American professional basketball team of the NBA G League
Austin Spurs Conference Western League NBA G League Founded 2001 History Columbus Riverdragons 2001–2005Austin Toros 2005–2014Austin Spurs 2014–presentArena H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Location Cedar Park, Texas Team colors Black, silver, white[ 1] [ 2] General manager Josh Larson Head coach Scott King Ownership Spurs Sports & Entertainment Affiliation(s) San Antonio Spurs Championships 2 (2012, 2018)Conference titles 4 (2005, 2008, 2012, 2018)Division titles 5 (2005, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2018)Website austin .gleague .nba .com
The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas , and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs . The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park . The team has made the postseason in 8 out of 14 seasons in the NBA Development League.
On October 15, 2014, after the San Antonio Spurs purchased the franchise, the team colors and logo were changed to reflect the silver and black motif used by the Spurs.[ 1]
The Spurs are coached by Scott King. Their general manager is Josh Larson.
Franchise history
The Austin Spurs were established in Columbus, Georgia , as the Columbus Riverdragons . The franchise in 2005 was sold to Southwest Basketball, LLC, and were relocated to the city of Austin, Texas . Following the relocation, the franchise changed their name and logo becoming the Austin Toros, which was unveiled on August 10, 2005. The Toros name was the only NBA -associated team and first D-League team to possess a nickname of Spanish origin. The Toros began play during the 2005–06 season.
On June 28, 2007, the Toros were acquired by the San Antonio Spurs , becoming the second D-League team to be owned by an NBA team, after the Los Angeles D-Fenders were purchased by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2006.[ 3]
On August 9, 2010, the Toros announced they would move to the Cedar Park Center from the Austin Convention Center and for the 2010–11 season.
On April 28, 2012, the Toros defeated the Los Angeles D-Fenders in Game 3 of the NBA D-League Finals to capture their first championship in franchise history.[ 4]
On October 15, 2014, the team announced that they would be changing their name to the Austin Spurs, in reference to their parent team.[ 1]
On April 10, 2018, the Spurs defeated Raptors 905 to secure their second G League championship.[ 5]
In 2019, the Spurs played in the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Rio de Janeiro , as the first G League team to play in the tournament .[ 6] Austin lost in the semi-final to Flamengo .
In 2020, the Spurs named Tyler Self, son of Hall of Fame coach Bill Self , as the Austin Spurs' general manager and Matt Nielsen as the head coach.[ 7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the team played an abbreviated 2020–21 bubble season in Orlando.
Prior to the 2021–22 season , Petar Božić was named Austin's head coach after Nielsen was moved over to San Antonio as an assistant coach.[ 8] [ 9]
Prior to the 2022–23 season, Brent Barry was named Austin Spurs' general manager.[ 10]
Home arenas
Season-by-season
Current roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
11
Avdalovic, Luke
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-11-08
Pacific
G
1
Bouyea, Jamaree
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-06-27
San Francisco
C
15
Diallo, Ibrahima
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1999-03-08
Central Florida
G
7
Duke, David Jr. (TW)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1999-10-13
Providence
G
22
Flynn, Malachi
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-05-09
San Diego State
F
55
Ingram, Harrison (TW)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
2002-11-27
North Carolina
G
0
Miller, Isaiah
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-11-09
UNC Greensboro
G/F
27
Minix, Riley (TW)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
2000-09-22
Morehead State
G
2
Nelson, Jameer Jr.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-08-07
TCU
F
4
Osifo, Osayi
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
2000-04-06
Jacksonville
F
10
Rode, Kyle
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1999-12-09
Liberty
G/F
98
Rose, Quinton
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-01-26
Temple
G
6
Van Dyke, Parker
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-10-15
Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Jesse Childs
K.J. Conklin
Willis Hall
Pierre Parker
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(P) Prospects(NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: December 16, 2024
Head coaches
#
Head coach
Term
Regular season
Playoffs
Achievements
G
W
L
Win%
G
W
L
Win%
1
Jeff Malone
2001–2005
200
102
98
.510
5
2
3
.400
2
Dennis Johnson
2005–2007
98
45
53
.459
—
—
—
—
3
Quin Snyder
2007–2010
150
94
56
.627
12
6
6
.500
4
Brad Jones
2010–2012
100
55
45
.550
9
6
3
.667
D-League Champion (2011–12)
5
Taylor Jenkins
2012–2013
50
27
23
.540
4
2
2
.500
6
Ken McDonald
2013–2017
200
106
94
.540
12
6
6
.500
7
Blake Ahearn
2017–2020
100
52
48
.520
4
4
0
1.000
G League Champion (2017–18)
8
Matt Nielsen
2020–2021
15
10
5
.667
1
0
1
.000
9
Petar Božić
2021–2023
64
21
43
.328
–
–
–
–
10
Will Voigt
2023–present
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
NBA affiliates
Columbus Riverdragons
Austin Toros
Austin Spurs
In international competitions
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Year
Round
2019
Fourth place
0
2
.000
Total
0
2
.000
References
^ a b c Chandler, James (October 15, 2014). "Spurs Sports & Entertainment Austin-based NBA Development League team has been renamed the Austin Spurs" . Spurs.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
^ "Austin Spurs Reproduction Guideline Sheet" . NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017 .
^ "Spurs Purchase Austin Toros of NBA Developmental League" .
^ "Austin Toros Win 2012 NBA Development League Championship" . Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2013-09-18 .
^ "Spurs Win NBA G League Championship" . NBA G League . April 10, 2018.
^ "NBA G League champions Austin Spurs highlight revamped four-team FIBA Intercontinental Cup" . FIBA. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019 .
^ "AUSTIN SPURS NAME MATT NIELSEN HEAD COACH AND TYLER SELF GENERAL MANAGER" . Austin Spurs . November 10, 2020.
^ "Austin Spurs Name Petar Božić Head Coach" . OurSports Central . September 17, 2021.
^ "Spurs name Matt Nielsen assistant coach" . NBA.com . September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 .
^ "Brent Barry Named Austin Spurs General Manager" . austin.gleague.nba.com . September 23, 2022.
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