Preston Spradlin is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the

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team.

Coaching career

After a playing career at NAIA

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, Spradlin joined

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's staff at

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as a graduate assistant from 2009 to 2011, and assistant director of basketball operations from 2011 to 2014. He also aided Calipari with the

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in 2011 and 2012. Spradlin joined

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's staff at Morehead State in 2014 as an assistant coach, and was elevated to interim head coach when Woods resigned amid player allegations that he had assaulted them. After going 12–9 in the interim role, and guiding the Eagles to a 10–6 conference record in

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play in the East Division, Spradlin was given the job on a permanent basis.

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

‡ Woods resigned 12/15/16; Spradlin coached rest of season.

References

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