Josh Oppenheimer (basketball)

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Josh Oppenheimer
Houston Rockets
Position Assistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1970-01-15) January 15, 1970
Nationality American / Israeli
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school Notre Dame
(Sherman Oaks, California)
College
NBA draft 1992 / Undrafted
Playing career 1992–1998
Position Point guard
Coaching career 1998–present
Career history
As player:
?-? Atlanta Trojans
?-? Philadelphia Spirit
?-? Palm Beach Stingrays
?-? Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
1995–1996 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1996–1998 Givat Shmuel
As coach:
1998–2000 Duquesne (assistant)
2000–2002 Delaware (assistant)
2002–2005 DePaul (assistant)
2005–2008 Kent State (assistant)
2013–2016 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2016–present Houston Rockets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Josh Oppenheimer (born 15 January 1970), is an Israeli-American professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Playing career

Oppenheimer played collegiately at the Rhode Island and later Northern Arizona before embarking on a professional career in the United States and Europe. He spent two summers in the United States Basketball League playing for Atlanta, Philadelphia and Palm Beach and also logged a season in the Continental Basketball Association with Cedar Rapids. He spent six seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Coaching career

Oppenheimer has coaching experience in the college ranks at Duquesne Dukes, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, DePaul Blue Demons and Kent State Golden Flashes.

NBA

In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the Milwaukee Bucks staff of head coach Larry Drew.[1]

On start of 2016–17 season Houston Rockets have added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as assistant coach.[2]

Personal info

Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne have two daughters, Gabriella (b. 1996) and Nicolette "Nikki" (b. 22 Jun 1999).[3] Adrienne is a former college volleyball player from Puerto Rico. His daughter Nicolette is a basketball player and playing for Montini Catholic High School.[4] Nicolette represented Puerto Rico U18 team at 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bucks Announce Coaching and Athletic Training Staff Additions
  2. ↑ "The Rockets Hired Josh Oppenheimer". 2kvc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  3. ↑ http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html
  4. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/americas/u18women/2016/Nicolette-OPPENHEIMER
  5. ↑ Syracuse recruit and long-range specialist Nikki Oppenheimer expands her horizons, ESPN
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