Jeff Bzdelik
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| Jeff Bzdelik | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Colorado | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | December 1, 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Mount Prospect, Illinois, US | |
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| 1972–1976 | Illinois-Chicago | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1978–1980 1980–1986 1986–1988 1988–1994 1994–1995 1995–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2005–2007 2007–present |
Davidson (asst.) Northwestern (asst.) UMBC Washington Bullets (asst.) New York Knicks (scout) Miami Heat (asst.) Denver Nuggets (scout) Denver Nuggets Air Force Colorado |
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Jeff Bzdelik (born December 1, 1952) is a retired American National Basketball Association coach, who coached the Denver Nuggets for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 through 2004. He is best remembered for leading the 2003-04 Nuggets to a 43-39 record, a 26-game improvement over the 2002-03 campaign when the team went 17-65.
He is currently the head basketball coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was hired April 3, 2007.[1] Bzdelik is the highest paid coach ever at Colorado, earning approximately $800,000 per year.[1]
Before his current position, he was the head coach at the US Air Force Academy where he led the team to a NIT semi-final game and a total record in 2 seasons of 50-16, including the most successful season ever at the Academy in 2006-07 of 26-9.[1]
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| Preceded by Mike Evans |
Denver Nuggets Head Coach 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Michael Cooper |
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