If youre a basketball fan in Austin, Texas, youre in luck. The Austin Toros are a minor league basketball team located in Austin. They play their home games at the Austin Convention Center. Although theyve only been located in Austin for the past four years, this team has quickly become one of the best forms of entertainment in the city.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.
AUSTIN — Despite a 28-point effort from Antonio Anderson, and a strong effort on the boards, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers dropped their season opener to the Austin Toros 93-82 Friday night at the Austin Convention Center. The Vipers out-rebounded the Toros 48-39 and dished out 13 team assists, but lost the turnover battle 24-13, which contributed to falling on the short side of the scoring ledger.
Fouls and free throws were also a story in the game Friday night. The Vipers committed 29 personal fouls, which led to 36 Austin free throw attempts of which it converted 28. The Vipers meanwhile, shot 26 free throws but made just 15.
The game was back and forth with both teams holding leads of at least eight
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
If youre a basketball fan in Austin, Texas, youre in luck. The Austin Toros are a minor league basketball team located in Austin. They play their home games at the Austin Convention Center. Although theyve only been located in Austin for the past four years, this team has quickly become one of the best forms of entertainment in the city.
The Austin Toros originally started as the Columbus Riverdragons from Columbus, Georgia. The franchise was awarded to Austin in mid 2005. By August, the new name of the Toros was revealed along with the official colors red, blue and gold. Recently the team was acquired by the San Antonio Spurs and the team colors were changed to silver and black to mimic the Spurs colors. They became the second Development League team to be purchased by an NBA team.
On February 22, 2007, the Toros head coach Dennis Johnson had a heart attack and died shortly after a work out with the players. An interim coach was used for the rest of the season and then Quin Synder became the head coach for the following 2007-2008 season.
The Austin Toros originally started as the Columbus Riverdragons from Columbus, Georgia. The franchise was awarded to Austin in mid 2005. By August, the new name of the Toros was revealed along with the official colors red, blue and gold. Recently the team was acquired by the San Antonio Spurs and the team colors were changed to silver and black to mimic the Spurs colors. They became the second Development League team to be purchased by an NBA team.
On February 22, 2007, the Toros head coach Dennis Johnson had a heart attack and died shortly after a work out with the players. An interim coach was used for the rest of the season and then Quin Synder became the head coach for the following 2007-2008 season.
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