National Basketball Association

Santa Cruz Warriors Set to Play Home Game at Oracle Arena

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Santa Cruz Warriors will host the Oklahoma City Blue at Oracle Arena on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.

The 2015 NBA D-League Champion Santa Cruz Warriors announced Saturday evening that the team plans to host the Oklahoma City Blue at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.

This game will be the first time Santa Cruz plays at the home of the Golden State Warriors. The first 10,000 fans to enter the doors will receive a special edition Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk bobblehead, which depicts Golden State’s Stephen Curry on surf board.

For more information on this exclusive look at Golden State’s D-League affiliate team, please visit their official website, where you can find the official news release.

The Santa Cruz Warriors have been the Central Coast’s team for the past five years. Formerly the Dakota Wizards, the team was purchased by the Golden State Warriors in 2011, becoming their D-League affiliate. The team was moved to their current home in Santa Cruz in 2012, playing their first home game at Kaiser Permanente Arena in December of that year.

Since then, the Surf City Warriors have made three NBA D-League Finals appearances, culminating in a title win in 2015. The team finished with a 19-31 W/L record the following year. This season, the team has started 2-7.

Yep, barefooted Stephen Curry hittin the waves…

Bobblehead giveaway Feb 12 when Santa Cruz Warriors bring DLeague game to Oracle Arena. pic.twitter.com/XOHqsdhcBZ

— Dan Martinez (@dmar) December 4, 2016

The Santa Cruz Warriors are currently amidst a 6-game losing streak, five of which have been on the road. They are four games into a 5-game road trip at the moment, most recently giving up a 115-106 loss to the Maine Red Claws (7-2) on Saturday.

Since Blue Man Hoop last reported on Santa Cruz’s 100-84 loss to the Reno Bighorns, the Warriors have lost 99-98 to the Westchester Knicks (6-1), later losing 114-104 to the Long Island Nets (2-8).

Santa Cruz will have a chance to finish out their road trip on a good note on Tuesday, Dec. 6 against the Delaware 87ers (2-4). Fans will be able to catch that game on Facebook Live via the official Facebook of the NBA Development League.

For Santa Cruz’s last game against the Red Claws, please refer to the video embedded below: