Southern New Hampshire University

Spirou was the legendary head coach of the men’s basketball program for 33 seasons (1985-2018). He finished his illustrious career with a record of 640-341 (.652), as his teams earned 18 NCAA tournament bids, captured eight conference titles, collected five NCAA Division II Elite Eight berths and twice advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four. Spirou won 20 or more games on 17 occasions.

Spirou was crowned the 1994 National Coach of the Year, in addition to being a three-time regional Coach of the Year and a five-time conference Coach of the Year. He coached five All-Americans, 15 All-Region selections, 27 All-Conference honorees and more than 150 total student-athletes during his Penmen career.

Spirou's 640 victories were fourth amongst active Division II coaches when he retired, as well as seventh all-time in Division II. He also retired as the winningest coach in New Hampshire basketball history, regardless of division, while he ranked fourth all-time in New England, including first for DII.