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1967-69: In The Beginning
The Dallas Chaparrals were established in 1967, one of 11 teams to take the floor for the ABA that year. Former St. Louis Hawks star Cliff Hagan was persuaded to end his one-year retirement and join the club as a player-coach. The Chaps' stars included forward Cincinnatus "Cincy" Powell, center John Beasley, and guard Bob Verga. Maurice McHartley was the first player off the bench.
With each team in the new league an unknown quantity, the ABA was wide open, and Dallas found itself in a tight race with the New Orleans Buccaneers and the Denver Rockets for the top spot in the Western Division. The 36-year-old Hagan had a good year, scoring 18.2 points per game. Beasley, the 6-foot-9 rookie, probably had the best season of his seven-year ABA career, averaging 19.7 points while collecting 12.8 rebounds per game. Powell scored 18.3 points per game, Verga averaged 23.7 points in 31 contests before being called to military service, and McHartley tallied another 15.3 points per contest.
Dallas finished its inaugural season with a 46-32 record and in second place, two games behind New Orleans and two games ahead of Denver. The Chaparrals swept the Houston Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, then lost in the second round to New Orleans, which went on to lose to the Pittsburgh Pipers in the first ABA Finals.
The second-year Dallas Chaparrals slipped a bit in the 1968-69 season despite the addition of rookie guard Ron Boone. Boone averaged 18.9 points in his freshman campaign, and Powell and Beasley each had productive years. But Hagan's contribution slipped, and he appeared in only 35 games.
The Chaps fell to fourth place in the Western Division with a 41-37 record, resulting in a first-round playoff rematch with New Orleans. After falling behind the Buccaneers, three games to one, Dallas bounced back with convincing wins in Games 5 and 6. However, the Chaps fell short by losing Game 7, 101-95.
1969-73: A Change Of Names, A Change Of Cities
After the 1968-69 season Hagan gave up playing and moved to the bench full-time. The 1969-70 team added a new center, Manny Leaks, who had played for the Kentucky Colonels and the New York Nets before joining the Chaparrals. Leaks, who was only 6-foot-8, turned in a stellar performance, averaging 18.8 points and 12.5 rebounds, while Powell chipped in 20.1 points per game.
Hagan's bid to give up playing and concentrate solely on his coaching duties backfired. With the team sporting a 22-21 record, he was fired. His replacement, Max Williams, piloted the team to a 45-39 record and a second-place finish in the Western Division. Dallas lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Los Angeles Stars; however, the final three games of the series were down-to-the-wire barn burners. With the Chaparrals up, two games to one, the Stars claimed Game 4, 144-138, then came back two nights later to win Game 5, 146-139. The Stars then closed out the series in Game 6, winning 124-123.
For the 1970-71 season the Dallas Chaparrals became the Texas Chaparrals, but they continued to play in Dallas. It was not a good year on the court for the Chaps. Powell was gone, and the club cycled through 18 players and two coaches during the campaign. Donnie Freeman, a 6-foot-3 guard who came over from the Utah Stars during the season, provided much of the scoring, averaging 23.6 points. The franchise tumbled to its first losing season, at 30-54, and was then swept out of the playoffs by the Stars.
The Chaps (whose official name was once again the Dallas Chaparrals) hired Tom Nissalke as their head coach for the 1971-72 season, and he somehow managed to bring a team that featured names like Simmie Hill and Goo Kennedy to near respectability. A 41-41 finish was good enough to win Nissalke the league's Coach of the Year Award. For the second straight year the Chaparrals were swept by the Utah Stars in the first round of the playoffs, but it was a much better series. In the previous season Utah had won by an average of more than 18 points per game. In 1972 the margin was only six points per contest.
Nissalke jumped to the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics for the 1972-73 season. The team he left behind was in shambles. Neither his successor, Babe McCarthy, nor McCarthy's late-season replacement, Dave Brown, could do much with the hapless team, which finished out of the playoffs at 28-56. To make matters worse, the franchise was struggling to attract fans, and when it was announced late in the season that a group from New Jersey would purchase the club, the last few shreds of local interest disappeared. To add insult to injury, the New Jersey deal fell through.
The Dallas Chaparrals' swan song came on March 26, 1973. Playing one last time at the Dallas Convention Center, the Chaparrals eked out a 112-110 victory over the Carolina Cougars, the ABA's best team that year. The paid attendance was reported to be 134.
1973: Franchise Relocates To San Antonio
The franchise was rescued from oblivion by a group of San Antonio businessmen led by John Schaefer, B. J. "Red" McCombs, Art Burdick, and Angelo Drossos. The group moved the club to San Antonio and rechristened it the Spurs. They also brought back Nissalke, whose NBA sojourn had been a disaster-he'd lasted barely half a season with Seattle, posting a 13-32 record with the SuperSonics before losing his job.
The franchise played its first game in San Antonio on October 10, 1973, before 5,879 fans at the HemisFair Arena. The Spurs faced the San Diego Conquistadors and came out on the losing end of a 126-101 contest. The team got off to a slow start, posting a 1-6 record. Fan interest was minimal; only 1,799 people showed up for the Spurs' first win, on October 18.
The situation began to change in November. The struggling Virginia Squires franchise was selling off players, and the Spurs purchased 6-foot-11 Swen Nater for $300,000. On November 28 San Antonio played before a sellout crowd of 10,146 and beat the Kentucky Colonels, to improve to 13-12. Nater, who had been Bill Walton's backup at UCLA, played in the ABA All-Star Game, in which he racked up 29 points and 22 rebounds.
1973-76: "The Iceman" Arrives
San Antonio made a second big move at the end of January, buying the rights to 21-year-old George Gervin from Virginia. Gervin joined the team in mid-February and averaged 19.4 points in 26 contests with the Spurs. The club won 12 of its final 18 games to claim third place in the Western Division with a 45-39 record. Paired with the Indiana Pacers in the first round of postseason play, the Spurs lost in seven games.
The 1974-75 Spurs boasted a solid starting five. In addition to Gervin and Nater, the Spurs had third-year guard James "Snake" Silas and sixth-year forward Rich Jones, both of whom averaged 19.3 points. The team also added veteran Donnie Freeman, who had played for the Dallas Chaparrals a few seasons earlier. He contributed 15.5 points per game.
Despite the team's 17-10 start, Nissalke was fired in December, and Bob Bass took over as coach. On January 28 San Antonio hosted the ABA All-Star Game before 10,449 spectators. Three Spurs played for the West-Gervin, Nater, and Silas. Gervin scored 23 points and Silas canned 21 to lead the West, but the East prevailed, 151-124.
