Greensboro Swarm
| Greensboro Swarm | |
|---|---|
| Greensboro Swarm logo | |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Founded | 2016 |
| History | Greensboro Swarm 2016–present |
| Arena | Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse |
| Location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Team colors | Dark Purple, Teal, Cool Gray, White[1] |
| Team manager | Steve Swetoha |
| Head coach | Noel Gillespie |
| Ownership | Charlotte Hornets |
| Affiliation(s) | Charlotte Hornets |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division/Conference titles | 0 |
| Website | hornets.com/dleague |
The Greensboro Swarm is an American professional basketball team of the NBA Development League and an affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, the team will play their home games during the 2016–17 season at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse. The team became the eleventh D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[2]
On December 29, the name and logo of the Swarm [3]was unveiled during an intermission between the women's and men's championship games of the 40th anniversary of HAECO Invitational presented by NewBridge Bank at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special Events Center at approximately 6:45 p.m. and featured Charlotte Hornets players and executives, Hugo the Hornet, the Honey Bees (cheerleading for the Hornets), Swarm Squad, and special guests.
On July 25, 2016, the Charlotte Hornets hired Denver Nuggets assistant Noel Gillespie to be the head coach of the Swarm.[4][5]
Season by season
| Season | Division | Regular Season | Postseason Results | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
| Greensboro Swarm | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Regular Season Record | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||||
| Playoff Record | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||||
Current roster
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Roster |
Affiliates
- Charlotte Hornets (2016–present)
References
- ^ "Greensboro Swarm Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Media Central. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ http://dleague.nba.com/news/nba-development-league-expansion-hornets-purchase-team/
- ^ http://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/hornets-d-league-team-be-known-greensboro-swarm
- ^ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article89910852.html
- ^ http://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/greensboro-swarm-name-noel-gillespie-head-coach/
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