James Chandler

SAN ANTONIO (August 13, 2015) – The San Antonio Spurs today announced their six-game 2015 preseason schedule. Visit Spurs.com or download the Official Spurs App to view the entire 2015-16 schedule. The 2015-16 Spurs season is presented by H-E-B.  The Silver and Black will play their first three preseason games on the road with stops in Sacramento on Thursday, Oct. 8, Miami on Monday, Oct. 12 and Atlanta on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The Spurs will see their first action at the newly renovated AT&amp;T Center on Sunday, Oct. 18 when they host the Detroit Pistons. The Phoenix Suns will make a stop in the Alamo City on Tuesday, Oct. 20, followed by a visit from the Houston Rockets on Friday, Oct. 23 to close out the preseason. Season tickets are available now by calling (210) 444-5050 or visiting Spurs.com.  Less than 100 Spurs Season Tickets remain for the 2015-16 season.  Join the Spurs Family before Season Ticket Memberships are sold out and the Spurs Season Ticket Wait List is activated. Single game tickets will be available for purchase in late September. All preseason games will be aired live on WOAI-AM 1200 AM with Bill Schoening calling the action and preseason home games will be broadcast in Spanish on KCOR-AM 1300 with Paul Castro handling the play-by-play.   

san-antonio-spurs-announce-2015-preseason-schedule

San Antonio Spurs Announce 2015 Preseason Schedule

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 12, 2015) – The San Antonio Spurs will tip off the 2015-16 season on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Oklahoma City Thunder and host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the team’s home opener at the newly renovated AT&amp;T Center.  Visit Spurs.com or download the Official Spurs App to view the entire 2015-16 schedule.  The 2015-16 Spurs season is presented by H-E-B. 

The Spurs will host the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, April 10.  Other notable Spurs home games include: the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Friday, March 25; the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 17; the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Dec. 11 and Saturday, Feb. 6; the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, Dec. 18 and Tuesday, March 15; the Houston Rockets on Saturday, Jan. 2 and Wednesday, Jan. 27; the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, Jan. 14; the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, March 10 and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, March 12 and Tuesday, April 12. 

The Spurs hit the road for an eight-game away stretch starting Tuesday, Feb. 9 as part of their annual rodeo road trip, visiting the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets along the way.  The Silver and Black will return to the Alamo City on Wednesday, March 2 to host the Detroit Pistons.  

The AT&amp;T Center is currently undergoing $100+ million in improvements and renovations that will enhance the fan experience at all levels of the Bexar County-owned arena and help maintain the building as a first-class facility. Renovations to the AT&amp;T Center will include all new seating arena-wide along with infrastructure and technology improvements. The majority of the renovations are set to be completed by late October.

San Antonio has clinched a playoff berth in 18 consecutive seasons – the longest active streak in the NBA.  In the past 18 seasons, the Spurs also have the best winning percentage over any 18-year span in NBA history. 

Season tickets are available now by calling (210) 444-5050 or visiting Spurs.com.  Less than 100 Spurs Season Tickets remain for the 2015-16 season.  Join the Spurs Family before Season Ticket Memberships are sold out and the Spurs Season Ticket Wait List is activated. Single game tickets will be available for purchase in late September.

All Spurs games can be heard on WOAI-AM 1200 and in Spanish on KCOR-AM 1350 and will be broadcast on FOX Sports Southwest, KENS-TV (CBS 5) or KMYS-TV (CW 35).  The 2015-16 season television schedule will be released at a future date.

spurs-announce-2015-16-season-schedule

Spurs Announce 2015-16 Season Schedule

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Aug. 6, 2015) – Featuring a total of 34 players, including 26 players on the National Team roster and eight players who are new additions to the 2014-16 USA Basketball National Team, USA Basketball Chairman and National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo today announced the roster of players expected to attend the Aug. 11-13 USA Basketball Men’s National Team minicamp in Las Vegas.

The roster of attendees includes all 12 members of the gold medalist 2014 USA World Cup Team, and nine Olympic gold medalists, including eight members of the 2012 London Olympic team.

Added to the 2014-16 USA National Team roster and participating in the Aug. 11-13 USA National Team training camp are eight NBA standouts, including Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors); Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls); Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks); Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies);Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors); Tobias Harris (Orlando Magic); DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers); and Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic).

USA National Team members confirmed for the 2015 Las Vegas minicamp include: LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs); Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks); Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons);Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets); Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings); Paul George (Indiana Pacers); Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers); James Harden (Houston Rockets); Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz); Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs); Kevin Love(Cleveland Cavaliers); Chandler Parsons (Dallas Mavericks); Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers); Mason Plumlee (Portland Trail Blazers); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors); John Wall (Washington Wizards); and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder).

            “With this being a summer where we do not have an official competition that we need to prepare for, this year’s minicamp is an opportunity to continue and expand the brotherhood and camaraderie that has been built,” said Colangelo, who has served as managing director of the USA National Team since 2005. “It will be a celebration of all that we've accomplished with USA Basketball since the National Team program was formed in 2006 while also looking ahead to 2016. The minicamp is going to be low key with light workouts, no contact, and the USA Basketball Showcase on Aug. 13 will be a fun all-star type game.

