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Gordon Herbert
Herbert, while coaching in 2022
Personal information
Born (1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 65)
Penticton, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian / Finnish
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
College
NBA draft1982: undrafted
Playing career1982–1994
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career1994–present
Career history
As player:
1982–1985Hyvinkään Tahko
1985–1988Turun NMKY
1988–1989Forssan Koripojat
1989–1991NMKY Helsinki
1991–1994Korihait
As coach:
1994–1996Korihait
1996–1999Espoon Honka
1999–2000Oberwart Gunners
2000–2001s.Oliver Würzburg
2001–2004Skyliners Frankfurt
2004–2006Paris Basket Racing
2005–2007Georgia
2006–2007Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2007–2008Aris
2008–2009Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2009–2010Espoon Honka
2010Espoon Honka (assistant)
2010–2011Skyliners Frankfurt
2011–2012Alba Berlin
2013–2020Skyliners Frankfurt
2020–2021Avtodor
2021–Germany
Career highlights and awards
As head coach
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Canada
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton

Gordon Walter Herbert (born February 16, 1959) is a Canadian-Finnish professional basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player. He is the head coach of the Germany national team.

Playing career

Herbert attended two-year North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene,[1] and transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1979, where he played college basketball for the Vandals under head coach Don Monson.[2] Prior to his senior season in 1980–81, he injured his wrist and was redshirted; the Vandals were 25–4 and went to the NCAA tournament as Big Sky champions.

As a fifth-year senior in 1981–82, Herbert started at forward and Idaho won its first sixteen games, went 24–2 in the regular season,[3] and were sixth in the AP and UPI polls.[4][5] They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen,[6][7][8] and finished with the best record in school history at 27–3. While undefeated at 15–0, an article on the team appeared in Sports Illustrated.[9] Late in the regular season, Herbert was the conference player of the week.[10]

After college, he played professionally in Finland for 12 years with various teams. His club playing career ended in 1994, when he started coaching.

Herbert also played with the senior Canadian national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where they finished just out of medal position in fourth place. He also played with Canada at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Coaching career

Herbert has coached many teams, including Frankfurt Skyliners, with which he won the German League title in 2004. He led the Skyliners to their 3rd German League finals appearance, against the league's first place Brose Bamberg, after beating other top-rated German teams, such as Alba Berlin, in the playoffs. He also coached French teams Paris and Pau Orthez, with which he won the French Cup in the 2006–07 season.

On July 7, 2007, he officially became the head basketball coach of the Greek club Aris. Herbert has also been an assistant coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.[11] In the 2015–16 season, Herbert won the FIBA Europe Cup with the Skyliners, after his team defeated Pallacanestro Varese in the Final. Herbert was also named the German Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year that season.[12]

Herbert's contract with the Skyliners ended in May 2020.[13] On July 2, 2020, he signed with Avtodor of the VTB United League.[14] He was sacked in March 2021.[15] In September 2021, he was named head coach of the Germany national team.[16] He guided the German team to a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships.[17]

Coaching titles

See also

References

  1. ^ "Herbert awaiting call from homeland". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 3, 1979. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Idaho gets NIC ace". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 16, 1979. p. 24.
  3. ^ Missildine, Harry (March 5, 1982). "Monson expects tougher tourney". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  4. ^ "Vandals No. 6". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). wire services. March 2, 1982. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Vandals climb to sixth place in AP national poll". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire services. March 3, 1982. p. 1C.
  6. ^ Missildine, Harry (March 15, 1982). "Idaho: Next stop, Provo". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 15.
  7. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (March 15, 1982). "Vandals: Sweet Sixteen and..." Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  8. ^ Killen, John (March 15, 1982). "Kellerman's last shot paves way to Provo". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  9. ^ McCallum, Jack (January 25, 1982). "A case of Vandalism in Big Sky country". Sports Illustrated: 20–21.
  10. ^ "Vandals' Herbert week's top player". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 23, 1982. p. 22.
  11. ^ "Raptors:Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment – Management". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  12. ^ "Beko BBL - Award Wanamaker und First Team". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  13. ^ "Re-Start auch für Skyliners: Basketball-Bundesliga darf Saison mit Turnier fortsetzen". hessenschau.de. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Gordie Herbert is the new head coach of Avtodor Saratov". Sportando. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  15. ^ Sunyer, Xavier Garcia i (7 April 2020). "Gordon Herbert, cesado como entrenador del Avtodor Saratov". BasketMe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  16. ^ "Gordon Herbert ist neuer Herren-Bundestrainer". basketball-bund.de (in German). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Deutsche Basketballer gewinnen Bronze". Deutsche Welle (in German). 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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