Rob Spon
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| name = Rob Spon
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| team = Tri-City Tide
| position = Head coach
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| birth_date = July 4, 1962
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| high_school = Hickory (Hermitage, Pennsylvania)
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| coach_start = 1995
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| cyears1 = 1995–1997
| cteam1 = Thiel College
| cyears2 = 1998–2000
| cteam2 = Magic City Snowbears
| cyears3 = 2000–2001
| cteam3 = Saskatchewan Hawks
| cyears4 = 2005
| cteam4 = Youngstown Wildcats
| cyears5 = 2005
| cteam5 = Wichita Bombers
| cyears6 = 2005–2006
| cteam6 = Dakota Wizards (asst.)
| cyears7 = 2006–2007
| cteam7 = Indiana Alley Cats (asst.)
| cyears8 = 2007
| cteam8 = Gary Steelheads (asst.)
| cyears9 = 2008
| cteam9 = Gary Steelheads
| cyears10 = 2009
| cteam10 = Manchester Millrats
| cyears11 = 2009
| cteam11 = Maryland GreenHawks
| cyears12 = {{nblcy|2011|start}}–{{nblcy|2011|end}}
| cteam12 = Quebec Kebs
| cyears13 = {{nblcy|2012|start}}–{{nblcy|2012|end}}
| cteam13 = Halifax Rainmen
| cyears14 = {{nblcy|2013|start}}–{{nblcy|2013|end}}
| cteam14 = Saint John Mill Rats
| cyears15 = 2014–2015
| cteam15 = Rochester RazorSharks
| cyears16 = {{nblcy|2015|start}}–{{nblcy|2016|end}}
| cteam16 = Saint John Mill Rats/Riptide
| cyears17 = {{nblcy|2017|start}}–{{nblcy|2017|end}}
| cteam17 = Cape Breton Highlanders
| cyears18 = 2024-present
| cteam18 = Tri-City Tide
| highlights = * 2× PBL Coach of the Year (2011, 2015)
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Robert Spon (born July 4, 1962) is an American professional basketball coach, most recently serving as the head coach for the Cape Breton Highlanders of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). He has previously led the Rochester RazorSharks, the Halifax Rainmen,{{cite web|title=Robert Spon Named Head Coach of Halifax Rainmen|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/robert-spon-named-head-coach-of-halifax-rainmen/|website=Court-Side.com|accessdate=17 May 2015}} Saint John Mill Rats/Riptide, and several other minor league teams in the past.{{cite web|title=Mill Rats Return Rob Spon|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/assistant-rob-spon-named-steelheads-head-coach/article_2d6e3c27-5301-5209-a997-b43bdb3a7e24.html|website=OurSportsCentral.com|date=5 February 2008 |accessdate=17 May 2015}} Spon also has experience coaching the Dakota Wizards, Indiana Alleycats, and Pittsburgh Xplosion in the Continental Basketball Association.
Coaching career
In 2015, Spon led the Rochester RazorSharks to an undefeated season and a Premier Basketball League championship. Following the season, on May 7, he was named head coach of the Saint John Mill Rats, where he had previously served.{{cite web|title=Mill Rats Return Championship Coach|url=http://www.millratsbasketball.ca/p/14579/nr/100163/mill-rats-return-championship-coach|website=MillRatsBasketball.ca|accessdate=17 May 2015}} The Mill Rats' ownership changed in 2016 but retained Spon as coach. The team was then renamed to the Saint John Riptide. After one more season in Saint John, he was then hired for one season by the NBL Canada's Cape Breton Highlanders as their head coach.{{cite web |url=https://www.localxpress.ca/local-news/cape-breton-highlanders-announce-rob-spon-as-head-coach-673952 |title=Cape Breton Highlanders announce Rob Spon as head coach |work=Localxpress.ca |date=18 July 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/sports/other-sports/fitz-gonzalez-named-highlanders-coach-244256/ |title=Fitz-Gonzalez named Highlanders coach |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=September 24, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.usbasket.com/coach/Rob_Spon/7124 Rob Spon] at Eurobasket.com {{Subscription required}}
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada
Category:American men's basketball coaches
Category:Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
Category:Halifax Rainmen coaches
Category:Saint John Mill Rats coaches
Category:Saint John Riptide coaches
Category:United States Basketball League coaches
Category:Continental Basketball Association coaches
Category:People from Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Category:The Basketball League coaches
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