Bob Pierce

Robert Pierce
Pierce at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (2010)
Miami Heat
PositionScout
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1960-08-01) August 1, 1960 (age 64)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Career information
High schoolKalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
CollegeBiola
Coaching career1984–present
Career history
As coach:
1984–1986La Miranda HS
1986–1988Westminster HS
1988–1993USC (asst.)
1993–1995Sunny Hills HS
1995–1997Lewis & Clark (asst.)
1997–2000Hitachi Rising Suns
2000–2001Hitachi SunRockers
2001–2005Excellence
2006–2007Shenzhen Basketball Club
2008–2010Shiga Lakestars
2010–2011Akita Northern Happinets
2011–2013Sendai 89ers
2015–2016China Men's U18 National (asst.)
2002Japan Men's National (asst.)

Robert Pierce (born August 1, 1960) is an American former professional basketball coach. He was the head coach for Sun Rockers Shibuya (1997–2001), Shiga Lakestars (2008–2010), Akita Northern Happinets (2010–2011),[1] and the Sendai 89ers (2011–2013) in Japan and a former college basketball assistant coach for University of Southern California.[2]

He can speak English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese and Korean languages. Currently he is a Director of Instruction for the Five-Star Sports China, coaches the international school of Beijing men's basketball team, and serves for the Miami Heat of the NBA as the scout in China.

Head coaching record

Legend
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
Hitachi 1999-00 16 5 11 .313 –
Hitachi 2000-01 21 6 15 .286 7th – Missed playoffs
Shiga 2008-09 52 19 33 .365 5th in Western 0 0 0 – Missed playoffs
Shiga 2009-10 52 29 23 .558 4th in Western 2 0 2 .000 Lost in First Round
Akita 2010-11 50 18 32 .360 6th in Eastern 2 0 2 .000 Lost in First Round
Sendai 2011-12 52 25 27 .481 6th in Eastern 3 1 2 .333 Lost in First Round
Sendai 2012-13 34 13 21 .382 Fired 0 0 0 –
Bj league totals 240 104 136 .433 7 1 6 .143

References

  1. ^ N.B.A. Prospect Gets 2nd Chance in Japan, Christopher Johnson (The New York Times), 20 April 2011. Accessed 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Odeven, Ed (24 February 2013). "Struggling Sendai fires Pierce". Retrieved 7 November 2016.