1. Jeffrey Joseph Bzdelik was born on December 1,1952 and is an American professional basketball coach who most recently served as associate head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association.
23 Facts About Jeff Bzdelik
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Jeff Bzdelik was head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the NBA for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 until he was fired near the end of 2004.
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Jeff Bzdelik served as a college head coach at UMBC, Air Force, Colorado, and Wake Forest.
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Jeff Bzdelik spent six years in the Army National Guard.
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Jeff Bzdelik began his coaching career in 1978 as an assistant at Davidson College in North Carolina.
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Jeff Bzdelik moved to Northwestern University in 1980, where he spent six seasons as an assistant, helping the Wildcats to their first NIT appearance in school history.
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Jeff Bzdelik then took the head coaching position at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for two years.
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Jeff Bzdelik then took a scouting position with Pat Riley and the New York Knicks before moving with Riley to the Miami Heat the next season as an assistant coach and advance scout.
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Jeff Bzdelik was hired in 2001 by the Denver Nuggets to be their East Coast scout.
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Jeff Bzdelik was named the head coach of the Nuggets on August 21,2002.
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Jeff Bzdelik's team became the first in the history of the NBA to go from less than 20 wins to the playoffs the next year.
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Jeff Bzdelik left Air Force on April 4,2007, to become the head basketball coach for the Colorado Buffaloes for three seasons.
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Jeff Bzdelik resigned from Wake Forest in March 2014 after tumultuous tenure.
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On July 31,2014, Jeff Bzdelik was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies to be an assistant coach.
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On June 1,2016, Jeff Bzdelik became associate head coach of the Houston Rockets, joining the staff of newly appointed head coach Mike D'Antoni.
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D'Antoni brought the glitz, the glamor and the stats to Houston, while Jeff Bzdelik has helped keep the team from having a one-track mind.
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Jeff Bzdelik has to be the little pest to get them to pay attention to detail.
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Jeff Bzdelik coached under D'Antoni in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
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On September 17,2018, Jeff Bzdelik announced his retirement from coaching in the NBA.
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On November 5,2018, Jeff Bzdelik agreed to return to the Rockets.
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On May 18,2019, Jeff Bzdelik was let go by the Rockets during the off-season.
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On September 13,2019, Jeff Bzdelik was hired by the New Orleans Pelicans as associate head coach.
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On November 16,2020, Jeff Bzdelik was not retained by the Pelicans.