| Delaware Blue Coats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Eastern |
| League | NBA G League |
| Founded | 2007 |
| History | Utah Flash 2007–2011 Delaware 87ers 2013–2018 Delaware Blue Coats 2018–present |
| Arena | Chase Fieldhouse |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Team colors | Blue, red, cream, navy blue, white[1] |
| General manager | Jameer Nelson[2] |
| Head coach | Mike Longabardi |
| Ownership | |
| Affiliation(s) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Championships | 1 (2023) |
| Conference titles | 2 (2022, 2023) |
| Division titles | 1 (2009) |
| Showcase Cup titles | 1 (2021) |
| Website | bluecoats |
The Delaware Blue Coats are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Wilmington, Delaware. They are the G-League affiliates of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blue Coats play their home games at Chase Fieldhouse. The Blue Coats are owned by Josh Harris and David Blitzer under Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), who also own the 76ers.
The team was founded in 2007 as the Utah Flash and served as an affiliate to the Utah Jazz. In April 2013, the 76ers acquired the team and relocated it to Newark, Delaware, where it played as the Delaware 87ers (nicknamed the Sevens) until 2018. The team then moved to Wilmington and were rebranded as the Delaware Blue Coats.[3][4][5] The team won the 2022–23 G League championship.
- ^ "Delaware Blue Coats Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Jameer Nelson named general manager". G League. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Plans State-of-the-Art 76ers Fieldhouse in Wilmington". NBA.com/Sixers. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (March 28, 2018). "The Blue Coats are coming! Nothing revolutionary as 87ers receive new nickname". The News Journal. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Tornoe, Rob (March 28, 2018). "Sixers rename G-League team as work continues on new sports complex". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 28, 2018.