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.