Mbodji
  • Brandon Watkins
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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: January 8, 2024

Head coaches

# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
GWLWin%GWLWin%
1Nate Loenser2016–2017502327.460————
2Charlie Henry2017–20191005149.510101.000
3Damian Cotter2019–2020431726.395————
4Henry Domercant2021–present663333.500————

NBA affiliates

References

  1. 1 2 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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