Westchester Knicks

Westchester Knicks
2023–24 NBA G League season
Westchester Knicks logo
ConferenceEastern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2014
HistoryWestchester Knicks
2014–present
ArenaWestchester County Center
LocationWhite Plains, New York
Team colorsBlue, orange, silver, white[1][2]
       
General managerAllan Houston
Head coachDeSagana Diop[3]
OwnershipNew York Knicks
Affiliation(s)New York Knicks
Division/Conference titles1 (2018)
Showcase Cup titles1 (2023)
Websitewestchester.gleague.nba.com

The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York, and are affiliated with the New York Knicks. The Knicks play their home games at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Westchester County Center served as a vaccination site, the Westchester Knicks played their home games at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut for two seasons.[4][5]

The Knicks became the seventh D-League team to be owned by an NBA team and replaced the Erie BayHawks as the Knicks' D-League affiliate.[6]

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.[7] 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 by Willard Mullin) which was in use by the parent Knicks from the team's founding in 1946 until 1964.[8] The logo later changed to the current one, which resembles the New York Knicks' current logo.

History

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2014–15 season

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On September 3, 2014, the Westchester Knicks acquired 16 players on the 2014 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.[9] On October 13 Kevin Whitted was named as the first coach of Westchester.[10] On November 1, in the 2014 NBA D-League Draft, the Westchester Knicks made second-round guard Joseph Bertrand their first ever selection.[11] On November 16 they made their regular season debut in an 84–91 loss against the local Oklahoma City Blue.[12] Three days later they made their home debut, again losing, this time against the Canton Charge on an 84–88 affair.[13] Their first win came on November 21 against the Grand Rapids Drive in their third game, which they won by 97–83 at home.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16] 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.

2015–16 season

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On October 7, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hired Mike Miller to be their head coach.[17] Previously he served as an assistant coach for the Austin Toros. On October 27, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hired Coby Karl and Derrick Alston as the assistant basketball coaches.[18] On October 31, 2015, with the second pick in the NBA D-League draft, The Westchester Knicks drafted Jimmer Fredette.[19]

Call-ups

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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.[20]

2014–15

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2015–16

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2016–17

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2017–18

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Season-by-season

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Season Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
Westchester Knicks
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 by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 — 11th 7 8 .467
2021–22 Eastern 8th 17 15 .531
2022-23 Eastern 15th 9 23 .281
Regular season record 168 202 .454
Playoff record 1 3 .250

Current roster

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Westchester Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 2 Baugh, Damion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-08-03 TCU
G 5 Bey, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-09-05 Washington
G 20 Cazalon, Malcolm 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2001-08-27 France
G 13 Harden, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-28 Loyola New Orleans
C 55 Hukporti, Ariel (TW) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 2002-04-12 Germany
G 9 McCullar, Kevin Jr. (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2001-03-15 Kansas
F 11 Rice, Kaiden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-09 Georgetown
G 14 O'Connell, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-02 Creighton
F 7 Okeke, Chuma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-18 Auburn
F 37 Ryan, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-04-17 Chattanooga
G 44 Shamet, Landry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-13 Wichita State
F 00 Toppin, Jacob (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-08 Kentucky
F 1 Warren, T. J. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 NC State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (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: October 26, 2024

Head coaches

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# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
G W L Win% G W L Win%
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 66 21 45 .318 — — — —

NBA affiliates

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us". Westchester.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Westchester Knicks Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Derrick Alston Named Westchester Knicks Head Coach". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Westchester Knicks Announce Home Games to Be Played at Webster Bank Arena". NBA.com. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Westchester Knicks Announce 2022–23 Home Games to be Played at Total Mortgage Arena". NBA.com. June 21, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "NBA D-League Expands to 18 as Knicks Purchase Team". NBA Development League. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Knicks File For Trademarks On Five Potential D-League Team Names
  8. ^ Ballow, Jonah (May 14, 2014). "New York Knicks Reveal Name of NBA D-League Team: 'Westchester Knicks'". NYKnicks.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ^ WESTCHESTER KNICKS ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO 16 PLAYERS IN EXPANSION DRAFT
  10. ^ KEVIN WHITTED NAMED WESTCHESTER KNICKS HEAD COACH
  11. ^ WESTCHESTER KNICKS SELECT SIX PLAYERS IN 2014 NBADL DRAFT
  12. ^ Westchester Knicks Drop Season Opener 91-84
  13. ^ Westchester Knicks Lose 88-84
  14. ^ WESTCHESTER KNICKS NOTCH FIRST-EVER FRANCHISE WIN
  15. ^ "Knicks Call Up Langston Galloway from Westchester Affiliate". NBA.com. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  16. ^ @wcknicks (30 March 2015). "OFFICIAL: Kevin Whitted has been relieved from duties as head coach. Craig Hodges will serve as interim head coach for remainder of season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Westchester Knicks hire Karl, Alston to staff".
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ "2015-16 GATORADE Call-Ups". NBA Development League. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "Knicks Call Up Langston Galloway from Westchester Affiliate". NBA Development League. January 7, 2015.
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