Spurs Announce 2023-24 Opening Night Roster
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San Antonio Converts Charles Bediako to Two-Way Contract
SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 23, 2023) – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have converted center Charles Bediako to a two-way contract to finalize their opening night roster for the 2023-24 season. The Silver and Black tip off the regular season in San Antonio on Wednesday, Oct. 25 against the Dallas Mavericks at the Frost Bank Center.
Bediako, 7-0/225, appeared in five games for the Spurs in the NBA 2K24 Summer League, averaging 5.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 13.1 minutes. Prior to Summer League, Bediako played two seasons at the University of Alabama where in 68 games (65 starts) he averaged 6.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.70 blocks in 19.2 minutes on his way to 2023 SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Defensive team.
The Spurs final roster for opening night stands at 18 players.
2023-24 SAN ANTONIO SPURS ROSTER
NOPLAYER POS.HT.WT.DOBFROMYEARS26Dominick Barlow*F6-1022005/26/03Overtime Elite/USA128Charles BasseyC6-1123510/28/00Western Kentucky/Nigeria227Charles Bediako*C6-1122503/10/02Alabama/CanadaR22Malaki BranhamG6-519505/12/03Ohio State/USA130Julian ChampagnieF6-921006/29/01St. John’s/USA125Sidy CissokoF6-722504/02/04G League Ignite/FranceR23Zach CollinsF/C6-1124511/19/97Gonzaga/USA54Devonte’ GrahamG6-119502/22/95Kansas/USA53Keldon JohnsonG/F6-522510/11/99Kentucky/USA433Tre JonesG6-118501/08/00Duke/USA354Sandro MamukelashviliF6-1024005/23/99Seton Hall/Georgia217Doug McDermottF6-622001/03/92Creighton/USA916Cedi OsmanF6-723004/08/95Anadolu Efes/Macedonia-Turkey611Sir’Jabari Rice*G6-417012/28/98Texas/USAR10Jeremy SochanF6-822005/20/03Baylor/Poland-England124Devin VassellG6-520008/23/00Florida State/USA31Victor WembanyamaF7-323001/04/04Metropolitans 92/FranceR14Blake WesleyG6-419003/16/03Notre Dame/USA1 *Two-way contract Head Coach:Gregg Popovich (Air Force Academy)Head Athletic Trainer:Will Sevening (Wisconsin-La Crosse)Assistant Coaches:Brett Brown (Boston University)Mitch Johnson (Stanford)Matt Nielsen (Australia)Darius Songaila (Wake Forest) Director Player Performance & Wellness:Xavi Schelling (Bàsquet Manresa)