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| "Erik Spoelstra and Joe DeRosa" Photo(c) |
He is the son of Dutch-Irish-American Jon Spoelstra, who was an NBA executive for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets, and the grandson of the late Watson Spoelstra, a sportswriter in the Detroit area. His mother, Elisa Celino, is from San Pablo City, Laguna in the Philippines.
Raised in Portland, OR, Spoelstra, who was inducted into the Jesuit High School Athletic Hall of Fame in September 2009, is the first Asian/Filipino-American head coach in any of the major North American sports leagues.
Spoelstra made history last June when he became the first Filipino-American coach to lead his team to an NBA championship. The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to win their second title in franchise history.
He has already visited the Philippines for the past three summers to conduct basketball clinics.
His last Manila visit was in August 2012 as part of the NBA Trophy Tour.
| ERIK SPOELSTRA HEAD COACHING RECORD | ||||
| SEASON | TEAM | RECORD | FINISH | PLAYOFFS |
| 2008-09 | Miami HEAT | 43-39 (.524) | 3rd/Southeast | 3-4 (.429) |
| 2009-10 | Miami HEAT | 47-35 (.573) | 3rd/Southeast | 1-4 (.200) |
| 2010-11 | Miami HEAT | 58-24 (.707) | 1st/Southeast | 14-7 (.667) |
| 2011-12 | Miami HEAT | 46-20 (.697) | 1st/Southeast | 16-7 (.696) |
| TOTALS (4 Seasons) | 194-118 (.622) | 34-22 (.607) | ||
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