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AUSTIN (June 28, 2023)&nbsp;– The Austin Spurs today announced that the team has named Will Voigt as head coach, making him the ninth head coach in franchise history. In addition, Willis Hall and Pierre Parker have been named assistant coaches on&nbsp;Voigt’s&nbsp;staff, joining Jesse Childs who&nbsp;returns for&nbsp;his third season as an assistant.&nbsp;

Voigt (VOYT) most recently served one season as head coach for Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League where the team finished third in the 2022 Basketball Africa League Playoffs. Prior to Zamalek, Voigt was hired as head coach for the Angola National Team in 2017 and helped qualify Angola for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.&nbsp;

After an internship with the Los Angeles Clippers to begin his coaching career, Voigt spent two seasons with the Spurs as a video coordinator from 1999-2001. After his stint in San Antonio, he spent time at the University of Texas (2001-02) and Metro State in Denver (2002-03). Voigt landed his first head coaching position in Norway with the Ulriken Eagles (2003-06) prior to returning home to become head coach of the American Basketball Association’s Vermont Frost Heaves (2006-09). In 2009, Voigt was named head coach of the Bakersfield Jam of the G League, where he spent five seasons before relocating to China to coach the Shanxi Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association (2014-15).&nbsp;

A standout moment for the Cabot, VT native, Voigt led the Nigerian National Team to their first ever FIBA Afrobasket Championship win in 2015, automatically qualifying them to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Hall joins Austin after most recently serving as a player development assistant for the San Antonio Spurs. Last season was Hall’s seventh season with the Silver and Black, starting as a quality assurance assistant in 2016. He played professionally for one season with Lusitania Expert in Portugal where he averaged 15.2 points and 8.3 rebounds in 21 games after appearing in 137 games for the College of Charleston.

Parker comes to Austin after serving as a basketball operations video assistant for San Antonio last season. Prior to the Spurs, Parker was head coach for the Under 21 ASVEL Basket team, leading them to their first Euroleague Junior qualifying tournament win in franchise history. The Dieppe, France native also served as lead director of skills and development for the Tony Parker Camp for 10 years.

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Interview | Austin Spurs Head Coach Will Voigt | 6/28/23

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AUSTIN SPURS NAME WILL VOIGT HEAD COACH

SAN ANTONIO (May 8, 2023) –&nbsp;Spurs Sports Academy is celebrating its 50th&nbsp;anniversary of Spurs Summer Basketball Camps and inviting youth athletes to register for camps in San Antonio and Austin. Presented by Gatorade, this fun and competitive basketball learning experience is ideal for kids who want to learn the basics of basketball or are looking to improve their skills.&nbsp;Registration is now open at&nbsp;spurssportsacademy.com/summercamps.

The camps are open to children ages 6 to 18 and will help athletes hone their basketball skills while experiencing daily Spurs values and character development conversations. This is a foundation of the Spurs Sports & Entertainment organization’s goal to build leaders and legacies in the community.

Select Spurs Summer Basketball Camps include special guest appearances with a Spurs player, Spurs assistant coach, former player or Coyote. As a part of registration, each camper will receive a commemorative Spurs Camp Team Memory Mate – an 8x10 photo of the athlete with a Spurs championship trophy and Spurs camp team.

Spurs Summer Basketball Camps offers six options:

For 50 years, the San Antonio Spurs have been committed to being a presence in nearby communities and the lives of surrounding youth. The Spurs Summer Basketball Camps started, and have continued, with a goal to develop young athletes while inspiring lifelong memories and character development through competition. Many campers have participated in the summer camps since they were in elementary school through their high school graduation, helping build lifelong Spurs basketball fans.

