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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> |
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===Memphis Grizzlies=== |
===Memphis Grizzlies=== |
Revision as of 14:35, 19 November 2014
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Mount Prospect, Illinois | December 1, 1952
Career information | |
College | UIC (1975–1977) |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1978–1980 | Davidson (asst.) |
1980–1986 | Northwestern (asst.) |
1986–1988 | UMBC |
1988–1994 | Washington Bullets (asst.) |
1994–1995 | New York Knicks (scout) |
1995–2001 | Miami Heat (asst.) |
2001–2002 | Denver Nuggets (scout) |
2002–2004 | Denver Nuggets |
2005–2007 | Air Force |
2007–2010 | Colorado |
2010–2014 | Wake Forest |
2014–present | Memphis 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
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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
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 |
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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
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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
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References
- ^ http://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff_directory/bzdelik_bio.html
- ^ a b Nuggets have nothing to lose with Bzdelik By Marc J. Spears, ESPN
- ^ a b http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nuggets/2002-08-21-bzdelik-hired_x.htm
- ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2004/12/29/bzdelik_is_fired_by_the_nuggets/
- ^ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/mwest/2005-05-18-airforce-bzdelik_x.htm
- ^ a b http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2007-04-03-3192494354_x.htm
- ^ a b http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/acc/2010-04-14-wake-forest-bzdelik_N.htm
- ^ http://www.bloggersodear.com/2013/5/11/4308234/Ron-wellman-billboard-Wake-Forest-Bzdelik
- ^ Memphis Grizzlies announce Coaching and Basketball Operations staff additions and promotions
External links
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