By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-06-18 10:23:34
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马刺管理合伙人 彼得·J·霍尔特 (Peter J. Holt) 于2025年5月6日在新闻发布会上讲话，介绍 米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 为马刺新任主教练。马刺体育娱乐公司周三宣布，将投资职业排球俱乐部LOVB奥斯汀队。
马刺体育娱乐公司正在扩大其在奥斯汀地区已经根深蒂固的商业布局。
冠军排球联赛周三宣布，马刺体育娱乐公司已加入其奥斯汀特许经营权的投资方之列。
该职业排球联赛在新闻稿中表示，G9风投公司和闪电风投公司是LOVB奥斯汀排球俱乐部的其他所有者。该集团也获得了联赛的股权。
马刺体育娱乐公司主席兼管理合伙人 彼得·J·霍尔特 (Peter J. Holt) 在一份声明中表示，LOVB奥斯汀排球俱乐部“社区优先、运动员为中心的模式与马刺体育娱乐公司的组织价值观和标准完全契合”。
“对我们而言，投资圣安东尼奥-奥斯汀地区至关重要，而冠军排球联赛提供了一个绝佳的机会，能以积极团结的方式提升女子体育的地位，”霍尔特补充道，“随着在整个奥斯汀到蒙特雷走廊区域举办冠军排球联赛比赛的机会，我们迫不及待地想看到这些精英运动员在我们的市场中同场竞技。”
前德克萨斯大学排球运动员 洛根·埃格尔斯顿 (Logan Eggleston) (33号) 在2021年4月24日星期六于内布拉斯加州奥马哈举行的NCAA女排锦标赛决赛中，对阵肯塔基大学的 埃莉斯·戈青格 (Elise Goetzinger) (11号) 和 麦迪逊·利利 (Madison Lilley) (2号) 扣球。马刺体育娱乐公司正在投资LOVB奥斯汀， 埃格尔斯顿 效力于这支职业排球俱乐部。(美联社图片/约翰·彼得森，资料图)
G9风投公司由 艾米·格里芬 (Amy Griffin) 领导，她此前已作为投资者参与该联赛。费城76人队亿万富翁共同所有人，同时也是华盛顿指挥官队、克利夫兰守护者队、新泽西魔鬼队以及职业足球的投资者 大卫·布利策 (David Blitzer) ，则领导闪电风投公司。
LOVB奥斯汀交易的财务细节并未披露。
LOVB奥斯汀队的15名球员中，有9名曾在德克萨斯大学效力。前德州长角牛队的 洛根·埃格尔斯顿 和 麦迪森·斯金纳 (Madisen Skinner) 在去年四月带领奥斯汀队横扫奥马哈，夺得了首届冠军排球联赛冠军。
除了马刺队和LOVB奥斯汀队，马刺体育娱乐公司旗下的资产还包括发展联盟的奥斯汀马刺队和美国足球联赛的圣安东尼奥FC队。过去三个赛季，马刺队作为马刺体育娱乐公司扩大该地区市场推广的一部分，已在奥斯汀举办了常规赛“主场比赛”。
冠军排球联赛即将迎来其第二个赛季。最初的六支冠军排球联赛球队均由联赛拥有并运营，但现在联赛正转向个人所有权模式。
前德克萨斯大学排球运动员 麦迪森·斯金纳 在2023年12月17日星期日于佛罗里达州坦帕举行的NCAA一级女子大学排球锦标赛冠军赛中，球队击败内布拉斯加大学后庆祝。马刺体育娱乐公司正在投资LOVB奥斯汀， 斯金纳 效力于这支职业排球俱乐部。(美联社图片/克里斯·奥米拉)
冠军排球联赛主席 罗茜·斯波尔丁 (Rosie Spaulding) 在一份声明中表示：“要长期建设一个可持续且成功的职业排球联赛，你需要有远见的球队老板，他们不仅认同你的使命，而且坚信未来的巨大机遇。”
斯波尔丁补充道：“ 大卫·布利策 、 艾米·格里芬 和 彼得·J·霍尔特 都是冠军排球联赛独特‘从青年到职业’模式的热情倡导者，他们相信排球有望成为美国下一个主要体育联盟，并且奥斯汀社区是这项运动真正的温床。我们很高兴能与这三家卓越的组织合作，共同发展LOVB奥斯汀、冠军排球联赛以及这项运动本身。”
格里芬表示：“作为一名曾效力于德克萨斯大学的排球运动员，投资奥斯汀的女子体育特许经营权感觉像是一个机会，可以帮助发展一项教会我许多道理的运动。G9风投公司深信体育的变革性力量，我们很荣幸在过去两年里与冠军排球联赛合作，共同建设社区并赋能年轻女性。”
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Spurs group, Peter Holt invest in LOVB Austin pro volleyball team
Spurs Managing Partner Peter J. Holt speaks at a news conference introducing Mitch Johnson as the new head coach of the Spurs on May 6, 2025. Spurs Sports & Entertainment is investing in professional volleyball team LOVB Austin, the organization announced Wednesday.
