2018-19 SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS MEDIA GUIDE Official NBA G League Affiliate of the Golden State Warriors 2018-19 SCW MEDIA GUIDE ® SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 HG 2 3 1 EVENT NAS TEX 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STO ACC IWA SXF SBL RGV 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 1 7:00PM 2 8 7:00PM 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NAS SBL SXF ERI 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 6:30PM 3 10 11 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NAS STO SLC 5:00PM 7:00PM 4 7:00PM 5 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ACC TEX IWA IWA 7:00PM 7:00PM 6 7:00PM 7:00PM 30 31 NAS 6:00PM 12 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 RGV TEX SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 7:00PM 7:30PM 1 2 OKL 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7:00PM AUS RGV 7:30PM 7:00PM 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 STO SLC 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 7:00PM 7:00PM AUS SLC 16 7:00PM 7:00PM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 14 FWN RAP 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 4:00PM 7:30PM OKL SXF STO 2:00PM 6:30PM 7:00PM 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 SBL MHU 5:00PM 24 25 26 27 28 15 10:30AM OKL GRD 5:00PM 7:00PM 17 18 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 MHU HOME AWAY 7:00PM 19 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GAME AT ORACLE ARENA WCB WIS MHU 2:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM HARLEM THE WORLD 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 GLOBETROTTERS VS ALL-STARS GBO AUS 7:00PM 7:00PM ALL TIMES PACIFIC 20 21 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 @gleaguewarriors STREAM OUR SBL CCG ACC ACC 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM @santacruzwarriors GAMES ON 7:00PM 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 STO- Stockton Kings AUS- Austin Spurs IWA- Iowa WolvesG LEAGUE AFFILIATEOKL- OF OklahomaTHE City Blue SBL- South Bay LakersGOLDEN STATE WARRIORSGRD- Grand Rapids Drive 31 NAS- Northern Arizona Suns MHU- Memphis Hustle SLC-SANTACRUZBASKETBALL.COM Salt Lake City Stars GBO- | 831.713.4400Greensboro Swarm TEX- Texas Legends CCG- Capital City Go-Gos SXF- Sioux Falls Skyforce ACC- Agua Caliente Clippers RGV- Rio Grande Valley Vipers FWN- Fort Wayne Mad Ants ERI- Erie Bayhawks WCB- Windy City Bulls 2 2018-19 SCW MEDIA GUIDE INDEX 2018-19 SCW Season Schedule . 2 Santa Cruz Warriors History . 4 Kaiser Permanente Arena . 5 Basketball Operations & Front Office Staff . 6 - 15 2018-19 SCW Roster . 16-29 2017-18 Season Review . 30-39 Franchise History . 40-48 NBA G League Teams . 49-60 AUS- Austin Spurs OKL- Oklahoma City Blue GRD- Grand Rapids Drive MHU- Memphis Hustle GBO- Greensboro Swarm CCG- Capital City Go-Gos ACC- Agua Caliente Clippers FWN- Fort Wayne Mad Ants WCB- Windy City Bulls 3 2018-19 SCW MEDIA GUIDE SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS HISTORY On December 23, 2012, the Warriors tipped off the first professional basketball game in Santa Cruz history with a 93-88 victory against the Bakersfield Jam in front of a sellout crowd at Kaiser Permanente Arena. The game was a culmination of months of hard work and collaboration with the City of Santa Cruz, a partnership that began with the team’s move from Bismarck, North Dakota at the end of the 2011-12 season. With one NBA G League Championship in 2014-15, three Finals appearances and the most passionate fans in the league, the Warriors enter their sixth season proud to represent the Santa Cruz community on and off the court. On June 27, 2011, new Golden State Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber acquired the Dakota Wizards, with the intention of moving the team from Bismarck to Santa Cruz, California. Rebranding to the Santa Cruz Warriors, the purpose of the acquisition was to turn the team into a full-service minor league system for the franchise, a move that Lacob described as, “a critical step and another plus for our organization.” Operating only 80 miles south of the Golden State headquarters, the Santa Cruz Warriors provide its parent club with opportunities to develop on- and off-court talent while also celebrating its own unique identity and supporting the local community. A vibrant and diverse community with a passionate basketball culture, the Warriors are fortunate to call Santa Cruz their home. Through the team’s community outreach initiatives, the Warriors are able to partner with local schools and nonprofits, connecting with the community and creating fans for life. The team’s 2,500 seat Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz is the arena the team calls home. SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS HISTORY WARRIORS CRUZ SANTA ® ® THE LOGO THE UNIFORMS SOCIAL MEDIA /SantaCruzWarriors @GLeagueWarriors @GLeagueWarriors @GLeagueWarriors 4 2018-19 SCW MEDIA GUIDE KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA 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 Monterey 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 dioxide and more than 82,000 gallons of water per year. 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 Warriors, Kaiser Permanente Arena hosted more than 80 outside 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 seventh season in the City of Santa Cruz, it is the Warriors’ hope that Kaiser Permanente KAISER AREANA PERMANENTE Arena becomes a positive force in the community and serves as the top youth sports center in the Arena Address: 140 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Business Office Address: 903 Pacific Avenue, Ste. 101, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Business Phone: @GLeagueWarriors (831) 713-4400 @GLeagueWarriors 5 2018-19 SCW MEDIA GUIDE WARRIORS BASKETBALL OPERATIONS & FRONT OFFICE STAFF 6 2018-19 SCW MEDIA GUIDE Joe Lacob Owner & CEO, Golden State Warriors In his role as Owner & CEO, Joe Lacob is the managing member of the Golden State Warriors’ ownership group. Currently in his ninth year as Warriors owner, he serves on the NBA Board of Governors and is a member of the league’s Planning Committee and Labor Committee. Under Lacob’s guidance, the Warriors joined the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers last season as the only franchises to win three NBA titles (2015, 2017, 2018) in a span of four seasons, becoming the first team to repeat as NBA champions since the Miami Heat in 2012 & 2013. In Lacob’s fifth season as owner in 2014-15, the Warriors ended a 40-year championship drought, beginning the most successful four-year run in NBA history (265-63 overall record) from 2014-15 through 2017-18, including four consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals and the most wins in a single season in NBA history (73-9 record) during the 2015-16 campaign. The Warriors have made six-straight playoff appearances for the first time since the inception of the league (1946-47 through 1951-52). In fact, prior to the last six seasons, the club had only made the playoffs once in the previous 18 years. OWNERSHIP The franchise’s success in recent years has also extended to the business side. In 2014 and again in 2016, the Warriors were named “Sports Team of the Year” by the Sports Business Journal, in recognition of the organization’s innovative and successful business practices. This marks the first time that any professional team has won this prestigious sports business award more than once. Additionally, under Lacob’s leadership, the Warriors were named the 2016 winner of the Entrepreneurial Company of the Year (ENCORE) Award by the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in recognition of the organization’s entrepreneurial spirit in redefining sports management, pioneering the use of sports analytics in the NBA, and adopting new technologies that have transformed the fan experience. The Warriors are the first sports organization to win the ENCORE Award, which has been presented annually since 1982 to recognize best in class entrepreneurial companies from around the world and has included such recent winners as Google (2004), Apple (2005), and Amazon (2010). In addition to the Warriors’ organization-wide honors, Lacob was named the 2016 recipient of the Sports Executive of the Year award by the Sports Business Journal. He was also named one of the Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO’s by the San Francisco Business Times in November of 2015. Peter Guber Owner, Golden State Warriors Peter Guber, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry for more than 35 years, is currently in his ninth season as owner of the Golden State Warriors.