Gordon Herbert Explained

Gordon Herbert
Birth Date:16 February 1959
Birth Place:Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality:Canadian / Finnish
League:Basketball Bundesliga (BBL)
EuroLeague
Team:FC Bayern Munich
Position:Head coach
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
High School:Penticton Secondary School Lakers
College:
Career Start:1982
Career End:1994
Career Position:Small forward
Coach Start:1994
Years1:1982–1983
Team1:Hyvinkään Tahko
Years2:1983–1984
Team2:BBC Toptours Aarschot
Years3:1984–1985
Team3:Hyvinkään Tahko
Years4:1985-1988
Team4:Turun NMKY
Years5:1988–1989
Team5:Forssan Koripojat
Years6:1989–1991
Team6:NMKY Helsinki
Years7:1991–1994
Team7:Korihait
Cyears1:1994–1996
Cteam1:Korihait
Cyears3:1996–1999
Cteam3:Espoon Honka
Cyears4:1999–2000
Cteam4:Oberwart Gunners
Cyears5:2000–2001
Cteam5:s.Oliver Würzburg
Cyears6:2001–2004
Cteam6:Skyliners Frankfurt
Cyears8:2004–2006
Cteam8:Paris Basket Racing
Cyears9:2005–2006
Cteam9:Georgia
Cyears10:2006–2007
Cteam10:Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Cyears11:2007–2008
Cteam11:Aris
Cyears12:2008–2009
Cteam12:Toronto Raptors (assistant)
Cyears13:2009–2010
Cteam13:Espoon Honka
Cyears14:2010–2011
Cteam14:Skyliners Frankfurt
Cyears15:2011–2012
Cteam15:Alba Berlin
Cyears16:2013–2020
Cteam16:Skyliners Frankfurt
Cyears17:2018
Cteam17:Canada
Cyears18:2019
Cteam18:Canada (assistant)
Cyears19:2020–2021
Cteam19:Avtodor
Cyears20:2021–2024
Cteam20:Germany
Cyears21:2024–present
Cteam21:Bayern Munich
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Gordon Walter Herbert (born February 16, 1959) is a Canadian-born Finnish[2] [3] [4] professional basketball coach and former player. He was named the head coach of the Germany national team in 2021 and guided them to a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2022, and to the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Playing career

Born and raised in Penticton, British Columbia, Herbert attended two-year North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene,[5] and transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1979, where he played college basketball for the Vandals under head coach Don Monson.[6] [7] Prior to his senior season in he injured his left wrist and was redshirted;[7] [8] the Vandals were and went to the NCAA tournament as Big Sky champions.

As a fifth-year senior in 1981–82, Herbert started at forward and Idaho won its first sixteen games, went in the regular season,[9] and were sixth in the AP and UPI They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen,[10] [11] [12] and finished with the best record in school history While undefeated at 15–0, an article on the team appeared in Sports Illustrated.[13] Twice during the regular season, Herbert was the Big Sky player of the week,[14] [15] and was second team all-conference.[16]

After college, he moved to Hyvinkää, Finland, in 1982, and joined Hyvinkään Tahko. In total, Herbert played professionally in Finland for 12 years with various teams. His club playing career ended in 1994, when he started coaching.

International career

Herbert also played with the senior Canadian national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where they finished just out of medal position in fourth place. He also played with Canada at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.

Coaching career

After ending his professional playing career in Finland, Herbert stayed in the country and started his coaching career in 1994 with Korihait in Uusikaupunki, before moving to Espoon Honka in 1996.[17]

Herbert has coached many teams, including Frankfurt Skyliners, with which he won the German League title in 2004. He led the Skyliners to their 3rd German League finals appearance, against the league's first place Brose Bamberg, after beating other top-rated German teams, such as Alba Berlin, in the playoffs. He also coached French teams Paris and Pau Orthez, with which he won the French Cup in the 2006–07 season.

On July 7, 2007, he officially became the head basketball coach of the Greek club Aris. Herbert has also been an assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors in National Basketball Association (NBA).[18] In the 2015–16 season, Herbert won the FIBA Europe Cup with the Skyliners, after his team defeated Pallacanestro Varese in the Final. Herbert was also named the German Basketball Bundesliga Coach of the Year that season.[19]

Herbert's contract with the Skyliners ended in May 2020.[20] On July 2, 2020, he signed with Avtodor of the VTB United League.[21] He was sacked in March 2021.[22]

In September 2021, he was named head coach of the Germany national team.[23] He guided the German team to a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships[24] and to the gold medal in the 2023 World Cup.[25] On 17 December 2023, Herbert was named the Coach of the Year in Germany.[26] On 11 January 2024, Herbert was named the Coach of the Year also in Finland, by the Finnish sports journalists.[27] [28] On 16 May 2024, it was reported that Herbert will leave the Germany national team after the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[29]

On 25 July 2024, it was announced that Herbert would start as the head coach of Bayern Munich in the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague after the 2024 Summer Olympics.[30]

Coaching titles

2023

2003–04

2015–16

2006–07

2009

Personal life

Born in Canada, Herbert acquired Finnish citizenship via naturalization in the late 1980s. He is a fluent Finnish speaker. His son Daniel Herbert is also a basketball coach, currently working as an assistant coach of Crailsheim Merlins in Basketball Bundesliga.[31] In September 2023, Herbert said in an interview that he wishes, someday in the future, to end his coaching career in Finnish Korisliiga.[32]

