Windy City Bulls

The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls play their home games at Now Arena, 25 miles (40 km) from Chicago. It became the thirteenth G-League team to be owned by an NBA team.^[5]

Windy City Bulls
Conference	Eastern
League	NBA G League
Founded	2016
History	Windy City Bulls 2016–present
Arena	Now Arena
Location	Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Team colors	Red, black, silver[1][2]
President	Brad Seymour
Team manager	Josh Malone[3][4]
Head coach	William Donovan III
Ownership	Chicago Bulls
Affiliation(s)	Chicago Bulls
Website	Official website

History

In October 2015, the Chicago Bulls began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearby Hoffman Estates to play in the Sears Centre Arena^[6] in time for the 2016–17 season.^[7] On November 9, 2015, the Hoffman Estates board unanimously approved the Bulls' proposed NBA Development League (D-League) team.

The team received its name through a contest on the Chicago Bulls' website. Fans submitted about 3,600 suggestions, which were narrowed down to three finalists: Great Lakes Bulls, Heartland Bulls and Windy City Bulls.^[8] Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016.^[1][9]

The D-League rebranded as the NBA G League, after a league-wide sponsorship by Gatorade, in 2017. Their home arena was renamed Now Arena in 2020.

Season-by-season

Season	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
		Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.
Windy City Bulls
2016–17	Central	5th	23	27	.460
2017–18	Central	3rd	24	26	.480
2018–19	Central	2nd	27	23	.540	Lost First Round (Westchester) 82–95
2019–20	Central	5th	17	26	.395	Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Opted out of single-site season
2021–22	Eastern	11th	15	19	.441
2022–23	Eastern	7th	18	14	.563
2023–24	Eastern	13th	15	19	.441
2024–25	Eastern	16th	11	23	.324
Regular season record			150	160	.484
Playoff record			0	1	.000

Current roster

Windy City Bulls roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 00 Yor Anei 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-12-07 DePaul G 51 Ryan Arcidiacono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-03-26 Villanova F 24 Taylor Braun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-07-06 North Dakota State G/F 11 Ben Jr. Coupet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-28 Southern Illinois F 1 T. K. Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-08-21 Iona G 0 Javon Freeman-Liberty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-10-20 DePaul G 2 Eric Gaines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-01-19 UAB G 22 Jordan Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-25 UTRGV F 32 E. J. Liddell (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2000-12-18 Ohio State G 8 Mike Jr. Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-08-24 TCU F 20 Emanuel Miller (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-19 TCU C 7 David Muoka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2000-12-14 UNLV G 17 Jahmir Young (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-10-07 Maryland

Head coach William Donovan III Assistant(s) Marko Andjelkovic Mike Greenman Amadou Mbodji Brandon Watkins Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (P) Prospects (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: March 16, 2025

Head coaches

#	Head coach	Term	Regular season				Playoffs				Achievements
			G	W	L	Win%	G	W	L	Win%
1	Nate Loenser	2016–2017	50	23	27	.460	—	—	—	—
2	Charlie Henry	2017–2019	100	51	49	.510	1	0	1	.000
3	Damian Cotter	2019–2020	43	17	26	.395	—	—	—	—
4	Henry Domercant	2021–2024	66	33	33	.500	—	—	—	—
5	William Donovan III	2024–	34	11	23	.324	—	—	—	—

NBA affiliates

• Chicago Bulls (2016–present)