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Joe Spinks

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Joe Spinks
Personal information
Born ( 1972-06-20 ) June 20, 1972 (age 52)
Asheboro, North Carolina
Nationality American / Dutch
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High school Asheboro
(Asheboro, North Carolina)
College Campbell (1990?1994)
NBA draft 1994 : undrafted
Playing career 1994?2006
Position Small forward
Number 34, 8
Coaching career 2006?present
Career history
As player:
1994?1995 Sodertalje
1995?1996 Lahti
1996?1997 Vilvoorde
1997?1998 Illiabum
1998?2006 Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam
As coach:
2006 MyGuide Amsterdam (interim head coach)
2006?2008 Amsterdam (assistant coach)
2011?present Eastern Guilford HS
Career highlights and awards

Joseph S. Spinks (born June 20, 1972 [1] ) is an American-Dutch retired basketball player and coach. He played eight seasons for ABC Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is considered one of the best players to have played in the Eredivisie. [2] Spinks also was head coach and assistant coach for Amsterdam for two years. [3] Spink's nickname during his playing career was " The Bull" . [4]

College career [ edit ]

Spinks played for Cambell from 1990 to 1994, and helped the Fighting Camels to their first-ever NCAA tournament berth in 1994. [5] In 2010, he was inducted into the Campbell Sports Hall of Fame. [5]

Professional career [ edit ]

Spinks started his career in 1994 with Sodertalje BBK of the Swedish Basketligan . In the following season, he played with Namika Lahti in the Finnish Korisliiga .

In 1996, Spinks had the opportunity to play work out for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), however, after a torn achilles . [6]

After stints in Belgium and Portugal, he arrived to the Amsterdam Astronauts in 1998. He would stay on the team for 12 seasons, becoming a star player and helping the team win as much as six Dutch national championships. Spinks retired from playing at age 33 due to a knee injury. [6]

Coaching career [ edit ]

In 2006, Spinks took over as interim head coach of the Amsterdam Astronauts and guided them to the league semifinals. [6] In the following two years, he was an assistant coach on the Amsterdam team that won two more Eredivisie titles. [5] Spinks returned with his family to the United States in 2009. [7]

Honors [ edit ]

Professional [ edit ]

Astronauts Amsterdam

College [ edit ]

Personal [ edit ]

Spinks is married to Dawn Gibson and has a son, Jonathan. [5] Spinks is a Christian . [6]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Joe Spinks, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook" . Draftexpress.com . Retrieved April 26, 2014 .
  2. ^ "Afscheid van basketballegende Spinks" . www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch) . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
  3. ^ "Joe Spinks na 11 jaar weg bij A'dam" . At5.nl . Retrieved April 26, 2014 .
  4. ^ "The Bull schreeuwt Astronauts naar zege" . NRC (in Dutch) . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
  5. ^ a b c d "Joe Spinks inducted into Campbell Sports Hall of Fame" . Gocamels.com. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved April 26, 2014 .
  6. ^ a b c d Bromet, Charles (October 5, 2006). "Meer vaderfiguur dan drilinstructeur" . de Volkskrant (in Dutch) . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
  7. ^ "Joe Spinks na 11 jaar weg bij A'dam" . www.at5.nl (in Dutch) . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
  8. ^ "MVP Play-offs | Basketballhistorie" . J-dus.com. April 3, 2014 . Retrieved April 26, 2014 .
  9. ^ "MVP FEB Cup | Basketballhistorie" . J-dus.com. April 3, 2014 . Retrieved April 26, 2014 .

External links [ edit ]

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