Bill Bertka
American basketball coach and executive (born 1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bill Bertka (born August 8, 1927) is a current basketball consultant/special assistant and a former National Basketball Association (NBA) assistant coach, scout and executive with the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Jazz. A pioneering proponent of film study, advance scouting, player development and basketball analytics, Bertka has spent more than 50 years in the NBA and has been a part of 10 NBA championships with the Lakers, including seven as an assistant coach.
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Born | (1927-08-08) August 8, 1927 (age 96) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
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High school | Buchtel (Akron, Ohio) |
College | Kent State (1947–1951) |
Coaching career | 1951–1961, 1971–1974, 1977–2001 |
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1951–1952 | Kent Roosevelt HS |
1952–1954 | Midland School |
1954–1957 | Hancock College |
1957–1961 | Kent State |
1971–1974 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
1977–1981 | New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz (assistant) |
1981–1994 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
1994 | Los Angeles Lakers (interim) |
1994–1999 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
1999 | Los Angeles Lakers (interim) |
1999–2001 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
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