Scott Spinelli

Scott Spinelli

Spinelli coaching
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Chicago State
Conference	Northeast
Biographical details
Born	Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1989	Boston University
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993	Milford Academy
1993–1996	The Winchendon School
1996–1997	Wyoming (assistant)
1997–1999	American (assistant)
1999–2000	Cincinnati Stuff (assistant)
2000–2001	Philadelphia 76ers (scout)
2001–2003	Loyola-Chicago (assistant)
2003–2006	Nebraska (assistant)
2006–2007	Wichita State (assistant)
2007–2011	Texas A&M (assistant)
2011–2014	Maryland (assistant)
2014–2021	Boston College (assistant)
2021	Boston College (interim HC)
2023–2024	Chicago State (assistant)
2024–present	Chicago State
Head coaching record
Overall	1–3 (.250)

Scott Spinelli is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

In 2014, Spinelli join the coaching staff at Boston College, under Jim Christian. 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.

In 2023, Spinelli joined the coaching staff at Chicago State with Gerald Gillion. When Gillion departed for an assistant coaching position at LIU after the season, Spinelli was elevated to head coach of the Cougars.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Boston College (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2020–2021)
2020–21	Boston College (interim)	1–3	1–2
Boston College:		1–3 (.250)	1–2 (.333)
Chicago State (Northeast Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Chicago State
Chicago State:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		1–3 (.250)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion