Josh Oppenheimer

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Josh Oppenheimer
Houston Rockets
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1969-01-15) January 15, 1969 (age 55)
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolNotre Dame
(Sherman Oaks, California)
College
NBA draft1992: undrafted
Playing career1992–1998
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career1998–present
Career history
As player:
?-?Atlanta Trojans
?-?Philadelphia Spirit
?-?Palm Beach Stingrays
?-?Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
1995–1996Maccabi Tel Aviv
1996–1998Givat Shmuel
As coach:
1998–2000Duquesne (assistant)
2000–2002Delaware (assistant)
2002–2005DePaul (assistant)
2005–2008Kent State (assistant)
2013–2016Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2016–presentHouston Rockets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Josh Oppenheimer (born 15 January 1969), is an Israeli-American professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Playing career

Oppenheimer played collegiately at the Rhode Island and later Northern Arizona before embarking on a professional career in the United States and Europe. He spent two summers in the United States Basketball League playing for Atlanta, Philadelphia and Palm Beach and also logged a season in the Continental Basketball Association with Cedar Rapids. He spent six seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Coaching career

Oppenheimer has coaching experience in the college ranks at Duquesne Dukes, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, DePaul Blue Demons and Kent State Golden Flashes.

NBA

In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the Milwaukee Bucks staff of head coach Larry Drew.[1]

On start of 2016–17 season Houston Rockets added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as assistant coach.[2]

Personal info

Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne have two daughters, Gabriella "Gabbi" (born July 2, 1996) and Nicolette "Nikki" (born June 22, 1999).[3] Adrienne is a former college volleyball player from Puerto Rico. His daughter Gabbi attends the University of Alabama and is pursuing a career in finance after previously working as a sports reporter for TideTV, a division of the UA Athletic Department[4]. Nicolette is a basketball player and plays for Syracuse University; she previously played for Montini Catholic High School.[5] Nicolette represented Puerto Rico U18 team at 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bucks Announce Coaching and Athletic Training Staff Additions
  2. ^ "The Rockets Hired Josh Oppenheimer". 2kvc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  3. ^ http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html
  4. ^ "LinkedIn - Gabbi Oppenheimer". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.fiba.com/americas/u18women/2016/Nicolette-OPPENHEIMER
  6. ^ Syracuse recruit and long-range specialist Nikki Oppenheimer expands her horizons, ESPN

External links

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