The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the

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based in

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, and are affiliated with the

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. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the postseason in 8 out of 14 seasons in the NBA Development League. On October 15, 2014, after the

purchased the franchise, the team colors and logo were changed to reflect the silver and black

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used by the Spurs. The Spurs are coached by

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. Their general manager is Brent Barry.

Franchise history

The Austin Spurs were established in

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, as the Columbus Riverdragons. The franchise in 2005 was sold to Southwest Basketball, LLC, and were relocated to the city of

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. Following the relocation, the franchise changed their name and logo becoming the Austin Toros, which was unveiled on August 10, 2005. The Toros name was the only

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-associated team and first D-League team to possess a nickname of Spanish origin. The Toros began play during the 2005–06 season. On June 28, 2007, the Toros were acquired by the

, becoming the second D-League team to be owned by an NBA team, after the

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were purchased by the

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in 2006. On August 9, 2010, the Toros announced they would move to the

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from the Austin Convention Center and for the 2010–11 season. On April 28, 2012, the Toros defeated the

in Game 3 of the NBA D-League Finals to capture their first championship in franchise history. On October 15, 2014, the team announced that they would be changing their name to the Austin Spurs, in reference to their parent team. On April 10, 2018, the Spurs defeated

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to secure their second G League championship. In 2019, the Spurs played in the

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, as the first G League team to play in the

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. Austin lost in the semi-final to

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. In 2020, the Spurs named Tyler Self, son of

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coach

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, as the Austin Spurs' general manager and Matt Nielsen as the head coach. Due to the

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, the team played an abbreviated 2020–21 bubble season in Orlando. Prior to the 2021–22 season,

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was named Austin's head coach after Nielsen was moved over to San Antonio as an assistant coach. Prior to the 2022–23 season, Brent Barry was named Austin Spurs' general manager.

Home arenas

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(2001–2005) * Austin Convention Center (2005–2010) * H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (2010–present)

Season-by-season

Current roster

Head coaches

NBA affiliates

Columbus Riverdragons

*None

Austin Toros

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(2006–2007) *

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(2005–2006) *

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(2005–2007) * Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2006) *

(2005–2014)

Austin Spurs

(2014–present)

In international competitions

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

References

External links

Official Austin Spurs website
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