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Official NBA G League Affiliate of the Golden State Warriors santacruzbaskteball.com Back to Index 2019-20 Media Guide 1 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 12 1 MHU 7:00PM 2 3 4 13 5 6 7 8 SLC SXF 7:00PM 5:00PM 9 10 11 14 12 13 14 15 AUS IWA 2:00PM 7:00PM FEBRUARY ‘20 16 17 18 19 15 20 21 16 22 HG EVENT ACC STO ® 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 23 24 25 26 27 17 28 18 29 SBL RGV AUS 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 9 SLC SXF 6:00PM 5:00PM STO STO 8 9 10 11 19 12 13 20 14 7:00PM 7:00PM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IWA OKL AUS 1:00PM 7:00PM 3:00PM RGV AUS 15 16 17 21 18 19 22 20 21 5:00PM 5:30PM MARCH ‘20 NOVEMBER ‘19 NOVEMBER 2 17 18 19 20 3 21 22 23 RGV MHU 7:00PM 7:00PM SLC NAS RGV 22 23 24 25 26 23 27 24 28 5:00PM 7:00PM 5:30PM 24 25 26 27 28 4 29 30 NAS OKL TEX SBL 3:00PM 5:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM TEX IWA 29 30 31 5:00PM 7:00PM SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ACC WES LIN 3:00PM 4:00PM 4:00PM 5 8 9 10 11 12 6 13 14 HOME AWAY WCB SBL ACC 5:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 HARLEM THE WORLD NAS ACC GLOBETROTTERS 3:00PM 7:00PM vs ALL-STARS DECEMBER ‘19 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STO 7:00PM 7 29 30 31 GAME AT CHASE CENTER TEX 6:00PM ALL TIMES PACIFIC SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 SLC STO- Stockton Kings AUS- Austin Spurs 6:00PM IWA- Iowa Wolves OKL- Oklahoma City Blue 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SBL- South Bay Lakers @GLEAGUEWARRIORSMHU- Memphis Hustle TEX NAS- Northern Arizona Suns GBO- Greensboro Swarm 5:30PM SLC- Salt Lake City Stars ACC- Agua Caliente Clippers 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 18 TEX- Texas Legends @SANTACRUZWARRIORSFWN- Fort Wayne Mad Ants MHU IWA OKL SXF- Sioux Falls Skyforce WCB- Windy City Bulls JANUARY ‘20 5:00PM 5:00PM 7:00PM RGV- Rio Grande Valley Vipers WIS- Wisconsin Herd 19 20 21 22 23 9 24 25 WIS G LEAGUE AFFILIATE OF THE 7:00PM GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 10 26 27 28 29 30 11 31 SBL SXF 5:00PM 7:00PM SANTACRUZBASKETBALL.COM | 831.713.4400 santacruzbaskteball.com Back to Index 2019-20 Media Guide 2 INDEX 2019-20 SCW Season Schedule . 2 Santa Cruz Warriors History/ Kaiser Permanente Arena . 4 Basketball Operations & Front Office Staff . .5-11 2019-20 SCW Roster . 12-24 2018-19 Season Review . 25-34 Franchise History . 35-48 Community . 49 NBA G League Teams . 50-51 santacruzbaskteball.com Back to Index 2019-20 Media Guide 3 SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS HISTORY/ KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS HISTORY SCHEDULE On December 23, 2012, the Warriors tipped off the first profes- acquisition was to turn the team into a full-service minor league SEASON sional basketball game in Santa Cruz history with a 93-88 victo- system for the franchise, a move that Lacob described as, “a ry against the Bakersfield Jam in front of a sellout crowd at Kai- critical step and another plus for our organization.” Operating ser Permanente Arena. The game was a culmination of months only 80 miles south of the Golden State headquarters, the Santa of hard work and collaboration with the City of Santa Cruz, a Cruz Warriors provide its parent club with opportunities to partnership that began with the team’s move from Bismarck, develop on- and off-court talent while also celebrating its own HISTORY SCW/KPA North Dakota at the end of the 2011-12 season. With one NBA unique identity and supporting the local community. G League Championship in 2014-15, three Finals appearances and the most passionate fans in the league, the Warriors enter A vibrant and diverse community with a passionate basketball their sixth season proud to represent the Santa Cruz community culture, the Warriors are fortunate to call Santa Cruz their home. on and off the court. Through the team’s community outreach initiatives, the Warriors are able to partner with local schools and nonprofits, connect- On June 27, 2011, new Golden State Warriors owners Joe Lacob ing with the community and creating fans for life. The team’s and Peter Guber acquired the Dakota Wizards, with the inten- 2,500 seat Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz tion of moving the team from Bismarck to Santa Cruz, California. is the arena the team calls home. OPERATIONS BASKETBALL Re-branding to the Santa Cruz Warriors, the purpose of the & FRONT OFFICE & FRONT KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA events during the 2016-17 season, including the University of California Santa Cruz men’s and women’s basketball, United Way’s Stuff The Bus, author events with Carli Lloyd, Ayesha Curry and Dav Pilkey, and Santa Cruz High School’s graduation. Entering its sixth year in the City of Santa Cruz, it is the Warriors’ hope that Kaiser Permanente Arena becomes a positive force ROSTER SCW in the community and serves as the top youth sports center in 2019-20 the region. 