Zachary John Spiker (born September 30, 1976) is an American

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coach and the current head

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coach for the

Drexel Dragons The Drexel Dragons are the athletic teams of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school's athletic program includes eighteen NCAA Division I sports including nine men's and nine women's teams, with most sports teams competing in ...

. A native of Morgantown, West Virginia, Spiker played college basketball at

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

. He was previously the head coach at

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. He attended

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. In the 2012–13 season, Spiker lead Army to its first overall winning record since 1984–85 (a drought of 28 years), and also the Black Knights' first ever winning record in the Patriot League. For his efforts, Spiker was named 2012-13 Patriot League Coach of the Year, the first Army head coach in eleven years to win the award. Spiker has joined Bob Knight and

Mike Krzyzewski Michael William Krzyzewski ( ; born February 13, 1947), nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five nati ...

as the only coaches in Army history to win at least 65 games in their first five seasons. In 2013–14, the Black Knights set a school record for wins in the Patriot League (10), had only their second season with a winning conference record, and had their first ever back-to-back seasons with winning conference records - all under Spiker. Finally, under Spiker, Army had its first four-year streak of 15 plus wins (2012–16) since 1920–24. On March 25, 2016, Spiker was hired as head coach of Drexel Dragons men's basketball, Drexel to replace former head coach Bruiser Flint. His first year at Drexel concluded with a 9-23 record. On February 22, 2018, Spiker led Drexel to a 34-point comeback win over Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball, Delaware, the largest comeback win in Division 1 history.

Head coaching record

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Drexel Dragons profile
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