Reno Bighorns
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League | NBA Development League |
Founded | 2008 |
History | Reno Bighorns 2008–present |
Arena | Reno Events Center |
Location | Reno, Nevada |
Team colors | Green, Blue, Tan |
Team manager | Peja Stojaković |
Head coach | David Arseneault Jr. |
Ownership | Bighorns Basketball, LLC [1] |
Affiliation(s) | Sacramento Kings |
Championships | 0 |
Division / Conference titles | 1 (2011) |
Website | www |
The Reno Bighorns are an NBA Development League team based in Reno, Nevada, that began play in the 2008–09 season. The Bighorns home game venue is the Reno Events Center. Their namesake is the desert bighorn sheep, the state animal of Nevada. Their NBA parent club is the Sacramento Kings, a hybrid affiliation beginning with the 2013–2014 season.
Two previous Reno basketball teams were named the Bighorns; one from the defunct Western Basketball Association and one from the Continental Basketball Association which played for the 1982–83 season.[2] The team colors of green, tan, and blue are designed to be an allusion to nearby Lake Tahoe.[3] The Bighorns are currently only affiliated with the Sacramento Kings, which has been with the team since its inception in 2008. Reno has previously affiliated with the New York Knicks (2008-2009), Orlando Magic (2009-2010), Golden State Warriors (2010-2011), Atlanta Hawks (2011-2012), Memphis Grizzlies (2011-2013), and the Utah Jazz (2012-2013).
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History
During the 2014-15 season the Bighorns led the NBA D-League in scoring[4] and also in call-up's to the NBA with seven.[5] The performance of the team and players like Brady Heslip and Sim Bhullar garnered media attention in not only the Reno area [6] but also on a national scale with national outlets like the Dan Patrick Show[7] and CBS' The Late Late Show [8] putting a spotlight on the team. Head coach David Arseneault Jr. and his offense, called "The System"[9] were profiled by The Guardian in late February 2015 in an article that put a spotlight on the coach's innovative game plan that he helped to develop with his father at Grinnell College.[10]
Season-by-season results
Season | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Postseason results | |
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2008–09 | Western | 4th | 25 | 25 | .500 | ||
2009–10 | Western | 3rd | 28 | 22 | .560 | Lost Round 1 (Rio Grande Valley) 2–1 | |
2010–11 | Western | 1st | 34 | 16 | .680 | Won Round 1 (Erie) 2-1 Lost Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 0–2 |
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2011–12 | Western | 7th | 21 | 29 | .420 | ||
2012–13 | Western | 5th | 16 | 34 | .320 | ||
2013–14 | Western | 3rd | 27 | 23 | .540 | Lost Round 1 (Fort Wayne) 2–0 | |
2014–15 | Western | 3rd | 20 | 30 | .400 | ||
Regular season | 171 | 179 | .489 | ||||
Playoffs | 3 | 7 | .300 |
Current roster
Reno Bighorns roster
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Notable Bighorns players
Below are a selection of players who have donned a Reno Bighorns uniform and in what year they played for Reno.[11] NBA affiliates are indicated beside the year. Note that some players have played for the Bighorns in more than one season, but they are only indicated in the first year they played for Reno.
2008-2009 (Kings, Knicks) • Pat Ewing • Donte Greene • Gerry McNamara • David Noel
2009-2010 (Kings, Magic) • Mo Charlo • Eric Devendorf • Yaroslav Korolev • D.J. Strawberry
2010-2011 (Kings, Warriors) • Nick Fazekas • Danny Green • Jeremy Lin • Steve Novak • Patrick O’Bryant • Bobby Simmons • Salim Stoudamire • Hassan Whiteside
2011-2012 (Kings, Grizzlies, Hawks) • Blake Ahearn • Andre Emmett • David Harrison • Damon Jones • Tyler Honeycutt • Josh Selby • Antoine Wright
2012-2013 (Kings, Jazz, Grizzlies) • Keyon Dooling • Tajuan Porter • Ralph Sampson III • Garrett Temple • Tony Wroten
2013-2014 (Kings) • Ra’Shad James • DeQuan Jones • Ray McCallum • Mikki Moore • Royce White
2014-2015 (Kings) • Sim Bhullar • Jordan Hamilton • Brady Heslip • Quincy Miller • David Stockton • David Wear
Affiliates
- Sacramento Kings (2008–present)
Former affiliates [11]
- Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012)
- Golden State Warriors (2010–2011)
- Memphis Grizzlies (2011–2013)
- New York Knicks (2008–2009)
- Orlando Magic (2009–2010)
- Utah Jazz (2012–2013)
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