The Capital City Go-Go are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Washington, D.C., and are affiliated with the Washington Wizards. The Go-Go play their home games at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
| Capital City Go-Go | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | Capital City Go-Go 2018–present |
| Arena | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2018–present) |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Team colors | Navy blue, red, white[1] |
| President | Michael Winger |
| Team manager | Amber Nichols |
| Head coach | Cody Toppert |
| Ownership | Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
| Affiliation(s) | Washington Wizards |
| Website | capitalcity |
History
editIn December 2017, the Washington Wizards unveiled the Capital City Go-Go's name and released their logo. The team's name alludes to the go-go music genre that emerged in Washington, D.C. in the mid-1960s to late 1970s.[2] On August 7, 2018, the Washington Wizards named Pops Mensah-Bonsu as general manager and Jarell Christian as head coach.[3] After one season, Christian joined the Wizards as an assistant coach and was replaced by Ryan Richman.[4] Following the pandemic-curtailed 2019–20 season, Pops Mensah-Bonsu left the team.[5] The Go-Go were one of several teams to opt out of the abbreviated 2020–21 bubble season in Orlando, and the Wizards came to an agreement to loan players to the Erie BayHawks.[6] The Wizards then assigned Amber Nichols as Capital City's general manager and to work alongside their players with the BayHawks, becoming the second woman to hold that position in the G League after the College Park Skyhawks' Tori Miller.[7]
Season by season
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| Season | Division | Conference | Regular Season | Postseason Results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||
| Capital City Go-Go | |||||||
| 2018–19 | Southeast | Eastern | 2nd | 25 | 25 | .500 | |
| 2019–20 | Southeast | Eastern | 2nd | 22 | 21 | .512 | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Opted out of single-site season | ||||||
| 2021–22 | – | Eastern | 4th | 21 | 10 | .677 | Won Conference Quarterfinal (College Park) 131–122 Lost Conference Semifinal (Raptors 905) 126–131 (OT) |
| 2022–23 | – | Eastern | 3rd | 19 | 13 | .594 | Won Conference Quarterfinal (Fort Wayne) 101–87 Lost Conference Semifinal (Delaware) 99–104 |
| 2023–24 | – | Eastern | 4th | 20 | 14 | .588 | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Long Island) 118-120 |
| Regular season record | 107 | 83 | .563 | ||||
| Playoff record | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||||
Current roster
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Head coaches
edit| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
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| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Jarell Christian | 2018–2019 | 50 | 25 | 25 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Ryan Richman | 2019–2020 | 43 | 22 | 21 | .512 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Mike Williams | 2021–2023 | 63 | 40 | 23 | .635 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | |
| 4 | Cody Toppert | 2023–present | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
NBA affiliates
edit- Washington Wizards (2018–present)
References
edit- ^ "Capital City Go-Go Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ jhyman (December 1, 2017). "Capital City Go-Go" Announced as the Official Name of Wizards' G League Affiliate". NBA.com/Wizards. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Raim, Jacob (August 7, 2018). "Capital City Go-Go Name Pops Mensah-Bonsu as GM and Jarell Christian as Head Coach". CapitalCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Richman Promoted To Head Coach Of Capital City Go-Go". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 2, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Pops Mensah-Bonsu will not return as Capital City Go-Go general manager". Washington Post. July 2, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Season Updates". Capital City Go-Go. January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Amber Nichols becomes second woman to be named GM of NBA G League team". ESPN. January 15, 2021.
