J. B. Bickerstaff

J. B. Bickerstaff
Memphis Grizzlies
Position Head coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1979-03-10) March 10, 1979
Denver, Colorado
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High school East (Denver, Colorado)
College
NBA draft 2001 / Undrafted
Position Forward
Coaching career 2001–present
Career history
As coach:
2004–2007 Charlotte Bobcats (assistant)
2007–2011 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2011–2015 Houston Rockets (assistant)
2015–2016 Houston Rockets (interim)
2016–2017 Memphis Grizzlies (associate)
2017–present Memphis Grizzlies

John-Blair Bickerstaff (born March 10, 1979) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to that, he was the interim head coach for the Houston Rockets and has also been an assistant coach for several NBA teams.

Career

Bickerstaff played his first two collegiate seasons at Oregon State and finished his career at the University of Minnesota. He averaged 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior for the Golden Gophers.

He spent three seasons (2004–2007) with the Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach, before spending four (2007–2011) seasons as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Rockets on July 15, 2011.[1] He was made interim head coach of the Rockets on November 18, 2015, after Kevin McHale was fired.[2] On that same day, he made his coaching debut against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 108–103 overtime victory.[3]

After the season, Bickerstaff informed the Rockets that he had withdrawn his name for the head coaching search, effectively ending his tenure with the Houston Rockets.[4]

On June 8, 2016, Bickerstaff was hired by the Memphis Grizzlies to be the associate head coach.[5]

On November 27, 2017, Bickerstaff was promoted as the Grizzlies' interim head coach after the firing of David Fizdale.[6] On May 1, 2018, he was announced as the new permanent head coach of the Grizzlies.[7]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Post season PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Houston 2015–16 713734.5214th in Southwest514.200Lost in First Round
Memphis 2017–18 651550.2385th in Southwest–––.Missed Playoffs
Career 1345282.388514.200

Personal life

Bickerstaff is the son of former NBA coach Bernie Bickerstaff.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Rockets add four assistants to coaching staff Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.. nba.com (July 15, 2011)
  2. ↑ "Rockets Relieve Kevin McHale of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Blinebury, Fran (November 19, 2015). "ROCKETS TURN BACK PAGE FOR BICKERSTAFF". NBA.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (May 4, 2016). "J.B. Bickerstaff pulls himself from consideration for Rockets' head coaching job". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlies announce additions to Coaching Staff". NBA.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Grizzlies relieve David Fizdale of head coaching duties". NBA.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies introduce J.B. Bickerstaff Head Coach". NBA.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ J.B. Bickerstaff. nba.com
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