| Windy City Bulls | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2016 |
| History | Windy City Bulls 2016–present |
| Arena | Now Arena |
| Location | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Team colors | Red, black, silver[1][2] |
| President | Brad Seymour |
| Team manager | Josh Malone[3][4] |
| Head coach | William Donovan III |
| Ownership | Chicago Bulls |
| Affiliation | Chicago Bulls |
| Website | Official website |
TheWindy City Bulls are an American professionalbasketball team in theNBA G League based inHoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with theChicago Bulls. The Bulls play their home games atNow Arena, 25 miles (40 km) from Chicago. It became the thirteenth G-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[5]
In October 2015, theChicago Bulls began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearbyHoffman Estates to play in theSears Centre Arena[6] in time for the 2016–17 season.[7] On November 9, 2015, the Hoffman Estates board unanimously approved the Bulls' proposedNBA 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.[8] Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016.[1][9]
The D-League rebranded as theNBA G League, after a league-wide sponsorship byGatorade, in 2017. Their home arena was renamedNow Arena in 2020.
| Season | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
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| 2016–17 | Central | 5th | 23 | 27 | .460 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Central | 3rd | 24 | 26 | .480 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Central | 2nd | 27 | 23 | .540 | Lost First Round (Westchester) 82–95 | |||
| 2019–20 | Central | 5th | 17 | 26 | .395 | Season cancelled byCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | Opted out of single-site season | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern | 11th | 15 | 19 | .441 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eastern | 7th | 18 | 14 | .563 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eastern | 13th | 15 | 19 | .441 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eastern | 16th | 11 | 23 | .324 | ||||
| Regular season record | 150 | 160 | .484 | ||||||
| Playoff record | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||||
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| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Nate Loenser | 2016–2017 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Charlie Henry | 2017–2019 | 100 | 51 | 49 | .510 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 3 | Damian Cotter | 2019–2020 | 43 | 17 | 26 | .395 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Henry Domercant | 2021–2024 | 66 | 33 | 33 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | William Donovan III | 2024– | 34 | 11 | 23 | .324 | — | — | — | — | |
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