Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Josh Spainhour joined the Chanticleers' program as its director of basketball sport performance during the summer of 2025, following two seasons in a similar position at East Tennessee State.

Spainhour comes to Coastal Carolina following stints at Wake Forest, Kansas State and Miami (Fla.) in addition to his most recent position at ETSU.

He trained Southern Conference (SoCon) Player of the Year Quimari Peterson and Defensive Player of the Year Karon Boyd during his final season at ETSU. The year before joining the Bucs, Spainhour helped train ACC Player of the Year Tyree Appleby at Wake Forest.
 
He also aided the development of a pair of Elite 8 teams at Miami (2022) and Kansas State (2023).
 
Spainhour played basketball at Guilford College from 2013-14 before transferring to UNCW and earning a bachelor's degree in physical education and health. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA). 

Prior to Wake Forest, Spainhour worked at Kansas State and the University of Miami. At Kansas State, Spainhour spent last summer as an intern with the Wildcats’ strength and conditioning program before they made their run into the Elite 8 this past March. The year prior, Spainhour was a graduate assistant at the University of Miami from 2021-22. The Hurricanes made their first-ever Elite 8 appearance in program history as they finished with 26 wins following victories over Southern Cal, Auburn and Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament.

Spainhour played basketball at Guilford College from 2013-14 before earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health from UNCW in 2017.

After graduating from UNCW, Spainhour taught elementary school physical education and coached high school basketball at Mount Tabor from 2018-21.

Spainhour, a native of King, N.C., and holds certifications in CSCS, USAW-1, CPR and First Aid.