San Antonio finished in second place in the Western Division with a 51-33 mark. Gervin, who was following up a solid rookie season with a very productive sophomore campaign, gave San Antonio fans a taste of what they would see in the coming years. On February 5 he collected 51 points against the Memphis Sounds. In the playoffs against Indiana, Coach Bass moved Gervin from forward to the shooting guard position, and he caught fire. In the final three games of the series he averaged 35.0 points. But it wasn't enough for the Spurs, who lost the series, four games to two.
The Spurs made some major changes in the offseason. In June the team traded Nater to the New York Nets for forward Larry Kenon. Three months later San Antonio sent four Spurs to New York in exchange for 6-foot-11 center Billy Paultz.
When the 1975-76 ABA season commenced, the league was down to seven teams playing in a single division. San Antonio's offseason moves paid off. Nater was slowed by a knee injury and was not a big contributor for the Nets. Paultz and Kenon, on the other hand, combined for 35.2 points and 21.5 rebounds per game. San Antonio placed four players-Gervin, Silas, Paultz, and Kenon-in the ABA's midseason All-Star Game. After taking seven of eight games down the stretch, the Spurs wound up in third place with a 50-34 record.
San Antonio faced Julius Erving and the New York Nets in the first round of the playoffs. The Spurs' chances were dealt a serious blow in Game 1 after Silas, the team's leading scorer at 23.8 points per game, broke his ankle. The club still managed to push the Nets to the limit before bowing out in Game 7, 121-114. The Nets went on to claim the ABA's ninth and final championship.
The Dallas Chaparrals were established in 1967, one of 11 teams to take the floor for the ABA that year. Former St. Louis Hawks star Cliff Hagan was persuaded to end his one-year retirement and join the club as a player-coach. The Chaps' stars included forward Cincinnatus "Cincy" Powell, center John Beasley, and guard Bob Verga. Maurice McHartley was the first player off the bench.
With each team in the new league an unknown quantity, the ABA was wide open, and Dallas found itself in a tight race with the New Orleans Buccaneers and the Denver Rockets for the top spot in the Western Division. The 36-year-old Hagan had a good year, scoring 18.2 points per game. Beasley, the 6-foot-9 rookie, probably had the best season of his seven-year ABA career, averaging 19.7 points while collecting 12.8 rebounds per game. Powell scored 18.3 points per game, Verga averaged 23.7 points in 31 contests before being called to military service, and McHartley tallied another 15.3 points per contest.
Dallas finished its inaugural season with a 46-32 record and in second place, two games behind New Orleans and two games ahead of Denver. The Chaparrals swept the Houston Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, then lost in the second round to New Orleans, which went on to lose to the Pittsburgh Pipers in the first ABA Finals.
The second-year Dallas Chaparrals slipped a bit in the 1968-69 season despite the addition of rookie guard Ron Boone. Boone averaged 18.9 points in his freshman campaign, and Powell and Beasley each had productive years. But Hagan's contribution slipped, and he appeared in only 35 games.
The Chaps fell to fourth place in the Western Division with a 41-37 record, resulting in a first-round playoff rematch with New Orleans. After falling behind the Buccaneers, three games to one, Dallas bounced back with convincing wins in Games 5 and 6. However, the Chaps fell short by losing Game 7, 101-95.
1969-73: A Change Of Names, A Change Of Cities
After the 1968-69 season Hagan gave up playing and moved to the bench full-time. The 1969-70 team added a new center, Manny Leaks, who had played for the Kentucky Colonels and the New York Nets before joining the Chaparrals. Leaks, who was only 6-foot-8, turned in a stellar performance, averaging 18.8 points and 12.5 rebounds, while Powell chipped in 20.1 points per game.
Hagan's bid to give up playing and concentrate solely on his coaching duties backfired. With the team sporting a 22-21 record, he was fired. His replacement, Max Williams, piloted the team to a 45-39 record and a second-place finish in the Western Division. Dallas lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Los Angeles Stars; however, the final three games of the series were down-to-the-wire barn burners. With the Chaparrals up, two games to one, the Stars claimed Game 4, 144-138, then came back two nights later to win Game 5, 146-139. The Stars then closed out the series in Game 6, winning 124-123.
For the 1970-71 season the Dallas Chaparrals became the Texas Chaparrals, but they continued to play in Dallas. It was not a good year on the court for the Chaps. Powell was gone, and the club cycled through 18 players and two coaches during the campaign. Donnie Freeman, a 6-foot-3 guard who came over from the Utah Stars during the season, provided much of the scoring, averaging 23.6 points. The franchise tumbled to its first losing season, at 30-54, and was then swept out of the playoffs by the Stars.
The Chaps (whose official name was once again the Dallas Chaparrals) hired Tom Nissalke as their head coach for the 1971-72 season, and he somehow managed to bring a team that featured names like Simmie Hill and Goo Kennedy to near respectability. A 41-41 finish was good enough to win Nissalke the league's Coach of the Year Award. For the second straight year the Chaparrals were swept by the Utah Stars in the first round of the playoffs, but it was a much better series. In the previous season Utah had won by an average of more than 18 points per game. In 1972 the margin was only six points per contest.
Nissalke jumped to the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics for the 1972-73 season. The team he left behind was in shambles. Neither his successor, Babe McCarthy, nor McCarthy's late-season replacement, Dave Brown, could do much with the hapless team, which finished out of the playoffs at 28-56. To make matters worse, the franchise was struggling to attract fans, and when it was announced late in the season that a group from New Jersey would purchase the club, the last few shreds of local interest disappeared. To add insult to injury, the New Jersey deal fell through.
The Dallas Chaparrals' swan song came on March 26, 1973. Playing one last time at the Dallas Convention Center, the Chaparrals eked out a 112-110 victory over the Carolina Cougars, the ABA's best team that year. The paid attendance was reported to be 134.
1973: Franchise Relocates To San Antonio
The franchise was rescued from oblivion by a group of San Antonio businessmen led by John Schaefer, B. J. "Red" McCombs, Art Burdick, and Angelo Drossos. The group moved the club to San Antonio and rechristened it the Spurs. They also brought back Nissalke, whose NBA sojourn had been a disaster-he'd lasted barely half a season with Seattle, posting a 13-32 record with the SuperSonics before losing his job.
