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Oklahoma City Blue
Oklahoma City Blue logo
League NBA G League
Founded 2001
History
Asheville Altitude
2001–2005
Tulsa 66ers
2005–2014
Oklahoma City Blue
2014–present
Arena Cox Convention Center
Capacity 2,610
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team colors Blue, sunset, navy blue, yellow[1][2]
                   
General manager Jesse Gould
Head coach Mark Daigneault
Ownership
Professional Basketball Club LLC
Affiliation(s) Oklahoma City Thunder
Championships
2 (2003, 2004)
Conference titles
2 (2004, 2017)
Division titles
4 (2003, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Website oklahomacity.gleague.nba.com

The Oklahoma City Blue are an NBA G League team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the minor league affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The franchise began as the Asheville Altitude in 2001, before moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2005 and becoming the Tulsa 66ers. After nine seasons in Tulsa, the franchise moved to Oklahoma City in 2014 and were subsequently renamed the Oklahoma City Blue.




Contents






  • 1 Franchise history


    • 1.1 Asheville Altitude


    • 1.2 Tulsa 66ers


    • 1.3 Oklahoma City Blue




  • 2 Season-by-season


  • 3 Current roster


  • 4 Head coaches


  • 5 NBA affiliates


    • 5.1 Oklahoma City Blue


    • 5.2 Tulsa 66ers


    • 5.3 Asheville Altitude




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Franchise history



Asheville Altitude


The Asheville Altitude were a founding team of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) in 2001. They played at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina, where they won back-to-back championships in 2004 and 2005.[3]



Tulsa 66ers


Southwest Basketball, LLC, headed by former Indiana Pacers general manager David Kahn, was awarded four National Basketball Development League franchises in March 2005. One of the Southwest Basketball franchises was for Tulsa. The Tulsa team agreed to play for three years at the Expo Square Pavilion.[4] Instead of the announced new franchise, the company purchased the Asheville Altitude in May 2005 and moved them to Tulsa.[3][5] Southwest had a name-the-team contest, which had 1,200 entries, with the winning name, the 66ers, announced on July 29, 2005.[4] The 66ers name comes from U.S. Route 66, which runs through state of Oklahoma and Tulsa and is a mile south of Expo Square Pavilion.[5] On August 2, 2005, the team named Joey Meyer as the team's first head coach.[4] For their inaugural season and under a new affiliation system, the 66ers were directly affiliated with four NBA teams: the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Hornets.[6]


For its second season, 2006–07, the team's assigned NBA affiliated teams the Bulls and the Pacers were dropped while the New York Knicks were added.[7] Local businessman Jono Helmerich's group purchased a 20% stake in the franchise from Southwest Basketball, while Helmerich was named team president on February 5, 2007.[4] For the 2007–08 season, the Dallas Mavericks joined as the 66ers NBA affiliates while the Hornets were dropped.[8]


The 66ers indicated on February 12, 2008, that for the 2008–09 season that the team would start playing at the new SpiritBank Event Center in the suburb of Bixby.[4]Seattle SuperSonics and the Bucks were assigned on June 12, 2008, as NBA affiliates for the 2008–09 season.[9] On July 31, 2008, the 66ers announced that Professional Basketball Club LLC, owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder, had purchased the 66ers, marking the third D-League team to be owned by an NBA team (the first two were the Los Angeles D-Fenders and the Austin Toros, owned by the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, respectively).[10]


The one-season relationship with the arena ended with a lawsuit regarding more than $100,000 the team claimed it was owed. The 66ers filed a lawsuit seeking more than $200,000 in compensatory damages from SpiritBank Center's ownership group. The team subsequently moved to the Tulsa Convention Center in downtown Tulsa for the 2009–10 season.[11]


In April 2010, the Tulsa 66ers reached the playoffs for the first time. The team won two postseason series to reach the D-League finals. Facing the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the team lose the final by zero games to two games.[4]


