Rob Spon

Robert Spon 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,[1] Saint John Mill Rats/Riptide, and several other minor league teams in the past.[2] Spon also has experience coaching the Dakota Wizards, Indiana Alleycats, and Pittsburgh Xplosion in the Continental Basketball Association.

Rob Spon
Personal information
Born1963 (age 57–58)
Career information
High schoolHickory (Hermitage, Pennsylvania)
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As coach:
1995–1997Thiel College
1998–1999Magic City Snowbears
2000–2001Saskatchewan Hawks
2005Youngstown Wildcats
2005Wichita Bombers
2005–2006Dakota Wizards (asst.)
2006–2007Indiana Alley Cats (asst.)
2007Gary Steelheads (asst.)
2008Gary Steelheads
2009Manchester Millrats
2009Maryland GreenHawks
2011–2012Quebec Kebs
2012–2013Halifax Rainmen
2013–2014Saint John Mill Rats
2014–2015Rochester RazorSharks
2015–2017Saint John Mill Rats/Riptide
2017–2018Cape Breton Highlanders
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× PBL Coach of the Year (2011, 2015)

Coaching career

In 2015, Spon led the Rochester RazorSharks to an undefeated season and a Premier Basketball League championship.[3] Following the season, on May 7, he was named head coach of the Saint John Mill Rats, where he had previously served.[4] 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.[5][6]

References
  1. "Robert Spon Named Head Coach of Halifax Rainmen". Court-Side.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. "Mill Rats Return Rob Spon". OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. columnist, LEO ROTH Sports. "16-0 Rochester RazorSharks: PBL's version of Kentucky". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. "Mill Rats Return Championship Coach". MillRatsBasketball.ca. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. "Cape Breton Highlanders announce Rob Spon as head coach". Localxpress.ca. 18 July 2017.
  6. "Fitz-Gonzalez named Highlanders coach". The Chronicle Herald. September 24, 2018.


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