The AT&T Center is the home court of the San Antonio Spurs and is located on the east side of San Antonio, Texas. The arena is able to seat just over 18,500 for basketball games, 19,000 for concerts or other large gatherings, 16,000 for hockey matches, and also includes 50 luxury suites, 2,018 club seats, and 32 total restrooms in the facility.

The arena cost $186 million to build and construction was completed in 2002 under the name, SBC Center. The arena officially changed its name to the AT&T center in January 2006 following the purchase of SBC Communications by AT&T in November of 2005. The following is our guide to the AT&T Center San Antonio to help keep sports fans who are traveling to San Antonio informed.

AT&T Center Seating Chart (Spurs)

Facts about the AT&T Center

• Former name: SBC Center (2002–2005)
• Location: 1 AT&T Center Parkway, San Antonio, Texas 78219
• GPS Location: 29°25′37″N 98°26′15″W
• Opened: October 18, 2002
• Operator: Spurs Sports & Entertainment
• Construction cost: $186 million ($244 million in 2014 dollars)
• Architects: Ellerbe Becket, Kell Muñoz Architects, Lake Flato Architects

Arena Capacity:

• Basketball: 18,581
• Ice Hockey: 16,000 (6,374 with curtain system)
• Concert: 19,000

Arena Tenants:

• San Antonio Spurs (NBA) (2002–present)
• San Antonio Stars (WNBA) (2003–present)
• San Antonio Rampage (AHL) (2002–present)
• San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo (2003–present)

History Behind the AT&T Center Construction

For a number of years, the San Antonio Spurs had played in the Alamodome, but despite the facility being built fairly recently (1993), the team desired a new facility that was more fan and basketball friendly.

Although the city of San Antonio and the Spurs had come to an agreement to build a new facility next to the Alamodome, the team ultimately partnered with Bexar County to build a new arena near Freeman Coliseum. The agreement included the facility hosting a new ice hockey team as well as the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Association multi-day event (this results in the Spurs always having to play an extended road trip each February to accommodate). Conveniently, the vote by Bexar County to approve the arena plan was held on the same day that the Spurs were awarded their NBA Championship rings for the team’s first NBA Championship.

Planning Your Visit to the AT&T Center

Getting to the AT&T Center

The AT&T Center has more than 7,000 parking spots on the property. Many sports fans will elect to drive to the arena to watch the Spurs play basketball. If you plan on

driving to the game the address of the AT&T Center for use in your GPS or Mobile phone is:

One AT&T Center Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78219

If you are flying in from out of town and do not plan on renting a car or hiring other transportation, the bus is the only public transportation available at the time of this writing to get to the AT&T center. From the Riverwalk area hotels, the bus will take you approximately 20 minutes to get to the arena for a Spurs game or other event.

Parking at the AT&T Center

When attending the Spurs games, parking lots 1-4 and 6-7 are available for non-season ticket holders to use. The pricing will vary based on the event, but at the time of this writing the following are the notional prices:

• Lot 1 – $15
• Lot 2 – $20
• Lot 3 – $20
• Lot 4 – $15
• Lot 6 – $10
• Lot 7 – $10

If you want to verify the pricing for a specific event, the Service Innovation Team can be contacted at: (210) 444-5140. If you think the Spurs (or other sporting event) game will be sold out, game parking can be purchased in advance at: (210) 225-8326, by visiting the Southeast Box Office, or visiting Ticketmaster online.

AT&T Center Parking Map

Shopping for San Antonio Spurs Merchandise

For fans who want to pick up San Antonio Spurs merchandise, the AT&T Center FanShop is located at the arena and is available for sports fans to pick up their favorite team merchandise. There are a wide variety of gifts available at the shop to help make just about any Spurs fan happy! For those who are not able to go shopping at the arena, the AT&T Center FanShop is also open online offering everything from adult jerseys to Spurs collectibles.