Atlanta Hawks

"Buffalo Bisons" redirects here. For the Minor League Baseball team, see Buffalo Bisons (baseball).

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.

Atlanta Hawks
2022–23 Atlanta Hawks season
Conference	Eastern
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.nba.com/hawks
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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.