Today, Erik Spoelstra was named the successor to Pat Riley as Head Coach of the Miami Heat. Currently, he is the youngest coach in the NBA. Spoelstra also becomes the sixth head coach in the Heat’s franchise.

Spoelstra just completed his 13th season as a member of the HEAT staff and his seventh in the role of Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting where he had the primary role of developing game plans for upcoming opponents. Spoelstra was responsible for coordinating the video staff and advance scouts while also overseeing the development of scouting reports and videos. He has been in charge of the HEAT’s Individual Player Development Program and has served as the head coach of the HEAT’s summer league squad each of the past three summers.

He’s got a lot of work ahead of him. We congratulate Erik on his promotion and wish him success next season.

Great prediction by “Balitang America” a year ago about Erik Spoelstra as head coach:

BTW – Erik Spoelstra is half-Filipino, a quarter Dutch, and a quarter Irish.