Bob Weiss

For similar names, see Robert Wise (disambiguation).

Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Bob Weiss

Weiss with the Chicago Bulls in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1942-05-07) May 7, 1942 (age 83) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Athens Area (Athens, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Drafted by	Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1965–1977
Position	Point guard
Number	35, 12, 21, 8
Coaching career	1978–2019
Career history
Playing
1965	Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967	Philadelphia 76ers
1967–1968	Seattle SuperSonics
1968	Milwaukee Bucks
1968–1974	Chicago Bulls
1974–1976	Buffalo Braves
1976–1977	Washington Bullets
Coaching
1978–1980	San Diego Clippers (assistant)
1980–1986	Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
1986–1988	San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990	Orlando Magic (assistant)
1990–1993	Atlanta Hawks
1993–1994	Los Angeles Clippers
1994–2005	Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
2005–2006	Seattle SuperSonics
2008–2010	Shanxi Zhongyu
2010–2011	Shandong Lions
2012–2013	Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2013–2017	Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets (assistant)
2017–2019	Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Career highlights
NBA champion (1967) 2× EPBL champion (1966, 1967) All-EPBL First Team (1967)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,989 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,398 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	2,931 (3.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life and education

Weiss was born on May 7, 1942, in Easton, Pennsylvania. He played high school basketball at Athens Area High School in Athens, Pennsylvania.

College career and statistics

Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965, where he averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season.

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1962–63	Penn State	20	–	–	.423	–	.704	4.5	–	–	–	15.3
1963–64	Penn State	23	–	–	.436	–	.800	3.9	–	–	–	17.0
1964–65	Penn State	24	–	–	.420	–	.769	4.8	–	–	–	16.4
Career		67	–	–	.427	–	.762	4.4	–	–	–	16.3

National Basketball Association

Philadelphia 76ers

Weiss was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1965 NBA draft in the third round with the 22nd overall selection. Weiss interspersed his career with the 76ers with a stint in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL), where he played for the Wilmington Blue Bombers in Wilmington, Delaware. Weiss won EPBL championships with the Blue Bombers in 1966^[1] and 1967.^[2] He led the EPBL in assists in the 1966–67 season and was named to the All-EPBL First Team that season.^[3][4]

In 1967, Weiss was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers' championship team.

Seattle SuperSonics

In the 1967 NBA expansion draft, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics.^[5] Weiss played in the NBA for twelve seasons, including six with the Chicago Bulls.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1965–66	Philadelphia	7	–	4.3	.333	–	.000	1.0	0.6	–	–	0.9
1966–67†	Philadelphia	6	–	4.8	.500	–	.400	0.5	1.7	–	–	2.0
1967–68	Seattle	82	–	19.7	.430	–	.839	1.8	4.2	–	–	9.8
1968–69	Milwaukee	15	–	16.1	.316	–	.794	1.8	1.8	–	–	6.6
1968–69	Chicago	62	–	19.9	.397	–	.802	2.2	2.8	–	–	6.6
1969–70	Chicago	82*	–	31.0	.427	–	.842	2.8	5.8	–	–	11.5
1970–71	Chicago	82	–	27.3	.422	–	.840	2.3	4.7	–	–	9.5
1971–72	Chicago	82	–	29.9	.430	–	.835	2.1	4.6	–	–	11.3
1972–73	Chicago	82*	–	25.4	.426	–	.841	1.8	3.6	–	–	8.7
1973–74	Chicago	79	–	21.6	.466	–	.835	1.3	3.8	1.3	0.2	8.5
1974–75	Buffalo	76	–	17.6	.391	–	.806	1.4	3.4	1.1	0.3	3.4
1975–76	Buffalo	66	–	15.1	.486	–	.729	1.0	2.3	0.7	0.2	3.2
1976–77	Washington	62	–	12.4	.466	–	.784	1.1	2.1	0.9	0.1	2.5
Career		783	–	22.1	.428	–	.828	1.8	3.7	1.0	0.2	7.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1966–67†	Philadelphia	1	–	4.0	.667	–	.000	2.0	2.0	–	–	4.0
1969–70	Chicago	5	–	24.2	.424	–	.800	1.2	4.8	–	–	11.6
1970–71	Chicago	7	–	35.7	.457	–	.867	2.6	8.1	–	–	15.7
1971–72	Chicago	4	–	29.8	.490	–	.875	3.3	3.0	–	–	13.8
1972–73	Chicago	7	–	25.0	.430	–	.762	2.3	2.1	–	–	12.0
1973–74	Chicago	11	–	22.8	.311	–	1.000	1.8	2.9	0.6	0.1	4.7
1974–75	Buffalo	7	–	16.1	.478	–	.667	1.0	2.4	0.6	0.1	4.3
1975–76	Buffalo	7	–	5.1	.375	–	.667	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.0	1.1
1976–77	Washington	4	–	8.5	.600	–	.000	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.0	1.5
Career		53	–	20.8	.426	–	.802	1.7	3.1	0.5	0.1	7.7

Coaching career

NBA

After retiring as a player in 1977, Weiss briefly worked for an investment firm in Anaheim, California. In 1978, he joined the San Diego Clippers as an assistant coach.^[6] In 1980, he moved to the Dallas Mavericks, an expansion franchise.

After six years in Dallas, Weiss accepted his first head coaching job in 1986 with the San Antonio Spurs. He coached the Spurs for two seasons, never posting a winning record. He did, however, lead them to the playoffs in 1988.

After one year as an assistant with the Orlando Magic, Weiss moved to the Atlanta Hawks as head coach. In three seasons, his Hawks teams posted a record of 124–122 and made the playoffs twice.

Weiss left the Hawks in 1993. He spent one year as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers before joining the SuperSonics as an assistant coach. He served in that post for 12 years under both George Karl and Nate McMillan, going to the NBA Finals in 1996. He was promoted to head coach in 2005 after McMillan left for the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Weiss did not last even one season, as the Sonics struggled to a losing record. After a 13–17 start to the 2005–06 season, his three-year deal was terminated on January 3, 2006, and he was replaced with Bob Hill.

China

In 2008, Weiss went to China to coach the Shanxi Brave Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association.^[7] He also coached for the Shandong Lions.^[8]

Return to NBA

In 2012, Weiss joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff.^[9] The next year, he became an assistant with the Charlotte Bobcats.^[10] In 2017, he was hired by the Denver Nuggets as an assistant coach.^[11]

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
San Antonio	1986–87	82	28	54	.250	6th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
San Antonio	1987–88	82	31	51	.378	5th in Midwest	3	0	3	.000	Lost in First Round
Atlanta	1990–91	82	43	39	.524	4th in Central	5	2	3	.400	Lost in First Round
Atlanta	1991–92	82	38	44	.463	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Atlanta	1992–93	82	43	39	.524	4th in Central	3	0	3	.000	Lost in First Round
L.A. Clippers	1993–94	82	27	55	.329	7th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Seattle	2005–06	30	13	17	.433	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		522	223	299	.427		11	2	9	.182