The franchise played its first game in San Antonio on October 10, 1973, before 5,879 fans at the HemisFair Arena. The Spurs faced the San Diego Conquistadors and came out on the losing end of a 126-101 contest. The team got off to a slow start, posting a 1-6 record. Fan interest was minimal; only 1,799 people showed up for the Spurs' first win, on October 18.
The situation began to change in November. The struggling Virginia Squires franchise was selling off players, and the Spurs purchased 6-foot-11 Swen Nater for $300,000. On November 28 San Antonio played before a sellout crowd of 10,146 and beat the Kentucky Colonels, to improve to 13-12. Nater, who had been Bill Walton's backup at UCLA, played in the ABA All-Star Game, in which he racked up 29 points and 22 rebounds.
1973-76: "The Iceman" Arrives
San Antonio made a second big move at the end of January, buying the rights to 21-year-old George Gervin from Virginia. Gervin joined the team in mid-February and averaged 19.4 points in 26 contests with the Spurs. The club won 12 of its final 18 games to claim third place in the Western Division with a 45-39 record. Paired with the Indiana Pacers in the first round of postseason play, the Spurs lost in seven games.
The 1974-75 Spurs boasted a solid starting five. In addition to Gervin and Nater, the Spurs had third-year guard James "Snake" Silas and sixth-year forward Rich Jones, both of whom averaged 19.3 points. The team also added veteran Donnie Freeman, who had played for the Dallas Chaparrals a few seasons earlier. He contributed 15.5 points per game.
Despite the team's 17-10 start, Nissalke was fired in December, and Bob Bass took over as coach. On January 28 San Antonio hosted the ABA All-Star Game before 10,449 spectators. Three Spurs played for the West-Gervin, Nater, and Silas. Gervin scored 23 points and Silas canned 21 to lead the West, but the East prevailed, 151-124.
San Antonio finished in second place in the Western Division with a 51-33 mark. Gervin, who was following up a solid rookie season with a very productive sophomore campaign, gave San Antonio fans a taste of what they would see in the coming years. On February 5 he collected 51 points against the Memphis Sounds. In the playoffs against Indiana, Coach Bass moved Gervin from forward to the shooting guard position, and he caught fire. In the final three games of the series he averaged 35.0 points. But it wasn't enough for the Spurs, who lost the series, four games to two.
The Spurs made some major changes in the offseason. In June the team traded Nater to the New York Nets for forward Larry Kenon. Three months later San Antonio sent four Spurs to New York in exchange for 6-foot-11 center Billy Paultz.
When the 1975-76 ABA season commenced, the league was down to seven teams playing in a single division. San Antonio's offseason moves paid off. Nater was slowed by a knee injury and was not a big contributor for the Nets. Paultz and Kenon, on the other hand, combined for 35.2 points and 21.5 rebounds per game. San Antonio placed four players-Gervin, Silas, Paultz, and Kenon-in the ABA's midseason All-Star Game. After taking seven of eight games down the stretch, the Spurs wound up in third place with a 50-34 record.
San Antonio faced Julius Erving and the New York Nets in the first round of the playoffs. The Spurs' chances were dealt a serious blow in Game 1 after Silas, the team's leading scorer at 23.8 points per game, broke his ankle. The club still managed to push the Nets to the limit before bowing out in Game 7, 121-114. The Nets went on to claim the ABA's ninth and final championship.
The HemisFair Arena was home to the Spurs from 1973 until 1993. The arena was originally built as part of the 1968 World's Fair, which was called the HemisFair. A number of historical events took place in the arena during the 20 years the Spurs played on HemisFair hardwood. In those 20 seasons, the Spurs played 893 regular season and playoff games in the arena, attracting 9,383,257 fans.
The Silver and Black played their first game in franchise history at the HemisFair Arena on October 10, 1973, dropping a 121-106 decision to the San Diego Conquistadors in front 5,879 fans. Two years later the 1975 ABA All-Star Game took place at the arena. A crowd of 10,449 fans were on hand to watch the East beat the West 151-124. After three seasons in the arena and as Spurs games began regularly selling out, the roof of the HemisFair was literally raised and lifted during the summer of 1977, adding an upper deck and an additional 6,000 seats for a capacity of over 16,000. On January 8, 1980, Spurs fans got to witness George Gervin score 53 points vs. Denver, which were the most points ever scored in the HemisFair Arena’s history. One of the highest scoring games in NBA history took place at the HemisFair on March 3, 1982, when the Spurs posted a 171-166 triple-overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The 171 points scored by the Spurs is a club record for points in a game and the 337 points scored by both teams in the second highest combined point total in NBA history. One of four quadruple-doubles in NBA history occurred at the HemisFair on February 18, 1986, when Alvin Robertson finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals. The Spurs picked up their 1,000th win in franchise history at the arena on February 26, 1991, with a 102-101 overtime victory vs. Portland. The last Spurs game to ever take place at HemisFair took place on May 20, 1993 when the Spurs lost to the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
The Spurs moved to the Alamodome in the fall of 1993. The HemisFair Arena was torn down two years later in 1995. The site is now the location of an expansion to the adjacent Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
The Silver and Black played their first game in franchise history at the HemisFair Arena on October 10, 1973, dropping a 121-106 decision to the San Diego Conquistadors in front 5,879 fans. Two years later the 1975 ABA All-Star Game took place at the arena. A crowd of 10,449 fans were on hand to watch the East beat the West 151-124. After three seasons in the arena and as Spurs games began regularly selling out, the roof of the HemisFair was literally raised and lifted during the summer of 1977, adding an upper deck and an additional 6,000 seats for a capacity of over 16,000. On January 8, 1980, Spurs fans got to witness George Gervin score 53 points vs. Denver, which were the most points ever scored in the HemisFair Arena’s history. One of the highest scoring games in NBA history took place at the HemisFair on March 3, 1982, when the Spurs posted a 171-166 triple-overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The 171 points scored by the Spurs is a club record for points in a game and the 337 points scored by both teams in the second highest combined point total in NBA history. One of four quadruple-doubles in NBA history occurred at the HemisFair on February 18, 1986, when Alvin Robertson finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals. The Spurs picked up their 1,000th win in franchise history at the arena on February 26, 1991, with a 102-101 overtime victory vs. Portland. The last Spurs game to ever take place at HemisFair took place on May 20, 1993 when the Spurs lost to the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
The Spurs moved to the Alamodome in the fall of 1993. The HemisFair Arena was torn down two years later in 1995. The site is now the location of an expansion to the adjacent Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
After 20 years at the HemisFair Arena, the Spurs made their move to the Alamodome in 1993. During their nine-year stay at the Alamodome, the Silver and Black enjoyed tremendous success posting a 258-95 record (.717) at home. San Antonio led the league in attendance twice (2000-01 and 2001-02) averaging over 22,000 fans a game both years.
