The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County, New York. The Nets became the twelfth Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015.[3]
| Long Island Nets | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2016 |
| History | Long Island Nets 2016–present |
| Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Location | Uniondale, New York |
| Team colors | Blue, red, black, white[1][2] |
| Team manager | JR Holden |
| Head coach | Mfon Udofia |
| Ownership | Brooklyn Nets |
| Affiliation(s) | Brooklyn Nets |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference titles | 1 (2019) |
| Division titles | 1 (2019) |
| Retired numbers | 1 (32) |
| Website | longisland |
History edit
In June 2015, the Brooklyn Nets announced their intentions to purchase a D-League affiliate.[4] The team announced on November 5, 2015, that they reached an agreement for their new D-League team, called the Long Island Nets, to play in a renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was the home of the Nets during their ABA years. However, due to renovations, the new team played in their parent team's home, Barclays Center, for their first season.
On March 24, 2016, the Nets hired Alton Byrd as the vice president of business operations.[1] On April 15, 2016, Ronald Nored was hired as the team's head coach[5] and on August 23, 2016, Ryan Gomes and Pat Rafferty were announced as assistant coaches.[6] On November 12, 2016, the Nets won their first game after defeating the Canton Charge 120–118.[7]
Season-by-season edit
| Season | Division | Regular reason | Postseason results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
| Long Island Nets | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Atlantic | 5th | 17 | 33 | .340 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic | 3rd | 27 | 23 | .540 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Atlantic | 1st | 34 | 16 | .680 | Won Conference Semifinal (Raptors) 112–99 Won Conference Finals (Lakeland) 108–106 Lost League Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Atlantic | 4th | 19 | 23 | .452 | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | — | 10th | 7 | 8 | .467 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern | 6th | 18 | 15 | .545 | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Delaware) 116–133 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eastern | 1st | 23 | 9 | .719 | Won Conference Semifinal (Cleveland) 111–107 Lost Conference Finals (Delaware) 94–108 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eastern | 5th | 19 | 15 | .559 | Conference Quarterfinal (Capital City) | |||
| Regular season record | 164 | 142 | .536 | ||||||
| Playoff record | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||||||
Current roster edit
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Head coaches edit
| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Ronald Nored | 2016–2018 | 100 | 44 | 56 | .440 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Will Weaver | 2018–2019 | 50 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 3 | Shaun Fein | 2019–2020 | 42 | 19 | 23 | .452 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Bret Brielmaier | 2020–2021 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Adam Caporn | 2021–2022 | 33 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 6 | Ronnie Burrell | 2022–2023 | 32 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 7 | Mfon Udofia | 2023–present | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
NBA affiliates edit
- Brooklyn Nets (2016–present)
References edit
- ^ a b Isada, Keith (March 24, 2016). "Long Island Nets Unveil Logo And Uniform For Inaugural Season". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Long Island Nets Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Purchase NBA Development League Team". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 6, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Mazzeo, Mike (June 3, 2015). "Nets have no plans to buy out or use stretch provision on D-Will's contract". ESPN. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Name Ronald Nored Head Coach Of Long Island Nets". NBA.com/Nets (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Long Island Nets Name Gomes, Rafferty Assistant Coaches". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 23, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Long Island Nets Edge Charge for First Win in Franchise History". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
