Greensboro Swarm

{{short description|American professional basketball team of the NBA G League}}

{{Infobox basketball club

| name = Greensboro Swarm

| logo = Greensboro Swarm logo.svg

| imagesize = 200

| founded = 2016

| league = NBA G League

| history = Greensboro Swarm
2016–present

| arena = Greensboro Coliseum Complex

| location = Greensboro, North Carolina

| colors = Teal, dark purple, cool gray, white{{cite news|author=Greensboro Swarm Staff|title=Hornets D-League Team To Be Known As Greensboro Swarm|url=https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/hornets-d-league-team-to-be-known-as-greensboro-swarm|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Greensboro.GLeague.NBA.com|date=December 29, 2015|access-date=May 5, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Greensboro Swarm Reproduction Guideline Sheet|url=https://cdn-assets-us.frontify.com/s3/frontify-enterprise-files-us/eyJwYXRoIjoibmJhXC9maWxlXC9IdkR0THR1WkoxQ3A1WnBGTHZGYi5wZGYifQ:nba:crBZ5o_IYmaNskVjUaO5uYh5cPqPHwh_vwHWxn6SOJI?width=2400|publisher=NBA Properties, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=live}}
{{color box|#00788C}} {{color box|#1D1160}} {{color box|#A1A1A4}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}

| coach = D.J. Bakker

| owner = Charlotte Hornets

| president = Steve Swetoha

| league_champs =

| division_champs =

| affiliations = Charlotte Hornets

| website = {{URL|http://greensboro.gleague.nba.com}}

|conference=Eastern}}

The Greensboro Swarm are an American basketball team of the NBA G League based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and are affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets. The Swarm play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The team became the eleventh Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015.{{cite press release|title=NBA Development League Expands to Record 20 Teams as Hornets Sports & Entertainment Purchases Team|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/nba-development-league-expansion-hornets-purchase-team/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2017}}

History

In May 2015, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they planned to bring an NBA D-League team to the Carolinas in 2016.{{cite news|title=Hornets Sports & Entertainment Announces Intent To Launch Owned-and-Operated NBA D-League Team|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-sports-entertainment-announces-intent-launch-owned-and-operated-nba-d-league-team|publisher=Charlotte Hornets|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2017}} After considering several cities and arenas,{{cite news|last=Jarrett|first=Keith|title=Would minor-league pro basketball fly in Asheville?|url=http://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/2015/05/09/minor-league-pro-basketball-fly-asheville/27038309/|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=May 9, 2015|access-date=May 10, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Dominguez|first=Joe|title=Sports fans excited about potential D-League basketball team in Greensboro|url=http://myfox8.com/2015/05/04/sports-fans-excited-about-potential-d-league-basketball-team-in-greensboro/|publisher=WGHP|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Mills|first=Jeff|title=Bid proposes Greensboro be home of Charlotte Hornets D-League team|url=http://www.news-record.com/sports/bid-proposes-greensboro-be-home-of-charlotte-hornets-d-league/article_827e3964-f5f8-11e4-bbdf-a768cd07449d.html|newspaper=News & Record|date=May 8, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Dial|first=Steven|title=Could An NBA D-League Be Headed For Columbia?|url=http://www.wltx.com/story/news/2015/05/15/could-an-nba-d-league-be-headed-for-columbia/27419709/|publisher=WLTX|date=May 15, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the Hornets settled on Greensboro, North Carolina, with its home to be at the Pavilion at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.{{cite news|last=Mills|first=Jeff|title=Charlotte Hornets chose Greensboro for new D-League team|url=http://www.greensboro.com/news/local_news/charlotte-hornets-choose-greensboro-as-home-for-new-d-league/article_c867d682-f3c7-56d4-869d-7c7fbbdd72a8.html|newspaper=News & Record|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2017}} On December 29, the name and logo of the Swarm was unveiled during an intermission between the women's and men's championship games of the 40th anniversary of HAECO Invitational presented by NewBridge Bank at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special Events Center and featured Charlotte Hornets players and executives, Hugo the Hornet, the Honey Bees (cheerleading for the Hornets), Swarm Squad, and special guests.

On July 25, 2016, the Charlotte Hornets hired Denver Nuggets assistant Noel Gillespie to be the head coach of the Swarm.{{cite news|last=Bonnell|first=Rick|title=Source: Nuggets' Noel Gillespie offered Swarm head-coach position|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article89910852.html|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2017}}{{cite press release|title=Greensboro Swarm Name Noel Gillespie Head Coach|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/press-releases/greensboro-swarm-name-noel-gillespie-head-coach/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2017}} After two seasons and no appearances in the playoffs, Gillespie's contract was not renewed{{cite web |url=http://www.greensboro.com/sports/recreation/hornets-shake-up-trickles-down-noel-gillespie-out-as-greensboro/article_fa659ea9-6720-5d57-918f-566568f499e1.html |title=Hornets shake-up trickles down, Noel Gillespie out as Greensboro Swarm coach |work=News & Record |date=April 13, 2018}} and he was replaced by Joe Wolf.{{cite web |url=https://www.greensboro.com/sports/north-carolina-alum-joe-wolf-named-head-coach-of-greensboro/article_26adae72-1bce-576d-ae3b-55df5b3256f2.html |title=North Carolina alum Joe Wolf named head coach of Greensboro Swarm |work=News & Record |date=September 10, 2018}}

