Position Head coach League NBL Canada | Coaching career 1995–present Name Rob Spon | |
High school Hickory (Hermitage, Pennsylvania) 1995–1997 Thiel College (NCAA III) 1998–1999 Magic City Snowbears (IBA) | ||
Rob spon named nbl canada coach of the month
Robert Spon is an American professional basketball coach, currently 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, [Saint John Riptide|Saint John Mill Rats/Riptide]], and several other minor league teams in the past. Spon also has experience coaching the Dakota Wizards, Indiana Alleycats, and Pittsburgh Xplosion in the Continental Basketball Association.
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- Rob spon named nbl canada coach of the month
- Nbl canada post game recap gabe freeman coach rob spon
- Coaching career
- References
Nbl canada post game recap gabe freeman coach rob spon
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. 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 by the NBL Canada's Cape Breton Highlanders as their head coach.