Bob Weiss
Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
 Weiss with the Chicago Bulls in 1969 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1942 Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 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 career | 1965–1977 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 35, 12, 21, 8 |
| Coaching career | 1978–2019 |
| 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) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | Penn State | 20 | - | - | .423 | - | .704 | 4.5 | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| 1963–64 | Penn State | 23 | - | - | .436 | - | .800 | 3.9 | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| 1964–65 | Penn State | 24 | - | - | .420 | - | .769 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Career | 67 | - | - | .427 | - | .762 | 4.4 | - | - | - | 16.3 | |
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76ers
Weiss was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers selected Weiss in the 1965 NBA draft. 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
| GP | Games 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | Philadelphia | 7 | - | 4.3 | .333 | - | .000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.9 |
| 1966–67† | Philadelphia | 6 | - | 4.8 | .500 | - | .400 | 0.5 | 1.7 | - | - | 2.0 |
| 1967–68 | Seattle | 82 | - | 19.7 | .430 | - | .839 | 1.8 | 4.2 | - | - | 9.8 |
| 1968–69 | Milwaukee | 15 | - | 16.1 | .316 | - | .794 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - | - | 6.6 |
| 1968–69 | Chicago | 62 | - | 19.9 | .397 | - | .802 | 2.2 | 2.8 | - | - | 6.6 |
| 1969–70 | Chicago | 82* | - | 31.0 | .427 | - | .842 | 2.8 | 5.8 | - | - | 11.5 |
| 1970–71 | Chicago | 82 | - | 27.3 | .422 | - | .840 | 2.3 | 4.7 | - | - | 9.5 |
| 1971–72 | Chicago | 82 | - | 29.9 | .430 | - | .835 | 2.1 | 4.6 | - | - | 11.3 |
| 1972–73 | Chicago | 82* | - | 25.4 | .426 | - | .841 | 1.8 | 3.6 | - | - | 8.7 |
| 1973–74 | Chicago | 79 | - | 21.6 | .466 | - | .835 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| 1974–75 | Buffalo | 76 | - | 17.6 | .391 | - | .806 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 1975–76 | Buffalo | 66 | - | 15.1 | .486 | - | .729 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 1976–77 | Washington | 62 | - | 12.4 | .466 | - | .784 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Career | 783 | - | 22.1 | .428 | - | .828 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.6 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–67† | Philadelphia | 1 | - | 4.0 | .667 | - | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1969–70 | Chicago | 5 | - | 24.2 | .424 | - | .800 | 1.2 | 4.8 | - | - | 11.6 |
| 1970–71 | Chicago | 7 | - | 35.7 | .457 | - | .867 | 2.6 | 8.1 | - | - | 15.7 |
| 1971–72 | Chicago | 4 | - | 29.8 | .490 | - | .875 | 3.3 | 3.0 | - | - | 13.8 |
| 1972–73 | Chicago | 7 | - | 25.0 | .430 | - | .762 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - | - | 12.0 |
| 1973–74 | Chicago | 11 | - | 22.8 | .311 | - | 1.000 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 1974–75 | Buffalo | 7 | - | 16.1 | .478 | - | .667 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| 1975-76 | Buffalo | 7 | - | 5.1 | .375 | - | .667 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 1976–77 | Washington | 4 | - | 8.5 | .600 | - | .000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 53 | - | 20.8 | .426 | - | .802 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.7 | |
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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 1986–87 | 82 | 28 | 54 | .250 | 6th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| San Antonio | 1987–88 | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 5th in Midwest | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Atlanta | 1990–91 | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 4th in Central | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost in First Round |
| Atlanta | 1991–92 | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 5th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Atlanta | 1992–93 | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 4th in Central | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| L.A. Clippers | 1993–94 | 82 | 27 | 55 | .329 | 7th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Seattle | 2005–06 | 30 | 13 | 17 | .433 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 522 | 223 | 299 | .427 | 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |||
References
- NBA Register: 1986-87 Edition. The Sporting News Publishing Company. 1986. p. 280. ISBN 9780892042272.
- Andrieson, David (October 13, 2007), "Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- "Weiss joins Clippers". Chicago Tribune. August 30, 1978. E5.
- Kelley, Steve (February 19, 2012), "New books details Bob Weiss' basketball adventure in China", Seattle Times
- Jon Pastuszek (November 20, 2011). "2011-2012 CBA Preview". NiuBBall – Basketball with Chinese Characteristics. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- "Atlanta Hawks add Kenny Atkinson, Bob Weiss to coaching staff". Inside Hoops. August 28, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- "Charlotte Bobcats Name Ewing, Beyer, Silas, Weiss, Price to Coaching Staff – THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08.
- "Denver Nuggets: Bob Weiss Hired as Assistant Coach". NBA. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.