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	'''Jeff Bzdelik''' (born December 1, 1952) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's coach at ]. He formerly coached the ] in the ] for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 through 2004. As an NBA coach, he is best remembered for leading the ] Nuggets to a 43–39 record, a 26-game improvement over the ] when the team went 17–65.		'''Jeff Bzdelik''' (born December 1, 1952) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's coach at ]. He formerly coached the ] in the ] for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 through 2004. As an NBA coach, he is best remembered for leading the ] Nuggets to a 43–39 record, a 26-game improvement over the ] when the team went 17–65.

			==Early life==
			Bzdelik earned four varsity letters while playing basketball at the ], and was named team MVP in ’75-76. He also spent six years in the Army National Guard.<ref>http://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff_directory/bzdelik_bio.html</ref>

	==Coaching career==		==Coaching career==
			===Early career in college basketball===
			Bzdelik began his coaching career in 1978 as an assistant at ] in North Carolina.<ref name=espn></ref> He moved to Northwestern University in 1980, where he spent six seasons as an assistant, helping the Wildcats to their first NIT appearance in school history. He then took the head coaching position at the ] for two years.

			===Move to NBA as assistant===
			coach ] hired Bzdelik as an assistant in 1988. He stayed there until Unseld resigned in 1994. He then took a scouting position with Riley on the ] before moving with Riley to the ] the next season as an assistant and advance scout. In 1997, ] named Bzdelik the NBA's best advance scout. In 2000, ] named him one of the NBA's top five assistants.<ref name=usatoday>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nuggets/2002-08-21-bzdelik-hired_x.htm</ref>

	===Denver Nuggets===		===Denver Nuggets===
			Bzdelik was hired in 2001 by the ]to be their East Coast scout. He was promoted to assistant coach in July 2002 and impressed team management by going 6-0 in the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league and motivating the team's young players.<ref name=espn/> He was named the head coach of the Nuggets on August 21, 2002.<ref name=usatoday /> The team struggled in his first year, winning just 17 games. They bounced back in his second season to finish with 43 wins and make the playoffs before losing in the first round. The team had high expectations in his third year after signing ] as a free agent, but struggled again early and Bzedlik was fired on December 29, 2004 after the team won 13 of their first 28 games.<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2004/12/29/bzdelik_is_fired_by_the_nuggets/</ref>
	Head coach of the ] from 2002 until he was fired on December 28, 2004.

	===Air Force Academy===		===Air Force Academy===

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Jeff Bzdelik
Current position
Bzdelik in 2013
Title	Head Coach
Team	Wake Forest
Record	27–47
Biographical details
Born	(1952-12-01) December 1, 1952 (age 72) Mount Prospect, Illinois, US
Head coaching record
Overall	138–152

Jeff Bzdelik (born December 1, 1952) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's coach at Wake Forest University. He formerly coached the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 through 2004. As an NBA coach, 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.

Early life

Bzdelik earned four varsity letters while playing basketball at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and was named team MVP in ’75-76. He also spent six years in the Army National Guard.

Coaching career

Early career in college basketball

Bzdelik began his coaching career in 1978 as an assistant at Davidson College in North Carolina. He moved to Northwestern University in 1980, where he spent six seasons as an assistant, helping the Wildcats to their first NIT appearance in school history. He then took the head coaching position at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for two years.

Move to NBA as assistant

coach Wes Unseld hired Bzdelik as an assistant in 1988. He stayed there until Unseld resigned in 1994. He then took a scouting position with Riley on the New York Knicks before moving with Riley to the Miami Heat the next season as an assistant and advance scout. In 1997, Sports Illustrated named Bzdelik the NBA's best advance scout. In 2000, USA Today named him one of the NBA's top five assistants.

Denver Nuggets

Bzdelik was hired in 2001 by the Denver Nuggetsto be their East Coast scout. He was promoted to assistant coach in July 2002 and impressed team management by going 6-0 in the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league and motivating the team's young players. He was named the head coach of the Nuggets on August 21, 2002. The team struggled in his first year, winning just 17 games. They bounced back in his second season to finish with 43 wins and make the playoffs before losing in the first round. The team had high expectations in his third year after signing Kenyon Martin as a free agent, but struggled again early and Bzedlik was fired on December 29, 2004 after the team won 13 of their first 28 games.

