GENERAL
Stadium: Verizon Center
Capacity: 20,173
Built: 1997 / $260 M USD
Head office: 601 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: (301) NBA-DUNK
Fax:
Website: http://www.wizards.com or www.nba.com/wizards
E-Mail:
Radio flagship: 980 WTEM-AM (selected games on 570 WTNT-AM or 1260 WWRC-AM) |
Television (Regional):
Corporate partners/sponsors: Anheuser-Busch, Chevy Chase Bank, Coca-Cola, Geico, Verizon, Volkswagen.
Mascot: G-Wiz
Established: 1961
Franchise ancestry: Chicago Packers 1961-1962
Chicago Zephyrs 1962-1963
Baltimore Bullets 1963-1972
Capital Bullets 1973-1974
Washington Bullets 1974-1997
Washington Wizards 1997 to present |
BUSINESS OF WINNING
ATTENDANCE
2011-2012 COMING SOON
Home Dates: 41
Home Attendance Average: N/A
Home Attendance Drawing Capacity: N/A
Home Attendance Total: N/A
Home Attendance Rank: click here
for 2010-2011 rank
Team Marketing Report:
Average Ticket Cost & Fan Cost Index: click here
2010-'11 Estimated Gate Receipts: $45M USD
WASHINGTON MARKET
MARKET SIZE
City Population: 582,049 (District of Columbia)
Metropolitan Area Population: 5,306,565 (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria)
Greater Metro Area Population: 7,608,070 (DC-Baltimore)
City size ranking: #24 in US / #17 in NHL
Metro area size ranking: #4 in US / #11 in NHL
Greater Metro area size ranking: #4 in US / #6 in NHL
Designated Market Area (DMA): 2,321,610 TV homes / 2.028 % of US
DMA ranking: #9 in US / #10 in North America
Source: Nielsen 2008, US Census Bureau 2005 and 2007 |
FRANCHISE FINANCIALS
 OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Owner: Abe Pollin, Raul Fernandez
Acquisition date/price: 1964 / $1 M USD
General Manager: Ernie Grunfeld
Head Coach: Ed Tapscott
Stadium: Owned and operated by Washington Sports & Entertainment
Concessions: Aramark
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MARKET ECONOMICS
Economic Description: Government and diplomatic centre with increasing emphasis on education and research; also law, labour and lobbying; 172 foreign embassies, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States, Pan-American Health Organization.
National capital district.
Fortune 500 companies: Fannie Mae, Pepco Holdings, Danaher; also XM Satellite Radio, Gallup, Black Entertainment Television, C-SPAN, Clyde’s Restaurant Group, Moby Dick Restaurants, Intellibridge; Lockheed Martin and Sprint Nextel in Greater Washington metro area.
Largest employer (District of Columbia): Federal Government of the United States.
District per capita personal income (ranking): $57,746 USD (#1 US)
Metro area per capita income (ranking): $54,211 USD (#6 US)
MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS
Race & Ethnicity (District of Columbia): 55.6% Black, 36.3% White, 3.1% Asian, 6% other (8.3% Hispanic any race).
Language: 90% English, 8% Spanish.
Median age: 34.6
Political leadership: Mayor of District of Columbia – Adrian Fenty (Democrat).
Source: Team Marketing Report, ESPN.com, Forbes.com and TheSportMarket.biz
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