Gordon Herbert

Gordon Herbert in 2007

Gordon Herbert (born February 16, 1959 in Penticton, British Columbia) is a retired basketball player and current head coach of Aris BC.

Herbert attended the University of Idaho and went on with his basketball career in Finland for 12 years. In Finland he played for various teams. His playing career ended in 1994, when he started coaching. Herbert played for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where the team finished just out of the medals in fourth place, and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Herbert has coached many teams including Frankfurt Skyliners, with which he won the German League in 2006, as well as Paris and Pau Orthez with which he won the French cup in the 2006-2007 season. On July 7, 2007 he officially became head coach of Aris BC.

v • d • e Canada squad - 1986 FIBA World Championship - 8th place

4 Besselink \| 5 Hatch \| 6 Herbert \| 7 Kazanowski \| 8 Kelsey \| 9 Mungar \| 10 Meagher \| 11 Pasquale \| 12 Simms \| 13 Triano \| 14 Turcotte \| 15 Wiltjer \| Coach: Jack Donohue