Scott Spinelli

{{short description|American college basketball coach (born 1966)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|22}}{{cite web|url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/scott-spinelli/|title=Scott Spinelli|website=coachesdatabase.com|access-date=July 29, 2024}}

| birth_place = Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1985–1989

| player_team1 = Boston University

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| player_positions = Guard

| coach_years1 = 1990–1993

| coach_team1 = Milford Academy

| coach_years2 = 1993–1996

| coach_team2 = The Winchendon School

| coach_years3 = 1996–1997

| coach_team3 = Wyoming (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1997–1999

| coach_team4 = American (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1999–2000

| coach_team5 = Cincinnati Stuff (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2000–2001

| coach_team6 = Philadelphia 76ers (scout)

| coach_years7 = 2001–2003

| coach_team7 = Loyola-Chicago (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2003–2006

| coach_team8 = Nebraska (assistant)

| coach_years9 = 2006–2007

| coach_team9 = Wichita State (assistant)

| coach_years10 = 2007–2011

| coach_team10 = Texas A&M (assistant)

| coach_years11 = 2011–2014

| coach_team11 = Maryland (assistant)

| coach_years12 = 2014–2021

| coach_team12 = Boston College (assistant)

| coach_years13 = 2021

| coach_team13 = Boston College (interim HC)

| coach_years14 = 2023–2024

| coach_team14 = Chicago State (assistant)

| coach_years15 = 2024–2025

| coach_team15 = Chicago State

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|5|31|record=y}}

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Scott Anthony Spinelli (born April 22, 1966) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2024/4/20/general-scott-spinelli-named-to-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-chicago-state-university.aspx|title=Scott Spinelli Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Chicago State University|date=April 20, 2024|website=Chicago State University Athletics}}

Playing career

Scott Spinelli was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He is a 1989 graduate of Boston University, where he was a member of the basketball team under coach Mike Jarvis, on a Terriers squad that advanced to the NCAA tournament in 1988.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/scott-spinelli-1.html|title=Scott Spinelli College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}

Coaching career

Spinelli began his coaching career on the prep level in 1990 at Milford Academy, where he spent three seasons as head coach. In 1993, Spinelli started the basketball program at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He led them to two appearances in the NEPSAC Class A Tournament championship game. Spinelli also produced numerous Division I players at Winchendon, including former McDonald's All-American Randell Jackson, who played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks.{{Cite web|url=https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/scott-spinelli/565|title = Scott Spinelli - Men's Basketball Coach}}

In 1996, Spinelli joined the college ranks as an assistant coach at Wyoming for a single season before joining the coaching staff at American from 1997–1999. In 2000, he became a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, where he spent one season before returning to the college level where he served as an assistant coach at Loyola-Chicago, before joining Barry Collier's staff at Nebraska, where he was part of a pair of NIT berths.{{Cite web|url=https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/2004-05/staff/scott-spinelli|title=Scott Spinelli|website=University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website}}

In 2006, Spinelli joined Mark Turgeon's staff at Spinelli then served as an assistant coach at Wichita State for a single season before following Turgeon to Texas A&M.{{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/nu-assistant-spinelli-takes-job-at-wichita-state/article_949f5d86-6d7b-5ad0-ba0d-0516351787cb.html|title=NU assistant Spinelli takes job at Wichita State|first=CURT McKEEVER / Lincoln Journal|last=Star|date=April 27, 2006|website=JournalStar.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/news/2007/4/16/205218163|title=Turgeon Adds Spinelli to Coaching Staff|website=Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com}} During his four years with the Aggies, the team won 102 games, and earned four-straight NCAA tournament berths. When Turgeon accepted the head coaching position at Maryland, Spinelli once again followed him, joining his staff.{{Cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/post/scott-spinelli-joins-turgeons-staff-at-maryland/2011/05/18/AFk4gh6G_blog.html | title=Scott Spinelli joining Turgeon's staff at Maryland | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=2011-05-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/scott-spinelli/565|title=Scott Spinelli - Men's Basketball Coach|website=University of Maryland Athletics}}

In 2014, Spinelli join the coaching staff at Boston College, under Jim Christian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/colleges/post/_/id/5098/spinelli-joins-christians-staff-at-bc|title = Spinelli joins Christian's staff at BC|date = 14 April 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://bceagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/scott-spinelli/45|title=Scott Spinelli - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Boston College Athletics}} On staff for six seasons, Spinelli would be named the Interim Head Coach at BC on February 15, 2021, after Christian's firing where he guided the team to a 1–3 record in the Eagles' final four games of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/2021/02/15/leominster-native-scott-spinelli-tabbed-interim-mens-basketball-coach-after-boston-college-fires-jim/6752600002/|title=Leominster native Scott Spinelli tabbed as interim men's basketball coach after Boston College fires Jim Christian|first=Jimmy|last=Golen|website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/scott-spinelli-1.html|title=Scott Spinelli Coaching Record|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}

In 2023, Spinelli joined the coaching staff at Chicago State with Gerald Gillion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2023/11/1/general-scott-spinelli-named-assistant-coach-for-mens-basketball.aspx|title=Scott Spinelli Named Assistant Coach for Men's Basketball|date=November 1, 2023|website=Chicago State University Athletics}} When Gillion departed for an assistant coaching position at LIU after the season, Spinelli was elevated to head coach of the Cougars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.liuathletics.com/news/2024/4/19/mens-basketball-gerald-gillion-takes-helm-as-mens-basketball-associate-head-coach.aspx|title=Gerald Gillion Takes Helm as Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach|date=March 7, 2024|website=Long Island University}}

On March 7, 2025, Spinelli was relieved of his duties at Chicago State