Zach Spiker

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Zach Spiker
Zach Spiker Army.jpg
Spiker coaching at Army in 2011
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Drexel
Conference CAA
Record121–134 (.475)
Biographical details
Born (1976-09-30) September 30, 1976 (age 48)
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
Overall223–246 (.475)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CAA tournament (2021)
Awards
Patriot League Coach of the Year (2013)
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2016)

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]

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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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Army Black Knights (Patriot League)(2009–2016)
2009–10 Army 14–154–108th
2010–11 Army 11–193–118th
2011–12 Army 12–185–96th
2012–13 Army 16–158–64th
2013–14 Army 15–1610–85th
2014–15 Army 15–156–1210th
2015–16 Army 19–149–9T–4th CIT first round
Army:102–112 (.477)45–65 (.409)
Drexel Dragons (Coastal Athletic Association)(2016–present)
2016–17 Drexel 9–233–1510th
2017–18 Drexel 13–206–12T–7th
2018–19 Drexel 13–197–11T–6th
2019–20 Drexel 14–196–128th
2020–21 Drexel 12–84–56th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22 Drexel 15–1410–8T–4th
2022–23 Drexel 17–1510–85th
2023–24 Drexel 20–1213–52nd
2024–25 Drexel 8–40–0
Drexel:121–134 (.475)59–76 (.437)
Total:223–246 (.475)

      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

  1. "Zach Spiker, Head Men's Basketball Coach". United States Military Academy. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. "Zach Spiker says love for Philly 'attracted' him to Drexel job". 30 March 2016.
  4. "Army's Spiker hired as Drexel's next coach". ESPN.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-20.