Spurs Sports & Entertainment is increasing its already deep business footprint in the Austin region.
League One Volleyball 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, the professional volleyball league said in a press release. The group has also gained an ownership stake in the league.
Peter J. Holt, chairman and managing partner of SS&E, said in a statement that LOVB Austin Volleyball’s "community-first and athlete-centered model is in complete alignment with our organizational values and standards at Spurs Sports & Entertainment.”
“It’s so important for us to invest in our San Antonio-Austin region, and LOVB offers the perfect opportunity to do so while elevating women’s sports in a positive and unifying way," Holt added. "With the opportunity to host LOVB games throughout the entire Austin to Monterrey corridor, we can’t wait to see these elite athletes compete throughout our market.”
Former Texas volleyball player Logan Eggleston (33) spikes the ball against Kentucky’s Elise Goetzinger (11) and Madison Lilley (2) during the finals in the NCAA women’s volleyball championships Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. Spurs Sports & Entertainment is investing in LOVB Austin, a professional volleyball team on which Eggleston plays. (AP Photo/John Peterson, File)
G9 Ventures is headed by Amy Griffin, who has already been involved in the league as an investor. David Blitzer, billionaire co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and an investor in the Washington Commanders, the Cleveland Guardians, the New Jersey Devils and in pro soccer, heads Bolt Ventures.
Financial details of the LOVB Austin transaction were not disclosed.
Nine of LOVB Austin’s 15 players played at Texas. Former Longhorns Logan Eggleston and Madisen Skinner led Austin to the first LOVB championship with a sweep of Omaha last April.
In addition to the Spurs and LOVB Austin, SS&E also includes the G League’s Austin Spurs and the United Soccer League’s San Antonio FC in its holdings. The Spurs have played regular season “home games” in Austin the past three seasons as part of an SS&E effort to expand its marketing of the area.
LOVB is embarking on its second season. The original six LOVB teams had all been owned and operated by the league, but the league is now moving toward individual ownership.
Former Texas volleyball player Madisen Skinner celebrates after the team defeated Nebraska during the championship match in the NCAA Division I women’s college volleyball tournament Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Spurs Sports & Entertainment is investing in LOVB Austin, a professional volleyball team on which Skinner plays.(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
“To build a sustainable and successful professional volleyball league for the long term, you need visionary team owners who not only subscribe to your mission, but believe strongly in the tremendous opportunity ahead,” Rosie Spaulding, president of LOVB, said in a statement.
“David Blitzer, Amy Griffin and Peter J. Holt are passionate champions of LOVB’s unique youth-to-pro model, the potential for volleyball to be the next major sports league in the U.S. and the community of Austin as a true hotbed for the sport," Spaulding added. "We are thrilled to partner with these three extraordinary organizations in growing LOVB Austin, League One Volleyball and the game itself.”
Said Griffin, “As a former volleyball player from Texas, investing in a women’s sports franchise in Austin feels like an opportunity to help grow a sport that has taught me so many lessons. G9 deeply believes in the transformative nature of sport, and we are proud to have partnered with LOVB for the past two years to build community and empower young women."
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News