The Spurs played their first game in the Alamodome on November 5, 1993, defeating the Golden Sate Warriors 91-85 in front of 36,523 fans. Later on that season, Spurs fans witnessed history when David Robinson recorded just the fourth quadruple-double in NBA history on February 17, 1994. The Admiral finished with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks vs. Detroit. In February of 1996, one of the most exciting weekends in San Antonio history was capped off with the 46th annual NBA All-Star Game. A crowd of 36,037 packed the Dome and saw the East defeat the West 129-118 despite solid efforts from All-Stars David Robinson and Sean Elliott. One of the most memorable shots in Spurs history was made on May 31, 1999. With 12 seconds left in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs found themselves trailing the Portland Trail Blazers 85-83 when Sean Elliott caught a pass in the right corner, pirouetted and lofted a high-arching three-pointer over Rasheed Wallace. The shot, now referred to as the “Memorial Day Miracle” gave the Spurs the victory and propelled them to their first NBA title. Other memorable moments in Alamodome history include David Robinson’s 19,384th point, surpassing George Gervin as the Spurs all-time NBA scoring leader and Sean Elliott’s return from a kidney transplant on March 14, 2000.
On November 2, 1999, San Antonio citizens voted to pass a referendum to build the AT&T Center and three years later the Spurs would play their final game in the Alamodome on May 12, 2002, in a loss to the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals. The facility continues to host the Alamobowl and various NCAA events, including the 2008 Final Four, as well as high school football games, assemblies and tradeshows.
The AT&T Center – San Antonio’s state-of-theart arena – opened in November, 2002. A
public-private venture amongst Bexar County,the Coliseum Advisory Board, the San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo and Spurs Sports & Entertainment, the AT&T Center truly offers,“Something for Everyone.”
The facility hosts four anchor tenants: the NBA Spurs, the AHL Rampage, the WNBA Silver Stars and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Additionally, the venue attracts a multitude of concerts, family shows and special events. In five years of operation, the AT&T Center has hosted over 750 events entertaining over eight million guests. George Strait, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel & Elton John, The Police, Luciano Pavarotti, Green Day and Hannah Montana are just a few of the musical acts that have visited the AT&T Center. Other events – including NCAA Basketball, WWE Royal Rumble, The Wiggles, and Professional Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting – have also made stops at the venue.
The facility offers diverse events to the San Antonio community and all of South Texas thanks in part to its various seating capabilities, building configurations, curtaining system and technology upgrades. To complement every event held at the venue, AT&T recently enhanced the arena by adding a LED ring and four video/scoring panels to the scoreboard, two lobby LED color matrix displays and over six hundred LCD HDTVs throughout the arena. To leverage its ancillary meeting spaces and exhibition/trade configurations, the AT&T Center offers MSEs – Meetings and Special Events – throughout the year. This additional amenity further illustrates the facility’s full-service approach and has resulted in non-traditional bookings such as Toyota’s 2007 National Dealer Meeting and Product Launch, Ford’s Customer Appreciation Concert with Toby Keith, and AT&T’s 2007 National Leadership Meeting.
Built in a “ranch tech” style, the AT&T Center is designed to present a sense of place, both inside and out. The external view, in addition to its distinctive architecture, features park-like landscaping that’s both visually appealing and environmentally friendly. Inside, the design continues to capture the South Texas ambiance with festive colors and imaginative details. Adding to the interior appeal of the AT&T Center is a collection of fine art commissioned by Spurs owners Peter and Julianna Holt. The diverse collection is valued in excess of one million dollars and features Texas-, modern- and basketball-styled themes.
“We are enormously proud of the AT&T Center and what it brings to the community,” said Holt, chairman of Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “We’re proud to have been part of the effort. Now we can provide South Texas with some of the best sports and entertainment available anywhere in the U.S.”
The facility hosts four anchor tenants: the NBA Spurs, the AHL Rampage, the WNBA Silver Stars and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Additionally, the venue attracts a multitude of concerts, family shows and special events. In five years of operation, the AT&T Center has hosted over 750 events entertaining over eight million guests. George Strait, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel & Elton John, The Police, Luciano Pavarotti, Green Day and Hannah Montana are just a few of the musical acts that have visited the AT&T Center. Other events – including NCAA Basketball, WWE Royal Rumble, The Wiggles, and Professional Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting – have also made stops at the venue.
The facility offers diverse events to the San Antonio community and all of South Texas thanks in part to its various seating capabilities, building configurations, curtaining system and technology upgrades. To complement every event held at the venue, AT&T recently enhanced the arena by adding a LED ring and four video/scoring panels to the scoreboard, two lobby LED color matrix displays and over six hundred LCD HDTVs throughout the arena. To leverage its ancillary meeting spaces and exhibition/trade configurations, the AT&T Center offers MSEs – Meetings and Special Events – throughout the year. This additional amenity further illustrates the facility’s full-service approach and has resulted in non-traditional bookings such as Toyota’s 2007 National Dealer Meeting and Product Launch, Ford’s Customer Appreciation Concert with Toby Keith, and AT&T’s 2007 National Leadership Meeting.
Built in a “ranch tech” style, the AT&T Center is designed to present a sense of place, both inside and out. The external view, in addition to its distinctive architecture, features park-like landscaping that’s both visually appealing and environmentally friendly. Inside, the design continues to capture the South Texas ambiance with festive colors and imaginative details. Adding to the interior appeal of the AT&T Center is a collection of fine art commissioned by Spurs owners Peter and Julianna Holt. The diverse collection is valued in excess of one million dollars and features Texas-, modern- and basketball-styled themes.
“We are enormously proud of the AT&T Center and what it brings to the community,” said Holt, chairman of Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “We’re proud to have been part of the effort. Now we can provide South Texas with some of the best sports and entertainment available anywhere in the U.S.”
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- The first game
The Dallas Chaparrals beat the Anaheim Amigos 129-125 at Memorial Auditorium … serving as the team’s player/coach Cliff Hagan led the Chaparrals with 35 points and 12 rebounds … of course, following five seasons in Dallas, the franchise moved to San Antonio and became the San Antonio Spurs.
