Jay Spoonhour
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | Missouri State |
| Conference | Missouri Valley |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 14, 1970 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | Pittsburg State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1996 | Central Missouri State (GA) |
| 1996–1999 | Saint Louis (assistant) |
| 2000 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Wabash Valley |
| 2001–2004 | UNLV (assistant) |
| 2004 | UNLV (interim HC) |
| 2004–2006 | Missouri (GA) |
| 2006–2009 | UTSA (assistant) |
| 2009–2012 | Moberly Area CC |
| 2012–2021 | Eastern Illinois |
| 2023-Present | Missouri State (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 224–189 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NJCAA Division I (2001) | |
Jay Thomas Spoonhour (born October 14, 1970) is an American basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Eastern Illinois University, a position he had from 2012 until 2021. Previously, Spoonhour served as the head coach at Moberly Area Community College in Missouri. He has also held several assistant jobs, including at Saint Louis, UNLV, Missouri and Texas-San Antonio. He served as the interim head coach of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in 2004 after his father, Charlie Spoonhour, resigned mid-season.