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Bob Pierce
Robert Pierce (born August 1, 1960) is an American former professional basketball coach. He was the head coach for Sun Rockers Shibuya (1997-2001), Shiga Lakestars (2008-2010), Akita Northern Happinets (2010-2011),[1] and the Sendai 89ers (2011-2013) in Japan and a former college basketball assistant coach for University of Southern California.[2] He can speak English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese and Korean languages. Currently he is a Director of Instruction for the Five-Star Sports China, coaches the international school of Beijing men's basketball team, and serves for the Miami Heat of the NBA as the scout in China.
Pierce at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (2010) | |
| Miami Heat | |
|---|---|
| Position | Scout |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 1, 1960 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Michigan) |
| College | Biola |
| Coaching career | 1984–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1984–1986 | La Miranda HS |
| 1986–1988 | Westminster HS |
| 1988–1993 | USC (asst.) |
| 1993–1995 | Sunny Hills HS |
| 1995–1997 | Lewis & Clark (asst.) |
| 1997–2000 | Hitachi Rising Suns |
| 2000–2001 | Hitachi SunRockers |
| 2001–2005 | Excellence |
| 2006–2007 | Shenzhen Basketball Club |
| 2008–2010 | Shiga Lakestars |
| 2010–2011 | Akita Northern Happinets |
| 2011–2013 | Sendai 89ers |
| 2015–2016 | China Men's U18 National (asst.) |
| 2002 | Japan Men's National (asst.) |
Head coaching record edit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 1999-00 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | – | |||||
| Hitachi | 2000-01 | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 7th | – | Missed playoffs | |||
| Shiga | 2008-09 | 52 | 19 | 33 | .365 | 5th in Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Missed playoffs |
| Shiga | 2009-10 | 52 | 29 | 23 | .558 | 4th in Western | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Akita | 2010-11 | 50 | 18 | 32 | .360 | 6th in Eastern | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Sendai | 2011-12 | 52 | 25 | 27 | .481 | 6th in Eastern | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in First Round |
| Sendai | 2012-13 | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | Fired | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Bj league totals | 240 | 104 | 136 | .433 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | |||