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]
.jpg) Pierce at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (2010) | |
| Miami Heat | |
|---|---|
| Position | Scout |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 1, 1960 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, Michigan) |
| College | Biola |
| Coaching career | 1984–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1984–1986 | La Miranda HS |
| 1986–1988 | Westminster HS |
| 1988–1993 | USC (asst.) |
| 1993–1995 | Sunny Hills HS |
| 1995–1997 | Lewis & Clark (asst.) |
| 1997–2000 | Hitachi Rising Suns |
| 2000–2001 | Hitachi SunRockers |
| 2001–2005 | Excellence |
| 2006–2007 | Shenzhen Basketball Club |
| 2008–2010 | Shiga Lakestars |
| 2010–2011 | Akita Northern Happinets |
| 2011–2013 | Sendai 89ers |
| 2015–2016 | China Men's U18 National (asst.) |
| 2002 | Japan Men's National (asst.) |
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
edit| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi | 1999-00 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | – | |||||
| Hitachi | 2000-01 | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 7th | – | Missed playoffs | |||
| Shiga | 2008-09 | 52 | 19 | 33 | .365 | 5th in Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Missed playoffs |
| Shiga | 2009-10 | 52 | 29 | 23 | .558 | 4th in Western | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Akita | 2010-11 | 50 | 18 | 32 | .360 | 6th in Eastern | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Sendai | 2011-12 | 52 | 25 | 27 | .481 | 6th in Eastern | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in First Round |
| Sendai | 2012-13 | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | Fired | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Bj league totals | 240 | 104 | 136 | .433 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | |||
References
edit- ^ N.B.A. Prospect Gets 2nd Chance in Japan, Christopher Johnson (The New York Times), 20 April 2011. Accessed 23 April 2017.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (24 February 2013). "Struggling Sendai fires Pierce". Retrieved 7 November 2016.