College Park Skyhawks

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College Park Skyhawks
College Park Skyhawks logo.svg
ConferenceEastern
League NBA G League
Founded2017
HistoryErie BayHawks
2017–2019
College Park Skyhawks
2019–present
Arena Gateway Center Arena
Location College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Team colorsBlack, red, yellow, gray [1]
    
Team managerTori Miller [2]
Head coachRyan Schmidt
Ownership Atlanta Hawks
Affiliation(s) Atlanta Hawks
Championships0
Division titles1 (2017–18)
Website cpskyhawks.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]

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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

SeasonDivisionRegular seasonPostseason results
FinishWinsLossesWin %
Erie BayHawks
2017–18 Southeast1st2822.560Won First Round (Lakeland) 96–90
Won Conference Semifinal (Fort Wayne) 119–116
Lost Conference Final (Raptors 905) 106–118
2018–19 Southeast4th2426.480
College Park Skyhawks
2019–20 Southeast3rd2023.465Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Opted out of single-site season
2021–22 Eastern3rd2013.606Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Capital City) 122–131
2022–23 Eastern11th1517.469
Regular season record107101.514
Playoff record22.500

Current roster

College Park Skyhawks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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
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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 15, 2024

Head coaches

#Head coachTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievements
GWL Win% GWL Win%
1 Josh Longstaff 2017–2018502822.560321.667
2 Noel Gillespie 2018–2021934449.473————
3 Steve Gansey 2021–2023653530.538101.000
4 Ryan Schmidt 2024–present000–900–

NBA affiliates

Erie BayHawks (2017–19)

College Park Skyhawks

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