For the 2010–11 season, the 66ers coached by Nate Tibbetts set a team record of 33–17 while also having a 14-game winning streak. In the playoff, the team reaches the semifinals facing Iowa losing the series 0–2.[4]


In May 2012, the 66ers announced that they would return to the SpiritBank Event Center for the 2012–13 season.[12] Before September 2013 when the OKC Thunder add the station to its Thunder Radio Network, KAKC 1300 AM was already the 66ers' radio broadcasting partner.[13] Making the playoffs again, Tulsa won a first round series against Canton but was swept again in the semi-final this time by Rio Grande Valley.[4]


However, in June 2014, SpiritBank announced that it would no longer seek bookings or lease the arena space.[14] The 66ers played its last game at Sioux Falls for a 107-105 loss on April 5, 2014. The team finished 24-26 just short of making the playoffs.[4]



Oklahoma City Blue


After getting offers from four venues, Professional Basketball Club felt none were suitable and announced the 66ers would move to Oklahoma City starting with the 2014–15 season.[15] With the move, the team was rebranded from the 66ers to the Blue.[16][17] In the 2016–17 season, the team was the regular season Western Conference champion with 34 wins, a franchise record.[18]



Season-by-season


































































































































































































Season
 Division
 Regular season
 Playoffs
Finish Wins Losses Pct.

Asheville Altitude
2001–02 6th 26 30 .464
2002–03 7th 22 28 .440
2003–04 1st 28 18 .609 Won Semifinals (Fayetteville) 116–111
Won NBDL Finals (Huntsville) 108–106
2004–05 2nd 27 21 .563 Won Semifinals (Huntsville) 90–86
Won NBDL Finals (Columbus) 90–67

Tulsa 66ers
2005–06 7th 24 24 .500
2006–07 Eastern 4th 21 29 .420
2007–08 Southwestern 3rd 26 24 .520
2008–09 Southwestern 5th 15 35 .300
2009–10 Western 5th 27 23 .540 Won First Round (Sioux Falls) 2–1
Won Semifinals (Iowa) 2–1
Lost D-League Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 0–2
2010–11 Western 3rd 33 17 .660 Won First Round (Texas) 2–1
Lost Semifinals (Iowa) 0–2
2011–12 Western 6th 23 27 .460
2012–13 Central 3rd 27 23 .540 Won First Round (Canton) 2–1
Lost Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 0–2
2013–14 Central 5th 24 26 .480

Oklahoma City Blue
2014–15 Southwest 2nd 28 22 .560 Lost First Round (Santa Cruz) 0–2
2015–16 Southwest 4th 19 31 .380
2016–17 Southwest 1st 34 16 .680 Won First Round (Santa Cruz) 2–1
Lost Conf. Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2[18]
2017–18 Midwest 1st 28 22 .560 Lost First Round (South Bay) 105–125
2018–19 Midwest 1st 34 16 .680 Won First Round (Salt Lake City) 118–113
Lost Conf. Semifinal (Santa Cruz) 102–117
Regular season 467 431 .520 2001–2019
Playoffs 14 13 .519 2001–2019


Current roster













Oklahoma City Blue roster

  • v

  • t

  • e



Players Coaches
































































































































Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From

G
20
Alford, Bryce
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
 185 lb (84 kg)
 1995–01–18
UCLA

G
6
Diallo, Hamidou (NBA)
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
 198 lb (90 kg)
 1998–07–31
Kentucky

G
8
Evans, Jawun (TW)
7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
 190 lb (86 kg)
 1996–07–26
Oklahoma State

G
3
Gaddy, Abdul
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
 185 lb (84 kg)
 1992–01–26
Washington

F
15
Grantham, Donte (TW)
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
 205 lb (93 kg)
 1995–03–19
Clemson

G
4
Hall, Devon
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
 206 lb (93 kg)
 1995–07–07
Virginia

F
5
Hervey, Kevin
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
 230 lb (104 kg)
 1996–07–09
Texas–Arlington

G
32
Hopson, Scotty
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
 204 lb (93 kg)
 1989–08–08
Tennessee

