Researching Zach Spiker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Spiker surname? In that year Spiker was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Zach means "Form of ZACHARY. remembered by God" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Zach Spiker on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Zach Spiker and the Spiker Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 8 people with the Spiker surname in the UK? Spiker is now ranked number 4034 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Spiker surname in the USA? Spiker is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Zach Spiker
Zachary John Spiker (born ) is an American college basketball coach and the current head basketball coach for the Drexel Dragons. A native of Morgantown, West Virginia, Spiker played college basketball at Ithaca College. He was previously the head coach at Army. He attended The Hill School.
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 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 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, the largest comeback win in Division 1 history.
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