SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs released their 2009-10 preseason schedule today. The Silver and Black will play seven preseason games in preparation for the regular season.
San Antonio will open the preseason at the AT&T Center with a visit from its in-state rival Houston Rockets on Oct. 6. As part of the Euroleague American Tour 2009, the Spurs will host Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece on Oct. 9. The Silver and Black then hit the road for a quick trip to Miami to face Dwayne Wade and the Heat on Oct. 11. San Antonio returns to the AT&T Center on Oct. 14 for its first look at this year’s top overall draft pick Blake Griffin and the L.A. Clippers. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will make a stop in the Alamo City on Oct. 16. The Silver and Black will make the short trip up I-35 to square off against Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Frank Erwin Center on Oct. 20. San Antonio closes out its preseason schedule on the road in Bloomington, IN, when they take on Danny Granger and the Pacers at Assembly Hall on the campus on Indiana University on Oct. 23.
Preseason tickets will go on sale this Friday, August 14 at 10 a.m. and range in price from $5 to $175 with $5 tickets, courtesy of H-E-B, available per game while supplies last. Preseason tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster Ticket Center locations, charge by phone at (210) 225-TEAM, at the AT&T Center Southeast Box Office, or online at ticketmaster.com or spurs.com. The AT&T Center Box Office is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. on weekend event days.
All games will be aired live on WOAI-AM 1200 AM with Bill Schoening calling the action. The Spurs preseason home games can also be heard in Spanish on KCOR-AM 1300 with Paul Castro handling the play-by-play.
2009-10 San Antonio Spurs Preseason Schedule