Phil Spence
Biographical details | |
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Born | Raleigh, North Carolina | March 13, 1954
Playing career | |
1972–1973 | Vincennes |
1973–1976 | NC State |
Position(s) | Forward |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2000–2004 | North Carolina Central |
Phil Spence (born March 13, 1954) is a retired American basketball player and coach. He was a key contributor on the 1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack national championship team and later was an accomplished high school and college head coach.
A 6'8 forward born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spence starred at Broughton High School in Raleigh and was recruited to and played for Junior College power Vincennes. He then transferred to NC State in time to become a key reserve on their National Championship team. Spence was the first player off the bench and averaged 6.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore as the Wolfpack went 30-1 and broke UCLA's string of seven straight titles. Spence started the next two seasons at NCSU, averaging 13.1 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a junior and 14.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game as a senior.[1]
Spence was drafted in the 6th round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks (92nd pick overall), however he did not make the final roster.[2]
Following the conclusion of his basketball career, Spence turned to coaching. After a brief stint as a volunteer assistant at Broughton High, he spent 10 years (1979–1989) coaching junior varsity and varsity basketball at Cary High School, then the next ten years as head boy's coach at East Wake High School in Raleigh. On July 14, 2000, Spence was named head coach of North Carolina Central University, replacing Greg Jackson.[3]
Spence coached at NC Central through the 2003-04 season.
References[]
- ^ Phil Spence college stats Archived 2006-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1976 NBA Draft
- ^ NCCU Names Spence Men's Basketball Head Coach Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- 1954 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from North Carolina
- Basketball players at the 1974 NCAA Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Raleigh, North Carolina
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
- Needham B. Broughton High School alumni
- North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina
- Vincennes Trailblazers men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs