Rob Spivery
Rob Spivery (born January 9, 1949) is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the men's Jaguars basketball team at Southern University. He previously held the same position at Alabama State University.[1] He was hired as Southern's coach on May 5, 2005[2] and was given a five-year contract, paying $125,000 per annum.[3] On April 2, 2011 it was announced that Southern would not retain his services.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1949 Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1970 | Grand View |
| 1970–1972 | Ashland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1995 | Montevallo |
| 1995–1996 | Ashland |
| 1996–2005 | Alabama State |
| 2005–2011 | Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 361–407 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWAC regular season (2001) 3 SWAC tournament (2001, 2004, 2006) | |
During his early career, Spivery played and coached professionally in Brazil for Trianon Club. He also served as an assistant coach for served as a men's assistant coach at Ashland University, Southern Illinois University and the University of Tulsa.[5]
References
- Spivery's SWAC's best over past five seasons - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- Spivery's Hornets beat Southern in SWAC tourney - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- Spivery will make almost $40K more a year - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- Southern fires basketball coach Rob Spivery
- Rob Spivery Biography - Southern University
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