Gregg Popovich has added another ring to his collection, although this time it is not an NBA championship ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to TMZ<\/strong>, the longtime former San Antonio Spurs head coach has married Mary Barth Budenholzer<\/strong>, the former wife of Mike Budenholzer, Popovich\u2019s longtime assistant in San Antonio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a marriage license obtained by TMZ, Popovich and Mary Barth Budenholzer got married on September 16 in Texas<\/strong>, in Bexar County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not known exactly when their relationship began. However, Popovich and Mary were seen together at Spurs games during last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The marriage is particularly notable because of the professional relationship between Popovich and Budenholzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike Budenholzer worked as Popovich\u2019s Spurs assistant for nearly 20 years, from 1996 to 2013<\/strong>, helping San Antonio win all five of its NBA championships during the Popovich era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Budenholzer left San Antonio in 2013 to become head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, beginning his own career as an NBA head coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mary and Mike Budenholzer quietly divorced in 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two years later, in 2018, Popovich\u2019s first wife, Erin Popovich<\/strong>, died following a severe illness. The nature of the illness was not publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2026, Popovich and Mary decided to get married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike Budenholzer has also since entered a new relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The San Antonio Spurs declined to comment on Popovich\u2019s marriage when contacted by TMZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWedding in Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Popovich and Budenholzer\u2019s long history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Both had previously been married<\/h2>\n\n\n\n