Top Down. Wind in Your Hair. We’re There. Start your adventure at PlanYourRoadTrip.com The All-American Gasoline. All Across America VLOM-0004_Spurs Media Guide AD.indd 1 9/14/11 3:42:14 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS Spurs Players 5–48 2010–11 NBA Regular Season Leaders 90 2011–12 Roster 7 2010–11 NBA Team Statistics 91 James Anderson 8 Spurs 2011 Playoff Stats 92 Dejuan Blair 10 Spurs 2011 Playoff Game-by-Game 92 Matt Bonner 12 Spurs 2011 Playoff High Games 93 Tim Duncan 15 Spurs 2011 Playoff Team Highs and Lows 94 T.J. Ford 22 2011 NBA Playoff Leaders 95 Manu Ginobili 24 Danny Green 30 Spurs History 97–130 Richard Jefferson 31 Spurs Won-Loss Record By Year 98 Cory Joseph 34 All-Time Spurs Coaches 98 Kawhi Leonard 35 Spurs Career Average Leaders 99 Gary Neal 36 Spurs All-Time Attendance 99 Tony Parker 38 Spurs All-Time Regular Season Leaders 100–101 Tiago Splitter 44 Spurs Leaders By Year 102–103 Training Camp Invites 46 Spurs Regular Season Top Games 104 International Players 47 Spurs Single Season Highs 105 Spurs NBA Honor Roll 106–107 Spurs Sports & Entertainment 49–78 Spurs Among League Leaders 108–109 Club Directory 50–51 Spurs All-Time Draft History 110–111 Spurs Ownership Group 52 Key Dates in Spurs History 112–113 Peter M. Holt 53 Spurs All-Time Transactions 114–119 Rick Pych 54 Spurs Single Season Rookie Leaders 120 Gregg Popovich 55 Spurs All-Time Playoff Leaders 121–122 R.C. Buford 56 Spurs All-Time Playoff Results 123–129 Spurs Basketball Staff 57–60 Spurs Sports & Entertainment Executives 61–62 The ABA History 131–142 Spurs Sports & Entertainment Staff 63–67 Spurs Broadcasting 68 Spurs Year-by-Year Recaps 143–212 Silver Dancers 69 Spurs in the Community 70–73 Former Spurs Statistics 213–252 San Antonio Silver Stars 74 San Antonio Rampage 75 Spurs Franchise Records 253–266 Austin Toros 76 AT&T Center 77 The NBA 267–309 NBA Offices 268 2010–11 Season in Review 79–96 NBA Development League 269 Spurs 2010–11 Regular Season Statistics 80 All-Time NBA Leaders 270–271 Spurs 2010–11 High Games 81 Active NBA Leaders 272–273 Spurs 2010–11 Game-by-Game 82 All-Time NBA Playoff Leaders 274–275 Spurs 2010–11 Miscellaneous Statistics 83 Active NBA Playoff Leaders 276–277 Spurs 2010–11 Individual Highs and Lows 84 NBA Coaches Records 278 Spurs 2010–11 Team Highs and Lows 85 Spurs vs. NBA Teams 279–307 Spurs 2010–11 Regular Season Notes 86-87 Spurs Media Outlets 308 2010–11 NBA Standings 88 Spurs 2011–12 Schedule 309 2010–11 NBA Honor Roll 89 The 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs Media Guide was written and edited by Kris Davis with assistance from Tom James, Jason Wallace Jeff Kezar and Gordie Taylor. 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Ford G 6-0 165 3/24/83 Texas/USA 7 20 Manu Ginobili G 6-6 205 7/28/77 Kinder Bologna/Argentina 9 4 Danny Green G/F 6-6 210 6/22/87 North Carolina/USA 2 33 Frank Hassell F 6-9 225 10/9/88 Old Dominion/USA R 24 Richard Jefferson F 6-7 230 6/21/80 Arizona/USA 10 5 Cory Joseph G 6-3 185 8/20/91 Texas/Canada R 2 Kawhi Leonard F 6-7 225 6/29/91 San Diego State/USA R 14 Gary Neal G 6-4 210 10/3/84 Towson/USA 1 9 Tony Parker G 6-2 185 5/17/82 Paris Racing/France 10 22 Tiago Splitter F 6-11 240 1/1/85 Caja Laboral/Brazil 1 Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (Air Force Academy) Assistant Coaches: Mike Budenholzer (Pomona) Chip Engelland (Duke) Don Newman (Idaho) Chad Forcier (Seattle-Pacific) Brett Brown (Boston University) Jacque Vaughn (Kansas) Head Athletic Trainer: Will Sevening (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Athletic Trainer Assistant: Dice Yamaguchi (Indiana State) Dir. of Athletic Performance: Matt Herring (Southwest Texas) HOW THE SPURS ROSTER WAS BUILT THE NBA DRAFT Tim Duncan First round pick in 1997 NBA Draft, first overall selection Manu Ginobili Second round pick in 1999 NBA Draft, 57th overall selection Tony Parker First round pick in 2001 NBA Draft, 28th overall selection Tiago Splitter First round pick in 2007 NBA Draft, 28th overall selection DeJuan Blair Second round pick