Bernie Bickerstaff

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Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff (born February 11, 1944 in Benham, Kentucky) is an assistant coach for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to the Trail Blazers, Bickerstaff was an assistant for the Chicago Bulls and Executive Vice President of the Charlotte Bobcats. He also coached the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets and Washington Bullets/Wizards before becoming the first head coach and general manager in Bobcats history. Bickerstaff has a career record of 414–512. His total wins rank 33rd all-time among head coaches. He has served in numerous positions in the front office on these teams, including president, general manager, and assistant coach, in spite have never having won an NBA Championship and having lost 98 more games than he has won as a head coach.

A ten-year player, assistant coach and head coach at the University of San Diego, Bickerstaff played for the Toreros from 1964–1966 and was team captain and MVP his senior season. Bickerstaff is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

In 2008, Bickerstaff was hired along with longtime NBA assistant Bob Ociepka to be an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. He was hired to aid the team's rookie head coach Vinny Del Negro.^[1]

On July 27, 2010, Bickerstaff was hired as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.^[2]

Bernie's son, John-Blair Bickerstaff, is an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets. ^[3]

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^ K.C. Johnson (2008-07-01). "Bulls Hire 2 Assistant Coaches". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-01-bulls-bits-chicagojul01,0,6506686.story.
^ Quick, Jason (July 22, 2010). "Trail Blazers legend Buck Williams will be named to Nate McMillan's staff". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/07/trail_blazers_legend_buck_will.html. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
^ [1] retrieved 2010-02-04

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Preceded by Lenny Wilkens	Seattle SuperSonics head coach 1985–1989	Succeeded by Tom Newell (interim)
Preceded by Bob Kloppenburg	Seattle SuperSonics head coach 1989–1990	Succeeded by K. C. Jones
Preceded by Gene Littles (interim)	Denver Nuggets head coach 1995–1996	Succeeded by Dick Motta
Preceded by Bob Staak (interim)	Washington Bullets/Wizards head coach 1997–1999	Succeeded by Jim Brovelli (interim)
Preceded by Initial coach	Charlotte Bobcats head coach 2004–2007	Succeeded by Sam Vincent

v d e Portland Trail Blazers current roster

1 A. Johnson \| 2 Matthews \| 3 Wallace \| 4 N. Smith \| 5 Felton \| 8 Babbitt \| 9 E. Williams \| 11 Crawford \| 12 Aldridge \| 17 C. Johnson \| 23 Camby \| 40 Thomas \| 52 Oden \| 83 C. Smith \| 88 Batum

Head coach: McMillan \| Assistant coaches: Bickerstaff \| Canales \| Greer \| Ociepka \| B. Williams

v d e Washington Bullets 1977–78 NBA Champions

10 Bob Dandridge 11 Elvin Hayes 14 Tom Henderson 15 Charles Johnson 20 Phil Walker 25 Mitch Kupchak 32 Larry Wright 35 Kevin Grevey 41 Wes Unseld (Finals MVP) 42 Greg Ballard 44 Joe Pace 45 Phil Chenier Head coach Dick Motta Assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff

Regular season • Playoffs

v d e San Diego Toreros men's basketball head coaches

Fon Johnson (1955–1957) Bob McCutcheon (1957–1958) Les Harvey (1958–1960) Ken Leslie (1960–1961) Ed Baron (1961–1962) Phil Woolpert (1962–1969) Bernie Bickerstaff (1969–1973) Jim Brovelli (1973–1984) Hank Egan (1984–1994) Brad Holland (1994–2007) Bill Grier (2007– )

v d e Oklahoma City Thunder

Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics • Founded in 1967 • Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Franchise	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Team history • All-time roster • Franchise achievements • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas	KeyArena (Seattle Center Coliseum) • Kingdome • Tacoma Dome • Chesapeake Energy Arena

Head coaches	Bianchi • Wilkens • Nissalke • Buckwalter • Russell • Hopkins • Bickerstaff • Newell • Kloppenburg • Bickerstaff • Jones • Kloppenburg • Karl • Westphal • McMillan • Weiss • Hill • Carlesimo • Brooks

Retired numbers (6)	1 • 10 • 19 • 24 • 32 • 43 • MIC

D-League Affiliate	Tulsa 66ers

Lore	Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City • City of Seattle v. Professional Basketball Club LLC • Clay Bennett • Howard Schultz • Squatch • Seattle SuperSonics • Wheedle

Media	TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma • Radio: The Sports Animal (640 AM, 98.1 FM) • Announcers: Brian Davis • Grant Long • Matt Pinto

v d e Denver Nuggets

Formerly the Denver Rockets • Founded in 1967 • Based in Denver, Colorado

The Franchise	Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Draft history • Current season

Arenas	Denver Auditorium Arena • Denver Coliseum • McNichols Sports Arena • Pepsi Center

Head Coaches	Bass • McLendon • Belmont • Albeck • Hannum • Brown • Walsh • Moe • Westhead • Issel • Littles • Bickerstaff • Motta • Hanzlik • D'Antoni • Issel • Evans • Bzdelik • Cooper • Karl

Retired Numbers	2 • 33 • 40 • 44 • 432

D-League Affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Culture	Skywalker • Doug Moe • Dan Issel • Alex English • 'Melo • Knicks–Nuggets brawl • Detroit 186, Denver 184 • Mt. Mutombo • "Enver Nuggets" • The Hey Song • 2009 venue conflict with WWE

Media	TV: Altitude Sports • Radio: KCKK-AM • Announcers: Chris Marlowe • Scott Hastings • Jerry Schemmel

v d e Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers, the Chicago Zephyrs, the Baltimore Bullets, the Capital Bullets, and the Washington Bullets • Founded in 1961 • Based in Washington, D.C.

The Franchise	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre • Chicago Coliseum • Baltimore Civic Center • Cole Field House • Capital Centre/US Airways Arena • Verizon Center

Coaches	Pollard • McMahon • Leonard • Jeannette • Seymour • Farmer • Jeannette • Shue • Jones • Motta • Shue • Loughery • Unseld • Lynam • Staak • Bickerstaff • Brovelli • Heard • Walker • Hamilton • Collins • Jordan • Tapscott • Saunders • Wittman

General Managers	Ferry • Nash • Unseld • Grunfeld

D-League Affiliate	Iowa Energy

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) • Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 • 11 • 25 • 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Rivals	Cleveland Cavaliers • Philadelphia 76ers • New Jersey Nets • New York Knicks

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld • 1975 championship upset • It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings • The Big E • Abe Pollin • Washington Bullets • Earl the Pearl • The Phone Booth • Agent Zero • Hibachi • Robin Ficker

Media	TV: WDCW • Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic • Comcast Network • Radio: WJFK-FM • Announcers: Steve Buckhantz • Phil Chenier • Dave Johnson • Glenn Consor

v d e Charlotte Bobcats

Founded in 2004 • Based in Charlotte, North Carolina

The Franchise	Franchise • Seasons • Expansion draft • Draft history • All-time roster • Head coaches • Accomplishments • Transactions • Broadcasters • Current season

Arenas	Charlotte Coliseum • Time Warner Cable Arena

Head Coaches	Bickerstaff • Vincent • Brown • Silas

General Managers	Bickerstaff • Higgins • Cho

D-League Affiliate	Maine Red Claws

Administration	Owner: Michael Jordan • President of Basketball Operations: Rod Higgins • General Manager: Rich Cho

Media	TV: WAXN • Fox Sports Carolinas • SportSouth • Radio: WFNZ • Announcers: Steve Martin • Dell Curry • Stephanie Ready • Scott Lauer • Muggsy Bogues

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