Russell Springmann

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Russell Springmann
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team Miami
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1969-09-24) September 24, 1969 (age 56)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater Salisbury State University (1990)
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)
2023–2025Oral Roberts
2025–presentMiami (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1998–2001 Texas (administrative assistant)
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Thunder (Scout)
Head coaching record
Overall19–42 (.311)

Russell Springmann (born September 24, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Miami.

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Playing career

Springmann played college basketball at Salisbury State where he was a two-time team captain. [1]

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 joined the college ranks in an administrative role under Billy Donovan at Florida before joining Rick Barnes's staff at Texas in an administrative capacity in 1998. In 2001, he was elevated to assistant coach, a role he'd serve in until 2015. [1] 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. [2] [3]

In 2018, he joined 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. [4] [5]

Springmann joined Jai Lucas's inaugural coaching staff at Miami in May 2025. [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Summit League)(2023–2025)
2023–24 Oral Roberts 12–195–11T–8th
2024–25 Oral Roberts 7–233–139th
Oral Roberts:19–42 (.311)8–24 (.250)
Total:19–42 (.311)

      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. 1 2 "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". Texas Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "RUSSELL SPRINGMANN". San Diego Torroes Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ World, Kelly Hines Tulsa. "Russell Springmann on promotion to ORU head coach: 'This is a new beginning'". Tulsa World.
  4. ↑ Haisten, Bill. "Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Sinclair, Savannah. "Oral Roberts announces Russell Springmann as new men's basketball head coach". KTUL. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Russell Springmann". miamihurricanes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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