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SPURS SPORTS ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2023 SPURS SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMPS IN SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN

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R.C. Buford Pre-Game vs. Portland Trailblazers | 4/6/23

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Malaki Branham Shootaround vs Portland Trailblazers | 4/6/23

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Keita Bates-Diop Shootaround vs Portland Trailblazers| 4/6/23

SAN ANTONIO (April 4, 2023) –&nbsp;In celebration of Spurs Week in Austin, Spurs Give and the Austin Parks Foundation (APF) are donating nearly $500,000 to launch “Play ATX,” a multi-year program dedicated to renovating parks and basketball courts throughout the city of Austin. To tip off the program, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at Dove Springs District Park to unveil a newly renovated basketball court on Tuesday, April 4. Following the ceremony, a basketball clinic will be held with 50 youth athletes from nearby schools.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“We are so excited and grateful to partner with the Spurs for this special program,” said Colin Wallis, CEO of Austin Parks Foundation. “Our Parks & Recreation Department is severely underfunded and partnerships like this help amplify our work and allow us to make much-needed improvements to our city’s parks. Outdoor activities, such as playing basketball, are so important, not only to foster a sense of community but for the tremendous physical and mental health benefits.”&nbsp;

Spurs Give and APF are working in partnership with the City of Austin and Austin Parks and Recreation Department to create safe play spaces and foster active lifestyles for families by rebuilding, refurbishing and updating community parks and basketball courts. Improvements to the basketball court at Dove Springs District Park include resurfacing and restriping the court, replacing the goals, and new benches and lights.&nbsp;

“Through creative collaboration and teamwork with Austin Parks Foundation and the Spurs, the newly refurbished basketball court is a wonderful addition to Dove Springs District Park,” said Austin Parks and Recreation’s Director Kimberly McNeeley. “Thank you to our partners who worked closely with the Parks and Recreation Department and community to make this court a reality.”&nbsp;

Play ATX is an expansion of the Spurs Give program “Play SA,” which began in San Antonio in 2020. The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department and Spurs Give teamed up with a goal of renovating parks most in need in each of the city's 10 districts. Projects have ranged from revamped basketball courts to a skate park to upgraded playgrounds. Play SA is in its third year and has completed 11 renovations.

“At SS&E we invest our time and resources in building leaders and legacies both on and off the court,” said Dr. Kara Allen, Chief Impact Officer for Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “We’re honored to get to do this work in Austin with incredible partners like the Austin Parks and Recreation Department who, like us, understand the importance of safe spaces for children and families to heal and play.”

For 30 years, Austin Parks Foundation (APF) has been connecting people and parks. APF is dedicated to partnering with our community to enhance people’s lives by improving our public parks, trails and green spaces through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support. APF’s goal is to improve Austin’s parks by building community through our parks with people at the forefront of our work.

APF’s programming and strategic vision are aimed at helping to fill the funding and resource gap for our parks, and we strive to ensure that every Austinite has access to well-kept parks, trails and green spaces no matter their neighborhood.

APF’s community-initiated grants have distributed nearly $4 million since 2006, and the group’s annual flagship volunteer event, It’s My Park Day, results in an average of $650,000 in volunteer labor each year. APF is a presenting partner and beneficiary of the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Metropolitan Park and empowers neighbors all over the city to create a parks system that serves their needs. For more information, please visit&nbsp;www.austinparks.org.

About City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department

Austin Parks and Recreation seeks to inspire our community to learn, play, protect and connect by creating diverse programs and experiences in sustainable natural spaces and public places. This City of Austin Department protects and maintains parkland, urban forest, and trails as well as offering sports, recreation, educational enrichment, arts programs, cultural opportunities, and nature and aquatic activities for Austinites. For more information visit AustinTexas.gov/Parks

We are a family - a team - passionate about sports. We are passionate about what sports can do for our community - especially our youth. At the heart of it, we believe sports can provide a family with a common goal, and a hope for a better future. We are Spurs Give - the official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Spurs Sports & Entertainment. Since our founding in 1988, we have invested $32 million in our community. Through our players' passions, our grants, and our impact programs, we are changing lives and leaving a lasting impact. You give. We give. Spurs Give.

