Russell Springmann (born September 24, 1969) is an American college basketball coach most recently for the

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team.

Playing career

Springmann played college basketball at Salisbury State where he was a two-time team captain.

Coaching career

After graduation, Springmann assisted his alma mater for two seasons before becoming the head boys' basketball coach at Mardela High School from 1992 to 1996. He joined the college ranks in an administrative role under

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before joining

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's staff at

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in an administrative capacity in 1998. In 2001, he was elevated to assistant coach, a role he'd serve in until 2015. From 2015 to 2017, Springmann was an assistant at

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, and served one year as a scout for the

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. In 2018, he joined

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's staff at Oral Roberts and was on staff for the Golden Eagles' 2021 Sweet 16 run. When Mills accepted the head coaching position at

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, Springmann was elevated to head coach on March 22, 2023.

Head coaching record

References

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