“We recognize and understand that some of our players’ availability to participate is still up in the air. Some players are coming off of injuries and are not yet ready to actively participate, or they are getting ready for their NBA seasons. So, it’s a good thing that we don’t have a competition to get ready for this summer. 

“We’re also excited about the eight players who have been added to the National Team roster. Seven of the players have been involved in past national team training camps or have participated in past camps as a member of our select teams. All of them enjoyed outstanding NBA seasons in 2014-15 and have been on our radar for a while,” added Colangelo. 

The 2014-16 USA Basketball National Team coaching staff features USA head coach and Duke University’s Naismith Hall of Fame mentor Mike Krzyzewski. Serving as assistant coaches are Jim Boeheim (Syracuse University), Tom Thibodeau and Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder). 

            The 2015 USA National Team minicamp will feature practices on Aug. 11-12, and the minicamp will conclude on Aug. 13 (7:30 p.m. PDT) with the 2015 USA Basketball Showcase, a USA Blue versus USA White exhibition game at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center.

Tickets for the 2015 USA Basketball Showcase start at $15, and can be purchased by calling 702-739-FANS or online at www.UNLVtickets.com.

kawhi-leonard-and-lamarcus-aldridge-part-of-34-player-roster-for-2015-usa-basketball-mens-national-team-minicamp

Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge Part of 34 Player Roster For 2015 USA Basketball Men’s National Team Minicamp

Click here to see your 2015-16 Silver Dancers: https://www.nba.com/spurs/2015-16-silver-dancers

your-2015-16-silver-dancers

Your 2015-16 Silver Dancers

your-2015-15-silver-dancers

Your 2015-15 Silver Dancers

SAN ANTONIO (July 22, 2015) – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed guard Jimmer Fredette. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not announced.Fredette, 6-2/195, spent last season playing for the New Orleans Pelicans.  He appeared in 50 games, averaging 3.6 points and 1.4 assists in 10.2 minutes.A four-year NBA veteran, Fredette was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft.  He was dealt to the Sacramento Kings in a draft night trade where he spent two-plus seasons.  In March 2014 he signed with the Chicago Bulls where he played out the remainder of the 2013-14 season.  In 229 NBA career games, Fredette is averaging 6.1 points, 1.4 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 13.7 minutes while shooting .412 (514-1,248) from the field, .381 (192-504) from beyond the arc and .878 (187-213) from the foul line.Fredette enjoyed a four-year career (2007-11) at Brigham Young University where he led all Division I players in scoring (28.9 ppg) as a senior. In his final season with the Cougars, he won nearly every National Player of the Year honor including the Naismith, Wooden and Associated Press awards. The New York native finished his career averaging 18.7 points, 3.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in 139 outings for the Cougars, and set BYU career records for points (2,599), three-pointers (296), games played (139) and total wins (112).

spurs-sign-jimmer-fredette

Spurs Sign Jimmer Fredette

SAN ANTONIO (July 22, 2015)- The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed forward Jonathon Simmons.  Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.Simmons, 6-6/195, played on the Spurs 2015 Summer League team in Las Vegas where he helped lead the team to the Summer League Championship, averaging 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.71 steals in 24.6 minutes while shooting .519 (41-79) from the field and .700 (35-50) from the foul line in seven games.  He was named MVP of the championship game, finishing with a team-high 23 points (7-14 FG, 9-12 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 24 minutes. The 25-year-old Simmons has spent the past two seasons playing for the Austin Spurs, the NBA D-League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs.  The Texas native made the team after attending an open tryout in Austin in 2013. Last season Simmons was named to the NBA D-League All-Defensive Third Team while appearing in all 50 games, averaging 15.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.00 steals in 33.8 minutes.  Simmons shot .494 (277-561) from the field, .398 (51-128) from three-point range and .750 (153-204) from the charity stripe. During his two years with Austin, Simmons appeared in 94 games, averaging 12.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.00 blocks in 28.8 minutes while shooting .506 (446-882) from the field, .352 (76-216) from beyond the arc and .736 (22-303) from the foul line. Prior to turning pro Simmons played one season (2011-12) at the University of Houston.  The former Cougar appeared in all 30 games as a redshirt junior, averaging 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 30.1 minutes.  Before transferring to Houston, Simmons played his sophomore season (2009-10) at Midland Junior College and his freshman season (2008-09) at Paris Junior College. 

spurs-sign-jonathon-simmons

Spurs Sign Jonathon Simmons

SAN ANTONIO (July 22, 2015) – Young basketball players will be treated to extra instruction from San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green and other members of the Spurs Family at the final two Spurs Basketball Camp sessions of the summer. Registration remains open for the camps, which take place July 27-31 and Aug. 3-7, at Spurs.com/Camps.

Each of the final two camps is for athletes ages 7-14 and will include an appearance from Green and a former Spurs player, as well as instruction from a current member of the Spurs coaching staff. Registration fees for the camp include a Spurs Camp reversible practice jersey, a Gatorade water bottle and sports towel, an evaluation from the coaches, a certificate of completion, and an autograph.

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (five-day clinic)

The Spurs Basketball Camps develop boys and girls ages 7-18 to be better basketball players by teaching basketball fundamentals and practice drills, situational learning, positive values and encouraging fun. For registration or more information call 444-5021 or visitspurs.com/camps.