The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the

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based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with the

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. The Bulls play their home games at Now Arena, from Chicago. It became the thirteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.

History

In October 2015, the

began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearby

Hoffman Estates Hoffman Estates is a village in Illinois, United States. The village is located primarily in Cook County, with a small section in Kane County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village now serves ...

to play in the Sears Centre Arena in time for the 2016–17 season. On November 9, 2015, the Hoffman Estates board unanimously approved the Bulls' proposed

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(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. Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016. The D-League rebranded as the

, after a league-wide sponsorship by

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, in 2017. Their home arena was renamed Now Arena in 2020.

Season-by-season

Current roster

Head coaches

NBA affiliates

(2016–present)

References

External links

* {{Illinois Sports 2015 establishments in Illinois Basketball teams established in 2015 Basketball teams in Chicago Chicago Bulls Events in Hoffman Estates, Illinois