# Russell Springmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Russell_Springmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Russell_Springmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Springmann > Source revision: 1328603618 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1969)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Russell Springmann | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Assistant coach | current_team = [Miami](/source/Miami_Hurricanes_men's_basketball) | current_conference = [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|9|24}} | birth_place = [Silver Spring, Maryland](/source/Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | player_years1 = 1986–1990 | player_team1 = [Salisbury State](/source/Salisbury_Sea_Gulls) | coach_years1 = 1990–1992 | coach_team1 = [Salisbury State](/source/Salisbury_Sea_Gulls) (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1992–1996 | coach_team2 = [Mardela HS](/source/Mardela_High_School) | coach_years3 = 1996–1998 | coach_team3 = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_men's_basketball) (graduate assistant) | admin_years1 = 1998–2001 | admin_team1 = [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_men's_basketball) (administrative assistant) | coach_years5 = 2001–2015 | coach_team5 = [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_men's_basketball) (assistant) | coach_years6 = 2015–2017 | coach_team6 = [San Diego](/source/San_Diego_Toreros_men's_basketball) (assistant) | admin_years2 = 2017–2018 | admin_team2 = [Oklahoma City Thunder](/source/Oklahoma_City_Thunder) (Scout) | coach_years7 = 2018–2023 | coach_team7 = [Oral Roberts](/source/Oral_Roberts_Golden_Eagles_basketball) (assistant) | coach_years8 = 2023–2025 | coach_team8 = Oral Roberts | coach_years9 = 2025–present | coach_team9 = Miami (assistant) | overall_record = {{Winning percentage|19|42|record=y}} | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | coaching_records = }} '''Russell Springmann''' (born September 24, 1969) is an American [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) coach who is currently an assistant coach at the [University of Miami](/source/Miami_Hurricanes_men's_basketball). ==Playing career== Springmann played college basketball at [Salisbury State](/source/Salisbury_University) where he was a two-time team captain.{{cite web |title=RUSSELL SPRINGMANN |url=https://texassports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/russell-springmann/133 |website=Texas Sports |access-date=April 14, 2023}} ==Coaching career== After graduation, Springmann assisted his alma mater for two seasons before becoming the head boys' basketball coach at [Mardela High School](/source/Mardela_Middle_and_High_School) from 1992 to 1996. He joined the college ranks in an administrative role under [Billy Donovan](/source/Billy_Donovan) at [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_men's_basketball) before joining [Rick Barnes](/source/Rick_Barnes)'s staff at [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_men's_basketball) 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 [San Diego](/source/San_Diego_Toreros_men's_basketball), and served one year as a scout for the [NBA](/source/NBA)'s [Oklahoma City Thunder](/source/Oklahoma_City_Thunder).{{cite web |title=RUSSELL SPRINGMANN |url=https://usdtoreros.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/russell-springmann/105 |website=San Diego Torroes Athletics |access-date=April 14, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/oru/russell-springmann-on-promotion-to-oru-head-coach-this-is-a-new-beginning/article_c7b13730-c9bb-11ed-a43f-2ffc79cdd5bb.html|title=Russell Springmann on promotion to ORU head coach: 'This is a new beginning'|first=Kelly Hines Tulsa|last=World|website=Tulsa World}} In 2018, he joined [Paul Mills](/source/Paul_Mills)'s staff at Oral Roberts and was on staff for the Golden Eagles' [2021 Sweet 16](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament) run. When Mills accepted the head coaching position at [Wichita State](/source/Wichita_State_Shockers_men's_basketball), Springmann was elevated to head coach on March 22, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Haisten |first1=Bill |title=Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/oru/bill-haisten-oru-names-russell-springmann-as-head-coach-shades-of-1997/article_e6678692-c8f4-11ed-bdbf-077857e08668.html |website=Tulsa World |access-date=April 14, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Savannah |title=Oral Roberts announces Russell Springmann as new men's basketball head coach |url=https://ktul.com/news/local/oral-roberts-announces-russell-springmann-as-new-mens-basketball-head-coach |website=KTUL |access-date=April 14, 2023}} Springmann joined [Jai Lucas](/source/Jai_Lucas)'s inaugural coaching staff at [Miami](/source/Miami_Hurricanes_men's_basketball) in May 2025.{{cite web| url=https://miamihurricanes.com/coach/russell-springmann/| title=Russell Springmann| website=miamihurricanes.com| access-date=November 9, 2025}} ==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Oral Roberts Golden Eagles](/source/Oral_Roberts_Golden_Eagles_basketball) | conference = [Summit League](/source/Summit_League) | startyear = 2023 | endyear = 2025 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | name = [Oral Roberts](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Oral_Roberts_Golden_Eagles_men's_basketball_team) | overall = 12–19 | conference = 5–11 | confstanding = T–8th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | name = [Oral Roberts](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Oral_Roberts_Golden_Eagles_men's_basketball_team) | overall = 7–23 | conference = 3–13 | confstanding = 9th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Oral Roberts | overall = {{Winning percentage|19|42|record=y}} | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|8|24|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = {{Winning percentage|19|42|record=y}} | poll = | polltype = | polltype2 = }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball coach navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Springmann, Russell}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American men's basketball coaches Category:Basketball coaches from Maryland Category:Basketball players from Silver Spring, Maryland Category:College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Category:College men's basketball players in Maryland Category:Florida Gators men's basketball coaches Category:High school basketball coaches in Maryland Category:Miami Hurricanes men's basketball coaches Category:Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches Category:San Diego Toreros men's basketball coaches Category:Salisbury Sea Gulls athletes Category:Salisbury Sea Gulls coaches Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Russell Springmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Springmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Springmann?action=history)). 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