RDV Sports, Inc.

RDV Sports
Type	Private
Industry	Sports
Founded	1991 (1991)
Headquarters	Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
Key people	Chairman: Richard DeVos CEO: Alex Martins Senior vice-President: Pat Williams
Services	Professional Sports Teams & Organizations
Divisions	Orlando Miracle
Subsidiaries	Orlando Magic, RDV Sportsplex

RDV Sports, Inc. is a Michigan corporation set up by Richard DeVos to purchase the NBA franchise, the Orlando Magic. Over time its assets have included the Orlando Miracle WNBA team, Orlando Solar Bears and RDV Sportsplex.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Bramhall, Joe (August 20, 2007). "RDV Sports". Hoover Fact Sheets. Hoover's, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
↑ "About Us". Orlando Magic. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

Atlantic	Boston Basketball Partners (Boston Celtics) Mikhail Prokhorov (Brooklyn Nets) The Madison Square Garden Company (New York Knicks) Joshua Harris (Philadelphia 76ers) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Toronto Raptors)

Central	Jerry Reinsdorf (Chicago Bulls) Dan Gilbert (Cleveland Cavaliers) Tom Gores (Detroit Pistons) Herbert Simon (Indiana Pacers) Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry (Milwaukee Bucks)

Southeast	Tony Ressler (Atlanta Hawks) Michael Jordan (Charlotte Hornets) Micky Arison (Miami Heat) RDV Sports, Inc. (Orlando Magic) Ted Leonsis (Washington Wizards)

Southwest	Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks) Leslie Alexander (Houston Rockets) Robert Pera (Memphis Grizzlies) Tom Benson (New Orleans Pelicans) Peter Holt (San Antonio Spurs)

Northwest	Stan Kroenke (Denver Nuggets) Glen Taylor (Minnesota Timberwolves) Professional Basketball Club LLC (Oklahoma City Thunder) Paul Allen (Portland Trail Blazers) Gail Miller (Utah Jazz)

Pacific	Peter Guber and Joe Lacob (Golden State Warriors) Steve Ballmer (Los Angeles Clippers) Johnny, Jim and Jeanie Buss (siblings in family trust) (Los Angeles Lakers) Robert Sarver (Phoenix Suns) Vivek Ranadivé (Sacramento Kings)

Orlando Magic

Founded in 1989 Based in Orlando, Florida

Franchise	Franchise Summer League Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Records Seasons Current season

Arenas	Amway Arena Amway Center

General managers	Williams Gabriel Weisbrod Smith Hennigan

D-League affiliate	Erie BayHawks Lakeland (beginning in 2017-18)

Administration	RDV Sports, Inc. (Rich DeVos, Owner & Chairman) Alex Martins (President) Rob Hennigan (General Manager) Frank Vogel (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	6

Hall of Famers	Chuck Daly Patrick Ewing Shaquille O'Neal Dominique Wilkins

Conference Championships (2)	1995 2009

Division Championships (5)	1995 1996 2008 2009 2010

Culture and lore	"Get Ready for This" (2 Unlimited song) Paul Porter Rudy D'Amico Stuff the Magic Dragon

Media	TV Fox Sports Sun Fox Sports Florida Radio WDBO Announcers David Steele Jeff Turner Dennis Neumann Richie Adubato

Connecticut Sun

Formerly the Orlando Miracle Founded in 1999 Based in Uncasville, Connecticut

Franchise	All-time roster The Orlando Miracle years The move to Connecticut Current season

Arenas	TD Waterhouse Centre Mohegan Sun Arena

Head coaches	Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Mike Thibault Anne Donovan Curt Miller

Administration	Owner: RDV Sports, Inc. Mohegan Sun General Manager: Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Chris Sienko

All-Stars	Alex Bentley Kelsey Bone Tina Charles Katie Douglas Margo Dydek Allison Hightower Shannon Johnson Asjha Jones Taj McWilliams Renee Montgomery Chiney Ogwumike Nykesha Sales Lindsay Whalen

Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Playoff appearances	2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012

Conference titles	2004 2005

WNBA titles	None

Rivals	Atlanta Dream Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty

Media	TV: CPTV Sports (CPTV-S) Announcers: Bob Heussler Rebecca Lobo Jennifer Rizzotti Kara Wolters

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