Matt Spencer joined the Dinos as an Assistant Coach in 2013 and was promoted to Lead Assistant Coach in 2016. Initially, he served in a volunteer capacity while completing an Eyes High Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Cumming School of Medicine at UCalgary (2013-15). Prior to joining the Dinos’ staff, Spencer was an Assistant Coach with the University of Western Ontario Mustangs women’s basketball team (OUA; 2009-11) under head coach Steph Barrie, and had previously spent 10 seasons as an assistant at Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High School in his hometown of Antigonish, NS under head coach Gail MacDougall. In addition to his work with the Dinos, Matt has led the Jr. Dinos High Performance program at both the U15 and U17 age groups, as well as contributing to the Targeted Athlete Strategy (TAS), Sr. Academy, and Jr. Academy programs in the Calgary community. He also serves as an instructor in the Kinesiology Department at UCalgary.
