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The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT Head Coach Erik Spoelstra was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March. This marks the fifth time Spoelstra has earned the monthly honor, tying Pat Riley for the most in team history, and 13th time a HEAT coach has won the award. Additionally, he becomes the first coach in team history to win the honor in consecutive months after being named the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for February. He also joins former HEAT coach Stan Van Gundy (2004-05) as the only HEAT coaches to win the honor twice in a season.

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