Hornets' assistant coach Jay Hernandez was named the head coach of the Swarm for the abbreviated 2020–21 bubble season in Orlando.{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/charlotte-hornets-assistant-coach-jay-hernandez-to-coach-greensboro-swarm-at-nba-g-league-bubble/n-5660874 |title=Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach Jay Hernandez to Coach Greensboro Swarm at NBA G League Bubble |website=OurSports Central |date=January 15, 2021}} Hornets' head video coordinator Jordan Surenkamp was then named the head coach for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/jordan-surenkamp-named-head-coach-of-the-greensboro-swarm/n-5746138 |title=Jordan Surenkamp Named Head Coach Of The Greensboro Swarm |website=OurSports Central |date=September 15, 2021}} Following Surenkamp's departure, Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach D.J. Bakker was hired as head coach of the Swarm on August 27, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Hornets Hire D.J. Bakker As Greensboro Swarm Head Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-hire-d-j-bakker-as-greensboro-swarm-head-coach |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}

Season-by-season

rowspan=2\|Season !rowspan=2\|Division !colspan=4\|Regular season !rowspan=2\|Postseason results
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
Finish	Wins	Losses	Win %
colspan=10 style="{{NBA color cell\|Greensboro Swarm\|border=2}}; \| Greensboro Swarm
2016–17	Atlantic	4th	19	31	{{winpct\|19\|31}}	align=left\|
2017–18	Southeast	3rd	16	34	{{winpct\|16\|34}}	align=left\|
2018–19	Southeast	3rd	24	26	{{winpct\|24\|26}}	align=left\|
2019–20	Southeast	5th	9	34	{{winpct\|9\|34}}	align=left\|Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	—	15th	5	10	{{winpct\|5\|10}}	align=left\|
2021–22	Eastern	13th	9	24	{{winpct\|9\|24}}	align=left\|
2022–23	Eastern	12th	11	21	{{winpct\|11\|21}}	align=left\|
2023–24	Eastern	12th	15	19	{{winpct\|15\|19}}	align=left\|
2024–25	Eastern	5th	20	14	{{winpct\|20\|14}}	align=left\| Lost Quarterfinal (Indiana) 110–120
colspan=3\| Regular season record \|\| 128 \|\| 213 \|\| {{winpct\|128\|213}} \|\| colspan=2\|
colspan=3\| Playoff record \|\| 0 \|\| 1 \|\| {{winpct\|0\|1}} \|\| colspan=2\|

Current roster

Head coaches

G	W	L	Win%	G	W	L	Win%
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" !scope="col" style="width:20px" rowspan="2"\|# !scope="col" style="width:120px" rowspan="2"\|Head coach !scope="col" style="width:50px" rowspan="2"\|Term !scope="col" style="width:80px" colspan="4"\|Regular season !scope="col" style="width:80px" colspan="4"\|Playoffs !scope="col" style="width:300px" rowspan="2"\|Achievements
align=left \| 1	align=left \| {{sortname\|Noel\|Gillespie}}	align=left \| {{nowrap\|2016–2018}}	100	35	65	{{winpct\|35\|65}}	—	—	—	—	align=left \|
align=left \| 2	align=left \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Wolf}}	align=left \| {{nowrap\|2018–2020}}	93	33	60	{{winpct\|33\|60}}	—	—	—	—	align=left \|
align=left \| 3	align=left \| {{sortname\|Jay\|Hernandez\|dab=basketball}}	align=left \| {{nowrap\|2021}}	15	5	10	{{winpct\|5\|10}}	—	—	—	—	align=left \|
align=left \| 3	align=left \| {{sortname\|Jordan\|Surenkamp}}	align=left \| {{nowrap\|2021–2024}}	99	35	64	{{winpct\|35\|64}}	—	—	—	—	align=left \|
align=left \| 4	align=left \| {{sortname\|D.J.\|Bakker}}	align=left \| {{nowrap\|2024–present}}	34	20	14	{{winpct\|20\|14}}	1	0	1	.000	align="left" \|First winning season and postseason in franchise history.

NBA affiliates

Charlotte Hornets (2016–present)

References

External links

{{Official website|http://greensboro.gleague.nba.com}}

Category:Basketball in Greensboro, North Carolina

Category:Basketball teams established in 2015

Category:Basketball teams in North Carolina

Category:2015 establishments in North Carolina