Russell Springmann
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Miami |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 24, 1969 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1990 | Salisbury State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1992 | Salisbury State (assistant) |
| 1992–1996 | Mardela HS |
| 1996–1998 | Florida (graduate assistant) |
| 2001–2015 | Texas (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | San Diego (assistant) |
| 2018–2023 | Oral Roberts (assistant) |
| 2023–2025 | Oral Roberts |
| 2025–present | Miami (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1998–2001 | Texas (administrative assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Oklahoma City Thunder (Scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–42 (.311) |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Russell Springmann (born September 24, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Miami.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Springmann played college basketball at Salisbury State where he was a two-time team captain.[1]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]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 Billy Donovan at Florida before joining Rick Barnes's staff at Texas in an administrative capacity in 1998. In 2001, he was elevated to assistant coach, a role he'd serve in until 2015.[1] From 2015 to 2017, Springmann was an assistant at San Diego, and served one year as a scout for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.[2][3]
In 2018, he joined Paul Mills'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 Wichita State, Springmann was elevated to head coach on March 22, 2023.[4][5]
Springmann joined Jai Lucas's inaugural coaching staff at Miami in May 2025.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Summit League) (2023–2025) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Oral Roberts | 12–19 | 5–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Oral Roberts | 7–23 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| Oral Roberts: | 19–42 (.311) | 8–24 (.250) | |||||||
| Total: | 19–42 (.311) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Maryland
- Basketball players from Silver Spring, Maryland
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- College men's basketball players in Maryland
- Florida Gators men's basketball coaches
- High school basketball coaches in Maryland
- Miami Hurricanes men's basketball coaches
- Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches
- San Diego Toreros men's basketball coaches
- Salisbury Sea Gulls athletes
- Salisbury Sea Gulls coaches
- Texas Longhorns men's basketball coaches