Jeff Bzdelik

Jeff Bzdelik
Bzdelik coaching for Wake Forest in 2012
Personal information
Born (1952-12-01) December 1, 1952 (age 71)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolProspect
(Mount Prospect, Illinois)
CollegeUIC (1972–1976)
Coaching career1978–2020
Career history
As coach:
1978–1980Davidson (assistant)
1980–1986Northwestern (assistant)
1986–1988UMBC
19881994Washington Bullets (assistant)
19952001Miami Heat (assistant)
20022004Denver Nuggets
2005–2007Air Force
2007–2010Colorado
2010–2014Wake Forest
20142016Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
20162019Houston Rockets (assistant)
2019–2020New Orleans Pelicans (associate HC)

Jeffrey Joseph Bzdelik (/bəzˈdɛlɪk/[1]) (born December 1, 1952) is an American professional basketball coach who most recently served as associate head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He 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. He also served as a college head coach at UMBC, Air Force, Colorado, and Wake Forest.

  1. ^ "Wake Coach Sits Down For First TV Interview". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 25 January 2019.