Scott Spinelli
Scott Spinelli (born April 22, 1966)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Chicago State Cougars
Current conference: Northeast Conference (NEC)
Boston College record: 1-3 (.250)
Chicago State record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 1-3 (.250)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NEC Regular Season Champion: 0
- NEC Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Chicago State |
| 2023-2024 | Chicago State (asst) |
| 2021 | Boston College (interim HC) |
| 2014-2021 | Boston College (asst) |
| 2011-2014 | Maryland (asst) |
| 2007-2011 | Texas A&M (asst) |
| 2006-2007 | Wichita State (asst) |
| 2003-2006 | Nebraska (asst) |
| 2001-2003 | Loyola (IL) (asst) |
| 2000-2001 | Philadelphia 76ers (scout) |
| 1997-1999 | American (asst) |
| 1996-1997 | Wyoming (asst) |
Scott Spinelli Facts
- Scott Anthony Spinelli
- Born April 22, 1966
- Hometown: Leominster, Massachusetts
- Alma Mater: Boston University (BA, 1989)
- The MA-native played for the BU Terriers and head coach Mike Jarvis (1985-89); appeared in the 1988 NCAA Tournament
- Started his coaching career at the prep school level, with stints at Milford Academy (NY) and Winchendon School (MA)
- First collegiate jobs were as an assistant at Wyoming (under Joby Wright) and American University (under Art Perry)
- Worked as an assistant with the Cincinnati Stuff of the short-lived IBL (1999-2000) and then spent one season with the Philadelphia 76ers working as a collegiate scout (2000-01)
- Returned to the college game, spending two seasons working under Larry Farmer at Loyola Chicago and then three seasons on Barry Collier‘s staff at Nebraska; part of two NITs during his time in Lincoln
- Hired by Mark Turgeon in 2006 to be an assistant coach at Wichita State, later following him to Texas A&M in 2007 and then to Maryland in 2011; worked under Turgeon for eight seasons and was part of four NCAA Tournament teams
- Made his return to Boston in 2014, joining Jim Christian‘s staff at Boston College and working there for the next seven years
- In February 2021, after Christian was let go, Spinelli was named interim head coach and led the Eagles to a 1-3 record
- Worked out of coaching but still in basketball for a couple years, including a stint as a television analyst with NESN in Boston
- Got back on the sidelines in 2023, joining Gerald Gillion‘s staff at Chicago State, then a Division I Indepedent program
- Part of the Cougars’ staff that won its first-ever D-I postseason game in the 2024 CBI
- Elevated to head coach at Chicago State in April 2024 following Gillion’s departure
Scott Spinelli Coaching Tree
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