Long Island Nets
| Long Island Nets | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2016 |
| History | Long Island Nets 2016–present |
| Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Location | Uniondale, New York |
| Team colors | Blue, red, black, white[1][2] |
| Team manager | Matt MacDonald[3] |
| Head coach | Mfon Udofia[4] |
| Ownership | Brooklyn Nets |
| Affiliation | Brooklyn Nets |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference titles | 1 (2019) |
| Division titles | 1 (2019) |
| Retired numbers | 1 (32) |
| Website | longisland |
The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County, New York. The Nets became the twelfth Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015.[5]
History
In June 2015, the Brooklyn Nets announced their intentions to purchase a D-League affiliate.[6] The team announced on November 5, 2015, that they reached an agreement for their new D-League team, called the Long Island Nets, to play in a renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was the home of the Nets during their ABA years. However, due to renovations, the new team played in their parent team's home, Barclays Center, for their first season.
On March 24, 2016, the Nets hired Alton Byrd as the vice president of business operations.[1] On April 15, 2016, Ronald Nored was hired as the team's head coach[7] and on August 23, 2016, Ryan Gomes and Pat Rafferty were announced as assistant coaches.[8] On November 12, 2016, the Nets won their first game after defeating the Canton Charge 120–118.[9]
While continuing to play and brand as Long Island, the team would also begin a series of "home" games played at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec under the alternate brand Les Nets Montreal beginning in the 2025 season, following a partnership between Nets ownership and the Molson family, who operate the Laval facility for their Montreal Canadiens minor league affiliate the Laval Rocket.[10][11]
Season-by-season
| Season | Division | Regular reason | Postseason results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||||||
| Long Island Nets | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Atlantic | 5th | 17 | 33 | .340 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Atlantic | 3rd | 27 | 23 | .540 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Atlantic | 1st | 34 | 16 | .680 | Won Conference Semifinal (Raptors) 112–99 Won Conference Final (Lakeland) 108–106 Lost League Finals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Atlantic | 4th | 19 | 23 | .452 | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | — | 10th | 7 | 8 | .467 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern | 6th | 18 | 15 | .545 | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Delaware) 116–133 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eastern | 1st | 23 | 9 | .719 | Won Conference Semifinal (Cleveland) 111–107 Lost Conference Final (Delaware) 94–108 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eastern | 5th | 19 | 15 | .559 | Won Conference Quarterfinal (Capital City) 120–118 Won Conference Semifinal (Osceola) 120–112 Lost Conference Final (Maine) 77–99 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eastern | 10th | 17 | 17 | .500 | ||||
| Regular season record | 181 | 159 | .532 | ||||||
| Playoff record | 6 | 5 | .545 | ||||||
Current roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Head coaches
| # | Head coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||||
| 1 | Ronald Nored | 2016–2018 | 100 | 44 | 56 | .440 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Will Weaver | 2018–2019 | 50 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 3 | Shaun Fein | 2019–2020 | 42 | 19 | 23 | .452 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Bret Brielmaier | 2020–2021 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Adam Caporn | 2021–2022 | 33 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 6 | Ronnie Burrell | 2022–2023 | 32 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 7 | Mfon Udofia | 2023–present | 68 | 36 | 32 | .529 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |
NBA affiliates
- Brooklyn Nets (2016–present)
References
- ^ a b Isada, Keith (March 24, 2016). "Long Island Nets Unveil Logo And Uniform For Inaugural Season". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Long Island Nets Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "LONG ISLAND NETS NAME MATT MACDONALD AS GENERAL MANAGER". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. October 31, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "Staff - Long Island Nets". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Purchase NBA Development League Team". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 6, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ Mazzeo, Mike (June 3, 2015). "Nets have no plans to buy out or use stretch provision on D-Will's contract". ESPN. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Name Ronald Nored Head Coach Of Long Island Nets". NBA.com/Nets (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Long Island Nets Name Gomes, Rafferty Assistant Coaches". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 23, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Long Island Nets Edge Charge for First Win in Franchise History". GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ Long Island Nets Get Montreal Makeover for Six in 2025
- ^ NBA G League's Long Island Nets to Return to Laval in 2026