Bob Weiss

Bob Weiss
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 schoolAthens Area (Athens, Pennsylvania)
CollegePenn State (1962–1965)
NBA draft1965: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1965–1977
PositionPoint guard
Number35, 12, 21, 8
Coaching career1978–2019
Career history
As player:
1965Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1966Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967Philadelphia 76ers
1967–1968Seattle SuperSonics
1968Milwaukee Bucks
1968–1974Chicago Bulls
1974–1976Buffalo Braves
1976–1977Washington Bullets
As coach:
1978–1980San Diego Clippers (assistant)
1980–1986Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
1986–1988San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990Orlando Magic (assistant)
1990–1993Atlanta Hawks
1993–1994Los Angeles Clippers
1994–2005Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
2005–2006Seattle SuperSonics
2008–2010Shanxi Zhongyu
2010–2011Shandong Lions
2012–2013Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2013–2017Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets (assistant)
2017–2019Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,989 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,398 (1.8 rpg)
Assists2,931 (3.7 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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
  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 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
  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

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
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

  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". 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.