F
11
Leon, Justin
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
 206 lb (93 kg)
 1995–07–29
Florida

G
14
McDaniels, K. J.
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
 205 lb (93 kg)
 1993–02–09
Clemson

C
1
Solomon, Richard
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
 235 lb (107 kg)
 1992–06–08
California

F
44
Wells, Dez
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
 215 lb (98 kg)
 1992–04–15
Maryland

G
33
Wright, Chris
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
 226 lb (103 kg)
 1988–09–30
Dayton


Head coach

  • Mark Daigneault

Assistant coach(es)


  • David Akinyooye

  • Kameron Woods

  • Taj Finger

  • Grant Gibbs



Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate


  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player


  • (I) Inactive


  • Injured Injured



Roster
Last transaction: 2019–02–17




Head coaches









































































































#
 Head coach
 Term
 Regular season
 Playoffs
 Achievements
G W L Win% G W L
Win%
1 Joey Meyer 2005–08 148 71 77 .480 — — — —
2 Paul Woolpert 2008–09 50 15 35 .300 — — — —
3 Nate Tibbetts 2009–11 100 60 40 .600 13 6 7 .462
4 Dale Osbourne 2011–12 50 23 27 .460 — — — —
5 Darko Rajaković 2012–14 100 51 49 .510 5 2 3 .400
6 Mark Daigneault 2014–present 250 143 107 .572 11 4 7 .364


NBA affiliates



Oklahoma City Blue



  • Oklahoma City Thunder (2014–present)


Tulsa 66ers




  • Chicago Bulls (2005–2006)


  • Dallas Mavericks (2007–2008)


  • Indiana Pacers (2005–2006)


  • Milwaukee Bucks (2005–2008)


  • New Orleans Hornets (2005–2007)


  • New York Knicks (2006–2008)


  • Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2014)


  • Seattle SuperSonics (2008–2009)



Asheville Altitude


  • None


References





  1. ^ "2018-19 Quick Facts" (PDF). 2018–19 Oklahoma City Blue Media Guide. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 7, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.


  3. ^ ab "Altitude leaving Asheville". Blue Ridge Now. May 4, 2005.


  4. ^ abcdefghi Lewis, Barry (July 19, 2014). "66ers in Tulsa: A timeline". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  5. ^ ab "Tulsa 66ers set for 9th season". Tulsa Today. November 1, 2013.


  6. ^ Tramel, Jimmie (September 20, 2005). "66ers get NBA parents". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  7. ^ Strain, Mike (June 9, 2006). "NBA D-league: 66ers get affiliates for 2006-07 season". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  8. ^ Staff, Tulsa Business (July 6, 2007). "66ers Announce 2007 NBA Affiliations". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  9. ^ Staff, Tulsa Business (June 12, 2008). "Tulsa 66ers Align With Seattle SuperSonics". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  10. ^ "Oklahoma City NBA group has purchased Tulsa 66ers basketball franchise". Tulsa World. July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  11. ^ "66ers moving to Convention Center". Tulsa World. August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  12. ^ "66ers Welcome". Bixby Breeze. GTR Newspapers. May 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  13. ^ Reports, Staff (September 10, 2013). "Thunder gets new Tulsa radio affiliate". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  14. ^ Robert, Evatt (June 9, 2014). "Big events no longer scheduled at SpiritBank Event Center in Bixby". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  15. ^ "Thunder moving 66ers from Tulsa to Oklahoma City". Tulsa World. July 19, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  16. ^ "Thunder Reveals New Name for Development Team". Oklahoma City Thunder. September 24, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2017.


  17. ^ Mannix, Chris (November 7, 2014). "Thunder eye panic button, Paul Pierce reminisces and more". Sports Illustrated. Time, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2017.


  18. ^ ab Kemp, Adam (April 20, 2017). "OKC Blue season ends after playoff loss to Vipers". NewsOK.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.




External links



  • Official team website

  • 2015–16 team media guide












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