06/01/73 - The Move
A group of San Antonio businessmen – including John Schaefer, Red McCombs, Angelo Drossos and Art Burdick – purchased the Dallas Chaparrals and moved the team to San Antonio … the first ownership group consisted of 35 stockholders… the team struggled to gain interest early – said treasurer Maury Holden, “I can remember one night, Pat Tallman (the Spurs public address announcer) said it might be easier to introduce the people in the crowd instead of the starting line-ups.”
10/06/73 - NBA vs. ABA
San Antonio’s first taste of professional basketball came four days prior to the Spurs first “official” ABA debut… in a game touted as “The Pro Basketball Championship In The State Of Texas” San Antonio met Houston in the first of many games between the intrastate rivals… the game was unique because the first half was to be played by NBA rules, the second half and overtime sessions would be played under ABA rules… the game was also played with a no-disqualification rule, meaning players could accumulate 6-or-more fouls… at the time the trustees for the ABA were trying to decide whether to adopt the no-disqualification rule for the ABA regular season… the Spurs would draw first blood with a 91-89 victory… Jerry Chambers led the way for the Spurs 20 points… Rudy Tomjanovich paced Houston with 29.
10/10/73 - Spurs first Game
In the first game in San Antonio history, the Spurs fell to the San Diego Conquistadors 121-106 in the HemisFair Arena… Rich Jones led the Spurs in scoring with 25 points… the Spurs lost the first four games before claiming their first win on 10/16/73 when they beat the Virginia Squires 116-106… the Conquistadors coincidentally were coached by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain… Chamberlain was assisted by Stan Albeck, who would go on to coach the Spurs in 1980.
01/30/74 - The Iceman Cometh
After a month of fighting, Angelo Drossos pulled off the biggest deal in Spurs history, purchasing George Gervin from the Virginia Squires… the transaction wasn’t a simple one due to the legal battles between the Spurs, the Squires and the ABA League Office… in fact, at one point, the 21-year-old Gervin went into hiding for a week as the three parties battled it out… the original deal reportedly hatched in January of 1974 had the Spurs “purchasing” Gervin’s contract for a sum of $225,000… the ABA opposed the deal from the beginning… a court battle ensued and played out for the next month… in the end Drossos and the Spurs won, and the rest, as they say, is history
12/13/74 - Spurs hire Bob Bass
Bass was named head coach replacing Tom Nissalke… he was credited with instilling a run-an-gun style to the Spurs attack… he also moved George Gervin from forward to guard… Bass would go to an illustrious career in San Antonio, serving as: general manager, vice president of basketball operations, assistant to the chairman, head coach and assistant coach over his 20 years with the Spurs… over his 1,617 games in San Antonio the Spurs posted a 877-740 record… Bass was twice named NBA Executive of the Year (in 1990 with the Spurs and 1997 with the Hornets)
01/28/75 - ABA All-Stars
Only one season after being welcomed to San Antonio, the Spurs hosted the eighth annual ABA All-Star Game… the Spurs had front-office staff of four (Angelo Drossos –executive vice president, Bernie LeReau – trainer, equipment manager, business manager, Terry Stembridge – broadcaster and broadcast sales manager and Wayne Witt – Director of Public Relations) at the time of the game… Joe Namath was lined up as guest speak er at a pregame luncheon, “As I recall it was a lousy speech, “ said Stembridge. “Short, not particularly good. Everyone decided he had been overpaid.” … Willie Nelson performed at a pregame gala (where he played almost until dawn) and also sang the national anthem… the game’s MVP, St. Louis’ Freddie Lewis, received a quarter horse named Tuff Julie… Lewis eventually settled on Tuff Julie’s auction price of $1,950 instead of opting to take the horse home… the East won the game 151-124.
04/07/76 - Texas Flood
Fans in the Alamo City saw one of the more interesting, albeit one of the last games in ABA history… a leak in the roof of HemisFair Arena forced the Spurs-Indiana Pacers game to be played under some different rules… because a portion of the court was coned off in the slippery areas it was decided there would be no pressing of the ball handler outside of the 3-point lines and there would be no fast breaks allowed… the games was also played with a running clock on dead balls to make up for the nearly 40-minute delay to get the court “game-ready”… the Spurs ended up taking the game 96-75 … Arena officials weren’t out of the woods after the game ended either… with the Spurs set to host the New York Nets in ABA Playoffs in just two days, contractors were able to patch the leaks in HemisFair’s roof, however they could not guarantee the patches would hold in the event of another rain storm… luckily for everyone involved the weather co-operated and no new “rules” were needed.
06/17/76 - The Merger
Four ABA teams – San Antonio, Denver, New York and Indiana – were admitted into the NBA … this gave the NBA a total of 22 teams … the other five ABA teams – Kentucky, St. Louis, San Diego, Utah and Virginia – were dissolved as the merger meant the end for ABA after nine seasons… San Antonio brought it’s high octane offense to NBA, where it topped the league in scoring with 115.0 points a game… George Gervin (23.1 ppg) and Larry Kenon (21.9 ppg) both landed in the Top 15 in scoring for the season.
10/22/76 - First NBA Game
The Spurs traveled to Philadelphia for their NBA debut where they defeated the 76ers 121-118… Billy Paultz led the way for the Spurs with 27 points… unfortunately fans in San Antonio tuning into the game on the radio missed ending… the Spurs were ahead by 6 with 25 seconds to go in the game when technical difficulties silenced Terry Stembridge’s broadcast… Stembridge kept his composure and taped the remaining seconds of the game, which was replayed when the radio transmission was re-established… the game also marked Hall of Famer Dr. J’s first NBA game… the 76ers purchased his contract a day earlier from the New York Nets… according the Express-News in the days leading up to the subsequent Philadelphia deal, then Nets had shopped Erving to numerous teams around the NBA, one of which being the Spurs… New York had asked for George Gervin, Mark Olberding and either George Karl or Mike Gale in return for Dr. J… San Antonio balked at the offer and Gervin became an Alamo City legend while Dr. J made his house calls in Philadelphia.
04/09/78 - Ice scores 63 (and 33) to win scoring title
George Gervin set an NBA record scoring 33 points in the second quarter as the Spurs fell to New Orleans 153-132 in the final game of the regular season… earlier in the day David Thompson had scored 73 points and entering the game Gervin knew he had to score 58 points to edge out Thompson for the 1978 scoring title… Gervin came through… he had 53 at halftime and finished the game with 63 points -despite sitting out the fourth quarter- to claim his first scoring title… Head Coach Doug Moe said, “We let him have the chance to do it, but nobody else could have done it. New Orleans put three guys on him and didn’t even guard a couple of our guys! And, he still scored! He put on one of the most amazing shows I have ever seen.”
