Erie_BayHawks_(2017–2019)

College Park Skyhawks

College Park Skyhawks

American professional basketball team of the NBA G League


The College Park Skyhawks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in College Park, Georgia, and are affiliated with the Atlanta Hawks. The Skyhawks play their home games at Gateway Center Arena at College Park after the franchise played its first two seasons in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Erie Insurance Arena as the Erie BayHawks.[4][5] The team became the sixteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.[6][7]

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History

On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they had bought and established a new NBA D-League team to play in a new arena in nearby College Park beginning with the 2019–20 season.[8] In December 2016, the Orlando Magic purchased the original BayHawks franchise with the intent of relocating it to Florida for the 2017–18 season, eventually becoming the Lakeland Magic. In February 2017, the original BayHawks owners negotiated with the Atlanta Hawks to activate their franchise early and play as the BayHawks until the new arena in College Park is completed.[9][10] The new Hawks' minor league franchise then became the BayHawks and began play in the rebranded NBA G League for the 2017–18 season.

The Hawks announced on February 21, 2019, that their G League affiliate would be known as the College Park Skyhawks when the team moved to Georgia for the 2019–20 season.[11] On May 10, 2019, the Hawks announced that rapper and College Park native 2 Chainz would join the Skyhawks' ownership group.[12]

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Erie BayHawks (2017–19)

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References

  1. "College Park Skyhawks Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. "Tori Miller Named Erie BayHawks General Manager". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 28, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. "Steve Gansey Named Head Coach Of College Park SkyHawks". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 4, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. "Atlanta Hawks NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017-18 Season in Erie, Pa". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 31, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  5. "Atlanta Hawks Purchase NBA Development League Team". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  6. "Atlanta Hawks Purchase D-League Team To Play In College Park". Hawks.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  7. "Atlanta Hawks buy NBA D-League team that will play in College Park". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 10, 2016.
  8. Winderman, Jake (August 27, 2018). "27 Teams In 27 Days: Meet The Erie BayHawks". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC.
  9. "Atlanta Hawks' College Park NBA G League Affiliate Set To Become The Skyhawks". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  10. "Hip-Hop Superstar 2 Chainz To Join Ownership Group Of College Park Skyhawks". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

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