Texas Legends
Texas Legends | |
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Conference | Western |
League | NBA G League |
Founded | 2006 |
History | Colorado 14ers 2006–2009 Texas Legends 2010–present |
Arena | Comerica Center |
Location | Frisco, Texas |
Team colors | Royal blue, navy blue, silver, white[1][2] |
General manager | Terry Sullivan[3] |
Head coach | Jordan Sears[3] |
Ownership | Texas D-League Management, LLC |
Affiliation(s) | Dallas Mavericks |
Championships | 1 (2009) |
Conference titles | 1 (2009) |
Division titles | 1 (2009) |
Website | texas |
The Texas Legends are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Frisco, Texas, and are affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks. The Legends play their home games at the Comerica Center. The team began as the Colorado 14ers in 2006, before relocating to Frisco in 2009 and becoming the Texas Legends for the 2010–11 season.
Franchise history
Colorado 14ers
In 2006, Colorado businessmen Tim Wiens and John Frew, who were building the
2006–07 season
2007–08 season
The 14ers' second season began with an almost new roster, with only
2008–09 season
The 14ers' third season had the most consecutive seasons played by any minor league basketball franchise in Colorado. The season began with financial issues for the owners and a new coach, Robert MacKinnon.
Texas Legends
On June 18, 2009, a Dallas Mavericks executive, Donnie Nelson, purchased the 14ers, and moved the team to Frisco, Texas. They played in 2010–11 with a new nickname, color, and logo.[6][7] On November 5, 2009, women's basketball pioneer Nancy Lieberman became the Legends' head coach, the first woman to lead a men's professional basketball team.[8] The team played in the 2010–11 season out of the Comerica Center.[9] The Legends hired other notable basketball professionals for their front office, including 1986 Slam Dunk Champion Spud Webb as president of basketball operations and 1995 NBA Coach of the Year Del Harris as general manager.[10]
Televised games introduced the Legends to fans of the 16-team league. They were on national TV during
After Nancy Lieberman, Del Harris was the head coach, starting October 4, 2011.[11] He coached the Legends for one season, had a 24–26 record for the second consecutive year, but did not make the playoffs. Between 2012 and 2015, the Legends' head coach was former NBA player Eduardo Nájera. The team did not make the playoffs while he was head coach. On July 8, 2015, the Legends hired Nick Van Exel as the head coach.[12] After one season, in June 2016, Exel left to be an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.[13][14] He was replaced by Bob MacKinnon Jr.,[15] who had previously been the head coach when the 14ers won a D-League championship in Colorado.
Ownership
The team is owned by Texas D-League Management, LLC, which is principally owned by Donnie Nelson, former general manager and President of Basketball Operations for the Dallas Mavericks and son of former NBA head coach Don Nelson. The ownership group also includes Evan Wyly, Barry Aycock and Eduardo Nájera.[16]
Season by season
Season | Division / Conference | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Playoffs | |
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Colorado 14ers | |||||||
2006–07 |
Western | 2nd | 28 | 22 | .560 | Won First Round ( Idaho) 94–91 (OT) ) 121–129 (OT)
Lost D-League Finals (Dakota | |
2007–08 |
Southwest | 2nd | 29 | 21 | .580 | Lost Semifinals (Los Angeles) 95–102 | |
2008–09 |
Southwest | 1st | 34 | 16 | .680 | Won First Round ( Utah ) 2–0
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Texas Legends | |||||||
2009–10 |
Did not play | ||||||
2010–11 | Western | 6th | 24 | 26 | .480 | Lost First Round ( Tulsa ) 1–2
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2011–12 | Western | 4th | 24 | 26 | .480 | ||
2012–13 |
Central | 5th | 21 | 29 | .420 | ||
2013–14 |
Central | 4th | 24 | 26 | .480 | ||
2014–15 | Southwest | 4th | 22 | 28 | .440 | ||
2015–16 | Southwest | 3rd | 23 | 27 | .460 | ||
2016–17 | Southwest | 5th | 25 | 25 | .500 | ||
2017–18 | Southwest | 3rd | 29 | 21 | .580 | Lost First Round (Rio Grande Valley) 100–107 | |
2018–19 | Southwest | 4th | 16 | 34 | .320 | ||
2019–20 | Southwest | 3rd | 24 | 19 | .558 | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic | |
2020–21 | Opted out of single-site season | ||||||
2021–22 | Western | 5th | 19 | 15 | .559 | Won Conference Quarterfinal (Birmingham) 115–110 Lost Conference Semifinal (Rio Grande Valley) 103–120 | |
2022–23 | Western | 15th | 7 | 25 | .219 | ||
Regular season | 349 | 360 | .492 | ||||
Playoffs | 7 | 5 | .583 |
Players
Current roster
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Roster |
Awards
- Eddie Gill – 2009
- Lou Amundson – 2007
- Billy Thomas – 2008
- Lou Amundson – 2007
- Elton Brown – 2007
- Von Wafer – 2007
- Eddie Gill – 2008
- Joe Alexander– 2011
- Kaniel Dickens – 2008
- Josh Davis – 2009
- James Nunnally – 2014
- Billy Thomas (2008)
- Eddie Gill (2009)
- Antonio Daniels (2011)
- Sean Williams – 2011, 2012
- Eric Griffin – 2015
Coaches
# | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
1 | Joe Wolf | 2006–2008 | 100 | 57 | 43 | .570 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
2 | Bob MacKinnon Jr. | 2008–2009 2016–2019 |
200 | 104 | 96 | .520 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | D-League Championship: 2009
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3 | Nancy Lieberman | 2010–2011 | 50 | 24 | 26 | .480 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | First woman to head coach a professional men's basketball team. |
4 | Del Harris | 2011–2012 | 50 | 24 | 26 | .480 | — | — | — | — | |
5 | Eduardo Nájera | 2012–2015 | 150 | 67 | 83 | .447 | — | — | — | — | First Mexican-born head coach in the NBA system. |
6 | Nick Van Exel | 2015–2016 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 | — | — | — | — | |
7 | George Galanopoulos | 2019–2023 | 109 | 50 | 59 | .459 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
8 | Jordan Sears | 2023–present | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
NBA affiliates
Texas Legends
- Dallas Mavericks (2010–present)
Colorado 14ers
- Chicago Bulls (2006–2007)
- Denver Nuggets (2006–2009)
- New Jersey Nets(2006–2009)
- Toronto Raptors (2006–2008)
References
- ^ "Court Design". TexLegends.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Texas Legends Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Wynn, Britney (July 25, 2023). "LEGENDS ANNOUNCE NEW GENERAL MANAGER AND HEAD COACH". NBA.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Cook, Sara (February 27, 2006). "Tabor receies [sic] its largest gift". MennoWorld.org. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "NBA Development League Expands To Four Cities". NBA.com. April 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "NBA Development League Team Comes to Frisco, Texas". NBA.com. June 18, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "NBA D-League team moving to Frisco". USAToday.com. June 18, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "Meet Nancy Lieberman". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Valerie (June 20, 2010). "Frisco's new D-League basketball team starts full-court press months before first game". DallasNews.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "TEXAS LEGENDS 2010-11 END OF SEASON RECAP". NBA.com. April 19, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas Legends Name Del Harris Head Coach". NBA.com. October 4, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas Legends Name Nick Van Exel Head Coach". NBA.com. July 5, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "Grizzlies announce additions to Coaching Staff". NBA.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Getting to Know... Assistant Coach Nick Van Exel". NBA.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Texas Legends to hire longtime coach Bob MacKinnon to replace Nick Van Exel | SportsDay". 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ "Owners Bio's". NBA.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.