Washington Wizards

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Washington Wizards
First Season
1961-62
Team History
Washington Wizards (1997-present)
Washington Bullets (1974-97)
Capital Bullets (1973-74)
Baltimore Bullets (1963-73)
Chicago Zephyrs (1962-63)
Chicago Packers (1961-62)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1961-present)
  • Eastern Conference (1970–present)
    • Southeast Division (2004-present)
    • Atlantic Division (1978-2004)
    • Central Division (1970-78)
  • Eastern Division (1966-70)
  • Western Division (1961-66)
Venue
Capital One Arena (1997-present)
US Airways Arena (1973-97)
Cole Field House (1973)
Baltimore Civic Center (1963-73)
Chicago Coliseum (1962-63)
International Amphitheatre (1961-62)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1960s
Chicago Packers
1961-62 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a International Amphitheatre
Chicago Zephyrs
1962-63 Regular Season n/a Chicago Coliseum
Baltimore Bullets
1963-64 Regular Season n/a Baltimore Civic Center
1964-65 Regular Season n/a Baltimore Civic Center
1966-67 Regular Season n/a Baltimore Civic Center
1969-70 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Baltimore Civic Center
Postseason New York Knicks Baltimore Civic Center
1970s
1970-71 Regular Season n/a Baltimore Civic Center
1972-73 Regular Season n/a Baltimore Civic Center
Capital Bullets
1973-74 Postseason New York Knicks Capital Centre
Washington Bullets
September 30, 1978 Preseason Cleveland Cavaliers Wheeling Civic Center
2000s
Washington Wizards
April 14, 2003 Regular Season New York Knicks MCI Center

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1973-74 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1979-80
1980s 1981-82 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90
1990s 1992-93 • 1995-96 • 1997-98
2000s 2000-01 • 2003-04 • 2007-08
2010s 2010-11 • 2016-17 • 2018-19

Playoff media guides

1970s 1979-80

Yearbooks

1980s 1989-90
2010s 2016-17 • 2019-20

Seasons

Washington Wizards publications by season
1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66 • 1966-67 • 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 •  1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 •  2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 • 2021-22 • 2022-23


Head Coaches

Washington Wizards head coaches
Jim Pollard (1961-62) • Jack McMahon (1962) • Bobby Leonard (1962-64) • Buddy Jeannette (1964-65) • Paul Seymour (1965-66) • Mike Farmer (1966) • Buddy Jeannette* (1966) • Gene Shue (1966-73) • K. C. Jones (1973-76) • Dick Motta (1976-80) • Gene Shue (1980-86) • Kevin Loughery (1986-88) • Wes Unseld (1988-94) • Jim Lynam (1994-97) • Bob Staak* (1997) • Bernie Bickerstaff (1997-99) • Jim Brovelli* (1999) • Gar Heard (1999-2000) • Darrell Walker* (2000) • Leonard Hamilton (2000-01) • Doug Collins (2001-03) • Eddie Jordan (2003-08) • Ed Tapscott (2008-09) • Flip Saunders (2009-12) • Randy Wittman (2012-16) • Scott Brooks (2016-21) • Wes Unseld Jr. (2021-present)

*interim head coach


National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference Atlantic Central Southeast
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