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Reno Bighorns

The Reno Bighorns are a team in the NBA Development League based in Reno, Nevada that began play for the 2008-09 season. Originally owned by David Kahn, operator of Southwest Basketball, LLC (the group that also owns the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and formerly owned the Austin Toros, Fort Worth Flyers and Tulsa 66ers), the Bighorns play their home games at the Reno Events Center.

In May of 2008, the team named Tony Funderburg as their first ever COO/President.

On June 10th, the team announced they would be affiliated with the Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks.[1] On June 29, 2009, the NBA D-League announced that the secondary affiliate of the Bighorns would be the Orlando Magic replacing the Knicks.[2]

In July of 2008, the team announced their nickname, as the Bighorns. Two previous Reno basketball teams were named the Bighorns; one from the defunct Western Basketball Association (coached by the late Bill Musselman and league runners-up for their only season of 1978-79), and one from the Continental Basketball Association which played for the 1982-83 season. The team colors of green, tan, and blue are designed to be an allusion to nearby Lake Tahoe. [3]

On September 10, 2008, the Bighorns announced that they had hired former Phoenix Suns assistant coach Jay Humphries to be their first head coach. [4]

In February of 2009 SK Baseball, the group that owns the Triple-A MiLB Reno Aces, purchased the Bighorns.[5]

Contents

Season-By-Season

Season Division Finish Wins Losses Pct. Postseason Results
Reno Bighorns
2008•09 Western 4th 25 25 .500
2009•10 Western 3rd 28 22 .560 Lost Round 1 (Rio Grande Valley) 2-1
Regular season 53 47 .530
Playoffs 1 2 .333

Roster

Reno Bighorns Current Roster
NUM PLAYER POS HT WT FROM
17 Rod Benson F 6-10 225 California
11 Will Blalock G 6-1 200 Iowa State
22 Mo Charlo F 6-7 210 Nevada
13 Chris Davis G 6-3 190 Southern
24 Richie Frahm G 6-5 205 Gonzaga
33 Desmon Farmer G 6-5 210 USC
15 Yaroslav Korolev F 6-9 225 Russia
23 D.J. Strawberry G 6-5 205 Maryland
32 Doug Thomas F 6-9 240 Iowa
15 Cezary Trybanski C/F 7-1 250 Poland

As of April 12, 2010

References

  1. ^ D-League announces Reno affiliates
  2. ^ Bighorns to be Affiliated with Kings, Magic in 2009-10
  3. ^ NBA D-League team chooses Bighorns as nickname
  4. ^ Bighorns hire Humphries as first head coach
  5. ^ Gabel, Chris (February 2, 2009). "Group that owns Reno Aces buys Reno Bighorns". The Reno Gazette Journal. http://www.rgj.com/article/20090202/SPORTS03/90202041/1018/SPORTS.

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Categories: NBA Development League teams | Sports in Reno, Nevada | Basketball teams in Nevada | Sports clubs established in 2008

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