Bob Weiss

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Bob Weiss
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Weiss with the Chicago Bulls in 1969
Personal information
Born (1942-05-07) May 7, 1942 (age 82)
Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Athens Area (Athens, Pennsylvania)
College Penn State (1962–1965)
NBA draft 1965: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1965–1977
Position Point guard
Number35, 12, 21, 8
Coaching career1978–2019
Career history
As player:
1965 Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1966 Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967 Philadelphia 76ers
1967–1968 Seattle SuperSonics
1968 Milwaukee Bucks
1968–1974 Chicago Bulls
1974–1976 Buffalo Braves
1976–1977 Washington Bullets
As coach:
1978–1980 San Diego Clippers (assistant)
1980–1986 Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
1986–1988 San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990 Orlando Magic (assistant)
1990–1993 Atlanta Hawks
1993–1994 Los Angeles Clippers
1994–2005 Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
2005–2006 Seattle SuperSonics
2008–2010 Shanxi Zhongyu
2010–2011 Shandong Lions
2012–2013 Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2013–2017 Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets (assistant)
2017–2019 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,989 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds 1,398 (1.8 rpg)
Assists 2,931 (3.7 apg)
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Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Early life and education

Weiss was born on May 7, 1942, in Easton, Pennsylvania. He played high school basketball at Athens Area High School in Athens, Pennsylvania.

College career and statistics

Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965, where he averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season.

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1962–63 Penn State 20––.423–.7044.5–––15.3
1963–64 Penn State 23––.436–.8003.9–––17.0
1964–65 Penn State 24––.420–.7694.8–––16.4
Career67––.427–.7624.4–––16.3

National Basketball Association

Philadelphia 76ers

Weiss was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1965 NBA draft in the third round with the 22nd overall selection. Weiss interspersed his career with the 76ers with a short stint in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, where he played for the Wilmington Blue Bombers in Wilmington, Delaware. He led the EBL in assists in the 1966–67 season and was named to the EBL All-Star First Team that season. [1]

In 1967, Weiss was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers' championship team.

Seattle SuperSonics

In the 1967 NBA Expansion Draft, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics. [2] Weiss played in the NBA for twelve seasons, including six with the Chicago Bulls.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 † Won an NBA championship  * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1965–66 Philadelphia 7–4.3.333–.0001.00.6––0.9
1966–67† Philadelphia 6–4.8.500–.4000.51.7––2.0
1967–68 Seattle 82–19.7.430–.8391.84.2––9.8
1968–69 Milwaukee 15–16.1.316–.7941.81.8––6.6
1968–69 Chicago 62–19.9.397–.8022.22.8––6.6
1969–70 Chicago 82*–31.0.427–.8422.85.8––11.5
1970–71 Chicago 82–27.3.422–.8402.34.7––9.5
1971–72 Chicago 82–29.9.430–.8352.14.6––11.3
1972–73 Chicago 82*–25.4.426–.8411.83.6––8.7
1973–74 Chicago 79–21.6.466–.8351.33.81.30.28.5
1974–75 Buffalo 76–17.6.391–.8061.43.41.10.33.4
1975–76 Buffalo 66–15.1.486–.7291.02.30.70.23.2
1976–77 Washington 62–12.4.466–.7841.12.10.90.12.5
Career783–22.1.428–.8281.83.71.00.27.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1966–67† Philadelphia 1–4.0.667–.0002.02.0––4.0
1969–70 Chicago 5–24.2.424–.8001.24.8––11.6
1970–71 Chicago 7–35.7.457–.8672.68.1––15.7
1971–72 Chicago 4–29.8.490–.8753.33.0––13.8
1972–73 Chicago 7–25.0.430–.7622.32.1––12.0
1973–74 Chicago 11–22.8.311–1.0001.82.90.60.14.7
1974–75 Buffalo 7–16.1.478–.6671.02.40.60.14.3
1975–76 Buffalo 7–5.1.375–.6670.60.40.30.01.1
1976–77 Washington 4–8.5.600–.0000.80.50.30.01.5
Career53–20.8.426–.8021.73.10.50.17.7

Coaching career

NBA

After retiring as a player in 1977, Weiss briefly worked for an investment firm in Anaheim, California. In 1978, he joined the San Diego Clippers as an assistant coach. [3] In 1980, he moved to the Dallas Mavericks, an expansion franchise.

After six years in Dallas, Weiss accepted his first head coaching job in 1986 with the San Antonio Spurs. He coached the Spurs for two seasons, never posting a winning record. He did, however, lead them to the playoffs in 1988.

After one year as an assistant with the Orlando Magic, Weiss moved to the Atlanta Hawks as head coach. In three seasons, his Hawks teams posted a record of 124–122 and made the playoffs twice.

Weiss left the Hawks in 1993. He spent one year as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers before joining the SuperSonics as an assistant coach. He served in that post for 12 years under both George Karl and Nate McMillan, going to the NBA Finals in 1996. He was promoted to head coach in 2005 after McMillan left for the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Weiss did not last even one season, as the Sonics struggled to a losing record. After a 13–17 start to the 2005–06 season, his three-year deal was terminated on January 3, 2006, and he was replaced with Bob Hill.

China

In 2008, Weiss went to China to coach the Shanxi Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association. [4] He also coached for the Shandong Lions. [5]

Return to NBA

In 2012, Weiss joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff. [6] The next year, he became an assistant with the Charlotte Bobcats. [7] In 2017, he was hired by the Denver Nuggets as an assistant coach. [8]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
San Antonio 1986–87 822854.2506th in Midwest————Missed playoffs
San Antonio 1987–88 823151.3785th in Midwest303.000Lost in First Round
Atlanta 1990–91 824339.5244th in Central523.400Lost in First Round
Atlanta 1991–92 823844.4635th in Central————Missed playoffs
Atlanta 1992–93 824339.5244th in Central303.000Lost in First Round
L.A. Clippers 1993–94 822755.3297th in Pacific————Missed playoffs
Seattle 2005–06 301317.433(fired)—————
Career522223299.4271129.182

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References

  1. ↑ NBA Register: 1986–87 Edition. The Sporting News Publishing Company. 1986. p. 280. ISBN   9780892042272.
  2. ↑ Andrieson, David (October 13, 2007), "Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  3. ↑ "Weiss joins Clippers". Chicago Tribune. August 30, 1978. E5.
  4. ↑ Kelley, Steve (February 19, 2012), "New books details Bob Weiss' basketball adventure in China", Seattle Times
  5. ↑ Jon Pastuszek (November 20, 2011). "2011–2012 CBA Preview". NiuBBall – Basketball with Chinese Characteristics. Retrieved April 8, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks add Kenny Atkinson, Bob Weiss to coaching staff". Inside Hoops. August 28, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Charlotte Bobcats Name Ewing, Beyer, Silas, Weiss, Price to Coaching Staff – THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS". NBA.com . Archived from the original on July 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Denver Nuggets: Bob Weiss Hired as Assistant Coach". NBA . August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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