Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernard Tyrone Bickerstaff (born February 11, 1944) is an American basketball coach and front office executive, currently serving as the Senior Basketball Advisor for the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a coach, he previously worked as the head coach for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats, and Los Angeles Lakers. He has also been an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cavaliers. He has served in numerous other NBA front office positions, and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Bickerstaff visits the White House with the Chicago Bulls in February 2009, before the Bulls' game against the Washington Wizards. | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Sr. Basketball Advisor |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 2, 1943 Benham, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East Benham (Benham, Kentucky) |
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| Coaching career | 1968–2014 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1968–1969 | San Diego (assistant) |
| 1969–1973 | San Diego |
| 1973–1985 | Capital/Washington Bullets (assistant) |
| 1985–1990 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1994–1996 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1996–1999 | Washington Bullets/Wizards |
| 1999–2001 | St. Louis Swarm |
| 2004–2007 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2008–2010 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Lakers (interim) |
| 2013–2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career coaching record | |
| NBA | 419–518 (.447) |
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