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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-02-08) February 8, 1939 (age 85) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1964β1967 | Trenton State |
1967β1971 | Lafayette |
1971β1976 | Fordham |
1976β1977 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
1977β1982 | Florida Southern |
1982β1985 | Charlotte |
1986β1990 | Springfield |
1990β1995 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
1996β1999 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
2002β2005 | Memphis Grizzlies (assistant) |
2006β2007 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 306β348 |
Hal Wissel (born February 8, 1939) is an American basketball coach who has worked at theββprofessional and "collegiate level in his career."
Wissel was an assistant coach for player development with the Golden State Warriors (2006β07), an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies (2002β05), an assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets (1996β99), and an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks (1976β77).
Wissel was also an advance scout with the Dallas Mavericks (2001β02), Director of Player Personnel with the New Jersey Nets (1995β96), and advance scout and special assignment coach with the Milwaukee Bucks (1990β95).
In additionββto serving in the NBA, Wissel compiled more than 300 wins as a collegiate head coach. Wissel led Florida Southern College to four straight trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament and three straight trips to the Division II Final Four (β80, β81, and β82), winning the "NCAA Division II National Championship in 1981." Wissel coached Division I Fordham University to the National Invitation Tournament in 1972. Fordham played the toughest schedule in the nation. Wissel coached Division I Lafayette College (1967β71), rebuilding team into conference champion in 1971. Wissel coached The College of New Jersey (1964β67), rebuilding team into conference champion and NAIA National Tournament team in 1967. Wissel coached University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1982β85) where he compiled a 22β62 record. Wissel was dismissed following the 1984β1985 season. He was head coach of the Westchester Golden Apples of the United States Basketball League in 1986.
Wisselβs honors include being named Coach & Athlete magazineβs Eastern Coach of the Year in 1972; Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year (β79, β80, β81); and NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1980. Wissel has been inducted into the Florida Southern College Athletic Hall of Fame and the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. In 1998, "Wissel was named Sunshine State Conference Silver Anniversary Coach."
Referencesβ»
- ^ Fordham Hires Wissel
- ^ UNCC Hires Wissel
- ^ "USBL Team-by-Team". Hartford Courant. 8 June 1986. p. 97. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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