Tom Orsborn

San Antonio

Sports Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News

Sportswriter for 39 years at San Antonio Express-News, covering everything from preps to the Cowboys to the Spurs. Proud San Antonio College alum. 🌈 ally.

Articles

Spurs Sports & Entertainment invests in Austin pro volleyball team

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

Spurs Sports & Entertainment is increasing its already deep business footprint in the Austin region. Professional volleyball league LOVB announced Wednesday that SS&E is part of the ownership group that has bought into its Austin franchise. G9 Ventures and Bolt Ventures are the other owners of LOVB Austin Volleyball, League One Volleyball said in a press release. The group has also gained an ownership stake in the league. Article continues below this ad Peter J.
As trade rumors swirl, Suns' Kevin Durant reportedly eyeing Spurs

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

As trade rumors swirl regarding the Phoenix Suns' bid to fetch a favorable return for Kevin Durant, San Antonio reportedly has emerged as the preferred destination of the aging star. Citing league sources as the Suns engage in talks with several teams, The Athletic reported Monday night the future Hall of Famer has identified the Spurs as the franchise he specifically would like to join.
'Big Nasty' Corliss Williamson set to join Spurs as an assistant coach

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

Corliss Williamson is set to join Spurs coach Mitch Johnson's staff as an assistant next season after spending the last two years on Chris Finch's bench in Minnesota, a league source confirmed Friday. The addition of Williamson, 51, gives the Spurs a coach with a long history of success as a player.
Spurs' Sean Elliott recalls late David Greenwood's influence on his career

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

In Spurs lore, David Greenwood is remembered as the player acquired in the unpopular trade that sent future Hall of Famer George Gervin to Chicago in October 1985. But there was another lesser-known aspect to Greenwood's association with the Spurs. As an elder statesman in his 12th and final NBA season, he had a second stint with the club during which he mentored a young, impressionable Sean Elliott. "He was a great vet for me," Elliott said.
Where will former Texas star Tre Johnson land in NBA draft?

1 month ago | victoriaadvocate.com | Tom Orsborn

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Where will former Texas star Tre Johnson land in NBA draft?

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Tom Orsborn

Former Texas guard Tre Johnson offered common-sense answers to various questions at the NBA draft combine about how he became a superior shot-maker. Take, for instance, this response when asked how he excels at scoring on set plays coming out of timeouts: “Just practicing it. It really ain’t rocket science. We put the play in, you know where the shot can come at, why not practice it?
Where will former Texas star Tre Johnson land in NBA draft?

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

Former Texas guard Tre Johnson offered common-sense answers to various questions at the NBA draft combine about how he became a superior shot-maker. Take, for instance, this response when asked how he excels at scoring on set plays coming out of timeouts: "Just practicing it. It really ain't rocket science. We put the play in, you know where the shot can come at, why not practice it?
What will the Spurs do with the No. 14 pick?

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

Liam McNeeley arrived at the NBA draft combine determined to show off his athleticism to teams trying to decide whether he's worthy of a lottery pick. By the time he left Chicago last week, the Connecticut alumnus was confident he had accomplished that goal after setting a combine record in the shuttle run with a blistering time of 2.75 seconds and recording an impressive 36 1/2-inch vertical leap. "I showed it here at the combine," the 19-year-old wing said.
Why Dylan Harper is great fit for Spurs with the No. 2 pick in NBA Draft

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

CHICAGO - Dylan Harper's parents introduced him to basketball about the same time he learned to crawl. "They put a ball in my hands when I was a baby," he said of his father, Ron, who won five NBA championships during his 15-year playing career, and his mother, Maria, who played at the University of New Orleans before becoming a coach, including a stint at New Jersey's Don Bosco Prep, her son's alma mater.
Johnson to represent Spurs on lottery stage

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Tom Orsborn

The Spurs aren't wasting any time putting Mitch Johnson front and center as their new head coach. Johnson will be on the stage in front of the ESPN cameras when the results of the NBA draft lottery are announced next Monday night at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center, a team spokesperson said.