The Austin Spurs opening night roster includes familiar names.
SAN ANTONIO — The G League’s Austin Spurs have announced the 2024-25 opening night roster, which includes familiar names.
The Austin roster includes three Spurs two-way players, David Duke Jr., Harrison Ingram, and Riley Minix, and two players who competed with the team last year, Luke Avdalovic and Jamaree Bouyea. Austin selected forward Ibrahima Diallo with the 13th overall pick and forward Steven Richardson with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NBA G League Draft.
Head coach Scott King enters his first season with Austin along with the new assistant coach and director of player development K.J. Conklin. Willis Hall and Pierre Parker return for their second season as assistant coaches, while Jesse Childs returns for his fourth season as an assistant.
Coach King was a guest on Locked On Spurs and spoke about his journey to Austin, a must-watch for all Spurs fans.
The Spurs will play their first game of the 2024-25 season at the Osceola Magic on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. CT. Austin’s home opener is set for Friday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. against the Texas Legends at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
For more ticket information, call the Austin Spurs office at (512) 236-8333 or go to austinspurs.com.
SPURS UGLY SWEATER NIGHT
How ugly can your sweater get?
The San Antonio Spurs announced a contest for fans to vote on their favorite player-designed Spurs Holiday Sweater ahead of Ugly Sweater Night, presented by Frost.
The design receiving the most fan votes will be made into a T-shirt included in the Ugly Sweater T-shirt package, which is on sale now. Ugly Sweater Night will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, with the Spurs tipping off the action against the Portland Trail Blazers at 7:30 p.m.
Each Spurs player made a design ahead of the season, and voting is open now through Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11:59 p.m.
The winning design will be revealed on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and featured on the T-shirt included in the ticket package while supplies last. Fans can now text UGLY to 210-444-5940 to vote and purchase the Ugly Sweater T-Shirt Package.
But the fun doesn’t stop there!
A pregame Sips of the Season party will tip off at 5:30 p.m. in the ULTRA Club and is open to all ticket holders. The party will include a Ugly Sweater contest. Fans are encouraged to wear Spurs-inspired ugly sweaters to earn bonus points in the competition. Each of the original ugly sweaters designed by all Spurs players will be raffled off at the pregame party, with proceeds benefiting Spurs Give’s efforts to give back to the community.