Josh Oppenheimer Explained

Josh Oppenheimer
Position:Assistant Coach
League:NBA
Birth Date:15 January 1969
Nationality:American / Israeli
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
High School:Notre Dame
(Sherman Oaks, California)
College:
Draft Year:1992
Career Start:1992
Career End:1998
Career Position:Point guard
Coach Start:1998
Years1:1992–
Team2:Atlanta Trojans
Team3:Philadelphia Spirit
Team4:Palm Beach Stingrays
Team5:Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
Years6:1995–1996
Team6:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Years8:1996–1998
Team8:Elitzur Givat Shmuel
Team9:Maccabi Raanana
Team10:Hapoel Zevat
Team11:Maccabi Jerusalem
Cyears1:1998–2000
Cteam1:Duquesne (assistant)
Cyears2:2000–2002
Cteam2:Delaware (assistant)
Cyears3:2002–2005
Cteam3:DePaul (assistant)
Cyears4:2005–2008
Cteam4:Kent State (assistant)
Cyears5:
Cteam5:Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
Cyears6:
Cteam6:Houston Rockets (assistant)
Cyears7:2017–2018
Cteam7:Long Island Nets (assistant)
Cyears8:2019–2020
Cteam8:James Madison (assistant)
Cyears9:
Cteam9:Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
Cyears10:2022
Cteam10:Greece(assistant)
Highlights:As player:

As assistant coach:

Josh Oppenheimer (born January 15, 1969) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Greek Basketball National team.

Playing career

Oppenheimer played collegiately for 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 also played the NBA Summer League and attended training camp with the Atlanta Hawks, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Sacramento Kings respectively. Oppenheimer spent six seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Coaching career

Oppenheimer has coaching experience in the college ranks from Duquesne, Delaware, DePaul and Kent State.

NBA

In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff of head coach Larry Drew.[1] At the start of the 2016–17 NBA season, the Houston Rockets added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as an assistant coach.[2]

At the start of the 2017–18 NBA G League season, the Brooklyn Nets added Oppenheimer to the Long Island Nets coaching staff as an assistant coach.[3]

On August 15, 2019, it was announced that added Oppenheimer to the James Madison coaching staff as an assistant coach.[4]

On November 17, 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oppenheimer has returned to the team as an assistant coach.[5] Oppenheimer became an NBA champion when the Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in 6 games of the 2021 NBA Finals.

Personal life

Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne, a former college volleyball player from Puerto Rico, have two daughters, Gabriella "Gabbi" (born July 2, 1996), who works in finance, and Nicolette "Nikki" (born June 22, 1999),[6] who played basketball for James Madison University, having previously played for Syracuse University and Montini Catholic High School.[7] Nicolette represented the Puerto Rico women's national under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women.[8]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-announce-coaching-and-athletic-training-staff-additions Bucks Announce Coaching and Athletic Training Staff Additions
  2. Web site: The Rockets Hired Josh Oppenheimer . 2kvc.com . 2016-11-05.
  3. Web site: Long Island Nets Announce Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff Additions . Long Island Nets . 2017-10-01.
  4. Web site: JMU Adds NBA Assistant Oppenheimer To Staff. Daily News Record. 15 August 2019 . 2019-08-15.
  5. Web site: Bucks Hire Mike Dunlap and Josh Oppenheimer as Assistant Coaches . NBA.com . November 19, 2020 . November 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2006 Runway to the Fashionable 4: Indianapolis . www.collegeinsider.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061028175456/http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html . 2006-10-28.
  7. Web site: Nicolette OPPENHEIMER at the FIBA Americas U18 Women's Championship 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106061915/http://www.fiba.com/americas/u18women/2016/Nicolette-OPPENHEIMER. live. November 6, 2016.
  8. http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17667712/syracuse-orange-basketball-recruit-nikki-oppenheimer-brings-bit-puerto-rico-back-montini-catholic Syracuse recruit and long-range specialist Nikki Oppenheimer expands her horizons