| Westchester Knicks | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2014 |
| History | Westchester Knicks 2014–present |
| Arena | Westchester County Center |
| Location | White Plains, New York |
| Team colors | Blue, orange, silver, white[1][2] |
| General manager | Allan Houston |
| Head coach | DeSagana Diop[3] |
| Ownership | New York Knicks |
| Affiliation | New York Knicks |
| Division/conference titles | 1 (2018) |
| Showcase titles | 2 (2023, 2024) |
| Website | westchester |
TheWestchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in theNBA G League based inWhite Plains, New York, and are affiliated with theNew York Knicks. The Knicks play their home games atWestchester County Center inWhite Plains, New York.
The Knicks became the seventh D-League team to be owned by an NBA team and replaced theErie BayHawks as the Knicks' D-League affiliate.[4]
The Knicks had filed for trademarks for five possible names: New York 914s, New York 'Bockers, New York Plainsmen, New York Empire, and New York Hutch.[5] On May 14, 2014, the Westchester Knicks name and logo were announced; in addition to retaining the parent club's "Knicks" name, the Knicks had also incorporated the original "Father Knickerbocker" logo (drawn byWillard Mullin) which was in use by the parent Knicks from the team's founding in1946 until1964.[6] The logo later changed to the current one, which resembles the New York Knicks' current logo.
On September 3, 2014, the Westchester Knicks acquired 16 players on the2014 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.[7] On October 13Kevin Whitted was named as the first coach of Westchester.[8] On November 1, in the2014 NBA D-League Draft, the Westchester Knicks made second-round guard Joseph Bertrand their first ever selection.[9] On November 16 they made their regular season debut in an 84–91 loss against the localOklahoma City Blue.[10] Three days later they made their home debut, again losing, this time against theCanton Charge on an 84–88 affair.[11] Their first win came on November 21 against theGrand Rapids Drive in their third game, which they won by 97–83 at home.[12]
On January 7, 2015,Langston Galloway signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks, becoming the first player to be called up to the NBA in franchise history.[13]
On March 30, 2015, the Knicks announced via Twitter that head coach Kevin Whitted was relieved of his duties and that assistant coach Craig Hodges would serve as the interim head coach for the final week of the 2014–15 season.[14] The Knicks were 10–36 at the time for Whitted's firing, which was second worst in the Development League. Whitted became the first head coach to be fired in franchise history.
On October 7, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hiredMike Miller to be their head coach.[15] Previously he served as an assistant coach for theAustin Toros. On October 27, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hiredCoby Karl andDerrick Alston as the assistant basketball coaches.[16]On October 31, 2015, with the second pick in the NBA D-League draft, The Westchester Knicks draftedJimmer Fredette.[17]
All NBA D-League prospects — players whose rights are not owned by NBA teams — are free agents and are eligible to be called up to the NBA.[18]
| Season | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
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| 2014–15 | Atlantic | 5th | 10 | 40 | .200 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Atlantic | 2nd | 28 | 22 | .560 | Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 0–2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Atlantic | 3rd | 19 | 31 | .380 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic | 1st | 32 | 18 | .640 | Lost Conf. Semifinal (Raptors) 80–92 | |||
| 2018–19 | Atlantic | 2nd | 29 | 21 | .580 | Won First Round (Windy City) 95–82 Lost Conf. Semifinal (Lakeland) 91–104 | |||
| 2019–20 | Atlantic | 5th | 17 | 24 | .415 | Season cancelled byCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | — | 11th | 7 | 8 | .467 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern | 8th | 17 | 15 | .531 | ||||
| 2022-23 | Eastern | 15th | 9 | 23 | .281 | ||||
| 2023-24 | Eastern | 15th | 12 | 22 | .353 | ||||
| 2024-25 | Eastern | 2nd | 22 | 12 | .647 | Lost Conf. Semifinal (Maine) 118–124 | |||
| Regular season record | 202 | 236 | .461 | ||||||
| Playoff record | 1 | 5 | .167 | ||||||
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| 1 | Kevin Whitted | 2014–2015 | 50 | 10 | 40 | .200 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Mike Miller | 2015–2019 | 200 | 108 | 92 | .540 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | |
| 3 | Derrick Alston | 2019–2022 | 88 | 41 | 47 | .466 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | DeSagana Diop | 2022–present | 100 | 43 | 57 | .430 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
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