2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season

2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coach Gregg Popovich
General manager R.C. Buford
Arena AT&T Center
Results
Record 54–28 (.659)
Place Division: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Mavericks 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Southwest, KENS, KMYS
Radio WOAI

The 2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season was the 42nd season of the franchise and the 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the First Round.

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 George Hill Point guard  United States IUPUI
2 45 Goran Dragić Point guard  Slovenia Union Olimpija
2 57 James Gist Power forward  United States Maryland

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 15 United States Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
F 12 United States Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton
F/C 21 United States Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest
G/F 4 United States Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wisconsin
G 20 Argentina Ginóbili, Manu  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Argentina
F/C 90 United States Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 3 United States Hill, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) IUPUI
F 28 France Mahinmi, Ian  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) France
G 8 United States Mason, Roger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
C 7 Argentina Oberto, Fabricio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Argentina
G 9 France Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France
F/C 40 United States Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) TCU
F 5 United States Udoka, Ime 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland State
G 11 United States Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5428.659—28–1326–1510–6
x-Houston Rockets5329.646133–820–219–7
x-Dallas Mavericks5032.610432–918–237–9
x-New Orleans Hornets4933.598528–1321–209–7
Memphis Grizzlies2458.2843016–258–335–11
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793—
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.65911
3 y-San Antonio Spurs5428.65911
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5428.65911
5 x-Houston Rockets5329.64612
6 x-Dallas Mavericks5032.61015
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4933.59816
8 x-Utah Jazz4834.58517
9 Phoenix Suns4636.56119
10 Golden State Warriors2953.35436
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2458.29341
12 Memphis Grizzlies2458.29341
13 Oklahoma City Thunder2359.28042
14 Los Angeles Clippers1963.23246
15 Sacramento Kings1765.20748

Game log

2008–09 game log
Total: 54–28 (Home: 28–13; Road: 26–15)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 9–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–2)
December: 11–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 4–2)
January: 12–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 6–2)
February: 7–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 5–3)
March: 9–8 (Home: 6–4; Road: 3–4)
April: 6–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–1)
2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game Source: [1]

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Blake Ahearn 306.3.333.5001.000.3.7.3.02.7
Matt Bonner 816723.8.496.440.7394.81.0.6.38.2
Bruce Bowen 801018.8.422.429.5381.8.5.5.22.7
Austin Croshere 307.7.222.000.0003.31.0.0.01.3
Tim Duncan 757533.7.504.000.69210.73.5.51.719.3
Desmon Farmer 3018.0.286.2501.0002.0.7.0.04.3
Michael Finley 817728.8.437.411.8233.31.4.5.29.7
Manu Ginóbili 44726.8.454.330.8844.53.61.5.415.5
Drew Gooden 19 1 16.8 .490 .000 .789 4.4 .2 .2 .2 9.8
Malik Hairston 15010.3.490.000.2861.9.9.4.53.3
George Hill 77716.5.403.329.7812.11.8.6.35.7
Roger Mason 827130.4.425.421.8903.12.1.5.111.8
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3 0 6.7 .714 .714 3.3 .0 .3 .3 5.0
Fabricio Oberto 541112.5.587.000.5712.61.1.1.22.6
Tony Parker 727134.1.506.292.7823.16.9.9.122.0
Kurt Thomas 791017.8.503.000.8225.1.8.4.74.3
Anthony Tolliver 19 0 10.9 .292 .220 .500 2.2 .9 .3 .1 2.7
Ime Udoka 67315.4.383.328.6092.8.8.5.24.3
Jacque Vaughn 3009.7.3201.000.889.71.8.2.02.2
Marcus Williams 2 0 1.5 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Matt Bonner 5520.0.217.2311.0003.2.0.6.43.0
Bruce Bowen 5226.0.538.5561.0003.0.6.6.04.2
Tim Duncan 5532.8.532.6078.03.2.61.219.8
Michael Finley 5528.6.441.467.7503.01.0.2.28.0
Drew Gooden 4 0 17.8 .333 .000 1.000 3.8 .3 .3 .3 7.3
George Hill 4019.0.333.375.8572.0.5.5.35.8
Roger Mason 5321.6.375.368.6671.61.8.2.06.6
Fabricio Oberto 2011.0.6671.0002.0.01.0.06.0
Tony Parker 5536.2.546.212.7104.26.81.2.228.6
Kurt Thomas 5016.0.455.7504.6.4.2.42.6
Ime Udoka 5020.8.350.125.4004.6.8.8.23.4
Jacque Vaughn 2010.5.400.500.02.0.0.03.5

The Spurs were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Tim Duncan became the first player in NBA history to be an All-NBA selection in his first twelve seasons. Duncan is one of only eight players in the history of the league to be selected twelve times.[2]

Transactions

Free agents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  2. 1 2 3 McDonald, Jeff (May 14, 2009). "Spurs' Duncan, Parker grace All-NBA teams". San Antiono Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
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