1. Robert William Weiss was born on May 7,1942 and is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
15 Facts About Bob Weiss
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Bob Weiss was born on May 7,1942, in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Bob Weiss played high school basketball at Athens Area High School in Athens, Pennsylvania.
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Bob Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965, where he averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season.
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Bob Weiss was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1965 NBA draft in the third round with the 22nd overall selection.
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Bob Weiss interspersed his career with the 76ers with a stint in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, where he played for the Wilmington Blue Bombers in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Bob Weiss won EPBL championships with the Blue Bombers in 1966 and 1967.
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In 1967, Bob Weiss was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers' championship team.
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Bob Weiss played in the NBA for twelve seasons, including six with the Chicago Bulls.
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Bob Weiss coached the Spurs for two seasons, never posting a winning record.
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Bob Weiss spent one year as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers before joining the SuperSonics as an assistant coach.
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Bob Weiss served in that post for 12 years under both George Karl and Nate McMillan, going to the NBA Finals in 1996.
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Bob Weiss was promoted to head coach in 2005 after McMillan left for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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However, Bob Weiss did not last even one season, as the Sonics struggled to a losing record.
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In 2008, Bob Weiss went to China to coach the Shanxi Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association.