Russell Springmann

Russell Springmann
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Oral Roberts
Conference	Summit League
Record	14–21 (.400)
Biographical details
Born	September 24, 1969 (age 55); Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Salisbury State ('90)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1992	Salisbury State (assistant)
1992–1996	Mardela HS
1996–1998	Florida (graduate assistant)
2001–2015	Texas (assistant)
2015–2017	San Diego (assistant)
2018–2023	Oral Roberts (assistant)
2023–present	Oral Roberts
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1998–2001	Texas (administrative assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	14–21 (.400)

Last updated November 18, 2024

Russell Springmann (born September 24, 1969) is an American college basketball coach for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team.^[1]

Playing career

Springmann played college basketball at Salisbury State where he was a two-time team captain.^[2]

Coaching career

After graduation, Springmann assisted his alma mater for two seasons before becoming the head boys' basketball coach at Mardela High School from 1992 to 1996. He'd join the college ranks in an administrative role under Billy Donovan at Florida before joining Rick Barnes's staff at Texas in an administrative capacity from 1998 to 2001, before being elevated to assistant coach, a role he'd serve in until 2015.^[2] From 2015 to 2017, Springmann was an assistant at San Diego, and served one year as a scout for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.^[3]^[4]

In 2018, he'd join Paul Mills's staff at Oral Roberts and was on staff for the Golden Eagles' 2021 Sweet 16 run. When Mills accepted the head coaching position at Wichita State, Springmann was elevated to head coach on March 22, 2023.^[5]^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Summit League)(2023–present)
2023–24	Oral Roberts	12–19	5–11	T–8th
2024–25	Oral Roberts	2–2	0–0
Oral Roberts:		14–21 (.400)	5–11 (.313)
Total:		14–21 (.400)
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

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References

↑ "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". Oral Roberts Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
1 2 "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". Texas Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
↑ "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". San Diego Torroes Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
↑ World, Kelly Hines Tulsa. "Russell Springmann on promotion to ORU head coach: 'This is a new beginning'". Tulsa World.
↑ Haisten, Bill. "Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997". Tulsa World. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
↑ Sinclair, Savannah. "Oral Roberts announces Russell Springmann as new men's basketball head coach". KTUL. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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[1] "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". Oral Roberts Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[auto-2] 1 2 "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". Texas Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[3] "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". San Diego Torroes Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[4] World, Kelly Hines Tulsa. "Russell Springmann on promotion to ORU head coach: 'This is a new beginning'". Tulsa World.

[5] Haisten, Bill. "Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997". Tulsa World. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[6] Sinclair, Savannah. "Oral Roberts announces Russell Springmann as new men's basketball head coach". KTUL. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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