Bob Gottlieb

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Bob Gottlieb
Biographical details
Born(1940-01-20)January 20, 1940
DiedNovember 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 74)
Alma materOhio State University
Columbia University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1968Fair Lawn HS
1968–1969Quinnipiac (freshmen)
1969–1971Creighton (freshmen)
1971–1973Kansas State (assistant)
1973–1975Jacksonville
1975–1980Milwaukee
1981–1983Long Beach State (assistant)
1983–1986Oregon State (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall97–91 (.516)

Robert Henry Gottlieb (January 20, 1940 – November 23, 2014)[1] was an American basketball coach for the NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee team from 1975 to 1980, and was also the head coach of Jacksonville University for two years prior. He was the father of basketball analyst and sports talk radio host Doug Gottlieb and college basketball coach Gregg Gottlieb.[2]

Gottlieb attended and played basketball at George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett Bay Park, New York.[3] He next attended Ohio State University where he was reported to have played for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, specifically the 1960 NCAA Division I championship team,[4][5][6] although he does not appear in the statistical record of the program or on the roster of the championship team.[7][8]

In 1967, after coaching high school basketball for two years in Ohio and one in California, Gottlieb was named the basketball coach at Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey,[9] replacing future Hall of Fame coach Hubie Brown.[10] Gottlieb coached at Fair Lawn for one season and led the team to a 7–13 record.[11]

The following academic year, he took a job coaching freshman basketball and baseball for the Quinnipiac Bobcats. After one year at Quinnipiac, he was named the freshman basketball coach at Creighton.[4] In two seasons at Creighton, Gottlieb led the team to a 34–6 record. After earning his master's degree in physical education from Columbia University, Gottlieb was named an assistant to coach Jack Hartman at Kansas State in 1971.[5] He was also the head recruiter at Kansas State.[5]

In May 1973, Gottlieb was hired as the head coach of the Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team.[11] Gottlieb inherited a team which was a national power at the time[6] but which stood to be sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations. For that reason, Jacksonville's first choice for the job, Howie Landa, resigned two days after having been hired as the head coach earlier that same offseason.[11] In two seasons at Jacksonville, Gottlieb led the team to a 35–21 record.[12] He resigned following the 1974–75 season, however; Gottlieb had sought a three-year contract extension from Jacksonville but was offered only one additional year.[13]

In 1975, he was hired as the head men's basketball coach and Assistant Athletic Director at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[13] He compiled a 62–70 record (.470) in five seasons as coach of the Panthers,[12] a transitioning NCAA Division I Independent at the time. The program moved back to NCAA Division III competition for the 1980–81 season following his departure.[citation needed]

Bob Gottlieb had over 100 wins as a head coach at the Division I level, including wins over Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Florida State, Auburn, Illinois, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and the University of Tulsa.[citation needed]

After spending a year in the business world, Gottlieb and Jessie Evans were hired as assistant coaches under Tex Winter at Long Beach State.[14] In 1983, he was hired as an assistant coach on Ralph Miller's staff at Oregon State.[15]

By 1987, Gottlieb was reported to have entered the professional basketball world as the head coach and general manager of a planned Southern California team in what was then known as the International Basketball Association, an independent league which enforced a height limit for its players.[16] Before the league was scheduled to begin play in 1988, however, it downsized dramatically and Gottlieb's team, which would have been called the Orange Crush, was one of at least four which was dropped from the league. What remained was renamed the World Basketball League.[17]

For his last 10 years he operated a leading year-round basketball development program for offensive basketball skills in Southern California, Branch West Basketball Academy.[citation needed]

Gottlieb died on November 23, 2014, at the age of 74 after a three-year battle with melanoma.[18]

In 2018 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[19]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jacksonville Dolphins (Independent) (1973–1975)
1973–74 Jacksonville 20–10 NIT Semifinals
1974–75 Jacksonville 15–11
Milwaukee Panthers (Independent) (1975–1980)
1975–76 Milwaukee 11–15
1976–77 Milwaukee 19–8
1977–78 Milwaukee 15–12
1978–79 Milwaukee 8–18
1979–80 Milwaukee 9–17
Total: 97–91

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2015-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Gregg Gottlieb - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory".
  3. ^ Matthews, Wallace (28 July 2005). "'Hello, I must be going'". Newsday. pp. A72–A73. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Former Ohio State Cager Bob Gottlieb to Creighton Post". Sioux City Journal. Associated Press. 22 June 1969. p. 28. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Gottlieb new KS assistant cage coach". The Manhattan Mercury. 15 July 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b Cronauer, Bill (23 November 1973). "Season of Change Forecast For JU". Tampa Bay Times. p. 49. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "1959-60 Ohio State Buckeyes Men 's Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "1960 NCAA Basketball Championship Program". Archive.org. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Ridgewood, Fair Lawn Coaches Faced With Similar Situations". Ridgewood Herald-News. 7 December 1967. p. 35. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ Veleber, Don (9 November 1967). "Gridders Have High Values". Ridgewood Herald-News. p. 33. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Rowe, John (9 May 1973). "From Fair Lawn to . . ". The Record. p. D-3. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Bob Gottlieb Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b Hanley, Reid (30 November 1975). "UW-M Poses Challenge for Gottlieb". The Wichita Beacon. p. 3H. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Long Beach coaches". Oakland Tribune. 23 May 1981. p. D-5. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ Kislingbury, Graham (8 December 1983). "Coach says Beavers' time will come later in season". Albany Democrat-Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Boston joins 'under 6-4' cage league". The Journal News. Associated Press. 11 November 1986. p. D5. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  17. ^ Chortkoff, Mitch (12 May 1988). "New league comes up short". News-Pilot. p. D3. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  18. ^ Stephens, Matt L. (November 29, 2014). "Pacific basketball honors Bob Gottlieb with orange uniforms". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".

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