Air Force Academy

He was the head coach at the US Air Force Academy including a first round NCAA tournament appearance his first year, and a NIT semifinal appearance his second year.

Colorado

Bzdelik left Air Force to become the head basketball coach for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Wake Forest University

On April 13, 2010, Bzdelik was hired as the 21st head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest University.

Head coaching record

NBA

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
DEN	2002–03	82	17	65	.207	7th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
DEN	2003–04	82	43	39	.524	6th in Midwest	5	1	4	.200	Lost in First Round
DEN	2004–05	28	13	15	.464	(fired)	—	—	—	—	(fired)
Career		192	73	119	.380		5	1	4	.200

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UMBC Retrievers (NCAA Division I Independent) (1986–1988)
1986–87	UMBC	12–16
1987–88	UMBC	13–15
UMBC:		25–31
Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06	Air Force	24–7	12–4	2nd	NCAA Tournament 1st Round
2006–07	Air Force	26–9	10–6	T–3rd	NIT Semifinal
Air Force:		50–16	22–10
Colorado Buffaloes (Big 12 Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08	Colorado	12–20	3–13	12th
2008–09	Colorado	9–22	1–15	12th
2009–10	Colorado	15–16	6–10	8th
Colorado:		36–58	10–38
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11	Wake Forest	8–24	1–15	12th
2011–12	Wake Forest	13–18	4–12	T-12th
2012–13	Wake Forest	13–18	6–12	T-9th
Wake Forest:		33–59	10–39
Total:		144–164
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

External links

v t e UMBC Retrievers men's basketball head coaches
Joe Phillip (1967–1968) John Frank (1968–1974) Billy Jones (1974–1986) Jeff Bzdelik (1986–1988) Earl Hawkins (1988–1995) Tom Sullivan (1995–2004) Randy Monroe (2004–2012) Aki Thomas (2012–2016) Ryan Odom (2016–2021) Jim Ferry (2021– )

v t e Denver Nuggets head coaches
Bob Bass (1967–1969) John McLendon (1969) Joe Belmont (1969–1970) Stan Albeck (1970–1971) Alex Hannum (1971–1974) Larry Brown (1974–1979) Donnie Walsh (1979–1980) Doug Moe (1980–1990) Paul Westhead (1990–1992) Dan Issel (1992–1995) Gene Littles # (1995) Bernie Bickerstaff (1995–1996) Dick Motta (1996–1997) Bill Hanzlik (1997–1998) Mike D'Antoni (1998–1999) Dan Issel (1999–2001) Mike Evans # (2001–2002) Jeff Bzdelik (2002–2004) Michael Cooper # (2004–2005) George Karl (2004–2013) Brian Shaw (2013–2015) Melvin Hunt # (2015) Michael Malone (2015– ) # denotes interim head coach

Denver Nuggets head coaches

Bob Bass (1967–1969)
John McLendon (1969)
Joe Belmont (1969–1970)
Stan Albeck (1970–1971)
Alex Hannum (1971–1974)
Larry Brown (1974–1979)
Donnie Walsh (1979–1980)
Doug Moe (1980–1990)
Paul Westhead (1990–1992)
Dan Issel (1992–1995)
Gene Littles # (1995)
Bernie Bickerstaff (1995–1996)
Dick Motta (1996–1997)
Bill Hanzlik (1997–1998)
Mike D'Antoni (1998–1999)
Dan Issel (1999–2001)
Mike Evans # (2001–2002)
Jeff Bzdelik (2002–2004)
Michael Cooper # (2004–2005)
George Karl (2004–2013)
Brian Shaw (2013–2015)
Melvin Hunt # (2015)
Michael Malone (2015– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Air Force Falcons men's basketball head coaches
Bob Spear (1956–1971) Hank Egan (1971–1984) Reggie Minton (1984–2000) Joe Scott (2000–2004) Chris Mooney (2004–2005) Jeff Bzdelik (2005–2007) Jeff Reynolds (2007–2012) Dave Pilipovich (2012–2020) Joe Scott (2020– )

