15 Facts About Phil Spence

Phil Spence was born on March 13,1954 and is a retired American basketball player and coach.

Phil Spence was a key contributor on the 1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack national championship team.

Phil Spence attended Broughton High School in Raleigh where he starred on the basketball team.

Phil Spence transferred to North Carolina State University in time to become a key reserve on a team that was the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season champion, the ACC tournament champion, and the 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship team.

Phil Spence started the next two seasons at NC State, his junior and senior years.

Phil Spence was the top rebounder in ten of thirty games and was the high scorer twice.

The 6 foot 8 inches tall and 215-pound Phil Spence was selected in the 6th round of the 1976 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks he did not make the final roster.

Phil Spence spent a year teaching and volunteering as an assistant varsity boys' basketball coach under his former head coach Ed McLean at Broughton High School starting in 1977.

Phil Spence then coached basketball at Cary High School from 1979 to 1989, serving as the junior varsity coach for four years and as head varsity coach for six years.

Phil Spence was the head coach at East Wake High School in Raleigh from 1989 to 1999.

Phil Spence led East Wake to three consecutive state playoff appearances and won the Tri-6 Conference championship four times.

Phil Spence was selected the Wake County Coach of the Year and the Tri-6 Conference Coach of the Year in both 1991 and 1992.

On July 14,2000, Phil Spence was named head coach of North Carolina Central University, replacing Greg Jackson.

In December 2001, Phil Spence had a mild stroke and was hospitalized.

Phil Spence used his platform of the 2002 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball tournament to talk to others about reducing the risk of stroke and to offer health screenings.