Preston Spradlin

Preston Spradlin is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team.[1][2]

Preston Spradlin
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMorehead State
ConferenceOVC
Record114–100 (.533)
Biographical details
Born (1986-12-30) December 30, 1986
Pikeville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
2005–2009Alice Lloyd College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Kentucky (GA)
2014–2016Morehead State (asst.)
2016–presentMorehead State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2011–2014Kentucky (dir. of ops.)
Head coaching record
Overall114–100 (.533)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC tournament (2021)
OVC regular season (2023)
Awards
2× OVC Coach of the Year (2021, 2023)

Coaching career

After a playing career at NAIA Alice Lloyd College, Spradlin joined John Calipari's staff at Kentucky as a graduate assistant from 2009 to 2011, and assistant director of basketball operations from 2011 to 2014. He also aided Calipari with the Dominican Republic national basketball team in 2011 and 2012.

Spradlin joined Sean Woods's staff at Morehead State in 2014 as an assistant coach, and was elevated to interim head coach when Woods resigned amid player allegations that he had assaulted them.[3] After going 12-9 in the interim role, and guiding the Eagles to a 10-6 conference record in Ohio Valley Conference play in the East Division, Spradlin was given the job on a permanent basis.

Head coaching record

NCAA DI
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2016–present)
2016–17 Morehead State 12–9‡10–62nd (East)
2017–18 Morehead State 8–214–1412th
2018–19 Morehead State 13–208–105th
2019–20 Morehead State 13–197–118th
2020–21 Morehead State 23–817–32ndNCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22 Morehead State 23–1113–53rd
2022–23 Morehead State 22–1214–41stNIT Second Round
Morehead State: 114–100 (.533)73–53 (.579)

‡ Woods resigned 12/15/16; Spradlin coached rest of season.

Total:114–100 (.533)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Preston Spradlin formally introduced as men's basketball head coach".
  2. "The Official Site of Morehead State University Athletics".
  3. "Sean Woods resigns as Morehead State men's basketball coach". December 15, 2016.


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