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John-Blair Bickerstaff (born March 10, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before that, he was the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and has also been an assistant coach for several other NBA teams.

J. B. Bickerstaff

Bickerstaff in 2021
Cleveland Cavaliers
Position	Head coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1979-03-10) March 10, 1979 (age 43) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High school	East (Denver, Colorado)
College	Oregon State (1997–1999) Minnesota (1999–2001)
NBA draft	2001 / Undrafted
Position	Forward
Coaching career	2004–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)
2017–2019	Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020	Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant/assoc. HC)
2020–present	Cleveland Cavaliers

College 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.

Coaching career

Bickerstaff 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After the season, Bickerstaff informed the Rockets that he had withdrawn his name for the head coaching search, effectively ending his tenure with the Houston Rockets.[4]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] On April 11, 2019, the Grizzlies fired Bickerstaff after the team failed to reach the playoffs.[8]

On May 19, 2019, the Cleveland Cavaliers named Bickerstaff assistant and associate head coach.[9] On February 19, 2020, head coach John Beilein resigned as head coach of the Cavaliers, and Bickerstaff was announced as the new head coach.[10] On March 10, the Cavaliers announced that they had agreed on a multi-year contract with Bickerstaff.[11] On December 25, 2021, the Cavaliers signed Bickerstaff to a multi-year contract extension.[12]

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	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	71	37	34	.521	4th in Southwest	5	1	4	.200	Lost in First Round
Memphis	2017–18	63	15	48	.238	5th in Southwest	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Memphis	2018–19	82	33	49	.402	3rd in Southwest	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Cleveland	2019–20	11	5	6	.455	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Cleveland	2020–21	72	22	50	.306	4th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Cleveland	2021–22	82	44	38	.537	3rd in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Career		381	156	225	.409		5	1	4	.200

Personal life

Bickerstaff is the son of former NBA coach Bernie Bickerstaff,[13] who is also working for the Cavaliers in their front office serving as senior basketball advisor.[14][15]

References

На других языках

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- [en] J. B. Bickerstaff

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[es] J. B. Bickerstaff

John-Blair "J. B." Bickerstaff (nacido el 10 de marzo de 1979 en Denver, Colorado) es un entrenador de baloncesto estadounidense que actualmente dirige a los Cleveland Cavaliers de la NBA.

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[it] J.B. Bickerstaff

John-Blair "J.B." Bickerstaff (Denver, 10 marzo 1979) è un allenatore di pallacanestro ed ex cestista statunitense.

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[ru] Бикерстафф, Джей Би

Джон-Блэр «Джей Би» Бикерстафф (англ. John-Blair "J.B." Bickerstaff; род. 20 марта 1979 года в Денвере, штат Колорадо, США) — американский баскетболист и тренер. С 2020 года работает главным тренером клуба НБА «Кливленд Кавальерс». На студенческом уровне играл за университет штата Орегон и Миннесотский университет.

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