Capital City Go-Go

The Capital City Go-Go is 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 became the twenty-third G League team to be owned by an NBA team.[3]

Capital City Go-Go
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2018
HistoryCapital City Go-Go
2018–present
ArenaEntertainment and Sports Arena
(2018–present)
LocationWashington, D.C.
Team colorsNavy blue, red, white[1]
     
Team managerAmber Nichols
Head coachMike Williams[2]
OwnershipMonumental Sports & Entertainment
Affiliation(s)Washington Wizards
Websitecapitalcity.gleague.nba.com

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 started in the mid-1960s to late 1970s local to Washington, D.C.[4] On August 7, 2018, the Washington Wizards named Pops Mensah-Bonsu as general manager and Jarell Christian as head coach.[5] After one season, Christian joined the Wizards as an assistant coach and replaced by Ryan Richman.[6] Following the pandemic-curtailed 2019–20 season, Pops Mensah-Bonsu left the team.[7] The Go-Go was 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.[8] 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.[9]

Season by season
Chris Chiozza playing for the Go-Go in 2019
Season Division Conference Regular Season Postseason Results
FinishWinsLossesWin %
Capital City Go-Go
2018–19SoutheastEastern2nd2525.500
2019–20SoutheastEastern2nd2221.512Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Opted out of single-site season
2021–22–Eastern4th2110.677Won Conference Quarterfinal (College Park) 131–122
Lost Conference Semifinal (Raptors 905) 126–131 (OT)
Regular season record6856.548
Playoff record11.500

Current roster
Capital City Go-Go roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 24 Bernard, Jules 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000–01–21 UCLA
G 23 Dotson, Devon (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999–08–02 Kansas
G 3 Dunn, Kris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994–03–18 Providence
G 7 Goodwin, Jordan (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–10–23 Saint Louis
G 29 Jackson, Quenton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998–09–15 Texas A&M
F/C 9 John, Theo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1998–08–25 Duke
C 4 Maker, Makur 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 2000–11–04 Howard
G 26 Mintz, Davion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998–06–30 Kentucky
F 5 Mucius, Isaiah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999–04–22 Wake Forest
G 2 Shuler, Devontae 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998–02–09 Mississippi
G 32 Sword, Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1994–01–16 Mississippi State
C 50 Williams, Trevion 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 2000–09–16 Purdue
Head coach
  • Mike Williams
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (P) Prospects
  • (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 10, 2022

Head coaches
# Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements
GWLWin%GWLWin%
1Jarell Christian2018–2019502525.500————
2Ryan Richman2019–2020432221.512————
3Mike Williams2021–present312110.677211.500

NBA affiliates

References
  1. "Capital City Go-Go Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. mvinson (August 31, 2021). "MIKE WILLIAMS NAMED HEAD COACH OF GO-GO". CapitalCity.GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2022.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Washington Wizards Purchase NBA G League Team". GLeague.NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 21, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. Robbins, Jesse (December 1, 2017). "Capital City Go-Go" Announced as the Official Name of Wizards' G League Affiliate". CapitalCity.GLeague.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. 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. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Pops Mensah-Bonsu will not return as Capital City Go-Go general manager". Washington Post. July 2, 2020.
  8. "2021 Season Updates". Capital City Go-Go. January 8, 2021.
  9. "Amber Nichols becomes second woman to be named GM of NBA G League team". ESPN. January 15, 2021.
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