Bob Bender
Dallas Mavericks | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Quantico, Virginia |
April 28, 1957
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
High school | Bloomington (Bloomington, Illinois) |
College | |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 1983–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1983–1989 | Duke (assistant) |
1989–1993 | Illinois State |
1993–2002 | Washington |
2002–2004 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
2004–2013 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
2013–2014 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Michael "Bob" Bender (born April 28, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach, currently working as an assistant with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Quantico, Virginia, He attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, IL, where he was an All-American in basketball. Bender has the distinction of being the only individual to play on two different teams in two different NCAA Championship games. He was a freshman on Bob Knight's undefeated 1976 Indiana team and played point guard at Duke from 1977–80, including an appearance in the title game against Kentucky. Bender was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the sixth round before his senior year, but did not play.[1]
He began his coaching career as an assistant at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski. He later served as head coach at Illinois State University and the University of Washington, and was an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers.[1]
Bender is married to his wife, Alice, with whom he has two children: Mary Elizabeth and Robert Michael Bender III.[1]
On June 17, 2013, Bender was hired as an assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, under Larry Drew, of whom he was an assistant to at the Atlanta Hawks.[2]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Illinois State (Missouri Valley Conference) (1989–1993) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Illinois State | 18–13 | 9–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Round 64 | ||||
1990–91 | Illinois State | 5–23 | 4–12 | T–8th | |||||
1991–92 | Illinois State | 18–11 | 14–4 | T–1st | |||||
1992–93 | Illinois State | 19–10 | 13–5 | 1st | |||||
Illinois State: | 60–57 (.513) | 40–57 (.606) | |||||||
Washington (Pacific-10) (1993–2002) | |||||||||
1993–94 | Washington | 5–22 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
1994–95 | Washington | 10–17[n 1] | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
1995–96 | Washington | 16–12 | 9–9 | T–5th | NIT First Round | ||||
1996–97 | Washington | 17–11 | 10–8 | 6th | NIT First Round | ||||
1997–98 | Washington | 20–10 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1998–99 | Washington | 17–12 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
1999–00 | Washington | 10–20 | 5–13 | T–8th | |||||
2000–01 | Washington | 10–20 | 4–14 | T–9th | |||||
2001–02 | Washington | 11–18 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
Washington: | 115–143 (.446) | 63–99 (.389) | |||||||
Total: | 175–200 (.467) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Notes
- ↑ At the end of the 1994–95 season, Washington had originally finished 9–18 overall and 5–13 in conference. However, the Huskies' record was adjusted after all of California's wins were vacated.
References
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches
- Basketball players at the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Virginia
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball coaches
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Prince William County, Virginia
- Philadelphia 76ers assistant coaches
- San Diego Clippers draft picks
- Washington Huskies men's basketball coaches