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A contest was held to choose a new name and the choices were narrowed to the Dragons, Express, Stallions, Sea Dogs, and the Wizards. [93] On May 15, 1997, the Bullets officially became the Wizards. The new name generated some controversy because " wizard " is a rank in the Ku Klux Klan , and Washington has a large African American population ...
Coaches. Doug Collins coached the Wizards for two seasons from 2001 to 2003. Eddie Jordan was the head coach for the Wizards from 2003 to 2008. Randy Wittman was the head coach for the Wizards from 2012 to 2016. Scott Brooks was the head coach for the Wizards from 2016 to 2021. Wes Unseld Jr. was the head coach for the Wizards from 2021 to 2024.
Washington Wizards all-time roster. The following is a list of players of the 1997–present Washington Wizards professional American basketball team. Before the 1997–98 season the Wizards were known as the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the ...
Website. tedstake.com. Theodore John Leonsis (born January 8, 1957) is an American businessman. He is a former senior executive with America Online (AOL) and the founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and Monumental ...
ABL (1944–1947) The Baltimore Bullets began play in 1944 as an American Basketball League (ABL) team. The Bullets acquired their name in reference to the Phoenix Shot Tower. [4][5] In the ABL, Baltimore reached the championship round all three seasons, winning the ABL title in 1946. The Bullets won a division title in 1947, but forfeited that ...
List of Washington Wizards seasons. This is a list of seasons completed by the Washington Wizards, a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards are a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and currently play their home games at the Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
July 2, 2022 at 11:58 AM. Taylor Eldridge/The Wichita Eagle. Former Kansas men’s basketball point guard Devon Dotson, who has been with the Chicago Bulls organization the past two years since ...
Gus (Honeycomb) Johnson Jr. (December 13, 1938 – April 29, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (NBA). A chiseled 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 235-pound (107 kg) forward who occasionally played center, [1] Johnson spent nine seasons with the ...