Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
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| Division | Southeast | |||
| Founded | 1946 | |||
| History | Buffalo Bisons 1946 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1946–1951 Milwaukee Hawks 1951–1955 St. Louis Hawks 1955–1968 Atlanta Hawks 1968–present[1][2][3] | |||
| Arena | State Farm Arena | |||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Team colors | Torch red, volt green, Georgia granite gray[4][5][6] | |||
| Main sponsor | Sharecare[7] | |||
| President | Travis Schlenk | |||
| General manager | Travis Schlenk | |||
| Head coach | Lloyd Pierce[8] Nate McMillan (interim) | |||
| Ownership | Tony Ressler (principal owner) | |||
| Affiliation(s) | College Park Skyhawks | |||
| Championships | 1 (1958) | |||
| Conference titles | 5 Western: 4 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961) | |||
| Division titles | 8 (1968, 1970, 1980, 1987, 1994, 2015, 2021) | |||
| Retired numbers | 7 (6, 9, 21, 23, 44, 55, 59) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Team history
The Hawks have played in several cities throughout the team's history, and have also had other names. The team was first the Buffalo Bisons in 1946, then moved to Moline, Illinois that same year, being called the Tri-Cities Blackhawks until 1951. (They did not join the NBA until 1949). In 1951, they changed their name to the Hawks and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1955. While in St. Louis, they won an NBA championship in 1958. As of 2022, this is the only championship the team has won. The Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968, and have been there ever since.
Atlanta Hawks Media
Wharton Field House in Moline, Illinois
Professional basketball player Bob Pettit
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The St. Louis team that won the 1957–58 championship
Dominique Wilkins (shown in 2022)
Steve Smith was one of the Hawks' cornerstone players during the mid-to-late 1990s, helping lead Atlanta to three Semifinals appearances in the Eastern Conference.
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Dikembe Mutombo (shown in 2001) was the face of the Hawks during the mid to late 90s
In 2005, the Hawks acquired seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson.
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Al Horford was a 4 Time All-Star with the Hawks
References
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- ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (June 24, 2015). "The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club Unveils The Most Cutting-Edge Uniform In Pro Sports". Press release. http://www.nba.com/hawks/features/atlanta-hawks-basketball-club-unveils-most-cutting-edge-uniform-pro-sports. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (August 17, 2017). "Sharecare and Hawks Launch Jersey Patch Partnership And Innovative Health Movement". Press release. http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/sharecare-and-hawks-launch-innovative-jersey-patch-partnership. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Hawks Reach Agreement in Principle With Lloyd Pierce To Become Team's Head Coach. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 11, 2018. http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-reach-agreement-principle-lloyd-pierce-become-teams-head-coach?cid=hawks_18lloyd_w_h_hp_xl_-_0511_pr. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
Other websites
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- Atlanta Hawks Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at the New Georgia Encyclopedia
