Stockton Kings
{{Short description|American professional basketball team of the NBA G League}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{redirect|Reno Bighorns|the defunct 1970s basketball team|Western Basketball Association}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Stockton Kings
| logo = Stockton Kings logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| conference = Western
| league = NBA G League
| founded = 2008
| history = Reno Bighorns
2008–2018
Stockton Kings
2018–present
| arena = Adventist Health Arena
| location = Stockton, California
| colors = Purple, black, gray, white{{cite web|title=Color|url=https://image.e.sacramentokings.com/lib/fe3c157075640678751374/m/3/Stockton-BrandGuidelines.pdf#page=2|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|work=2018-19 Stockton Kings Brand Book|access-date=January 3, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Stockton Kings Reproduction Guideline Sheet|url=https://cdn-assets-us.frontify.com/s3/frontify-enterprise-files-us/eyJwYXRoIjoibmJhXC9maWxlXC9DWWJWOWZyZHFIbjh4VnVGQzJXWC5wZGYifQ:nba:elqrBAPv_vOqdBUDKM6FCPvXBeQkJ7fUPu3OECfWlHM?width=2400|publisher=NBA Properties, Inc.|access-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=live}}
{{color box|#5A2D81}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#707271}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| coach = Quinton Crawford
| owner = Sacramento Kings (represented by Vivek Ranadivé, Paul E. Jacobs, and Raj Bhathal)
| gm = Gabriel Harris
| league_champs = 1 (2025)
| conf_champs = 1 (2025)
| div_champs = 3 (2011, 2016, 2018)
| affiliations = Sacramento Kings
| website = {{URL|http://stockton.gleague.nba.com}}
}}
The Stockton Kings are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Stockton, California, and are affiliated with the Sacramento Kings. The Kings play their home games at the Adventist Health Arena and compete in the G League's Western Conference Pacific Division.
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=
{{For|the original Reno Bighorns franchise (1978-79)|Western Basketball Association}}
{{For|the second iteration (1982-83)|Continental Basketball Association}}
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.{{cite news|title=Reno Unveils Name And Logo For NBA D-League Team|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/reno_bighorns_080731.html|date=July 31, 2008|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226100422/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/reno_bighorns_080731.html|archive-date=December 26, 2008|access-date=May 23, 2018|url-status=dead}} 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{{cite web|title=NBA Inside Stuff: Reno Bighorns High-Scoring Offense|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/nba-inside-stuff-reno-bighorns-high-scoring-offense|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com/Kings|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=May 23, 2018}} and also in call-ups to the NBA with seven.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} The performance of the team and players like Brady Heslip, Tajuan Porter, and Sim Bhullar garnered media attention in not only the Reno area{{cite news|last=Ritenhouse|first=Duke|title=Like offense? The Reno Bighorns are your team|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2015/01/09/like-offense-reno-bighorns-team/21519553/|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=May 23, 2018}} but also on a national scale with national outlets like The Dan Patrick Show{{cite news|last=Wise|first=Jason|title=Brady Heslip on Dan Patrick Show|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/blog/brady-heslip-dan-patrick-show|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com/Kings|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2018}} and CBS' The Late Late Show {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_r590Nymd8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/j_r590Nymd8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Sim Bhullar on The Late Late Show 2-26-2015 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2015-12-06}}{{cbignore}} putting a spotlight on the team. Head coach David Arseneault Jr. and his offense, called "The System"{{cite web|title = David Arseneault Productions - The Formula for Success|url = http://davidarseneaultproductions.info/pages/system|website = davidarseneaultproductions.info|access-date = 2015-10-09}} 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.{{cite news|last=Carpenter|first=Les|title=140 points a game – but are the Reno Bighorns a basketball experiment too far?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/20/140-points-a-game-but-are-the-reno-bighorns-a-basketball-experiment-too-far|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=February 20, 2015|access-date=May 23, 2018}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sacramento-kings-buy-controlling-interest-in-nba-development-leagues-reno-bighorns/n-5209914 |title=Sacramento Kings Buy Controlling Interest in NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns |publisher=OurSports Central |date=October 20, 2016}} 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.{{cite news|last=Robbins|first=Jesse|title=Reno Bighorns Unveil New Color Identity to Create Visual Connection to Parent Club|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/reno-bighorns-unveil-new-color-identity-create-visual-connection-parent-club/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Stockton.GLeague.NBA.com|date=April 19, 2017|access-date=May 29, 2019|archive-date=May 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529035446/https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/reno-bighorns-unveil-new-color-identity-create-visual-connection-parent-club/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite press release|title=Kings to Bring NBA G League Basketball to Stockton|url=http://gleague.nba.com/news/kings-bring-nba-g-league-basketball-stockton/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=GLeague.NBA.com|date=April 9, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2018}} On April 17, the lease for the use of the arena was approved and the new team name was revealed as the Stockton Kings.