Gary Robert Kloppenburg was born on January 6,1953 and is an American basketball coach.
14 Facts About Gary Kloppenburg
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Kloppenburg was born in 1953, when his father Bob Kloppenburg was head coach at Lindsay High School in Lindsay, California.
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When Bob Kloppenburg became head coach of California Western University, Gary Kloppenburg later attended La Jolla High School in La Jolla, California, graduating in 1971.
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From 1972 to 1974, Gary Kloppenburg attended Feather River College and played on the basketball team.
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Gary Kloppenburg began his coaching career as an assistant men's basketball coach at Feather River College.
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From 1988 to 1993, Gary Kloppenburg was head women's basketball coach at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California, where he led the team to two consecutive California Community College Athletic Association titles in 1992 and 1993.
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From 1993 to 1999, Gary Kloppenburg was head men's basketball coach at Lassen.
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Gary Kloppenburg served as an assistant coach with the Seattle Storm from 2000 through 2002 and Phoenix Mercury in 2003.
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Gary Kloppenburg was an assistant coach of the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association from 2004 to 2007, and an assistant coach of the Indiana Fever from 2008 through 2011 and Los Angeles Sparks in 2014.
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Gary Kloppenburg improved the Shock during his two-year tenure; nevertheless, he was fired after the 2013 season.
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In 2017, Gary Kloppenburg became an assistant for the Seattle Storm.
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Gary Kloppenburg served as interim head coach on August 10,2017, after head coach Jenny Boucek was fired.
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Gary Kloppenburg stayed on the staff under new head coach Dan Hughes.
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On June 29,2020, Gary Kloppenburg became head coach again after Hughes was determined to be at higher risk of illness from COVID-19.