Jay Spoonhour, the first of five finalists for the Eastern men’s basketball coaching position, will appear on campus for a public interview today at 4 p.m. in the Lantz Arena Club Room.

Spoonhour is currently the head coach of Moberly Area Community College in Missouri. He led the Greyhounds to a 22-8 record, losing in the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament. Spoonhour has been the team’s head coach for the past three seasons.

As a head coach at the junior college level, Spoonhour has won 100 games, including the NJCAA National Championship in 2001 with Wabash Valley College.

Spoonhour has also coached at Missouri, UNLV, Saint Louis, Texas-San Antonio and Valparaiso.