Herbert owns a house in Uusikaupunki and a summer house in Pyhämaa, and visits there frequently.[33]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/6211241 Uudessakaupungissa asuva koripalloluotsi Gordon Herbert valittiin Vuoden valmentajaksi – "Eikös Rätykin sanonut, että Saksa on mahtava maa"
  2. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/vuoden-valmentaja-palkinnosta-erikoista-vaantoa-mm-kultaluotsilta-selvat-sanat-valintakohusta-he-eivat-ehka-tieda/8851234#gs.2xiu2m Vuoden valmentaja -palkinnosta erikoista vääntöä – MM-kultaluotsilta selvät sanat valintakohusta: "He eivät ehkä tiedä"
  3. https://www.iltalehti.fi/koripallo/a/cc594c73-d214-4e9b-a18b-87354233b68d Gordon Herbert vastaa tulikuumaan kysymykseen: ”Liikun Suomen passilla”
  4. https://yle.fi/a/74-20068176 MM-sankari Gordon Herbert valmistautui Urheilugaalaan Selkämeren arktisissa oloissa – ”Tähtipelaajani kääntyisi ovelta”
  5. News: Herbert awaiting call from homeland . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . March 3, 1979 . 22.
  6. News: Idaho gets NIC ace . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . May 16, 1979 . 24.
  7. News: Vandals are lucky Herbert didn't choose hockey. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine. Harry. January 13, 1982. 17.
  8. News: Herbert: this Vandal is making up for lost time in a big way . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Killen . John . January 4, 1982 . 1C.
  9. News: Monson expects tougher tourney . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Missildine . Harry . March 5, 1982 . 15.
  10. News: Idaho: Next stop, Provo. Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Missildine. Harry. March 15, 1982. 15.
  11. News: Vandals: Sweet Sixteen and.... . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Van Sickel . Charlie . March 15, 1982 . 15.
  12. News: Kellerman's last shot paves way to Provo . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Killen . John . March 15, 1982 . 1C.
  13. A case of Vandalism in Big Sky country . Sports Illustrated . McCallum. Jack. January 25, 1982. 20–21.
  14. News: Idaho's Herbert shares Big Sky MVP honors . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . January 12, 1982 . 2C.
  15. News: Vandals' Herbert week's top player . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . February 23, 1982 . 22.
  16. News: Owens: Vandal guard named MVP . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . March 10, 1982 . 1C.
  17. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/gordon-herbert-honkaan-helppo-tulla/3590650#gs.9207i3 Gordon Herbert: Honkaan helppo tulla
  18. Web site: Raptors:Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment – Management. . March 13, 2009.
  19. Web site: Beko BBL – Award Wanamaker und First Team . May 13, 2016 . June 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617101455/http://www.beko-bbl.de/de/n/news/2016/5-mai/award-wanamaker-und-first-team/ . dead .
  20. Web site: Re-Start auch für Skyliners: Basketball-Bundesliga darf Saison mit Turnier fortsetzen. May 19, 2020. hessenschau.de. May 30, 2020. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125084305/https://www.hessenschau.de/sport/basketball/re-start-auch-fuer-skyliners-basketball-bundesliga-darf-saison-mit-turnier-fortsetzen,basketball-fortsetzung-100.html. dead.
  21. News: Gordie Herbert is the new head coach of Avtodor Saratov. July 2, 2020. Sportando. En. July 2, 2020.
  22. Web site: Sunyer. Xavier Garcia i. Gordon Herbert, cesado como entrenador del Avtodor Saratov. September 6, 2021. BasketMe. April 7, 2020. es.
  23. Web site: Gordon Herbert ist neuer Herren-Bundestrainer. September 6, 2021. basketball-bund.de. September 6, 2021 . de.
  24. Web site: September 18, 2022 . Deutsche Basketballer gewinnen Bronze . November 4, 2022 . Deutsche Welle . de.
  25. Web site: Schroder delivers, Germany win the World Cup . 2023-09-10 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  26. https://yle.fi/a/74-20013000/64-3-198877 Upea kunnia! Suomalais-kanadalainen koripallovalmentaja Gordon Herbert Vuoden valmentaja Saksassa
  27. https://yle.fi/a/74-20069011/64-3-202642 Gordon Herbert on Vuoden valmentaja!
  28. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/vuoden-valmentaja-gordon-herbert-varasti-show-n-urheilugaalassa-siteerasi-seppo-ratya-nerokkaasti/8855900#gs.2xjb5h Vuoden valmentaja Gordon Herbert varasti show'n Urheilugaalassa: Siteerasi Seppo Rätyä nerokkaasti
  29. https://yle.fi/a/74-20013000/64-3-228158 Bild: Herbert jättää Saksan koripallomaajoukkueen olympialaisten jälkeen
  30. https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000010588091.html Suomalaisvalmentajalle huippupesti: Bayern München palkkasi Gordon Herbertin
  31. https://www.is.fi/koripallo/art-2000009856205.html Gordon Herbert saapui 40 vuotta sitten Kanadasta Hyvinkäälle – siellä hän kohtasi Sarin, mikä muutti hänen elämänsä kulun
  32. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/huippuluotsi-tekee-hirmujalkea-mm-kisoissa-puhuu-nyt-avoimesti-yllatyspestista-suomessa-uran-huipennukseksi/8768862#gs.0lxknz Huippuluotsi tekee hirmujälkeä MM-kisoissa – puhuu nyt avoimesti yllätyspestistä Suomessa uran huipennukseksi
  33. https://ukilife.fi/maailmanmestarin-koti-on-uudessakaupungissa/ Maailmanmestarin koti on Uudessakaupungissa