Capital City Go-Go

Capital City Go-Go
Capital City Go-Go logo
ConferenceEastern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2018
HistoryCapital City Go-Go
2018–present
ArenaCareFirst Arena
(2018–present)
LocationWashington, D.C.
Team colorsNavy blue, red, white[1]
     
PresidentMichael Winger
Team managerJohn Wall
Head coachCody Toppert
OwnershipMonumental Sports & Entertainment
Affiliation(s)Washington Wizards
Websitecapitalcity.gleague.nba.com

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 CareFirst Arena. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

History

In 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

Chris Chiozza playing for the Go-Go in 2019
Season Division Conference Regular Season Postseason Results
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
2024–25 – Eastern 6th 20 14 .588 Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Maine) 95–115
Regular season record 127 97 .525
Playoff record 2 4 .333

Current roster

Capital City Go-Go roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 24 Kent Bazemore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989-07-01 Old Dominion
F 1 Leaky Black 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-14 North Carolina
F 11 Michael Jr. Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-01-16 Hillcrest Prep (AZ)
F 3 Taylor Funk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-11-06 Utah State
F/C 2 Mouhamadou Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-07-06 Pittsburgh
G 25 Jayden Hardaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-07-16 Memphis
C 0 Chase Jeter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-09-19 Arizona
G 13 Kira Jr. Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-04-06 Alabama
G/F 4 Jaylen Martin (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2004-01-28 FSUS (FL)
F 6 Jalen McDaniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-01-31 San Diego State
F/C 00 Tristan Vukčević (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-03-11 Serbia
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (P) Prospects
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 16, 2025

Head coaches

# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Capital City Go-Go Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Pops Mensah-Bonsu will not return as Capital City Go-Go general manager". Washington Post. July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Season Updates". Capital City Go-Go. January 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Amber Nichols becomes second woman to be named GM of NBA G League team". ESPN. January 15, 2021.
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