Windy City Bulls | |
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League | NBA Development League |
Founded | 2016 |
History |
Windy City Bulls 2016–present |
Arena | Sears Centre |
Location | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Team colors | Red, silver, black, white |
President | Brad Seymour |
Head coach | Nate Loenser |
Ownership | Chicago Bulls |
Affiliation(s) | Chicago Bulls |
Championships | 0 |
Division / Conference titles | 0 |
Website | Windy City Bulls |
The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team of the NBA Development 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. The team is coached by Nate Loenser, former Video Coordinator with the Chicago Bulls.
In October 2015, the Chicago Bulls began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearby Hoffman Estates to play in the Sears Centre, in time for the 2016–17 season. On November 9, 2015, the Hoffman Estates board unanimously approved the Bulls' proposed NBA D-League team.
The team was named 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. Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016.