Curtis Jerrells Signs With Spurs, Assigned To Toros

NEW YORK, March 24, 2010 – The San Antonio Spurs have signed guard Curtis Jerrells from the team's NBA D-League affiliate Austin Toros and immediately assigned him back to the NBA D-League team, it was announced today. The GATORADE Call-Up and assignment are both firsts for Jerrells in his career. The call-up and assignment are the 27th and 32nd, respectively, of the 2009-10 NBA D-League season. With the assignment, Jerrells joins Erie BayHawks guard Blake Ahearn as the only players to have been called-up and assigned in the same season.

Jerrells has appeared in 43 games, all starts, for the Toros this season, averaging 20.7 points (6th in the NBA D-League), 5.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 39.9 minutes. He has scored in double figures 40 times, notching six games of at least 30 points. Jerrells has led the team in scoring on 13 occasions and assists 33 times. For his efforts, Jerrells was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week twice during the season.

The 6-1 rookie out of Baylor rejoins the Spurs following a stint with the team during the 2009 NBA preseason. During the 2009 NBA Summer League, Jerrells played with the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 5.2 points in five games.

An Austin native and four-year contributor at Baylor, Jerrells averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds during 39 games his senior year. Jerrells was named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team in 2006 before earning First Team All-Big 12 honors following his senior season.

Jerrells will continue to play with the Toros on assignment, and is expected to be in action tonight when the team hosts the Springfield Armor at the Austin Convention Center. Fans can stay in step with Jerrells and the rest of the Toros by logging onto nba.com/futurecast to watch all of the teams games live, online, for free.