Bob Pierce Explained

Robert Pierce
Birth Date:1 August 1960
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
League:NBA
Team:Miami Heat
Position:Scout
Highschool:Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
College:Biola
Coach Start:1984
Cyears1:1984–1986
Cteam1:La Miranda HS
Cyears2:1986–1988
Cteam2:Westminster HS
Cyears3:1988–1993
Cteam3:USC (asst.)
Cyears4:1993–1995
Cteam4:Sunny Hills HS
Cyears5:1995–1997
Cteam5:Lewis & Clark (asst.)
Cyears6:1997–2000
Cteam6:Hitachi Rising Suns
Cyears7:2000–2001
Cteam7:Hitachi SunRockers
Cyears8:2001–2005
Cteam8:Excellence
Cyears9:2006–2007
Cteam9:Shenzhen Basketball Club
Cyears10:2008–2010
Cteam10:Shiga Lakestars
Cyears11:2010–2011
Cteam11:Akita Northern Happinets
Cyears12:2011–2013
Cteam12:Sendai 89ers
Cyears13:2015–2016
Cteam13:China Men's U18 National (asst.)
Cyears14:2002
Cteam14:Japan Men's National (asst.)

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.

Head coaching record

|- | style="text-align:left;"|Hitachi| style="text-align:left;"|1999-00| 16||5||11|||| |||||||||| |- | style="text-align:left;"|Hitachi| style="text-align:left;"|2000-01| 21||6||15||||style="text-align:center;"|7th ||||||||||style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|- | style="text-align:left;"|Shiga| style="text-align:left;"|2008-09| 52||19||33|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Western|||0||0||0||| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|- | style="text-align:left;"|Shiga| style="text-align:left;"|2009-10| 52||29||23|||| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Western|||2||0||2||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First Round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Akita| style="text-align:left;"|2010-11|50||18||32|||| style="text-align:center;"|6th in Eastern|||2||0||2||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First Round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Sendai| style="text-align:left;"|2011-12| 52||25||27|||| style="text-align:center;"|6th in Eastern|||3||1||2||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First Round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Sendai| style="text-align:left;"|2012-13| 34||13||21|||| style="text-align:center;"|Fired|||0||0||0||| style="text-align:center;"||-

|- class="sortbottom"! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Bj league totals! 240||104||136|||| ||7||1||6||||

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/sports/basketball/21iht-BASKETBALL21.html N.B.A. Prospect Gets 2nd Chance in Japan
  2. Web site: Odeven . Ed . Struggling Sendai fires Pierce. 24 February 2013 . 7 November 2016.