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SPURS GIVE LAUNCHES ‘PLAY ATX’ FOCUSED ON RENOVATING COMMUNITY PLAY SPACES IN AUSTIN

SAN ANTONIO (March 29, 2023)&nbsp;– The San Antonio Spurs teamed up with Ashley to donate and deliver brand-new furniture to Youth Center of Texas (YCOT), a residential facility providing holistic support to survivors of child sex trafficking yesterday, March 28. Earlier this month, YCOT staff hand-selected the furniture with their residents’ needs in mind during a shopping trip to Ashley, an official Spurs partner. Spurs players Tre Jones and Doug McDermott helped deliver new furniture items including eight beds and mattresses, a kitchen table, dressers and more, and spent the day getting to know the residents. They joined the residents in potting plants and decorating the pots for added decoration throughout the facility.

YCOT was founded in December 2019 to provide a safe transition home to victims of child sex trafficking, many of whom have never had a home. Since its inception, YCOT has successfully provided immediate physical and emotional care for hundreds of survivors, including access to on-site trauma-informed counseling, legal advocacy, case management and financial literacy classes. In 2022 alone, YCOT provided services to more than 100 survivors.

“We are forever grateful to the San Antonio Spurs and Ashley for investing in these young women and their futures and for supporting our vision to end the generational cycle of childhood sexual exploitation by promoting community awareness and collaboration, and to restore hope and dignity for all survivors,” said Adriana McKinnon, President & CEO of YCOT.

As part of the furniture store’s “Purchase with Purpose” program, Ashley is partnering with the Spurs to meet YCOT’s needs. With every purchase made at Ashley, a donation is made to a community organization. The program brings purpose far beyond a simple sofa, bed or room refresh to each customer’s purchase.

“Our commitment to working with partners like the San Antonio Spurs towards well-being for those who need it most is unwavering,” said Meagan Miller, Senior Manager of Experience Marketing at Ashley HomeStore. “It is an honor to work with local charities like YCOT, who are on the frontlines working tirelessly to enhance and strengthen the lives of survivors.”

“The support and services that YCOT provides for its residents is truly awe-inspiring,” said Dr. Kara Allen, Chief Impact Officer for Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “We’re honored that, through our partnership with Ashley, we can champion the work YCOT is leading to protect and empower survivors. We hope the new furniture will help provide a small sense of home and comfort to survivors as they heal within YCOT’s safe spaces.”

Ashley is the nation’s largest supplier and retailer of furniture and mattresses with more than 1,000 retail showrooms worldwide. Like many Ashley locations, the four San Antonio-area locations are independently owned and operated with each store committed to giving back to the communities they serve. Among its national initiatives, Ashley established the Purchase with Purpose program to serve others and support the community at all levels of the organization. Purchase with Purpose creates the feeling of home, empowers worldwide healing, and brings life-changing love and hope to people who truly need it. For many years, Ashley has partnered with sports and community partners to bless people locally and globally. Through our Purchase with Purpose initiative, we want to be a blessing to the community and enact positive change through outreach and service.

We are a family - a team - passionate about sports. We are passionate about what sports can do for our community - especially our youth. At the heart of it, we believe sports can provide a family with a common goal, and a hope for a better future. We are Spurs Give - the official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Spurs Sports & Entertainment. Since our founding in 1988, we have invested $32 million in our community. Through our players' passions, our grants, and our impact programs, we are changing lives and leaving a lasting impact. You give. We give. Spurs Give.&nbsp;

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SAN ANTONIO SPURS AND ASHLEY HOMESTORE DELIVER NEW FURNITURE TO YOUTH CENTER OF TEXAS

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AUSTIN (March 20, 2023)&nbsp;– The San Antonio Spurs today announced a major celebration tied to their I-35 Series that will include a free Spurs Fan Fest and a stacked lineup of events timed with their April 6 and 8 games at Moody Center. The games are being coined as the “I-35 Series” and will mark the first regular season NBA games ever to be played in Austin. Combined, the events will make up “Spurs Week” and engage fans across the community throughout the week.

