The Wisconsin Herd are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They are affiliated with the Milwaukee Bucks, and play their home games at Oshkosh Arena.
History On June 29, 2016, it was announced that the Milwaukee Bucks were seeking to purchase an expansion team in the then-NBA Development League, listing their five finalist cities as Grand Chute (near Appleton), La Crosse, Oshkosh, Racine, and Sheboygan. On August 3, it was announced that Grand Chute and La Crosse had been eliminated, with Oshkosh, Racine, and Sheboygan as the three finalists. On December 19, Oshkosh city officials identified the former site of the Buckstaff Furniture Company as the site for their arena proposal for the team, with the Fox Valley Pro Basketball group submitting a bid to the city's planning commission on January 11. The Planning Commission approved it on January 19, with the Oshkosh Common Council approving it on January 24, conditional on the Bucks choosing Oshkosh as their home.
On February 7, 2017, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported that the Bucks had chosen Oshkosh's bid, with the team making the official announcement on February 8. On June 8, the Wisconsin Herd name was announced, with the logo unveiled on June 22. On July 1, 2017, Dave Dean was named the team's general manager and the coaching staff was announced on September 22.
The team was in first place in the league during the 2019–20 season and had clinched a playoff spot when the season was curtailed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The Herd was then one of 11 teams that opted out of participating in the single-site 2020–21 season where all league games were played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. All Bucks' two-way players could be assigned to the Lakeland Magic. The Herd returned for the 2021–22 season with former assistant coach Chaisson Allen as the team's new head coach and Tony Bollier as general manager.
Season-by-season SeasonDivisionRegular seasonPlayoffsFinish Wins Losses Pct.Wisconsin Herd2017–18 Central 5th 21 29 2018–19 Central 5th 12 38 2019–20 Central 1st 33 10 Season curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Opted out of single-site season2021–22 Eastern 14th 8 24 2022–23 Eastern 13th 11 21 2023–24 Eastern 7th 17 17 2024–25 Eastern 8th 19 15 2025–26 Eastern 16th 10 26 Regular season record 131 162 Playoff record 0 0
Current roster
Head coaches # Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements G W L Win% G W L Win% 1 2017–2019 100 33 67 — — — — 2 43 33 10 — — — — 3 64 19 45 — — — — 4 104 46 58 — — — — 5 — — — —
NBA affiliates Milwaukee Bucks (2017–present)
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