12/30/80 - The birth of the “Bruise Brothers”
In late December a San Antonio tradition was born when the club handed out 10,000 free posters that featured the Spurs' front line as the "Bruise Brothers." The crew of George Johnson, Dave Corzine, Kevin Restani, Paul Griffin, Mark Olberding, and Reggie Johnson deserved the moniker. The 1980-81 team led the NBA in rebounds and blocked shots, and was third in personal fouls. George Johnson led the league in blocked shots with 3.39 per game.
03/06/82 - Spurs score 171 points in triple OT vs. Milwaukee
The 171 points is a franchise record for the Spurs and the 337 the two teams combined for is the second highest point total in NBA history… George Gervin had 50 points on 21-of-31 shooting… Mike Mitchell added 45 points… what might be the most amazing part of the game was that it ended in three hours and one minute.
02/28/84 - James Silas’ number retired
James Silas – who was an original Spur – had his #13 retired by San Antonio… the 6-1 185-pound guard was a two-time All-American at Stephen F. Austin… in his eight seasons with the Spurs, he appeared in 540 regular season games while averaging 17.1 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds… Silas was named an ABA All-Star in both 1075 and 1976.
02/18/86 - Robertson records quadruple-double
Alvin Robertson records one of only four quadruple-doubles in NBA history with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals vs. Phoenix … Robertson was NBA's steals leader during the 1985-86 season (also in 1986-7) and was named Defensive Player of the Year.
05/17/87 - Spurs win 1987 NBA Draft Lottery
The Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery in New York… Bob Bass was on hand with a lucky Red Chameleon… the Los Angeles Clippers were the odds-on favorite to land the 7-footer out of the Naval Academy, as they finished with a league worst 12-70 record… San Antonio’s 28-54 mark was only fourth worst in the NBA… Bass’ chameleon worked as the Spurs leapfrogged the three teams with worse records and won the number one pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, which they used to select All-Star center David Robinson.
12/05/87 - George Gervin’s number retired
Spent 12 of his 14 seasons in professional basketball with the Spurs … captured four NBA scoring titles (only two players in history have more: Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain) … appeared in 12 All-Star Games (named the MVP of the 1980 Game) … holds the NBA record for the most points in a quarter, exploding for 33 in the second quarter on April 9, 1978 in New Orleans … inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 6, 1996 …in his 14-year professional career appeared in a total of 1,060 regular season games, averaging 25.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest while shooting .504 from the field and .841 from the line … scored a total of 26,595 points (which is the 12th highest combined ABA/NBA total in history).
05/28/88 - Red McCombs becomes full owner of the Spurs
06/13/88 - Larry Brown named Spurs Head Coach
11/04/89 - David Robinson debuts
After two years of waiting – while the Admiral served his naval commitment – San Antonio finally got a glimpse of David Robinson… Robinson finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds.
04/22/90 - Big Turnaround
San Antonio finished the 1989-90 season with a 56-26 record and a one-game cushion over the second-place Utah Jazz… the 35-game improvement from 1988-89 to 1989-90 was the biggest one-year swing in NBA history… the driving force behind the turnaround was "the Admiral." … Rookie of the Month in each month of the season, Robinson led the team in scoring (24.3 ppg) and rebounding (12.0 rpg)… he was the league's Rookie of the Year and was named to the Western Conference All-Star squad.
02/26/91 - Win #1,000
With a 102-101 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers the Spurs collected their 1,000th franchise victory
03/26/93 - Red McCombs sells to group of 22 local owners
On this date a group of 22 investors purchased the franchise from Red McCombs… the leaders of the group were Bob Coleman and Robert McDermott… the original deal was struck on 2/19/93 between the group and McCombs, then a month later the move -with some minor changes- was approved by the NBA.
05/20/93 - Spurs final game in the HemisFair Arena
The end of an era … after calling the HemisFair Arena home for 20 years the Spurs played their final game in the Arena falling to the Suns 102-100 in Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinal series … in those 20 seasons, the Spurs played 893 regular season and playoff games in the Arena, attracting 9,383,257 fans.
11/05/93 - Spurs play first game in their new home at the Alamodome
The Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors 91-85 in front of 36,523 fans to open the Alamodome.
02/17/94 - David Robinson quadruple-double
Robinson became the fourth player in NBA history to post a triple double with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks vs. Detroit.
04/24/94 - David Robinson scores 71 points
In the final game of the 1993-94 season, Robinson scores 71 points at the L.A. Clippers on 4/24… Robinson became the fourth player in player in NBA history to score 70 or more points
05/31/94 - Popovich becomes Spurs GM
Gregg Popovich returned to the Spurs –where he served as an assistant coach for four seasons- after two seasons as an assistant with Golden State… Popovich took over as head coach in December of 1996.
05/23/95 - Robinson’s MVP
Robinson won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for a season in which he was third in the league in scoring (27.6 ppg), seventh in rebounding (10.8 rpg), and fourth in blocked shots (3.23 per game).
02/11/96 - NBA All-Star Weekend in San Antonio
One of the most exciting weekends in San Antonio history was capped with the 46th Annual NBA All-Star Game… a crowd of 36,037 packed the Alamodome and saw the East defeat the West 129-118 despite solid efforts from All-Stars David Robinson and Sean Elliott… the entire 1996 NBA All-Star Weekend was a hit as, for three days, the eyes of the world were focused on the Alamo City.
02/11/96 - San Antonio hosts the NBA’s best
One of the most exciting weekends in San Antonio history was capped with the 46th Annual NBA All-Star Game … a crowd of 36,037 packed the Alamodome and saw the East defeat the West 129-118 despite solid efforts from Spurs All-Stars David Robinson and Sean Elliott … the entire 1996 NBA All-Star Weekend was a hit as, for three days, the eyes of the world were focused on the Alamo City.
03/31/96 - Spurs finish March 16-0 and win franchise-best 17th straight
The Spurs posted a perfect 16-0 record in the month of March, tying them with the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the best month in NBA history.
05/06/96 - Iceman inducted in Basketball Hall of Fame
In Springfield, Massachusetts, George Gervin was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame … the Iceman is the only Spur ever to be elected to the Hall of Fame … the honor is one that Gervin deserves … in his 14-year professional career he scored 26,595 points which is the eighth highest total in history.
