Roger Williams University Athletics

Michelle Spreda was promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Roger Williams University Women's Basketball Program in the fall of 2025, after serving as an Assistant Coach for the Hawks since the 2018-19 season. Spreda played a key role on the bench in the Hawks' first-ever Conference Championship during the 2021-22 campaign, as the Hawks would follow with a second straight title in 2022-23.
 
Spreda is a 2010 undergraduate of Eastern Connecticut State University with a degree in Child Psychology and an upcoming 2018 graduate of Johnson & Wales University with a Master’s degree in Sports Leadership.
 
Spreda worked as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Johnson & Wales in 2016 prior to taking on her new role at Roger Williams University. At JWU, she instructed and taught fundamentals to all guards as well as developed scouting reports to include breakdowns and in-game matchups. There, she also recruited and met with prospective student-athletes and organized all of the fundraising events.
 
Prior to her time as an Assistant Coach, she also served as the Director of Intramural Programming for the Johnson & Wales Athletic Department. In this position she promoted intramurals by attending resource fairs, creating flyers, and creating a presence on social media. She was able to implement new program ideas that aligned with the students’ interests and conducted student surveys in order to track participation trends.
 
Spreda worked for the Rhode Island Breakers before starting at JWU for three years. She currently is the Director of Player Development that develops, plans, and instructs tryouts for all teams in the organization as well as teaching players in team practices and individual sessions. Before she obtained her current role, she was also the Head Coach of the U15 team and the Assistant Coach of the U17 team.