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Shannon Spataro

Shannon Spataro

  • Title
    Head Women's Basketball Coach
  • Phone
    650-543-3770
  • Email
    sspataro@menlo.edu
  • Alma Mater
    Pomona-Pitzer

Shannon Spataro prepares to enter her 18th season as the head coach of Menlo’s Women’s Basketball program. Under her guidance the women’s basketball team has consistently been one of the premier programs in Menlo’s athletic department.

Entering this season, Coach Spataro owns a stellar 303-194 overall record (61% Winning Percentage) and a 162-93 conference record (64% Winning Percentage). The 2025-2026 season would be another strong showing by Coach Spataro’s program with the team’s list of accomplishments as follows:

  • 13-14 Overall Record.
  • 11-11 Conference Record, four-game win streak from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15.
  • Alberte Frisch named to All-PacWest Team and entered the Menlo Women’s Basketball 1,000-Point Club.
  • Coach Spataro earned her 300th career victory.
  • 13 Players named Academic All-PacWest honorees.
  • WBCA Academic Team Special Mention.
  • Alberte Frisch named Women’s Winter Sport Athlete of the Year.
This past season just further highlights the successful program Coach Spataro has been able to build during her tenure at the helm. On top of this year’s accolades, Coach Spataro also has added the following to her resume in both Cal Pac and GSAC play over the years:
  • Reached the California Pacific Conference Tournament Championship Game five of seven seasons. 
  • Won the Cal Pac Tournament three of the final four years in the conference.
  • Produced 37 All-Conference honorees.
  • Earned 26 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
  • Earned 28 GSAC Scholar-Athletes.
  • Was awarded 4 Cal Pac Defenders of the Year.
  • Earned a Cliff Hamlow Champion of Character.
  • Featured a Newcomer of the Year.
  • Featured a Freshman of the Year.
  • Was awarded two Players of the Year.
  • Has 15 NAIA All-Americans.
  • Has been an NAIA Scholar-Team nine times.
  • Saw Coach Spataro named the California Pacific Conference’s Coach of Character for the 2013-14 season.
A two-time All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player at Pomona-Pitzer (1991-95), Coach Spataro returned to the West Coast to be the second women's basketball head coach in Menlo College history. Coach Spataro has been a successful assistant the prep, AAU, and collegiate levels, having coached at:
  • Fordham University
  • Kansas
  • San Jose State
  • Texas-Pan American
  • Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL. 
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