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League
  
NBA Development League

Head coach
  
Noel Gillespie

Owner
  
Charlotte Hornets

Championships
  
0

President
  
Steve Swetoha

Ownership
  
Charlotte Hornets

Date founded
  
2016

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History
  
Greensboro Swarm 2016–present

Team colors
  
Dark Purple, Teal, Cool Gray, White

Arena/Stadium
  
Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Location
  
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Profiles

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The Greensboro Swarm is an American professional basketball team of the NBA Development League and an affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, the team plays their home games during the 2016–17 season at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse. The team became the eleventh D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.

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History

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In May 2015, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they planned to bring an NBA D-League team to the Carolinas in 2016. After considering several cities and arenas, the Hornets settled on Greensboro, North Carolina, with its home to be at the Pavilion at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. On December 29, the name and logo of the Swarm was unveiled during an intermission between the women's and men's championship games of the 40th anniversary of HAECO Invitational presented by NewBridge Bank at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special Events Center and featured Charlotte Hornets players and executives, Hugo the Hornet, the Honey Bees (cheerleading for the Hornets), Swarm Squad, and special guests.

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On July 25, 2016, the Charlotte Hornets hired Denver Nuggets assistant Noel Gillespie to be the head coach of the Swarm.

Affiliates

  • Charlotte Hornets (2016–present)

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    References

    Greensboro Swarm Wikipedia