Pat Spencer was a lacrosse superstar before becoming the two-way Warriors guard that Dub Nation loves today.Over four seasons between 2016-19 at Loyola University Maryland, the former attackmen set the record for assists at the Division I level with 231 and won the Tewaaraton Award — which is equivalent to the Heisman Trophy — as a senior. It wasn’t until Spencer transferred to Northwestern for the 2019-20 campaign that he prioritized basketball.Spencer finished with a career-high 19 points with seven assists in Golden State’s short-handed 99-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena on Saturday. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke, alongside Zena Keita and Festus Ezeli, asked Spencer if his lacrosse experience helps his NBA court vision during “Warriors Postgame Live.”“It definitely does [help],” Spencer told Burke, Ezeli and Keita. “[I] just feel like there’s a real overlap between the two sports. I’m a believer in being an athlete first. Ultimately, my focus is going to be [on being] a team player, pass-first and [to] get other guys involved and find...
Pat Spencer explains how his old lacrosse stardom helps NBA career with Warriors
Published December 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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