Zach Spiker
Zachary John Spiker (born September 30, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and the current head basketball coach for the Drexel Dragons. A native of Morgantown, West Virginia, Spiker played college basketball at Ithaca College.[1][2] He was previously the head coach at Army. He attended The Hill School.[3]
 Spiker coaching at Army in 2011 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Drexel |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 93–118 (.441) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 30, 1976 Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Ithaca |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2002 | Winthrop (GA) |
| 2002–2004 | West Virginia (admin. asst.) |
| 2004–2009 | Cornell (asst.) |
| 2009–2016 | Army |
| 2016–present | Drexel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 195–230 (.459) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CAA tournament championship (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| Patriot League Coach of the Year (2013) Skip Prosser Award (2016) | |
In the 2012–13 season, Spiker lead Army to its first overall winning record since 1984–85 (a drought of 28 years), and also the Black Knights' first ever winning record in the Patriot League. For his efforts, Spiker was named 2012-13 Patriot League Coach of the Year, the first Army head coach in eleven years to win the award.
Spiker has joined Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski as the only coaches in Army history to win at least 65 games in their first five seasons.
In 2013–14, the Black Knights set a school record for wins in the Patriot League (10), had only their second season with a winning conference record, and had their first ever back-to-back seasons with winning conference records - all under Spiker.
Finally, under Spiker, Army had its first four-year streak of 15 plus wins (2012–16) since 1920–24.
On March 25, 2016, Spiker was hired as head coach of Drexel to replace former head coach Bruiser Flint.[4] His first year at Drexel concluded with a 9-23 record.
On February 22, 2018, Spiker led Drexel to a 34-point comeback win over Delaware, the largest comeback win in Division 1 history.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2009–2016) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Army | 14–15 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Army | 11–19 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Army | 12–18 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Army | 16–15 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Army | 15–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Army | 15–15 | 6–12 | 10th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Army | 19–14 | 9–9 | 4th | CIT first round | ||||
| Army: | 102–112 (.477) | 45–65 (.409) | |||||||
| Drexel Dragons (Colonial Athletic Association) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Drexel | 9–23 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Drexel | 13–20 | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Drexel | 13–19 | 7–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Drexel | 14–19 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Drexel | 12–8 | 4–5 | 6th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Drexel | 15–14 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Drexel | 17–15 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| Drexel: | 93–118 (.441) | 46–71 (.393) | |||||||
| Total: | 195–230 (.459) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Zach Spiker, Head Men's Basketball Coach". United States Military Academy. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- Armstrong, Kevin (January 2010). "Army Feels the Energy of a Youthful New Coach (Published 2010)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17.
- "Zach Spiker says love for Philly 'attracted' him to Drexel job". 30 March 2016.
- "Army's Spiker hired as Drexel's next coach". ESPN.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-20.