Bob Gottlieb

Last updated • 3 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Bob Gottlieb
Biographical details
Born(1940-01-20)January 20, 1940
DiedNovember 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 74)
Alma mater Ohio State University
Columbia University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1968 Fair Lawn HS
1968–1969 Quinnipiac (freshmen)
1969–1971 Creighton (freshmen)
1971–1973 Kansas State (assistant)
1973–1975 Jacksonville
1975–1980 Milwaukee
1981–1983 Long Beach State (assistant)
1983–1986 Oregon 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]

Contents

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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Thompson III</span> American basketball player-coach (born 1966)

John Robert Thompson III is a professional basketball coach and executive who has been the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team since 2017. He previously served as the head coach of the men's basketball team at Georgetown University. He grew up in Washington, D.C., and was named first team All-Metro by The Washington Post while playing for Gonzaga College High School in 1984. Thompson was hired on April 20, 2004, to replace Craig Esherick and was fired at the end of the 2017 season. Prior to being hired at Georgetown, Thompson was the head coach for four years at his alma mater, Princeton University. Thompson is the son of John Thompson Jr, Georgetown's head coach from 1972 to 1999, and is a 1988 graduate of Princeton University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hubie Brown</span> American basketball coach and sportscaster (born 1933)

Hubert "Hubie" Jude Brown is an American retired basketball coach and player and active television analyst. Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, the honors separated by 26 years. Brown was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gene Keady</span> American basketball coach (born 1936)

Lloyd Eugene Keady is an American Hall of Fame basketball coach. He is best known for his 25 years serving as the head men's basketball coach at Purdue University in Indiana. In his tenure leading the Boilermakers from 1980 to 2005, he went to the NCAA Tournament seventeen times, twice advancing to the Elite Eight.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doug Gottlieb</span> American basketball analyst and sports talk radio host

Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb is an American basketball analyst and sports talk radio host. He played both NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists and professional basketball. He now works for Fox Sports, Pac-12 Network and CBS Sports after tenures with ESPN.

Hugh Nelson Durham is a retired American basketball coach. He was head coach at Florida State, Georgia, and Jacksonville. He is the only head coach to have led two different programs to their first Final Four appearances.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Randy Ayers</span> American basketball coach (born 1956)

Randall Duane Ayers is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Ayers grew up in Springfield, Ohio and played college basketball at Miami University in Ohio. He has been a basketball coach since 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Barnes</span> American basketball coach (born 1954)

Richard Barnes is a men's college basketball head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Barnes coached the Texas Longhorns from 1998 to 2015, taking the team to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons, including 14 straight from 1999 to 2012, as well as a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003. Barnes previously coached at George Mason University, Providence College, and Clemson University. He has an overall record of 25–26 (.490) in the NCAA tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg McDermott</span> American basketball player-coach

Greg McDermott is an American basketball coach who has been the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team since 2010. Previously, McDermott served as the head coach at Wayne State College, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, and Iowa State. He is the father of NBA player Doug McDermott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ohio Bobcats men's basketball</span> Basketball team of Ohio University

The Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference competing in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bobcats have played their home games in the Convocation Center since 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Creighton Bluejays men's basketball</span> Mens college basketball team

The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University of the NCAA Division I college basketball. It competes in the Big East Conference, which it joined following the Big East conference realignment in 2013. The Bluejays play their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance, averaging 17,048 fans per home game in 2014–15.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xavier Musketeers men's basketball</span> Mens basketball team that represents Xavier University

The Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Big East Conference, and are coached by Sean Miller. Xavier has appeared in the NCAA tournament 29 times, 16 times in the 18 tournaments between 2001 and 2018. On March 11, 2018, Xavier earned its first ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Xavier is also a two-time winner of the NIT, with their most recent championship coming in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</span> Basketball season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010, on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 18–21, 2010. Regional games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 25–28, 2010, with the Final Four played on Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Boals</span> American basketball coach (born 1972)

Jeff Boals is the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team. Boals spent seven years as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team under the tutelage of Thad Matta. In his first head coaching job, he replaced Steve Pikiell as the head coach for the Stony Brook Seawolves for three years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porter Moser</span> American basketball player-coach

Porter Andrew Moser is a college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the University of Oklahoma men's basketball team. Moser spent 10 years (2011–2021) at Loyola University Chicago, helping lead the Ramblers to the Final Four in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</span> Basketball season

The 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Arlington, Texas April 5–7. It was tipped off by the 2013 Champions Classic on November 12, 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lindsay Gottlieb</span> American basketball coach (born 1977)

Lindsay Catherine Gottlieb is an American basketball coach who is the women's head coach for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. She was previously the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's team before becoming an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Holtmann</span> American basketball coach (born 1971)

Christopher Adam Holtmann is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at Ohio State University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</span> 79th season of NCAA Division I Mens Basketball

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016.

The 2017–18 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by interim head coach David Padgett after former head coach Rick Pitino was fired due to an FBI investigation into the school. They finished the season 22–14 overall, and 9–9 in ACC conference play, finishing in a tie for 8th with Florida State, who they defeated in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the NIT, where they defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round and Middle Tennessee in the second round before being defeated in the quarterfinals by Mississippi State.

Jacob Michael Diebler is an American basketball coach and former player who currently serves as the interim head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. Since 2019, he had served as an assistant coach at Ohio State. On February 14, 2024, he was named the Interim Head Coach at Ohio State after the firing of head coach Chris Holtmann.

References

  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. 1 2 "Former Ohio State Cager Bob Gottlieb to Creighton Post". Sioux City Journal . Associated Press. 22 June 1969. p. 28. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Gottlieb new KS assistant cage coach". The Manhattan Mercury . 15 July 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Rowe, John (9 May 1973). "From Fair Lawn to . . ". The Record . p. D-3. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Bob Gottlieb Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. 1 2 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".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.