Bob Pierce

Robert Pierce
	Pierce at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (2010)
Miami Heat
Position	Scout
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	August 1, 1960 (age 63); Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
College	Biola
Coaching career	1984–present
Career history
As coach:
1984–1986	La Miranda HS
1986–1988	Westminster HS
1988–1993	USC (asst.)
1993–1995	Sunny Hills HS
1995–1997	Lewis & Clark (asst.)
1997–2000	Hitachi Rising Suns
2000–2001	Hitachi SunRockers
2001–2005	Excellence
2006–2007	Shenzhen Basketball Club
2008–2010	Shiga Lakestars
2010–2011	Akita Northern Happinets
2011–2013	Sendai 89ers
2015–2016	China Men's U18 National (asst.)
2002	Japan Men's National (asst.)

Robert Pierce (born August 1, 1960) is an American former professional basketball coach. He was the head coach for Sun Rockers Shibuya (1997-2001), Shiga Lakestars (2008-2010), Akita Northern Happinets (2010-2011),^[1] and the Sendai 89ers (2011-2013) in Japan and a former college basketball assistant coach for University of Southern California.^[2] He can speak English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese and Korean languages. Currently he is a Director of Instruction for the Five-Star Sports China, coaches the international school of Beijing men's basketball team, and serves for the Miami Heat of the NBA as the scout in China.

Head coaching record[edit]

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
Hitachi	1999-00	16	5	11	.313					–
Hitachi	2000-01	21	6	15	.286	7th				–	Missed playoffs
Shiga	2008-09	52	19	33	.365	5th in Western	0	0	0	–	Missed playoffs
Shiga	2009-10	52	29	23	.558	4th in Western	2	0	2	.000	Lost in First Round
Akita	2010-11	50	18	32	.360	6th in Eastern	2	0	2	.000	Lost in First Round
Sendai	2011-12	52	25	27	.481	6th in Eastern	3	1	2	.333	Lost in First Round
Sendai	2012-13	34	13	21	.382	Fired	0	0	0	–
Bj league totals		240	104	136	.433		7	1	6	.143

References[edit]

^ N.B.A. Prospect Gets 2nd Chance in Japan, Christopher Johnson (The New York Times), 20 April 2011. Accessed 23 April 2017.
^ Odeven, Ed (24 February 2013). "Struggling Sendai fires Pierce". Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[1] N.B.A. Prospect Gets 2nd Chance in Japan, Christopher Johnson (The New York Times), 20 April 2011. Accessed 23 April 2017.

[2] Odeven, Ed (24 February 2013). "Struggling Sendai fires Pierce". Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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