| Stockton Kings | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Western |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2008 |
| History | Reno Bighorns 2008–2018 Stockton Kings 2018–present |
| Arena | Adventist Health Arena |
| Location | Stockton, California |
| Team colors | Purple, black, gray, white[1][2] |
| General manager | Gabriel Harris |
| Head coach | Quinton Crawford |
| Ownership | Sacramento Kings (represented byVivek Ranadivé,Paul E. Jacobs, and Raj Bhathal) |
| Affiliation(s) | Sacramento Kings |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference titles | 0 |
| Division titles | 3 (2011, 2016, 2018) |
| Website | stockton |
TheStockton Kings are an American professional basketball team of theNBA G League based inStockton, California, and are affiliated with theSacramento Kings. The Kings play their home games at theAdventist Health Arena and compete in the G League's Western Conference Pacific Division.
The team began play during the 2008–09 season inReno, Nevada, as theReno Bighorns. They moved to Stockton and changed their name in 2018.
The Reno Bighorns began play in the 2008–09 season with their home games at theReno Events Center. Their namesake was thedesert bighorn sheep, which is the state animal ofNevada.[3] The Bighorns were primarily affiliated with theSacramento Kings, which has been with the team since its inception in 2008. Reno also had affiliations with theNew York Knicks (2008–2009),Orlando Magic (2009–2010),Golden State Warriors (2010–2011),Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012),Memphis Grizzlies (2011–2013), and theUtah Jazz (2012–2013).
During the 2014–15 season the Bighorns led theNBA D-League in scoring[4] and also in call-ups to the NBA with seven.[citation needed] The performance of the team and players likeBrady Heslip,Tajuan Porter, andSim Bhullar garnered media attention in not only the Reno area[5] but also on a national scale with national outlets likeThe Dan Patrick Show[6] andCBS'The Late Late Show[7] putting a spotlight on the team. Head coach David Arseneault Jr. and his offense, called "The System"[8] were profiled byThe Guardian in late February 2015 in an article that put a spotlight on the coach's innovative game plan that he helped to develop with his father atGrinnell College.[9]
On October 20, 2016, the Bighorns were purchased by their parent club, theSacramento Kings, after being affiliated with the team since its inaugural season.[10] With the purchase, the Bighorns became the fifteenth D-League team to become directly owned by a parent club. The team slightly changed its logo the following season, changing the color scheme to match that of their parent team and adding a crown over the I to match it as well.[11] The team moved after the 2017–18 season.
On April 9, 2018, theSacramento Kings revealed that they planned to move the club toStockton, California, to play in theStockton Arena pending league approval.[12] On April 17, the lease for the use of the arena was approved and the new team name was revealed as the Stockton Kings.[13][14] The Kings announced their first head coach in Stockton as formerNorthern Arizona Suns' head coach,Tyrone Ellis on August 13.[15]
Ellis led the team to postseason appearance following the 2018–19 season, but the following season was curtailed by the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic while the Kings were in first place in the Pacific Division. Ellis then left the team in 2020 and the Sacramento Kings chose to not have their affiliate participate in the abbreviated single-site2020–21 NBA G League season. On May 27, 2021, the Sacramento Kings appointed their assistant and player development coach,Bobby Jackson, as the next head coach of the Stockton team.[16]
| Season | Division | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||
| Reno Bighorns | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Western | 4th | 25 | 25 | .500 | ||
| 2009–10 | Western | 3rd | 28 | 22 | .560 | Lost First Round (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 | |
| 2010–11 | Western | 1st | 34 | 16 | .680 | Won First Round (Erie) 2–1 Lost Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 | |
| 2011–12 | Western | 7th | 21 | 29 | .420 | ||
| 2012–13 | Western | 5th | 16 | 34 | .320 | ||
| 2013–14 | Western | 3rd | 27 | 23 | .540 | Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 0–2 | |
| 2014–15 | Western | 3rd | 20 | 30 | .400 | ||
| 2015–16 | Pacific | 1st | 33 | 17 | .660 | Lost First Round (Los Angeles) 1–2 | |
| 2016–17 | Pacific | 4th | 21 | 29 | .420 | ||
| Reno Bighorns | |||||||
| 2017–18 | Pacific | 1st | 29 | 21 | .580 | Lost Conf. Semifinal (South Bay) 109–126 | |
| Stockton Kings | |||||||
| 2018–19 | Pacific | 2nd | 30 | 20 | .600 | Lost First Round (Memphis) 119–122 | |
| 2019–20 | Pacific | 1st | 24 | 19 | .558 | Season cancelled byCOVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020–21 | Opted out of single-site season | ||||||
| 2021–22 | Western | 8th | 15 | 18 | .455 | ||
| 2022–23 | Western | 1st | 25 | 7 | .781 | Lost Semifinals (Sioux Falls) 97–98 | |
| 2023–24 | Western | 1st | 24 | 10 | .706 | Won Semifinals (Santa Cruz) 112–109 Lost Conference Finals (Oklahoma City) 107–114 | |
| Regular season | 372 | 320 | .538 | ||||
| Playoffs | 5 | 12 | .294 | ||||
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| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Jay Humphries | 2008–10 | 100 | 53 | 47 | .530 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 2 | Eric Musselman | 2010–11 | 50 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
| 3 | Paul Mokeski | 2011–12 | 50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Jason Glover | 2012–13 | 50 | 16 | 34 | .320 | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Joel Abelson | 2013–14 | 50 | 27 | 23 | .540 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 6 | David Arseneault Jr. | 2014–16 | 100 | 53 | 47 | .530 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 7 | Darrick Martin | 2016–18 | 100 | 50 | 50 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 8 | Tyrone Ellis | 2018–2020 | 93 | 54 | 39 | .581 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 9 | Bobby Jackson | 2021–2023 | 65 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 10 | Lindsey Harding | 2023–2024 | 34 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 11 | Quinton Crawford | 2024– | 34 | - | - | .706 | - | - | - | – | |
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