Gregg Popovich is married again, and the longtime Spurs figure’s new wife comes from a familiar corner of his basketball world.
According to TMZ Sports, Popovich has tied the knot with Mary Barth Budenholzer, the former wife of Mike Budenholzer, who spent years as one of Popovich’s assistants in San Antonio. The report says the couple exchanged wedding rings on September 16 in Texas, with the marriage license filed in Bexar County.
Popovich, 77, has long been one of the defining figures in Spurs history, and the news adds a personal twist to a circle that already runs deep through the organization. Mary Barth Budenholzer is identified in the report as someone who worked very closely with Coach Pop to win 5 NBA Championship rings for the Spurs.
The marriage comes after a long stretch in which Popovich was a widower. He was married to his first wife, Erin, from 1976 until 2018, and she died in April of 2018.
Mike Budenholzer, now 57, served as a Spurs assistant from 1996 through 2013 and was part of four different NBA championship teams in San Antonio. He later moved on to head coaching jobs with the Atlanta Hawks from 2013-18 and the Bucks from 2018-23, where he won a championship in Milwaukee.
Budenholzer, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, last worked as a head coach in Phoenix from 2024-25. He and Mary Barth divorced a decade ago.
Popovich’s own run in San Antonio stretched from 1996 until 2025. A five-time NBA champion coach and Hall of Famer, he officially retired in May of 2025 and shifted into a new role as president of basketball operations.
Mitch Johnson took over as head coach of the Spurs and led the team to an NBA Finals appearance last June.
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