Spurs Week will tip off on Sunday, April 2 and take place all week at various touchpoints across the city.

Austinites can join the&nbsp;Official Spurs Fan Club&nbsp;to be among the first to learn about sweepstakes opportunities and activations as they’re announced throughout Spurs Week. Text&nbsp;SPURSWEEK to 210-444-5050 for the daily rundown. For a full schedule of events, visit&nbsp;Spurs.com/SPURSWEEK.&nbsp;Additional fan engagements will continue to be announced in the coming weeks.

SPURS FAN FEST PRESENTED BY SELF FINANCIAL

Spurs Fan Fest will take place on Friday, April 7 at 5 p.m. at Republic Square. Free and open to the public, Spurs Fan Fest will feature headlining musical act and local favorite Shakey Graves, a native of Austin who has established himself as a leading folk-rock and blues singer. The evening will include performances from other local artists and DJs, local Austin food and beverage vendors, merch giveaways and San Antonio Spurs player appearances. Spurs Fan Fest is presented by Spurs jersey patch partner&nbsp;Self Financial, an Austin-based credit building platform for consumers with low or no credit.

I-35 SERIES PRESENTED BY ALIENWARE AND NETSPEND

The I-35 Series is part of the team’s vision to purposefully engage and celebrate the Spurs entire fan base, extending from Mexico to Austin. The Austin games are part of&nbsp;four home games the Spurs are hosting outside of the AT&T Center during the 2022-23 NBA season, including a December game played in Mexico City and a 50thanniversary celebration at the Alamodome in San Antonio held in January, which set a single-game NBA attendance record with a crowd of 68,323.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The I-35 Series is co-presented by Alienware and Netspend. Alienware, a global pioneer and industry-leading manufacturer of PC gaming hardware, will introduce Spurs fans to its custom mobile gaming lounge at Moody Center on April 6 and 8. Attendees will be provided the opportunity to game on fully-kitted Alienware battle stations, enter into sweepstakes and win prizes.&nbsp;

Netspend is headquartered in Austin and proudly provides its customers, local community and sports fans with everyday mobile accounts and payment solutions that give people the ability to shop, pay bills, stay on budget and track their money anytime, anywhere. Netspend is proud to be the&nbsp;“Official Debit Card” of the Austin Spurs G League Team.

Single game tickets for the San Antonio Spurs I-35 Series are available for purchase at Spurs.com and on Ticketmaster. Group packages for 10 or more are available by visiting Spurs.com/Groups or calling (210) 444-5959. The 2022-23 Spurs season is presented by H-E-B. Visit SpursSuites.com or call (210) 444-5661 for single game suite pricing and availability. 

Self Financial is a credit building platform working to increase economic inclusion and financial resilience through products that make building credit accessible. With no hard credit check to get started, Self's signature Credit Builder Account and secured Self Visa® Credit Card issued by its partner banks are designed to enable people to build credit and savings simultaneously. The company also offers rent and utility payment reporting through RentTrack and LevelCredit, which Self acquired in February 2022. Download the Self app at the&nbsp;Apple App Store&nbsp;(200,000+ reviews and an average 4.9 rating) or&nbsp;Google Play&nbsp;or visit&nbsp;Self.inc&nbsp;for more information.&nbsp;

Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) is a value-based and community-centric sports and entertainment company that provides premier live and global digital experiences for fans across a portfolio of three teams and two venues – all supported by a passionate staff of more than 1,000 full and part-time employees. SS&E owns and operates the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), Austin Spurs (NBA G League), and San Antonio FC (USL), as well as manages the day-to-day operations of the AT&T Center, Toyota Field and STAR Complex. The SS&E investor group is led by Managing Partner Peter J. Holt.