2018-19 SEASON SEASON 2018-19 REVIEW The Santa Cruz Warriors play their home games at Kaiser Permanente Arena, located at 140 Front Street in Downtown Santa Cruz. It is the largest Green Certified venue in the Mon- terey Bay area, boasting a comprehensive recycling program, environmentally friendly cleaning practices and efficient water textures. The Green Business program calculates that Kaiser Permanente Arena saves more than 15,000 pounds of carbon FRANCHISE dioxide and more than 82,000 gallons of water per year. HISTORY Kaiser Permanente Arena, which measures 29,928 square feet plus modular buildings housing locker rooms and public restrooms, is the largest indoor sports venue in the City of Santa Cruz. In addition to serving as the home of the Santa Cruz War- COMMUNITY riors, Kaiser Permanente Arena hosted more than 80 outside THE LOGO THE UNIFORM SOCIAL MEDIA NBA G LEAGUE NBA TEAMS @gleaguewarriors @santacruzwarriors HOME AWAY santacruzbaskteball.com Back to Index 2019-20 Media Guide 4 OWNERSHIP JOE LACOB PETER GUBER SCHEDULE Co-Executive Chairman & CEO, Co-Executive Chairman, SEASON Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors In his role as co-executive chairman Peter Guber, a prominent figure in & CEO, Joe Lacob is the managing the entertainment industry for more member of the Golden State War- than 35 years, is currently in his HISTORY SCW/KPA riors’ ownership group. Currently tenth season as co-executive chair- in his tenth year in this capacity, man of the Golden State Warriors. he serves on the NBA Board of Governors and is a member of the Dedicated to the enhancement of league’s Planning Committee and the fan experience, from entrance Labor Committee. to exit, Guber’s wealth of experi- ence and location-based entertain- Under Lacob’s guidance, the Warriors became only the second ment has been on display at Chase Center, the organization’s team in NBA history (joining the Boston Celtics of the 1960’s) to 100% privately-financed, state-of-the-art sports and enter- OPERATIONS BASKETBALL appear in five consecutive NBA Finals. Additionally, the Warriors tainment complex in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. Unveiled on OFFICE & FRONT matched the Celtics for the best-ever record over a six-season September 9, 2019, Chase Center was immediately acclaimed span in league history (373-119, .758) and with three champi- and became the first-ever arena in the City of San Francisco. onships in four seasons prior to last year (2015, 2017, 2018) the Warriors joined the Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles One of the most successful executives and entrepreneurs in the Lakers as the only NBA franchises to ever accomplish this feat. entertainment and communications industries, Guber’s impres- sive resume includes serving as the Chairman & CEO of Sony The franchise’s success in recent years has also ex- Entertainment, President of Columbia Pictures, Chairman and tended to the business side. In 2014 and again in 2016, the CEO of Polygram Entertainment and Co-Owner and Co-Chair- Warriors were named “Sports Team of the Year” by the Sports man of Casablanca Record & Filmworks. Among the films he Business Journal, in recognition of the organization’s innovative personally produced or executive produced are Rain Man SCW ROSTER SCW and successful business practices. Additionally, under Lacob’s (Academy Award – Best Picture), Batman, The Color Purple, 2019-20 leadership, the Warriors were named the 2016 winner of the Midnight Express, Gorillas in the Mist, The Witches of East- Entrepreneurial Company of the Year (ENCORE) Award by the wick, Missing and Flashdance. Guber’s personal movies have Stanford University Graduate School of Business in recognition earned more than $3 billion worldwide, while also garnering of the organization’s entrepreneurial spirit in redefining sports more than 50 Academy Award nominations. management, pioneering the use of sports analytics in the NBA, and adopting new technologies that have transformed the fan Guber is the Founder and CEO of Mandalay Enter- experience.