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60 free San Antonio Spurs trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This San Antonio Spurs trivia quiz covers the whole franchise: the Dallas Chaparrals, the Gunslingers name that never took the court, the Iceman's 63-point scoring-title night, the Rodeo Road Trip, David Robinson's Navy service, the Twin Towers, five championships under Gregg Popovich, the 2013 heartbreak and 2014 redemption, Kawhi Leonard's exit, and the Victor Wembanyama era. Expect easy questions on the arena, the mascot and the biggest names, plenty of history for regular fans, and hard ones about the 35 businessmen who leased the team, the Spirits of St. Louis' payout and the record Alamodome crowd. Uniforms, from Fiesta colours to SATX, get their turn too. Every answer was checked against primary and encyclopaedic sources before it went in, so when you miss one you can trust the explanation. Play it solo or run it as a round at your next River Walk watch party. For the wider league, our NBA trivia page is the natural next stop.
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Q 01What name did the Spurs' arena, opened in 2002 under a telecom sponsor, take in 2023?
Frost Bank Center
It opened in 2002 as the SBC Center next to the Freeman Coliseum, funded by hotel and car-rental taxes approved by Bexar County voters, and became Frost Bank Center in 2023.
Q 02In which five years did the Spurs win their NBA championships?
1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014
They are the only former ABA team to have won multiple NBA titles.
Q 03Under what name did the Spurs franchise begin play in the ABA in 1967?
Dallas Chaparrals
Player-coach Cliff Hagan led them; the team briefly rebranded as the Texas Chaparrals in 1970–71.
Q 04What was the team briefly called after its 1973 move, before it became the Spurs?
Gunslingers
'Spurs' may have come from a name-the-team contest or from an owner born in Spur, Texas.
Q 05Which trio led the 35 San Antonio businessmen who leased the Chaparrals in 1973?
Angelo Drossos, John Schaefer and Red McCombs
They tore up the lease after one year and bought the team outright once it proved a runaway hit.
Q 06Which future Hall of Famer did the Spurs acquire from the Virginia Squires in January 1974?
George Gervin
A judge ruled in the Spurs' favour and 'The Iceman' debuted on February 7, 1974.
Q 07How many points did the Iceman score in one quarter on the last day of 1977-78 to win the scoring title?
33
He needed 58 against the Jazz to overtake David Thompson's 73 earlier that day and finished with 63.
Q 08Which team came back from 3–1 down to beat the Spurs in the 1979 Eastern Conference finals?
Washington Bullets
Washington won Game 7 107–105; the Spurs waited 20 more years for their first Finals.
Q 09What annual event forces the Spurs onto an extended February road trip each year?
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
The 'Rodeo Road Trip' has often gone well; they won eight of nine in 2003, an NBA record for a single trip.
Q 10How do the Spurs traditionally celebrate NBA championships?
Boat parades on the River Walk
The 1999 Finals also set the record for the largest crowd at a Finals game, at the Alamodome.
Q 11Which US Naval Academy centre did the Spurs draft first overall in 1987 but have to wait two years for?
David Robinson
His rookie season produced a then-record 35-win turnaround, from 21–61 to 56–26.
Q 12Which former UNLV coach was fired just 20 games into the 1992–93 season in a famous flop?
Jerry Tarkanian
John Lucas took over and went 39–22 the rest of the way.
Q 13For how much did Peter Holt's group buy the Spurs from Red McCombs in 1993?
$75 million
That season the team moved into the Alamodome.
Q 21Whose clutch three-pointer with nine seconds left won Game 5 of the 2005 Finals in Detroit for the Spurs?
Robert Horry
'Big Shot Rob' had gone scoreless in the first half; the Spurs won Game 7 81–74.
Q 22Which player became the first European-born Finals MVP when the Spurs swept Cleveland in 2007?
Tony Parker
He averaged 24.5 points on 57 percent shooting in the sweep.
Q 23A Spurs veteran's hip check on which Suns star in Game 4 of the 2007 series led to a two-game suspension?
Steve Nash
The series is often called the 'true' Finals of 2007.
Q 14Which rebounder did the Spurs acquire from Detroit in 1993, then trade to Chicago after friction with David Robinson?
Dennis Rodman
He went on to win three titles with the Bulls; Elliott came back to San Antonio a year later.
Q 15What was the Spurs' record in 1996–97, the franchise's worst, before they won the lottery and drafted Tim Duncan?
20–62
David Robinson played only six games; Gregg Popovich replaced Bob Hill 18 games into the season.
Q 16Which team did the Spurs beat in the 1999 Finals, the first eighth seed ever to reach the Finals?
New York Knicks
San Antonio clinched at Madison Square Garden and became the first former ABA team to win the NBA title.
Q 17What was the Spurs' record in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, their only Duncan year under 50 wins?
37–13
They went 11–1 through the Western Conference playoffs.
Q 18Which Spurs player returned in March 2000 after receiving a kidney transplant from his brother?
Sean Elliott
He played the final 19 games of that season.
Q 19The 2003 Finals were the first between two former ABA teams. Whom did the Spurs beat?
New Jersey Nets
It was David Robinson's final season, and Tim Duncan was both MVP and Finals MVP.
Q 20Which Lakers guard hit the shot with 0.4 seconds left that stunned the Spurs in Game 5 in 2004?
Derek Fisher
Duncan had seemingly won it with a shot at 0.4 seconds; the Lakers won 74–73 and took the series in six.
Q 24With which pick did the Spurs draft Manu Ginóbili in 1999?
57th
Tony Parker went 28th in 2001; both became All-Stars.
Q 25Which guard did the Spurs trade to Indiana on 2011 draft night for the rights to the 15th pick?
George Hill
Hill went to his hometown team; Leonard had been picked 15th by the Pacers.
Q 26Which eighth seed upset the top-seeded, 61-win Spurs in the 2011 first round?
Memphis Grizzlies
Manu Ginóbili had been hurt in the final regular-season game.
Q 27Whose late three-pointer in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals denied the Spurs a title that night?
Ray Allen
Popovich had benched Duncan for the possession; Miami won in overtime and took Game 7.
Q 28Who was named Finals MVP when the Spurs beat Miami in five games in 2014?
Kawhi Leonard
At 22 he was the third-youngest Finals MVP after Magic Johnson and Duncan; every Spurs win was by 15 or more.
Q 29How many straight games did the Spurs win in February and March 2014, a franchise record?
19
They finished with the NBA's best record at 62 wins.
Q 30Which WNBA star did the Spurs hire in 2014 as the first full-time female coach in a major US pro league?
Becky Hammon
She joined Popovich's staff after retiring from the San Antonio Stars.