A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Spatola was a four-year starter on the basketball team. He graduated as the Academy’s fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,543 career points and ranked 15th in Patriot League history.
During his career as an Army officer, he served as a Company Commander and Executive Officer. After being promoted to the rank of Captain, Spatola was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for exceptional combat performance during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the Army Commendation Medal for outstanding performance as a Company Commander.
Upon leaving the Army, Spatola was hired by Mike Krzyzewski and was a member of the Duke Men’s Basketball coaching staff from 2007-2012. Also active with USA Basketball, Spatola served as a court coach for the Men’s National Team that won gold in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and gold in the 2010 World Championships in Istanbul (chrisspatola.com).
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