Amy Sherrill: the verified story of Tim Duncan’s ex-wife

Amy Sherrill is the former wife of San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. The two met at Wake Forest University, where she was a cheerleader and he was the star of the basketball team. They married in July 2001 and have two children, daughter Sidney and son Draven. Amy filed for divorce in March 2013, in the middle of a Spurs playoff run, and the marriage ended later that year.

During the marriage she was known as Amy Duncan and was involved in the Tim Duncan Foundation. Since the divorce she has stayed out of public life. The pages that rank for her name repeat a handful of real facts and pad the rest with guesses and gossip. This article sorts one from the other.

Quick facts

Who is Amy Sherrill?

She grew up in North Carolina and attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, where she cheered for the Demon Deacons. That is where she met Tim Duncan, who played at Wake Forest from 1993 to 1997 before the Spurs made him the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft.

Unlike many NBA spouses, she never built a media profile. She did not give interviews or keep public social media.

Marriage to Tim Duncan (2001–2013)

The couple dated for years before marrying in July 2001. By then Duncan already had an NBA title, won with the Spurs in 1999.

The marriage covered almost all of the peak of his career.

Those were San Antonio’s dynasty years. Much of the family’s public exposure came through events connected to the team and the foundation.

The 2013 divorce

The divorce is the most documented part of her public story, because court filings in Bexar County became news during the 2013 playoffs.

Here is what was reported at the time:

• The filing. Amy filed for divorce on March 27, 2013, in Bexar County District Court, according to court documents reported by the San Antonio Express-News and Deadspin.
• The grounds. Her petition said the marriage had become “insupportable because of discord and conflict,” the standard language for a no-fault divorce in Texas.
• The team’s confirmation. In May 2013, a Spurs spokesman confirmed to the Associated Press that the couple were divorcing. He said Duncan would not discuss his family situation.
• The prenup. Duncan’s response revealed a prenuptial agreement, which he asked the court to enforce.
• The playoff delay. Duncan also asked the court to give him extra time to respond to discovery requests until after the Spurs’ final playoff game of the season.

Amy’s attorney was Richard Orsinger, a well-known San Antonio divorce lawyer. Deadspin noted he had also represented Tony Parker in his 2010 divorce from Eva Longoria.

The Spurs reached the 2013 NBA Finals that June and lost to the Miami Heat in seven games. The divorce was finalized later that year.

What about the rumors?

The divorce came with a wave of gossip. Some of it traced back to anonymous sources on gossip blogs, and it made claims about both of them. None of those claims were confirmed by either party, their lawyers, or a court ruling. This article does not repeat them. The documented grounds for the divorce are the ones in the filing: discord and conflict.

Her children, Sidney and Draven

Amy and Tim Duncan have two children.

• Sidney Duncan, born in 2005, plays volleyball at Stanford University. Stanford’s athletics biography for her names Amy as her mother and notes that she cheered at Wake Forest.
• Draven Duncan, born in 2007, has kept a lower public profile.

Both children are now young adults. This page does not go into their personal lives.

Tim Duncan later had a daughter, Quill, born in 2017, with his partner Vanessa Macias.

Tim Duncan at a glance

For readers who landed here without knowing Duncan’s career, here is why his former wife’s name gets searched.

Amy Sherrill facts vs claims

Biography pages about her contradict each other on almost everything beyond the marriage. Here is how the most repeated claims hold up.

The net worth claims show how little these pages know. One says $1 million to $5 million, another $30 million to $50 million, and a third $100 million. The actual divorce settlement terms were never made public.

What we left out

This page does not list her current city, relationships, job, or social media. None of it is reliably documented, and she has not chosen to be a public figure since 2013. It also leaves out the unverified gossip that followed the divorce, for the reasons above.

Where is Amy Sherrill now?

Since the divorce, Amy has lived privately. She has not given interviews about her marriage or her life since, and she has no verified public social media. Her children’s athletic careers are the main way her family appears in public today.

The bottom line

Her public story runs from Wake Forest to a Bexar County courthouse. She met Tim Duncan in college, married him in 2001, raised two children through the Spurs’ championship years, and filed for divorce in 2013 while he was chasing another title.

If you want the real record, start with the 2013 AP report and the Deadspin coverage of the court filings. Treat anything about her current life, finances, or the rumors around the divorce as unconfirmed unless a named source backs it up.

Sources

• Wikipedia – Tim Duncan
• The Associated Press, whose 2013 reporting this article names for the marriage and the divorce confirmation
• The San Antonio Express-News and Deadspin, which this article names for their reporting of the Bexar County court filings
• Stanford Athletics – Sidney Duncan, her official biography, which this article names for her volleyball career and her family background

Jackson Padilla

JacksonPadilla is a writer at Around Celebrities, covering celebrity families, relationships, biographies, and the stories behind the stars. With a focus on clear and engaging storytelling, JacksonPadilla helps readers discover the people and connections beyond the spotlight.