v t e Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1901–1906) Frank Castleman (1906–1912) John McFadden (1912–1914) James N. Ashmore (1914–1917) Bob Evans (1917–1918) Enoch J. Mills (1918–1924) Howard Beresford (1924–1933) Henry Iba (1933–1934) Dutch Clark (1934–1935) Frosty Cox (1935–1942) No team (1942–1944) Frosty Cox (1944–1950) Bebe Lee (1950–1956) Sox Walseth (1956–1976) Bill Blair (1976–1981) Tom Apke (1981–1986) Tom Miller (1986–1990) Joe Harrington (1990–1996) Ricardo Patton (1996–2007) Jeff Bzdelik (2007–2010) Tad Boyle (2010– )

Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1906)
Frank Castleman (1906–1912)
John McFadden (1912–1914)
James N. Ashmore (1914–1917)
Bob Evans (1917–1918)
Enoch J. Mills (1918–1924)
Howard Beresford (1924–1933)
Henry Iba (1933–1934)
Dutch Clark (1934–1935)
Frosty Cox (1935–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Frosty Cox (1944–1950)
Bebe Lee (1950–1956)
Sox Walseth (1956–1976)
Bill Blair (1976–1981)
Tom Apke (1981–1986)
Tom Miller (1986–1990)
Joe Harrington (1990–1996)
Ricardo Patton (1996–2007)
Jeff Bzdelik (2007–2010)
Tad Boyle (2010– )

v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball head coaches
J. R. Crozier (1906–1917) E. T. MacDonnell (1917–1918) Irving Carlyle (1918–1919) Bill Holding (1919–1920) James L. White (1920–1921) Bill Holding (1921–1922) Phil Utley (1922–1923) Hank Garrity (1923–1925) R. S. Hayes (1925–1926) James A. Baldwin (1926–1928) Pat Miller (1928–1930) R. S. Hayes (1930–1931) Fred Emmerson (1931–1933) Murray Greason (1933–1957) Bones McKinney (1957–1965) Jack Murdock (1965–1966) Jack McCloskey (1966–1972) Carl Tacy (1972–1985) Bob Staak (1985–1989) Dave Odom (1989–2001) Skip Prosser (2001–2007) Dino Gaudio (2007–2010) Jeff Bzdelik (2010–2014) Danny Manning (2014–2020) Steve Forbes (2020– )

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball head coaches

J. R. Crozier (1906–1917)
E. T. MacDonnell (1917–1918)
Irving Carlyle (1918–1919)
Bill Holding (1919–1920)
James L. White (1920–1921)
Bill Holding (1921–1922)
Phil Utley (1922–1923)
Hank Garrity (1923–1925)
R. S. Hayes (1925–1926)
James A. Baldwin (1926–1928)
Pat Miller (1928–1930)
R. S. Hayes (1930–1931)
Fred Emmerson (1931–1933)
Murray Greason (1933–1957)
Bones McKinney (1957–1965)
Jack Murdock (1965–1966)
Jack McCloskey (1966–1972)
Carl Tacy (1972–1985)
Bob Staak (1985–1989)
Dave Odom (1989–2001)
Skip Prosser (2001–2007)
Dino Gaudio (2007–2010)
Jeff Bzdelik (2010–2014)
Danny Manning (2014–2020)
Steve Forbes (2020– )

v t e Men's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Earl Grant (Boston College) Mark Madsen (California) Brad Brownell (Clemson) Jon Scheyer (Duke) Leonard Hamilton (Florida State) Damon Stoudamire (Georgia Tech) Pat Kelsey (Louisville) Bill Courtney # (Miami) Kevin Keatts (NC State) Hubert Davis (North Carolina) Micah Shrewsberry (Notre Dame) Jeff Capel (Pittsburgh) Adrian Autry (Syracuse) Andy Enfield (SMU) Kyle Smith (Stanford) Ron Sanchez # (Virginia) Mike Young (Virginia Tech) Steve Forbes (Wake Forest) # denotes interim head coach

Men's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference

# denotes interim head coach

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