College Park Skyhawks

College Park Skyhawks
College Park Skyhawks logo
ConferenceEastern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2017
HistoryErie BayHawks
2017–2019
College Park Skyhawks
2019–present
ArenaGateway Center Arena
LocationCollege Park, Georgia, U.S.
Team colorsRed, yellow, black, gray[1]
       
Team managerTori Miller[2]
Head coachRyan Schmidt
OwnershipAtlanta Hawks
Affiliation(s)Atlanta Hawks
Championships0
Division titles1 (2017–18)
Websitecpskyhawks.gleague.nba.com

The College Park Skyhawks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in College Park, Georgia, and are affiliated with the Atlanta Hawks. The Skyhawks play their home games at Gateway Center Arena at College Park after the franchise played its first two seasons in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Erie Insurance Arena as the Erie BayHawks.[3][4] The team became the sixteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[5][6]

History

On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they had bought and established a new NBA D-League team to play in a new arena in nearby College Park beginning with the 2019–20 season.[7] In December 2016, the Orlando Magic purchased the original BayHawks franchise with the intent of relocating it to Florida for the 2017–18 season, eventually becoming the Lakeland Magic. In February 2017, the original BayHawks owners negotiated with the Atlanta Hawks to activate their franchise early and play as the BayHawks until the new arena in College Park is completed.[8][9] The new Hawks' minor league franchise then became the BayHawks and began play in the rebranded NBA G League for the 2017–18 season.

The Hawks announced on February 21, 2019, that their G League affiliate would be known as the College Park Skyhawks when the team moved to Georgia for the 2019–20 season.[10] On May 10, 2019, the Hawks announced that rapper and College Park native 2 Chainz would join the Skyhawks' ownership group.[11]

Season-by-season

Season Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Win %
Erie BayHawks
2017–18 Southeast 1st 28 22 .560 Won First Round (Lakeland) 96–90
Won Conference Semifinal (Fort Wayne) 119–116
Lost Conference Final (Raptors 905) 106–118
2018–19 Southeast 4th 24 26 .480
College Park Skyhawks
2019–20 Southeast 3rd 20 23 .465 Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Opted out of single-site season
2021–22 Eastern 3rd 20 13 .606 Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Capital City) 122–131
2022–23 Eastern 11th 15 17 .469
Regular season record 107 101 .514
Playoff record 2 2 .500

Current roster

College Park Skyhawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 0 Barlow, Dominick (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-05-26 Dumont HS (NJ)
G 00 Bowden, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997-01-20 Tennessee
F/C 30 Bradley, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998-01-08 North Carolina
G 7 Đurišić, Nikola 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2004-02-23 Serbia
F 18 Gueye, Mouhamed (NBA) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-11-09 Washington State
G/F 12 Harris, Kevon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1997-06-24 Stephen F. Austin
F 14 Hauser, Joey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-07-17 Michigan State
G 1 Joiner, Jarkel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-05-20 NC State
F 3 Lundy, Seth (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-04-02 Penn State
G 20 Murray, Dwight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-01-31 Rider
F 5 Nicholas, Joirdon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-03-29 Texas Southern
G/F 29 Plowden, Daeqwon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-08-29 Bowling Green
G 34 Singleton, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-10-27 UCLA
G 2 Wallace, Keaton (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-26 Texas–San Antonio
Head coach
  • Steve Klei
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: November 16, 2024

Head coaches

# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
G W L Win% G W L Win%
1 Josh Longstaff 2017–2018 50 28 22 .560 3 2 1 .667
2 Noel Gillespie 2018–2021 93 44 49 .473 — — — —
3 Steve Gansey 2021–2023 65 35 30 .538 1 0 1 .000
4 Ryan Schmidt 2024–present 0 0 0 – 9 0 0 –

NBA affiliates

Erie BayHawks (2017–19)

College Park Skyhawks

References

  1. ^ "College Park Skyhawks Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tori Miller Named Erie BayHawks General Manager". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 28, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Atlanta Hawks NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017-18 Season in Erie, Pa". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 31, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gateway Center @ College Park $45M arena begins". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Purchase NBA Development League Team". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Purchase D-League Team To Play In College Park". Hawks.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Atlanta Hawks buy NBA D-League team that will play in College Park". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 10, 2016.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Hawks' NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017". OurSports Central. January 31, 2017.
  9. ^ Winderman, Jake (August 27, 2018). "27 Teams In 27 Days: Meet The Erie BayHawks". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Hawks' College Park NBA G League Affiliate Set To Become The Skyhawks". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Hip-Hop Superstar 2 Chainz To Join Ownership Group Of College Park Skyhawks". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.