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Jeff Bzdelik
Bzdelik in 2013
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamWake Forest
Record27–47
Biographical details
Born (1952-12-01) December 1, 1952 (age 72)
Mount Prospect, Illinois, US
Head coaching record
Overall138–152

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.

Coaching career

Denver Nuggets

Head coach of the Denver Nuggets from 2002 until he was fired on December 28, 2004.

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

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UMBC Retrievers men's basketball head coaches
Denver Nuggets head coaches

# denotes interim head coach

Air Force Falcons men's basketball head coaches
Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches
Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball head coaches
Men's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference

# denotes interim head coach

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