Austin Spurs

"Columbus Riverdragons" redirects here. For the ice hockey team, see Columbus River Dragons.

Austin Spurs
Conference	Western
League	NBA G League
Founded	2001
History	Columbus Riverdragons 2001–2005 Austin Toros 2005–2014 Austin Spurs 2014–present
Arena	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Location	Cedar Park, Texas
Team colors	Black, silver, white
General manager	Josh Larson
Head coach	Scott King
Ownership	Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Affiliation(s)	San Antonio Spurs
Championships	2 (2012, 2018)
Conference titles	4 (2005, 2008, 2012, 2018)
Division titles	5 (2005, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Website	austin.gleague.nba.com

The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. 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 San Antonio Spurs purchased the franchise, the team colors and logo were changed to reflect the silver and black motif used by the Spurs.

The Spurs are coached by Scott King. Their general manager is Josh Larson.

Franchise history

The Austin Spurs were established in Columbus, Georgia, as the Columbus Riverdragons. The franchise in 2005 was sold to Southwest Basketball, LLC, and were relocated to the city of Austin, Texas. 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 NBA-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 San Antonio Spurs, becoming the second D-League team to be owned by an NBA team, after the Los Angeles D-Fenders were purchased by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2006.

On August 9, 2010, the Toros announced they would move to the Cedar Park Center from the Austin Convention Center and for the 2010–11 season.

On April 28, 2012, the Toros defeated the Los Angeles D-Fenders 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 Raptors 905 to secure their second G League championship.

In 2019, the Spurs played in the 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Rio de Janeiro, as the first G League team to play in the tournament. Austin lost in the semi-final to Flamengo.

In 2020, the Spurs named Tyler Self, son of Hall of Fame coach Bill Self, as the Austin Spurs' general manager and Matt Nielsen as the head coach. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team played an abbreviated 2020–21 bubble season in Orlando.

Prior to the 2021–22 season, Petar Božić 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

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

Season-by-season

Season	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Postseason results
Columbus Riverdragons
2001–02		3rd	31	25	.554	Lost Semifinals (Greenville) 1–2
2002–03		6th	23	27	.460
2003–04		6th	18	28	.391
2004–05		1st	30	18	.625	Won Semifinals (Roanoke) 96–89 Lost NBDL Finals (Asheville) 67–90
Austin Toros
2005–06		6th	24	24	.500
2006–07	Eastern	5th	21	29	.420
Austin Toros
2007–08	Southwestern	1st	30	20	.600	Won Semifinals (Sioux Falls) 99–93 Lost D-League Finals (Idaho) 1–2
2008–09	Southwestern	2nd	32	18	.640	Won First Round (Idaho) 119–116 (OT) Lost Semifinals (Colorado) 111–114
2009–10	Western	2nd	32	18	.640	Won First Round (Dakota) 2–1 Lost Semifinals (Rio Grande Valley) 1–2
2010–11	Western	8th	22	28	.440
2011–12	Western	2nd	33	17	.660	Won First Round (Erie) 2–1 Won Semifinals (Canton) 2–1 Won League Finals (Los Angeles) 2–1
2012–13	Central	2nd	27	23	.700	Won First Round (Bakersfield) 2–0 Lost Semifinals (Santa Cruz) 0–2
2013–14	Central	6th	19	31	.380
Austin Spurs
2014–15	Southwest	1st	32	18	.640	Won Conf. Semifinal (Bakersfield) 2–1 Lost Conf. Final (Santa Cruz) 1–2
2015–16	Southwest	1st	30	20	.600	Won Conf. Semifinal (Rio Grande Valley) 2–1 Lost Conf. Final (Los Angeles) 1–2
2016–17	Southwest	4th	25	25	.500
2017–18	Southwest	1st	32	18	.640	Won Conf. Semifinal (Rio Grande Valley) 117–91 Won Conf. Final (South Bay) 104–93 Won League Finals (Raptors) 2–0
2018–19	Southwest	3rd	20	30	.400
2019–20	Southwest	2nd	24	18	.571	Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	—	5th	10	5	.667	Lost Quarterfinal (Delaware) 103–124
2021–22	Western	11th	13	19	.406
2022–23	Western	14th	8	24	.250
Regular season			536	483	.526
Playoffs			26	21	.553

Current roster

Austin Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 11 Avdalovic, Luke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-11-08 Pacific G 1 Bouyea, Jamaree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-06-27 San Francisco C 15 Diallo, Ibrahima 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-03-08 Central Florida G 7 Duke, David Jr. (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1999-10-13 Providence G 22 Flynn, Malachi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-09 San Diego State F 55 Ingram, Harrison (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2002-11-27 North Carolina F/C 31 Mensah, Nathan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1998-04-09 San Diego State G 0 Miller, Isaiah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-09 UNC Greensboro G/F 27 Minix, Riley (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-09-22 Morehead State G 2 Nelson, Jameer Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-08-07 TCU F 99 Osifo, Osayi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-04-06 Jacksonville F 98 Richardson, Steven 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-02-13 Montana State Billings G 6 Van Dyke, Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-10-15 Utah F 4 Washburn, Julian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-12-18 UTEP

Head coach Scott King Assistant coach(es) Jesse Childs K.J. Conklin Willis Hall Pierre Parker Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (P) Prospects (NBA) On assignment from NBA affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: October 29, 2024

Head coaches

#	Head coach	Term	Regular season				Playoffs				Achievements
			G	W	L	Win%	G	W	L	Win%
1	Jeff Malone	2001–2005	200	102	98	.510	5	2	3	.400
2	Dennis Johnson	2005–2007	98	45	53	.459	—	—	—	—
3	Quin Snyder	2007–2010	150	94	56	.627	12	6	6	.500
4	Brad Jones	2010–2012	100	55	45	.550	9	6	3	.667	D-League Champion (2011–12)
5	Taylor Jenkins	2012–2013	50	27	23	.540	4	2	2	.500
6	Ken McDonald	2013–2017	200	106	94	.540	12	6	6	.500
7	Blake Ahearn	2017–2020	100	52	48	.520	4	4	0	1.000	G League Champion (2017–18)
8	Matt Nielsen	2020–2021	15	10	5	.667	1	0	1	.000
9	Petar Božić	2021–2023	64	21	43	.328	–	–	–	–
10	Will Voigt	2023–present	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

NBA affiliates

Columbus Riverdragons

• None

Austin Toros

• Boston Celtics (2006–2007)
• Denver Nuggets (2005–2006)
• Houston Rockets (2005–2007)
• Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2006)
• San Antonio Spurs (2005–2014)

Austin Spurs

• San Antonio Spurs (2014–present)

In international competitions

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Main article: FIBA Intercontinental Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Year	Round	W	L	W%
2019	Fourth place	0	2	.000
Total		0	2	.000

External links

• Official Austin Spurs website