The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York. They are affiliated with the New York Knicks, and play their home games at Westchester County Center.
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.
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.Knicks File For Trademarks On Five Potential D-League Team Names 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. The logo later changed to the current one, which resembles the New York Knicks' current logo. The team began play in the 2014-2015 season, playing its first home game at Westchester County Center on November 19, 2014.
History
2014–15 season On September 3, 2014, the Westchester Knicks acquired 16 players on the 2014 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.WESTCHESTER KNICKS ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO 16 PLAYERS IN EXPANSION DRAFT On October 13 Kevin Whitted was named as the first coach of Westchester.KEVIN WHITTED NAMED WESTCHESTER KNICKS HEAD COACH On November 1, in the 2014 NBA D-League Draft, the Westchester Knicks made second-round guard Joseph Bertrand their first ever selection.WESTCHESTER KNICKS SELECT SIX PLAYERS IN 2014 NBADL DRAFT On November 16 they made their regular season debut in an 84–91 loss against the local Oklahoma City Blue.Westchester Knicks Drop Season Opener 91-84 Three days later they made their home debut, again losing, this time against the Canton Charge on an 84–88 affair.Westchester Knicks Lose 88-84 Their first win came on November 21 against the Grand Rapids Drive in their third game, which they won by 97–83 at home.WESTCHESTER KNICKS NOTCH FIRST-EVER FRANCHISE WIN
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.
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. 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. 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. On October 31, 2015, with the second pick in the NBA D-League draft, The Westchester Knicks drafted Jimmer Fredette.
2021–2023 seasons Due to Westchester County Center being used as a makeshift hospital and later vaccination site during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Knicks played their home games at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. The Knicks would return to White Plains starting from the 2023-24 season.
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.
2014–15 Guard Langston Galloway received a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks on January 7, 2015.
2015–16 Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo received a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks on January 29, 2016. Guard Jimmer Fredette received a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks on February 22, 2016.
2016–17 Guard Chasson Randle received a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on January 10, 2017.
2017–18 Guard Trey Burke signed for the remainder of the season with the New York Knicks on January 14, 2018. Forward Nigel Hayes received a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 19, 2018.
Season-by-season SeasonDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsFinish Wins Losses Pct.Westchester Knicks2014–15 Atlantic 5th 10 40 .200 2015–16 Atlantic 2nd 28 22 .560 Lost First Round (Sioux Falls) 0–22016–17 Atlantic 3rd 19 31 .380 2017–18 Atlantic 1st 32 18 Lost Conf. Semifinal (Raptors) 80–922018–19 Atlantic 2nd 29 21 Won First Round (Windy City) 95–82Lost Conf. Semifinal (Lakeland) 91–1042019–20 Atlantic 5th 17 24 Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 — 11th 7 8 2021–22 Eastern 8th 17 15 2022-23 Eastern 15th 9 23 2023-24 Eastern 15th 12 22 2024-25 Eastern 2nd 22 12 Lost Conf. Semifinal (Maine) 118–1242025-26 Eastern 14th 14 22 Regular season record 216 258 Playoff record 1 5
Current roster
Head coaches # Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements G W L Win% G W L Win% 1 2014–2015 50 10 40 — — — — 2 200 108 92 4 1 3 3 88 41 47 — — — — 4 136 57 79 1 0 1
NBA affiliates New York Knicks (2014–present)
References
External links Official Website of the Westchester Knicks