Spoelstra is a surname, probably a topographic name meaning ‘from the pool’ (Frisian), from an agent noun based on Middle Low German pōl ‘(muddy) pool’, with excrescent initial -s. The suffix "-stra" is derived from old Germanic -sater, meaning sitter or dweller. Notable people with the surname include:
Art Spoelstra (1932–2008), American basketball player
Erik Spoelstra (born 1970), American basketball coach and former player
Jon Spoelstra (born 1946), American basketball executive
Mark Spoelstra (1940–2007), American singer-songwriter and folk and blues guitarist
Watson Spoelstra (1910–1999), American sportswriter
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Erik Jon Spoelstra (/ˈspoʊlstrə/ SPOHL-strə; born November 1, 1970), nicknamed "Coach Spo", is an American professional basketball coach who is the head...
Spoelstra is a surname, probably a topographic name meaning ‘from the pool’ (Frisian), from an agent noun based on Middle Low German pōl ‘(muddy) pool’...
Jon Spoelstra (born June 19, 1946) is an American author, sports marketer, and a former National Basketball Association (NBA) executive for the Buffalo...
Watson N. "Waddy" Spoelstra (April 5, 1910 – July 20, 1999) was an American sportswriter for The Detroit News from 1945 to 1973. He served as the president...
Mark Warren Spoelstra (June 30, 1940 – February 24, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter and folk and blues guitarist. He was born and raised in Kansas...
active head coach has with his current team. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is the second longest-tenured NBA head coach, having been head coach of...
Cornelius Spoelstra (September 11, 1932 – April 9, 2008) was an American basketball player. A 6'9" center from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Spoelstra played college...
as a player, the Miami Heat. On March 26, 2022, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra missed a regular season game against the Brooklyn Nets, which was announced...
Riley remained team president, but was replaced as head coach by Erik Spoelstra. In 2010, the Heat signed reigning league MVP LeBron James and NBA All-Star...
Retrieved May 19, 2021. Aschburner, Steve (September 15, 2017). "Erik Spoelstra, Mike D'Antoni share inaugural NBCA Coach of Year Award". NBA.com. Retrieved...
36 percent of his field goals in four games. In Miami, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra changed James's role to a more unconventional one. James spent more time...
playoff games coached (50), and the most playoff-game wins (26); Erik Spoelstra is the franchise's all-time leader for the highest winning percentage...
Vogel accused the Heat of flopping before the series started, while Erik Spoelstra took offense to what he perceived to be deliberate "head–hunting" of his...
has won four championships, while current Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has won two titles. Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, Los Angeles...
because Wade encountered foul trouble in the first half, with Coach Erik Spoelstra telling the variously-injured veteran the Heat just needed him to hold...
the conclusion of the 2012–13 NBA season Miami Heat head coach, Erik Spoelstra, stated that comparing players from different generations is the equivalent...
as Toshi Seeger Charlie Tahan as Al Kooper Ryan Harris Brown as Mark Spoelstra Eli Brown Nick Pupo Big Bill Morganfield Laura Kariuki as Mavis Staples...
Heat Erik Spoelstra 4–1 Chicago Bulls† Tom Thibodeau 2012 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 4–3 Boston Celtics Doc Rivers 2013 Miami Heat† Erik Spoelstra 4–3 Indiana...
in economics Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea Erik Spoelstra, head coach of the Miami Heat Sankt Peter-Ording, a tourist town in northern...
missing 31 games. The Heat gradually climbed back to contention in the Erik Spoelstra era, culminating in the much-publicized free-agent acquisitions of LeBron...
2023 2013 Udonis Haslem featured in all Finals appearances. Coach Erik Spoelstra featured in six Finals as head coach and one finals as assistant coach...
(1991–1995) Alvin Gentry # (1995) Pat Riley (1995–2003) Stan Van Gundy (2003–2005) Pat Riley (2005–2008) Erik Spoelstra (2008– ) # denotes interim head coach...
regular season games. Three of those coaches, Popovich, Al Attles and Erik Spoelstra, have spent their entire coaching career with one team. Popovich has coached...
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