{{cite press release|title=Stockton City Council Approves Kings G League Franchise Lease Agreement, Team Reveals Identity – Stockton Kings|url=http://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/stockton-city-council-approves-kings-g-league-franchise-lease-agreement-team-reveals-identity-stockton-kings/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Stockton.GLeague.NBA.com|date=April 17, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630163841/http://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/stockton-city-council-approves-kings-g-league-franchise-lease-agreement-team-reveals-identity-stockton-kings/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Roger|title=A regal welcome for the Stockton Kings|url=http://www.recordnet.com/news/20180417/regal-welcome-for-stockton-kings|newspaper=The Record|date=April 17, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2018}} The Kings announced their first head coach in Stockton as former Northern Arizona Suns' head coach, Tyrone Ellis on August 13.{{cite web |url=http://www.recordnet.com/sports/20180813/stockton-kings-name-ellis-new-head-coach |title=Stockton Kings name Ellis new head coach |work=Stockton Record |date=August 13, 2018}}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/stockton-kings-name-bobby-jackson-head-coach/n-5697356 |title=Stockton Kings Name Bobby Jackson Head Coach |website=OurSports Central |date=May 27, 2021}}
Season-by-season results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" | ||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
!rowspan=2|Division !colspan=4|Regular season !rowspan=2|Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | |||
| colspan=8 style="{{NBA color cell|Reno Bighorns (2008–2017)|border=2}};"|Reno Bighorns | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Western | 4th | 25 | 25 | {{winpct|25|25}} | |
| 2009–10 | Western | 3rd | 28 | 22 | {{winpct|28|22}} | align=left| Lost First Round (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 |
| 2010–11 | Western | 1st | 34 | 16 | {{winpct|34|16}} | align=left| Won First Round (Erie) 2–1 Lost Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 |
| 2011–12 | Western | 7th | 21 | 29 | {{winpct|21|29}} | |
| 2012–13 | Western | 5th | 16 | 34 | {{winpct|16|34}} | |
| 2013–14 | Western | 3rd | 27 | 23 | {{winpct|27|23}} | align=left| Lost First Round (Fort Wayne) 0–2 |
| 2014–15 | Western | 3rd | 20 | 30 | {{winpct|20|30}} | |
| 2015–16 | Pacific | 1st | 33 | 17 | {{winpct|33|17}} | align=left| Lost First Round (Los Angeles) 1–2 |
| 2016–17 | Pacific | 4th | 21 | 29 | {{winpct|21|29}} | |
| colspan=8 style="{{NBA color cell|Reno Bighorns|border=2}};"|Reno Bighorns | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Pacific | 1st | 29 | 21 | {{winpct|29|21}} | align=left| Lost Conf. Semifinal (South Bay) 109–126 |
| colspan=8 style="{{NBA color cell|Stockton Kings|border=2}};"|Stockton Kings | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Pacific | 2nd | 30 | 20 | {{winpct|30|20}} | align=left|Lost First Round (Memphis) 119–122 |
| 2019–20 | Pacific | 1st | 24 | 19 | {{winpct|24|19}} | align=left|Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | colspan="7"| Opted out of single-site season | |||||
| 2021–22 | Western | 8th | 15 | 18 | {{winpct|15|18}} | align=left| |
| 2022–23 | Western | 1st | 25 | 7 | {{winpct|25|7}} | align=left|Lost Semifinals (Sioux Falls) 97–98 |
| 2023–24 | Western | 1st | 24 | 10 | {{winpct|24|10}} | align=left| Won Semifinals (Santa Cruz) 112–109 Lost Conference Finals (Oklahoma City) 107–114 |
| 2024–25 | Western | 1st | 22 | 12 | {{winpct|22|12}} | align=left| Won Semifinals (Valley) 122–114 Won Conference Finals (Austin) 118–112 Won Championship (Osceola) 2–1 |
| colspan=3|Regular season || 394 || 332 || {{winpct|394|332}} || | ||||||
| colspan=3|Playoffs || 8 || 13 || {{winpct|7|13}} || |
Current roster
{{Stockton Kings roster}}
Head coaches
| 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 | |||||||||||
| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 1 | align=left | {{sortname|Jay|Humphries}} | align=left | 2008–10 | 100 | 53 | 47 | {{winpct|53|47}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | {{winpct|1|2}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 2 | align=left | {{sortname|Eric|Musselman}} | align=left | 2010–11 | 50 | 34 | 16 | {{winpct|34|16}} | 6 | 3 | 3 | {{winpct|3|3}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 3 | align=left | {{sortname|Paul|Mokeski}} | align=left | 2011–12 | 50 | 21 | 29 | {{winpct|21|29}} | — | — | — | — | align=left | |
| align=left | 4 | align=left | {{sortname|Jason|Glover}} | align=left | 2012–13 | 50 | 16 | 34 | {{winpct|16|34}} | — | — | — | — | |
| align=left | 5 | align=left | {{sortname|Joel|Abelson}} | align=left | 2013–14 | 50 | 27 | 23 | {{winpct|27|23}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | {{winpct|0|2}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 6 | align=left | {{sortname|David|Arseneault Jr.}} | align=left | 2014–16 | 100 | 53 | 47 | {{winpct|53|47}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | {{winpct|1|2}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 7 | align=left | {{sortname|Darrick|Martin}} | align=left | {{nowrap|2016–18}} | 100 | 50 | 50 | {{winpct|50|50}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{winpct|0|1}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 8 | align=left | {{sortname|Tyrone|Ellis}} | align=left | {{nowrap|2018–2020}} | 93 | 54 | 39 | {{winpct|54|39}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{winpct|0|1}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 9 | align=left | {{sortname|Bobby|Jackson}} | align=left | {{nowrap|2021–2023}} | 65 | 40 | 25 | {{winpct|40|25}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{winpct|0|1}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 10 | align=left | {{sortname|Lindsey|Harding}} | align=left | {{nowrap|2023–2024}} | 34 | 24 | 10 | {{winpct|24|10}} | 2 | 1 | 1 | {{winpct|1|1}} | align=left | |
| align=left | 11 | align=left | {{sortname|Quinton|Crawford}} | align=left | {{nowrap|2024–}} | 34 | 22 | 12 | {{winpct|22|12}} | - | - | - | {{winpct|0|0}} | align=left | |
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=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://stockton.gleague.nba.com}}
{{Sacramento Kings}}
{{NBA G League}}
{{NBA G League Champions}}
{{Central Valley Sports}}
{{California sports}}
Category:Basketball teams established in 2008