Joe Spinks

Joseph S. Spinks (born June 20, 1972 ) is an American-Dutch retired basketball player and coach. He played eight seasons for ABC Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is considered one of the best players to have played in the Eredivisie. Spinks also was head coach and assistant coach for Amsterdam for two years. Spink's nickname during his playing career was "the Bull".

College career Spinks played for Campbell from 1990 to 1994, and helped the Fighting Camels to their first-ever NCAA tournament berth in 1994.

Professional career Spinks started his career in 1994 with Södertälje BBK of the Swedish Basketligan. In the following season, he played with Namika Lahti in the Finnish Korisliiga.

In 1996, Spinks had the opportunity to play work out for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), however, after a torn achilles.

After stints in Belgium and Portugal, he arrived to the Amsterdam Astronauts in 1998. He would stay on the team for 12 seasons, becoming a star player and helping the team win as much as six Dutch national championships. Spinks retired from playing at age 33 due to a knee injury. Spinks is currently the boys head coach at Eastern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Honors Professional Astronauts Amsterdam 6× Dutch Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008) 2× Dutch Cup (2004, 2006) 2× DBL Most Valuable Player (2000, 2003) 4× All-DBL Team (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) DBL Playoffs MVP(2005) FEB Cup MVP (2003) 2× DBL All-Star (2000, 2001)

College Big South Conference Player of the Year (1994) Big South Conference Rookie of the Year (1991) 3× First Team All-Big South Conference (1992, 1993, 1994) Second Team All-Big South Conference (1991) Campbell University Hall of Fame (2010)

Personal Spinks is married to Dawn Gibson and has a son, Jonathan. Spinks is a Christian.