Rick Pych ( ; born in
Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional sports executive. He is the strategic advisor and past president and CEO of
Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Spurs Sports & Entertainment L.L.C. (SS&E) is an American sports & entertainment organization, based in San Antonio, Texas. The company owns and operates several sporting franchises including the National Basketball Association (NBA) San Antonio ...
, which runs the NBA
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...
and
AT&T Center
AT&T Center is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and ...
Spurs owner
Peter Holt
Peter M. Holt (born July 26, 1948) is an American businessman. He is the former CEO of HoltCat, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States and former chairman, CEO, and owner of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NBA's S ...
promoted Pych to his current position on July 15, 2008, where Pych oversees the marketing, sales, finance, communications and corporate development for the Spurs organization’s business initiatives. He is also chief development officer of the
AT&T Center
AT&T Center is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and ...
and led the franchise through its development, construction and opening in 2002.
Pych first joined the Spurs organization in 1993 previously serving as chief financial officer of Spurs Sports & Entertainment from 1993 to 2000 and executive vice president of finance and corporate development from 2000 to 2008. "In 2008, he was named president of business operations and took over as president and CEO in 2016."
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Pych received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the Fairfield University Dolan School of Business
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time a ...
in 1975.
References
External links
NBA profile
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Fairfield University Dolan School of Business alumni
National Basketball Association executives
Spurs Sports & Entertainment
San Antonio Stars
San Antonio Spurs executives
American chief financial officers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)