Westchester Knicks

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Westchester Knicks
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 NBA G League season
Westchester Knicks logo.svg
ConferenceEastern
League NBA G League
Founded2014
HistoryWestchester Knicks
2014–present
Arena Westchester County Center
Location White Plains, New York
Team colorsBlue, orange, silver, white [1] [2]
    
General manager Allan Houston
Head coach DeSagana Diop [3]
Ownership New York Knicks
Affiliation(s) New York Knicks
Division/conference titles1 (2018)
Showcase titles2 (2023, 2024)
Website westchester.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.

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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. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] The logo later changed to the current one, which resembles the New York Knicks' current logo.

History

2014–15 season

On September 3, 2014, the Westchester Knicks acquired 16 players on the 2014 NBA Development League Expansion Draft. [7] On October 13 Kevin Whitted was named as the first coach of Westchester. [8] On November 1, in the 2014 NBA D-League Draft, the Westchester Knicks made second-round guard Joseph Bertrand their first ever selection. [9] On November 16 they made their regular season debut in an 84–91 loss against the local Oklahoma City Blue. [10] Three days later they made their home debut, again losing, this time against the Canton Charge on an 84–88 affair. [11] Their first win came on November 21 against the Grand Rapids Drive in their third game, which they won by 97–83 at home. [12]

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. [13]

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. [14] 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

On October 7, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hired Mike Miller to be their head coach. [15] 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. [16] On October 31, 2015, with the second pick in the NBA D-League draft, The Westchester Knicks drafted Jimmer Fredette. [17]

Call-ups

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. [18]

2014–15

2015–16

2016–17

2017–18

Season-by-season

SeasonDivisionRegular seasonPostseason results
FinishWinsLossesPct.
Westchester Knicks
2014–15 Atlantic5th1040.200
2015–16 Atlantic2nd2822.560Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 0–2
2016–17 Atlantic3rd1931.380
2017–18 Atlantic1st3218.640Lost Conf. Semifinal (Raptors) 80–92
2018–19 Atlantic2nd2921.580Won First Round (Windy City) 95–82
Lost Conf. Semifinal (Lakeland) 91–104
2019–20 Atlantic5th1724.415Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 —11th78.467
2021–22 Eastern8th1715.531
2022-23 Eastern15th923.281
2023-24 Eastern15th1222.353
2024-25 Eastern2nd2212.647Lost Conf. Semifinal (Maine) 118–124
Regular season record202236.461
Playoff record15.167

Current roster

Westchester Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.PlayerHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 35 Abdullah Ahmed  (P)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)2003-11-03 Egypt
F -- MarJon Beauchamp  (TW)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)199 lb (90 kg)2000-10-12 Yakima Valley
G 5 Jamal Bey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1999-09-05 Washington
C 34 Moses Brown 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg)1999-10-13 UCLA
G 0 Boo Buie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)1999-12-07 Northwestern
F 27 Myles Burns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)2000-02-12 Mississippi
G/F 2 Johnny Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)2002-02-27 Wisconsin
G 9 Kevin McCullar Jr.  (TW)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)2001-03-15 Kansas
G 14 Alex O'Connell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)1999-06-02 Creighton
F 11 Kaiden Rice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1999-06-09 Georgetown
F 3 Jordan Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1998-04-03 Butler
F 1 T. J. Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1993-09-05 NC State
F 21 Anton Watson  (TW)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)2000-10-06 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (P) Prospects
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured

Roster
Updated: March 4, 2025

Head coaches

#Head coachTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievements
GWL Win% GWL Win%
1 Kevin Whitted 2014–2015501040.200————
2 Mike Miller 2015–201920010892.540413.250
3 Derrick Alston 2019–2022884147.466————
4 DeSagana Diop 2022–present1004357.430101.000

NBA affiliates

References

  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. ↑ "Desagana Diop Named Westchester Knicks Head Coach". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 29, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2025.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "NBA D-League Expands to 18 as Knicks Purchase Team". NBA Development League. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Knicks File For Trademarks On Five Potential D-League Team Names
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ WESTCHESTER KNICKS ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO 16 PLAYERS IN EXPANSION DRAFT
  8. ↑ KEVIN WHITTED NAMED WESTCHESTER KNICKS HEAD COACH
  9. ↑ WESTCHESTER KNICKS SELECT SIX PLAYERS IN 2014 NBADL DRAFT
  10. ↑ Westchester Knicks Drop Season Opener 91-84
  11. ↑ Westchester Knicks Lose 88-84
  12. ↑ WESTCHESTER KNICKS NOTCH FIRST-EVER FRANCHISE WIN
  13. ↑ "Knicks Call Up Langston Galloway from Westchester Affiliate". NBA.com. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ @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.
  15. ↑ "Westchester Knicks Hire Mike Miller as Head Coach - NBA D-League". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  16. ↑ "Westchester Knicks hire Karl, Alston to staff".
  17. ↑ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board - NBA D-League". Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  18. ↑ "2015-16 GATORADE Call-Ups". NBA Development League. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Knicks Call Up Langston Galloway from Westchester Affiliate". NBA Development League. January 7, 2015.
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