The Stockton Kings are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Stockton, California. They are affiliated with the Sacramento Kings, and play their home games at the Adventist Health Arena.

The team began play during the 2008–09 season in Reno, Nevada, as the Reno Bighorns. They moved to Stockton and changed their name in 2018.

History

Reno Bighorns

The Reno Bighorns began play in the 2008–09 season with their home games at the Reno Events Center. Their namesake was the desert bighorn sheep, which is the state animal of Nevada. The Bighorns were primarily affiliated with the Sacramento Kings, which has been with the team since its inception in 2008. Reno also had affiliations with the New York Knicks (2008–2009), Orlando Magic (2009–2010), Golden State Warriors (2010–2011), Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012), Memphis Grizzlies (2011–2013), and the Utah Jazz (2012–2013).

During the 2014–15 season the Bighorns led the NBA D-League in scoring and also in call-ups to the NBA with seven. The performance of the team and players like Brady Heslip, Tajuan Porter, and Sim Bhullar garnered media attention in not only the Reno area but also on a national scale with national outlets like The Dan Patrick Show and CBS' The Late Late Show putting a spotlight on the team. Head coach David Arseneault Jr. and his offense, called "The System" were profiled by The Guardian in late February 2015 in an article that put a spotlight on the coach's innovative game plan that he helped to develop with his father at Grinnell College.

On October 20, 2016, the Bighorns were purchased by their parent club, the Sacramento Kings, after being affiliated with the team since its inaugural season. With the purchase, the Bighorns became the fifteenth D-League team to become directly owned by a parent club. The team slightly changed its logo the following season, changing the color scheme to match that of their parent team and adding a crown over the I to match it as well. The team moved after the 2017–18 season.

Stockton Kings On April 9, 2018, the Sacramento Kings revealed that they planned to move the club to Stockton, California, to play in the Stockton Arena pending league approval. On April 17, the lease for the use of the arena was approved and the new team name was revealed as the Stockton Kings. The Kings announced their first head coach in Stockton as former Northern Arizona Suns' head coach, Tyrone Ellis on August 13.

Ellis led the team to postseason appearance following the 2018–19 season, but the following season was curtailed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic while the Kings were in first place in the Pacific Division. Ellis then left the team in 2020 and the Sacramento Kings chose to not have their affiliate participate in the abbreviated single-site 2020–21 NBA G League season. On May 27, 2021, the Sacramento Kings appointed their assistant and player development coach, Bobby Jackson, as the next head coach of the Stockton team.

Season-by-season results SeasonDivisionRegular seasonPlayoffsFinish Wins Losses Pct.Reno Bighorns 2008–09 Western 4th 25 25 2009–10 Western 3rd 28 22 Lost First Round (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 2010–11 Western 1st 34 16 Won First Round (Erie) 2–1 Lost Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 2011–12 Western 7th 21 29 2012–13 Western 5th 16 34 2013–14 Western 3rd 27 23 Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 0–2 2014–15 Western 3rd 20 30 2015–16 Pacific 1st 33 17 Lost First Round (Los Angeles) 1–2 2016–17 Pacific 4th 21 29 Reno Bighorns 2017–18 Pacific 1st 29 21 Lost Conf. Semifinal (South Bay) 109–126Stockton Kings 2018–19 Pacific 2nd 30 20 Lost First Round (Memphis) 119–122 2019–20 Pacific 1st 24 19 Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Opted out of single-site season 2021–22 Western 8th 15 18 2022–23 Western 1st 25 7 Lost Semifinals (Sioux Falls) 97–98 2023–24 Western 1st 24 10 Won Semifinals (Santa Cruz) 112–109Lost Conference Finals (Oklahoma City) 107–114 2024–25 Western 1st 22 12 Won Semifinals (Valley) 122–114Won Conference Finals (Austin) 118–112Won Championship (Osceola) 2–1 2025–26 Western 3rd 23 13 Won Quarterfinals (Iowa) 116-104Won Semifinals (Rip City 107-95Won Conference Finals (South Bay) 118–112Lost Championship (Greensboro) 0–2Regular season 417 345 Playoffs 11 15

Current roster

Head coaches #Head coachTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievements G W L Win% G W L Win% 1 2008–10 100 53 47 3 1 2 2 2010–11 50 34 16 6 3 3 3 2011–12 50 21 29 — — — — 4 2012–13 50 16 34 — — — — 5 2013–14 50 27 23 2 0 2 6 2014–16 100 53 47 3 1 2 7 100 50 50 1 0 1 8 93 54 39 1 0 1 9 65 40 25 1 0 1 10 34 24 10 2 1 1 11 34 22 12 - - - 12 36 23 13 5 3 2

NBA affiliates

Reno Bighorns Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012) Golden State Warriors (2010–2011) Memphis Grizzlies (2011–2013) New York Knicks (2008–2009) Orlando Magic (2009–2010) Sacramento Kings (2008–2018) Utah Jazz (2012–2013)

Stockton Kings Sacramento Kings (2018–present)

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