Starting his first season as the as the head strength and conditioning coach for men’s basketball in 2025-26 is Cliff Spiller.
Spiller comes to Hawk Hill after spending nearly four years as director of strength and conditioning for the Oregon men’s basketball program. In his role with the Hawks, Spiller will lead all areas related to men’s basketball performance with the focus of building personalized strength, conditioning, mobility and nutrition plans for every men’s basketball student-athlete. He will also be responsible for implementing and utilizing all sports performance technology and data.
During his tenure at Oregon, Spiller helped the Ducks reach the postseason three times, including NCAA Tournament runs in 2024 and 2025. Under his guidance, five Ducks earned all-conference honors, including 2024 Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player N’Faly Dante, who currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks.
Before joining Oregon, Spiller spent nearly two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Utah Jazz, working with perennial All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert during back-to-back Western Conference playoff appearances. He previously served as head strength and conditioning coach for the Phoenix Suns’ G League affiliate, and began his career as a strength and conditioning intern for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2015 to 2017 before being elevated to head strength and conditioning coach of the Delaware Blue Coats.
A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Spiller was a four-year letterwinner as a member of the Wagner men’s basketball program and earned a bachelor’s degree in government and politics. He earned a master’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from California University of Pennsylvania and holds certificates as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach, Fellow of Applied Functional Science, and Licensed Massage Therapist.