in 2009 NBA Draft, 37th overall selection James Anderson First round pick in 2010 NBA Draft, 20th overall selection Cory Joseph First round pick in 2011 NBA Draft, 29th overall selection FREE AGENTS Gary Neal Signed on 7/22/10 Danny Green Signed on 3/6/11 TJ Ford Signed on 12/9/11 Frank Hassell Signed on 12/10/10 TRADES Matt Bonner Obtained from Toronto – along with Eric Williams and a 2009 second round pick – in exchange for Rasho Nesterovic (6/21/06) Richard Jefferson Obtained from Milwaukee in exchange for Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas (6/23/09) Kawhi Leonard Draft rights obtained from Indiana – along with Davis Bertans and Erazem Lorbek – in exchange for George Hill (6/23/11) BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 JAMES ANDERSON HEIGHT 6-6 | WEIGHT 215 | SEASON Second BIRTHDATE 3/25/89 | BIRTHPLACE El Dorado, AR HIGH SCHOOL Junction City | COLLEGE Oklahoma State GUARD SELECTED BY SAN ANTONIO IN THE FIRST ROUND 25 OF THE 2010 NBA DRAFT, 20TH OVERALL PICK 2010-11: Appeared in 26 games, including two starts, averaging 3.6 points in 11.0 minutes ... shot .383 (31-81) from the floor, .391 (18-46) from the three-point line and .778 (14-18) from the free throw line ... led the team in steals one time and blocks four times ... made a three-pointer in each of his first six games of the season, making him the first Spurs rookie to do so in franchise history ... scored a season-high 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-5 3FG) in 27 minutes in his NBA debut vs. Indiana on 10/27 ... diagnosed with stress fracture in right fifth metatarsal on 11/11 ... assigned to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League on 1/26, recalled on 1/29, re-assigned on 2/7, and recalled on 2/23 ... appeared in seven games with the Austin Toros, including seven starts, averaging 14.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25.1 minutes ... shot .447 (42-94) from the field, .346 (9-26) from the three-point line and .714 (10-14) from the free throw line ... posted 23 points (11-22 FG), 6 rebounds and 4 assists at Rio Grande Valley on 2/16 ... notched 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists vs. Rio Grande Valley on 2/12 ... tallied 17 points (6-12 FG, 3-7 3FG, 2-3 FT) and 4 rebounds vs. New Mexico on 1/27 ... recorded eight DNP-CDs and was inactive for 48 games. COLLEGE NOTES: Played three seasons at Oklahoma State before declaring for the draft following his junior season … ranks fourth in school history with 1,811 career points … never missed a game in his college career (earned 99 starts in 101 games in his three seasons with the Cowboys) … the 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year … named to the John Wooden All-American Team and earned second team All-American honors from the Associated Press as a junior … finished with career averages of 17.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists … career scoring average of 17.9 ppg is the second highest in school history … played for Team USA in the 2009 World University Games … averaged 7.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in seven games as the US squad captured the bronze medal. 2009-10: The 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year … named to the John Wooden All-American Team and earned second team All-American honors from the Associated Press … logged 33 starts as the Cowboys posted a 22-11 record … averaged 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.39 steals in 34.1 minutes … shot .457 (226-494) from the field, .341 (74-217) from three-point land and .810 (209-258) from the line … among NCAA Division I leaders ranked sixth in scoring and was tied for fifth in FT made … scored 735 points (the second highest single-season point total in Cowboy history behind the 797 points scored by Bryant Reeves in 1994-95) … led the team in scoring 23 times … scored in double-figures in all 33 games … had 20-or-more 22 times and finished with 30-or-more five times … scored a season-best 31 points three times: at Missouri on 1/30, vs.