05/17/97 - Spurs win 1997 NBA Draft Lottery
Ten years after winning the 1987 NBA Draft Lottery, lightning struck again as the Spurs won the 1997 Lottery and the right to select Wake Forest star Tim Duncan… winning the lottery was one of the few bright spots for the Spurs during the 1996-97 season… they limped through the year without David Robinson and others, finishing with a 20-62 mark.
03/20/98 - Johnny Moore’s number retired
Spent nine seasons with the Spurs, averaging 9.4 points, 7.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and
1.96 steals in 519 regular season games … during the 1981-82 season led the NBA in
assists, averaging 9.6 assists per contest (edging out Magic Johnson of the Lakers who
averaged 9.5 assists) … ranks second on the Spurs all-time assists list, with 3,865 …
on December 26, 1985, was diagnosed with Desert Fever … early on doctors said the
disease would be fatal … showing the same fight off the court as he did on it, he beat the
disease … returned to play three more seasons with the Spurs before retiring after the
1989-90 campaign.
05/31/99 - Sean Elliott Memorial Day Miracle
Sean Elliott may have hit the most memorable shot in Spurs history… with 12 seconds left in Game 2 of the 1999 Western Conference Finals the Spurs found themselves trailing the Portland Trail Blazers 85-83 when Elliott caught a pass in the corner, pirouetted and lofted a high-arching three-pointer over Rasheed Wallace… the shot, now referred to as the “Memorial Day Miracle” gave the Spurs the victory and propelled them to the NBA Finals and their first NBA title.
06/25/99 - Spurs win their first NBA Championship
An Avery Johnson 18-foot jumper with 47.0 seconds left gave the Spurs a 78-77 lead over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden in Game 5 of the 1999 NBA Finals … neither team scored another point, as the Spurs held on to win the game and capture their first NBA Championship.
06/30/99 - Manu Who?
The Spurs selected unknown Argentinean guard Manu Ginobili with the 57th selection in the 1999 NBA Draft… although he wouldn’t join the Spurs until 2002, as most Spurs fans know, he was worth the wait.
12/07/99 - Avery Johnson becomes Spurs all-time assists leader
AJ surpassed Johnny Moore to become the Silver and Black’s all-time assist leader… he finished with 4,474
03/14/00 - Sean Elliott returns from kidney transplant
Elliott started against the Atlanta Hawks and finished with 2 points in 12 minutes
11/02/00 - Referendum passed by voters to build the County-owned AT&T Center
12/19/00 - Gregg Popovich passes Doug Moe as all-time win leader
04/18/01 - Spurs lead league in attendance
The 2000-01 season marked the first time in franchise history San Antonio led the NBA in home attendance. The Spurs drew 913,175 fans to 41 regular season home games for an average of 22,273 fans per game. The Spurs did not disappoint their fans either, posting a 33-8 home record which was tied for tops in the league with Sacramento.
10/30/01 - Spurs go French
With the 28th pick in the 2001 NBA Draft the Spurs selected French guard Tony Parker… Youth was served for San Antonio on 10/30 vs. the L.A. Clippers when 19-year old Tony Parker entered the game at the 8:26 mark to become the youngest player to appear in a game in franchise history… Parker’s tender age did not slow him down as the rookie earned starting duties on 11/6 vs. Orlando… his play earned him a trip to the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge at All-Star weekend and a spot on the All-Rookie First Team.
11/16/01 - Robinson scores 19,384
David Robinson made Spurs history when he slammed down his 19,384th point at 6:20 mark of the first quarter vs. Cleveland on 11/16. With that dunk Robinson became the Spurs all-time NBA scoring leader surpassing George Gervin. Robinson was not finished with his milestones yet. The Admiral scored his 20,000th point on 3/5 vs. Golden State. Robinson was the 27th player all-time and 10th center to reach that plateau.
05/09/02 - Tim gets the MVP
Tim Duncan elevated his game even higher during the 2001-02 campaign, as the fifth year pro captured the league’s MVP award. Duncan finished fifth in the league in points, second in rebounding, tied for third in blocks and sixth in minutes. He led the Spurs in scoring 70 times and in rebounding 69 times while accounting for 26.3% of the team’s total points and 30.0% of the team’s total rebounds. Duncan also set a new career-high for points with 53 against the Dallas Mavericks on 12/26.
11/01/02 - Spurs play first game in their new home at the AT&T Center
The Spurs moved into a new home for the 2002-03 campaign … although the Spurs and their fans loved both the HemisFair Arena and the Alamodome, the AT&T Center (then SBC Center) was their first home conceived, designed and built with the Spurs in mind (unlike the HemisFair Arena – which was built for the 1968 World’s Fair – and the Dome – which was built by the city of San Antonio as a multi-use sports and entertainment venue) … in their first season in the AT&T Center the Spurs sold out 21 games, averaging 17,950 fans per game in the 18,797-seat facility.
04/28/03 - Gregg Popovich earns Coach of the Year honors
05/04/03 - Tim makes it 2
Tim Duncan became the first player since Michael Jordan to win back-to-back regular season MVP honors … ranked in the top 10 in points (seventh with 23.3), rebounds (third with 12.9), blocks (third with 2.93) and FG percentage (seventh with a .513 mark) … of course the regular season was just a warm-up for Duncan … in the postseason he averaged 24.7 points, 15.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.29 blocks in 42.5 minutes … Duncan led the Spurs to their second NBA Championship in a five-year span and was named the 2003 Finals MVP (after averaging 24.2 points, 17.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 5.33 blocks in the Finals).
06/15/03 - Spurs win their second NBA Championship/David Robinson retirement
The Spurs Championship served as a perfect ending to a perfect career … prior to the 2002-03 season David Robinson announced it would be his last … his 14th and final season with the Spurs was a memorable one … he finished his NBA career with 20,790 points and 10,497 rebounds making him one of just 12 players in league history in the 20,000 point, 10,000 rebound club … a 10-time All-Star, Robinson was the 1995 NBA MVP, the 1992 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the 1990 NBA Rookie of the Year … he led the league in scoring in 1994, in rebounding in 1991 and in blocked shots in 1992 to join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of two players in NBA history to accomplish the feat.
11/10/03 - #50 Raised to the Rafters
Ended his 14-year career on June 15, 2003 with his second NBA Championship …
averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.00 blocks in 987 regular season games …
the Spurs all-time NBA leader in games played, points, rebounds and blocked shots …
the NBA’s MVP in 1995, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 and the NBA
Rookie of the Year in 1990 … won the NBA’s rebounding title (1991), blocked shots title
(1992) and scoring title (1994) … one of only 18 players to be named to 10 All-NBA Teams … the only male basketball player in U.S. history to appear in three Olympic Games: Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), and Atlanta (1996) … a gentleman on the court and an All-Star in the community, he was honored with the 2001 NBA Sportsmanship Award and the 2003 J. Walter Kennedy Award.
