The Charlie Spoonhour file

Friday, Nov. 16, 2001 | 12:53 p.m.

Age: 62 (June 23, 1939)

Hometown:: Rogers, Ark.

Family: Wife Vicki, sons Jay and Stephen

Head coaching: SW Missouri State, 1983-92 (197-81); Saint Louis, 1992-99 (122-90); eight NCAA Tournament teams; three NIT appearances.

Cumulative record: 319-171

Juco coaching: Moberly (Mo.) JC, 1972-74; Southeastern (Iowa) CC, 1975-81. Cumulative record: 205-63

High school coaching: Rocky Comfort (Mo.), 1961-63; Bloomfield (Mo.), 1963-67; Salem (Mo.), 1967-68. Cumulative record: 172-46

Honors: National coach of the year by U.S. Basketball Writers (1994); Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (1984); National JC Basketball Hall of Fame (1991); Springfield (Mo.) Hall of Fame (1997)

SAINT LOUIS

OVERALL RECORD

x--NCAA qualifier y--NIT qualifier

Stat facts

The buzz

Defense must be the Rebels' calling card, because they don't have enough shooters, they're not big and they're not deep. If they apply Spoonhour's defensive teachings, they should rarely get blown out. If they stay healthy, they'll probably get better as the year goes on, which means no one will want to play them in the Mountain West Conference tournament.

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