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On April 13, 2010, Bzdelik left Colorado to become the 21st head men's basketball coach at [[Wake Forest University]].<ref name=usatodaywf>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/acc/2010-04-14-wake-forest-bzdelik_N.htm</ref> He was fired from that position in March, 2014 after one of the most unsuccessful tenures in conference history.
On April 13, 2010, Bzdelik left Colorado to become the 21st head men's basketball coach at [[Wake Forest University]].<ref name=usatodaywf>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/acc/2010-04-14-wake-forest-bzdelik_N.htm</ref> He was fired from that position in March, 2014 after one of the most unsuccessful tenures in conference history. Bzdelik's tenure left a sour taste in the mouth of Wake Forest fans, most of which simply wished him to depart town and leave the basketball program alone.<ref>http://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/5/11/4308234/Ron-wellman-billboard-Wake-Forest-Bzdelik</ref>


===Memphis Grizzlies===
===Memphis Grizzlies===

Revision as of 14:35, 19 November 2014

Jeff Bzdelik
Bzdelik in 2013
Memphis Grizzlies
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1952-12-01) December 1, 1952 (age 71)
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Career information
CollegeUIC (1975–1977)
Career history
As coach:
1978–1980Davidson (asst.)
1980–1986Northwestern (asst.)
1986–1988UMBC
1988–1994Washington Bullets (asst.)
1994–1995New York Knicks (scout)
1995–2001Miami Heat (asst.)
2001–2002Denver Nuggets (scout)
2002–2004Denver Nuggets
2005–2007Air Force
2007–2010Colorado
2010–2014Wake Forest
2014–presentMemphis Grizzlies (asst.)

Jeff Bzdelik (born December 1, 1952) is an American basketball coach who's currently an assistant coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He formerly coached the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 until he was fired near the end of 2004.

Early life

Bzdelik earned four varsity letters while playing basketball at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and was named team MVP in ’75-76. He also spent six years in the Army National Guard.[1]

Coaching career

Early career in college basketball

Bzdelik began his coaching career in 1978 as an assistant at Davidson College in North Carolina.[2] He moved to Northwestern University in 1980, where he spent six seasons as an assistant, helping the Wildcats to their first NIT appearance in school history. He then took the head coaching position at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for two years. During the 1986-87 season, his squad was cited by The Sporting News as "one of the biggest turnarounds in the school's inaugural season in Division 1."

Move to NBA as assistant

Washington Bullets coach Wes Unseld hired Bzdelik as an assistant in 1988. He stayed there until Unseld resigned in 1994. He then took a scouting position with Pat Riley on the New York Knicks before moving with Riley to the Miami Heat the next season as an assistant and advance scout. In 1997, Sports Illustrated named Bzdelik the NBA's best advance scout. In 2000, USA Today named him one of the NBA's top five assistants.[3]

Denver Nuggets

Bzdelik was hired in 2001 by the Denver Nuggets to be their East Coast scout. He was promoted to assistant coach in July 2002 and impressed team management by going 6-0 in the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league and motivating the team's young players.[2] He was named the head coach of the Nuggets on August 21, 2002.[3] The team struggled in his first year, winning just 17 games. They bounced back in his second season to finish with 43 wins and make the playoffs before losing in the first round. The team had high expectations in his third year after signing Kenyon Martin as a free agent. During his 17 years in the NBA, he coached 9 times in the playoffs.[4]

Air Force Academy

On May 18, 2005, Bzedlik signed a multiyear contract to become the head coach at the US Air Force Academy.[5] The team was filled with a veteran heavy roster and made a first round NCAA tournament appearance his first year after finishing with the best record (24-7) in the program's 50-year history.[6] The next year, they surpassed the record from the previous year by winning 26 games and made it to the NIT semifinals.

Colorado

Bzdelik left Air Force on April 4, 2007, to become the head basketball coach for the Colorado Buffaloes for three seasons.[6][7]

Wake Forest University

On April 13, 2010, Bzdelik left Colorado to become the 21st head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest University.[7] He was fired from that position in March, 2014 after one of the most unsuccessful tenures in conference history. Bzdelik's tenure left a sour taste in the mouth of Wake Forest fans, most of which simply wished him to depart town and leave the basketball program alone.[8]

Memphis Grizzlies

On July 31, 2014 he was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies to be an assistant coach.[9]

Head coaching record

NBA

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
DEN 2002–03 82 17 65 .207 7th in Midwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
DEN 2003–04 82 43 39 .524 6th in Midwest 5 1 4 .200 Lost in First Round
DEN 2004–05 28 13 15 .464 (fired) — — — — (fired)
Career 192 73 119 .380 5 1 4 .200

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMBC Retrievers (NCAA Division I Independent) (1986–1988)
1986–87 UMBC 12–16
1987–88 UMBC 13–15
UMBC: 25–31
Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Air Force 24–7 12–4 2nd NCAA First Round
2006–07 Air Force 26–9 10–6 T–3rd NIT Semifinal
Air Force: 50–16 22–10
Colorado Buffaloes (Big 12 Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08 Colorado 12–20 3–13 12th
2008–09 Colorado 9–22 1–15 12th
2009–10 Colorado 15–16 6–10 8th
Colorado: 36–58 10–38
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11 Wake Forest 8–24 1–15 12th
2011–12 Wake Forest 13–18 4–12 T-12th
2012–13 Wake Forest 13–18 6–12 T-9th
2013–14 Wake Forest 17-16 6-12 T-13th '
Wake Forest: 51-76 17-51
Total: 160–179

      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

  1. ^ http://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff_directory/bzdelik_bio.html
  2. ^ a b Nuggets have nothing to lose with Bzdelik By Marc J. Spears, ESPN
  3. ^ a b http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nuggets/2002-08-21-bzdelik-hired_x.htm
  4. ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2004/12/29/bzdelik_is_fired_by_the_nuggets/
  5. ^ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/mwest/2005-05-18-airforce-bzdelik_x.htm
  6. ^ a b http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2007-04-03-3192494354_x.htm
  7. ^ a b http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/acc/2010-04-14-wake-forest-bzdelik_N.htm
  8. ^ http://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/5/11/4308234/Ron-wellman-billboard-Wake-Forest-Bzdelik
  9. ^ Memphis Grizzlies announce Coaching and Basketball Operations staff additions and promotions

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