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
(1943-11-02) November 2, 1943 (age 80) 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)
College
Rio Grande CC (1961–1962)
San Diego (1964–1966)
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
As assistant coach
NBA champion (1978)
As executive
NBA champion (2016)
Career coaching record
NBA
419–518 (.447)
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.[1][2] 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,[3] Chicago Bulls,[4] Los Angeles Lakers, and Cavaliers. He has served in numerous other NBA front office positions, and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters.
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