Bernard Tyrone Bickerstaff was born on February 11,1944 and is an American basketball coach and front office executive, currently serving as the Senior Basketball Advisor for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
14 Facts About Bernie Bickerstaff
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Bernie Bickerstaff has been an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cavaliers.
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Bernie Bickerstaff has served in numerous other NBA front office positions, and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Bernie Bickerstaff was born in Benham, Kentucky, where his father and grandfather worked in the coal mines.
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Bernie Bickerstaff attended East Benham High School, where he was the starting point guard of the basketball team.
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Bernie Bickerstaff is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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In 1973, Bickerstaff was hired as an assistant for the Washington Bullets by then coach K C Jones and was a part of the 1978 Bullets NBA Championship.
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Bernie Bickerstaff left the team after 12 seasons to become head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Bernie Bickerstaff was head coach of the Sonics from 1985 to 1990, with the team reaching the Western Conference Finals in 1987.
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Bernie Bickerstaff was the Denver Nuggets' president and general manager from 1990 to 1997, coaching the team from 1994 to 1996.
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In 2003, Bernie Bickerstaff was hired by Ed Tapscott to become the expansion Charlotte Bobcats' first head coach and general manager.
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On November 9,2012, Bernie Bickerstaff was named interim head coach of the Lakers after Brown was fired.
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Bernie Bickerstaff continued with the team as an assistant coach, but was fired after the season.
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Bernie Bickerstaff worked as a TV and radio analyst with the Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs, NBA.