Austin Spurs at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
The Austin Spurs are one of the most successful and longest-running NBA G League franchises. The Texas-based team has won five division titles and four conference titles, and they took home the G League championship in 2012 and 2018. The Spurs also played in the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they finished fourth. Since 2017, the Spurs have been coached by Blake Ahearn, a veteran of both the NBA and the G League. The team plays its home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, a venue located north of downtown Austin that has a capacity of 8,000. The arena opened in 2009 and books a wide variety of music, sports, and family-oriented events.
Austin Spurs History
The Austin Spurs franchise dates back to 2001 when the NBA G League was operating as the National Basketball Development League. When the team formed, it was originally based in Columbus, Ohio, and known as the Riverdragons. In 2005, the franchise moved to Austin and became known as the Toros. That name stuck even after the San Antonio Spurs bought the team in 2007, although the Toros changed their name to the Spurs starting in 2014. The team currently plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.
Prior to playing home games at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, the Spurs called the Austin Convention Center home. Historically, the franchise has been home to dozens of athletes who make a positive impact in the NBA, including current players such as Memphis Grizzlies small forward Kyle Anderson, Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi, Los Angeles Clippers power forward JaMychal Green and San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray. The franchise has also produced players who've gone on to success in professional leagues all over the world — a testament to the world-class training and skills-building the Spurs have always encouraged.
