Q 01/05

What name did the Spurs' arena, opened in 2002 under a telecom sponsor, take in 2023?

A) Frost Bank Center

B) AT&T Center

C) Valero Center

D) USAA Center

Answer · why

A) Frost Bank Center

Frost Bank Center became the name in September 2023 after AT&T, which had moved its headquarters out of San Antonio, chose not to renew its naming dea...

Q 02/05

Which championship trophy did the Spurs lift in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014?

A) Maurice Podoloff Trophy

B) Larry O'Brien Trophy

C) Walter A. Brown Trophy

D) Oscar Robertson Trophy

Answer · why

B) Larry O'Brien Trophy

Larry O'Brien Trophy goes to the NBA champions. After the 2014 title the Spurs let players take it home on a 'Trophy Tour' that reached Argentina, Aus...

Q 03/05

Under what name did the Spurs franchise begin play in the ABA in 1967?

A) Kentucky Colonels

B) New Orleans Buccaneers

C) Houston Mavericks

D) Dallas Chaparrals

Answer · why

D) Dallas Chaparrals

Dallas Chaparrals became the Texas Chaparrals for 1970–71, playing some games in Fort Worth and Lubbock to win a wider following, then dropped the exp...

Q 04/05

What was the team briefly called after its 1973 move, before it became the Spurs?

A) Gunslingers

B) Rattlers

C) Vaqueros

D) Missions

Answer · why

A) Gunslingers

Gunslingers was the San Antonio investors' first choice of name, but they soon changed it to Spurs and gave the team its black-and-silver look.

Q 05/05

Which San Antonio car dealer helped bring the Spurs to town in 1973?

A) Tom Benson

B) Jerry Jones

C) Red McCombs

D) Lamar Hunt

Answer · why

C) Red McCombs

Red McCombs and his partners leased the struggling ABA club with an option to buy, then tore up the lease after one season and bought it outright once...