SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs have announced their broadcast schedule for the 2024-2025 season, which for the first time includes 10 games appearing on KIII in the Coastal Bend.
KIII will air seven games on its primary ABC channel 3.1 and three games on MeTV, KIII’s subchannel on 3.2.
“This is an incredible opportunity to bring the excitement of Spurs basketball to the Coastal Bend,” said Rebecca Cantu, KIII President and General Manager. “The Spurs are a world-class organization with passionate fans in South Texas and this partnership allows KIII to connect our community with one of its favorite teams.”
KIII will tip off its game broadcast coverage when the Spurs face the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 1. Another key game airing on KIII includes the Spurs' NBA Paris 2025 game against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 23.
“It's truly special for KIII to be a part of the Spurs’ resurgence, including Victor Wembanyama's first NBA game in France,” said longtime 3NEWS Sports Anchor Chris Thomasson. "The Coastal Bend has always been a huge supporter of the Spurs, one of the preeminent franchises in all of professional sports.”
As for the broadcast, Sean Elliott is back for his 24th year as lead analyst alongside new play-by-play broadcaster Jacob Tobey, who is in his first season calling Spurs basketball. Dan Weiss returns as host of the Spurs Live pregame and postgame shows.
This season's games on KIII expand on a longtime broadcast partnership between the Spurs and KENS 5 in San Antonio, which is part of TEGNA, KIII's parent company.
"San Antonio's Own KENS 5 has long been the official television home of the Spurs, and we are thrilled to extend that partnership. We are also excited to expand the reach of free over-the-air Spurs games to the KVUE audience in Austin and KIII audience in Corpus Christi," said Brad Ramsey, senior vice president, media operations for TEGNA. "We are grateful for the trust of the entire Spurs Sports & Entertainment team, and together we are proud to be delivering more games, to more homes, and more Spurs fans."
Here's the full schedule of Spurs games on KIII this season (game tip-offs indicated in Central Time):
- Sunday, Dec. 1: San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings, 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Jan. 23: San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers @ Paris, France, 1 p.m.
- *Saturday, Feb. 1: Miami Heat @ San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 21: Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs @ Moody Center in Austin, 7:30 p.m.
- *Saturday, March 1: San Antonio Spurs @ Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 4: Brooklyn Nets @ San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 7: San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings, 9 p.m.
- *Saturday, March 15: New Orleans Pelicans @ San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 4: Cleveland Cavaliers @ San Antonio Spurs, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 9: San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors, 9 p.m.
* Games will appear on MeTV, which is KIII subchannel 3.2. MeTV is also on Spectrum channel 1240, Astound channel 281, and DirecTV channel 77 HD
Twenty-one Spurs games will be broadcast nationally across ESPN, TNT, ABC and NBA TV. That includes Thursday's season opener in Dallas against the Mavericks which will appear on TNT.
