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Erik Spoelstra
Basketball Player
1970 –
Who is Erik Spoelstra?
Erik Jon Spoelstra is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach and the current head coach of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat. A Filipino-American through his mother's side, he is the first Asian American head coach in the history of the four major North American sports leagues and the first Asian American head coach to win an NBA championship.
From 2001 to 2008, he served as assistant coach and director of scouting for the team. In his first five seasons as head coach, he has guided the Heat to five consecutive playoff appearances, including trips to the 2011, 2012 and 2013 NBA Finals, winning the championship in both 2012 and 2013.
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- Born
- Nov 1, 1970
Evanston - Also known as
- Spo WOAH
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- Filipino American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Portland
Communication
( - 1992) - Jesuit High School
( - 1988)
- University of Portland
- Employment
- Head coach, Miami Heat
(2008/04 - ) - Director of Scouting, Miami Heat
(2001 - ) - Advance Scout, Miami Heat
(1999 - 2001) - Assistant Coach, Miami Heat
(1997 - 2008/04) - Video Coordinator, Miami Heat
(1995 - 1999)
- Head coach, Miami Heat
- Lived in
- Portland
- Miami
- Evanston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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