Cornell (2004-2009) Spiker served for five years as assistant coach for
Cornell Big Red under head coach
Steve Donahue. In 2009, he was hired by the
Army Black Knights to replace the recently-fired
Jim Crews.
Army (2009—2016) In the
2012–13 season, Spiker lead
Army to its first overall winning record since 1984–85 (a drought of 28 years), and also the Black Knights' first ever winning record in the
Patriot League. For his efforts, Spiker was named 2012-13 Patriot League Coach of the Year, the first Army head coach in eleven years to win the award. Spiker has joined
Bob Knight and
Mike Krzyzewski as the only coaches in Army history to win at least 65 games in their first five seasons. In
2013–14, the Black Knights set a school record for wins in the Patriot League (10), had only their second season with a winning conference record, and had their first ever back-to-back seasons with winning conference records - all under Spiker. Finally, under Spiker, Army had its first four-year streak of 15 plus wins (2012–16) since 1920–24.
Drexel (2016–present) On March 25, 2016, Spiker was hired as head coach of
Drexel to replace former head coach
Bruiser Flint. His first year at Drexel concluded with a 9-23 record. On February 22, 2018, Spiker led Drexel to a 34-point comeback win over
Delaware, the largest comeback win in Division 1 history. ==Head coaching record==