Bob Weiss

Bob Weiss

Personal information
Born	(1942-05-07) May 7, 1942 Easton, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Athens Area (Athens, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1965–1977
Position	Point guard
Number	35, 12, 21, 8
Career history
As player:
1965	Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1966	Wilmington Blue Bombers (ABL)
1967	Philadelphia 76ers
1967–1968	Seattle SuperSonics
1968	Milwaukee Bucks
1968–1974	Chicago Bulls
1974–1976	Buffalo Braves
1976–1977	Washington Bullets
As coach:
1986–1988	San Antonio Spurs
1990–1993	Atlanta Hawks
1993–1994	Los Angeles Clippers
2005–2006	Seattle SuperSonics
2008-2010	Shanxi Zhongyu (China)
2010-2011	Shandong Lions (China)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1967)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,989 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,398 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	2,931 (3.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Robert William "Bob" Weiss (born May 7, 1942 in Easton, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

College career

Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965 and averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season.

NBA playing career

The NBA's Philadelphia 76ers selected Weiss in the 1965 NBA Draft. Weiss was a member of the 76ers' 1967 championship team, after which he was taken by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1967 NBA Expansion Draft. Weiss played in the NBA for twelve seasons, including six with the Chicago Bulls.

Weiss attempted his free throws underhanded. At the last second of a quarter, he several times attempted, and on occasion made, one-hand running underhand back court shots.

NBA coaching career

Upon his retirement as a player in 1977, Weiss joined the Buffalo Braves as an assistant coach. In 1980, he moved to the Dallas Mavericks, an expansion franchise.

After six years in Dallas, Weiss accepted his first head coaching job in 1986 with the San Antonio Spurs. He coached the Spurs for two seasons, never posting a winning record. He did, however, lead them to the playoffs in 1988.

After one year as an assistant with the Orlando Magic, Weiss moved to the Atlanta Hawks as head coach. In three seasons, his Hawks teams posted a record of 124-122 and made the playoffs twice.

Weiss left the Hawks in 1993. He spent one year as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers before joining the SuperSonics as an assistant coach. He served in that post for 12 years under both George Karl and Nate McMillan, going to the NBA Finals in 1996. He was promoted to head coach in 2005 after McMillan left for the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Weiss did not last even one season, as the Sonics struggled to a losing record. After a 13-17 start to the 2005-06 season, his three-year deal was terminated on January 3, 2006 and he was replaced with Bob Hill.

After the NBA

In 2008, Weiss went to China to coach the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association. He also coached for the Shandong Lions.

Return to NBA

In 2012, Weiss joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff.

Trivia

Weiss is the only person to be affiliated with the Clippers' franchise in all three cities of the organization's history. He was a player with the Buffalo Braves, an assistant coach with the San Diego Clippers, and a head coach with the Los Angeles Clippers. Weiss's all-time regular season NBA coaching record is 210-282 (42.7%).