03/06/05 - Spurs retire Sean Elliott’s #32
The world may know Elliott for that shot but Spurs fans remember #32 for his determination and clutch shooting over 11 seasons for the Silver and Black… in 669 regular season games in a Spurs uniform Elliott averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33.0 minutes… he left the Spurs as their all-time leader in three-point field goals made (563) and attempted (1,485)… that same determination defined Elliott’s March 14, 2000 return to the Spurs after undergoing a kidney transplant and eight months of rehab… Elliott became the first player in NBA history to return to the court following a major organ transplant.
06/23/05 - Spurs win their third NBA Championship
Tim Duncan put the Spurs on his back down the stretch - scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the second half - as the Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons 4-3 in the NBA Finals... the Finals, which went to seven games for only the 16th time in NBA history, saw Tim Duncan win his third MVP... one of the lasting moments for the Spurs was Robert Horry's performance in Game 5 in Detroit... Horry Scored all 21 of his points in the final 17:01 of the game, including the game-winning three-pointer with 5.8 seconds remaining in overtime.
06/14/07 - Spurs win their fourth NBA Championship
The Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 securing San Antonio its fourth NBA Championship... Tony Parker captured Finals MVP honors after posting team-bests with 24.5 points and .568 (42-74) shooting... Parker became the first European-born player to capture the Finals MVP trophy... Head Coach Gregg Popovich joined Red Auerbach (9), Phil Jackson (9), John Kundla (5) and Pat Riley (5) as the only head coaches to have led their teams to four or more NBA titles.
Spurs In the NBA
Billy KnightAtlanta Hawks general manager
Dominque WilkinsAtlanta Hawks VP
Gary FitzsimmonsAtlanta Hawks assistant general manager
Steve SmithAtlanta Hawks analyst
Glenn RiversBoston Celtics head coach
Tom ThibodeauBoston Celtics assistant coach
Rod HigginsCharlotte Bobcats general manager
Lee RoseCharlotte Bobcats assistant coach
John PaxsonChicago Bulls general manager
Pete MyersChicago Bulls assistant coach
Ron AdamsChicago Bulls assistant coach
Danny FerryCleveland Cavaliers general manager
Lance BlanksCleveland Cavaliers assistant general manager
Mike BrownCleveland Cavaliers head coach
Hank EganCleveland Cavaliers assistant coach
Avery JohnsonDallas Mavericks head coach
Joe PruntyDallas Mavericks assistant coach
George KarlDenver Nuggets head coach
Doug MoeDenver Nuggets assistant coach
Dave CowensDetroit Pistons assistant coach
Terry PorterDetroit Pistons assistant coach
Keith SmartGolden State assistant coach
Mike DunleavyL.A. Clippers head coach
Mychal ThompsonL.A. Lakers analyst
Marc IavaroniMemphis Grizzlies head coach
Larry KrystkowiakMilwaukee Bucks head coach
Paul PresseyNew Orleans Hornets assistant coach
Larry BrownPhiladelphia Vice President
Maurice CheeksPhiladelphia 76ers head coach
Steve KerrPhoenix Suns general manager
Vinny Del NegroDirector of Player Personnel
Mike D’AntoniPhoenix Suns head coach
Alvin GentryPhoenix Suns assistant coach
Kevin PritchardPortland Trail Blazers head coach
Monty WilliamsPortland Trail Blazers assistant coach
Chuck PersonSacramento Kings assistant coach
Clay BennettSeattle Sonics Owner
Sam PrestiSeattle Sonics general manager
P.J. CarlesimoSeattle Sonics head coach
Mark BryantSeattle Sonics assistant coach
Tyrone CorbinUtah Jazz assistant coach
Will PerdueESPN Radio analyst
Former Spurs (Roster accurate as of Oct. 2007)
No. / Name / Position / Years Played
#1 / Alexander, Cory / Guard / 95-98
#1 / Anderson, Derek / Guard / 00-01
#33 / Anderson, Greg "Cadillac" / Center / 87-89, 95-97
#10 / Anderson, Michael / Guard / 88-89
#40 / Anderson, Willie / Guard / 88-95
#10 / Averitt, William / Guard / 73-74
#20 / Banks, Gene / Forward / 81-85
#42 / Bardo, Steve / Guard / 91-92
#21 / Bassett, Tim / Forward / 79-80
#34 / Bateer, Mengke / Center / 02-03
#45 / Batton, Dave / Center / 83-84
#00 / Bedford, William / Center / 92-93
#6 / Berry, Walter / Forward / 86-88
#33 / Blab, Uwe / Center / 89-90
#3 / Blackwell, Nate / Guard / 87-88
#25 / Bowie, Anthony / Guard / 88-89
#23 / Bratz, Mike / Guard / 81-82
#10 / Brewer, Ron / Guard / 80-82, 83-85
#43 / Brickowski, Frank / Forward / 86-90
#30 / Bristow, Allan / Forward / 75-79
#40 / Brittain, Mike / Center / 85-87
#52 / Brown, Chucky / Forward / 99-00
#23 / Brown, Devin / Guard / 02-05
#42 / Brown, Roger / Center / 73-74
#02 / Bryant, Mark / Forward / 01-02
#33 / Buechler, Jud / Forward / 91-92
#9 / Burton, Willie / Forward / 97-98
#45 / Butler, Jackie / Center / 06-07
#24 / Calvin, Mack / Guard / 76-77
#35 / Carr, Antoine / Forward / 91-94
#3 / Carroll, Matt / Guard / 03-04
#7 / Carter, Anthony / Guard / 03-04
#40 / Chambers, Jerry / Forward / 73-74
#10 / Cheeks, Maurice / Guard / 89-90
#10 / Claxton, Speedy / Guard / 02-03
#22 / Comegys, Dallas / Forward / 88-89
#12 / Cook, Darwin / Guard / 88-89
#45 / Cook, Jeff / Forward/Center / 84-86
#30 / Copa, Tom / Center / 91-92
#23 / Corbin, Tyrone / Forward / 85-87
#40 / Corzine, David / Center / 80-82
#40 / Courtney, Joe / Forward / 96-97
#50 / Crompton, Geoff / Center / 82-83
#23 / Crowder, Cory / Guard / 94-95