Jeff Bzdelik

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Name = Jeff Bzdelik
Sport = Basketball
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CoachYears = 1978–1980
1980–1986
1986–1988
1988–1994
1994–1995
1995–2001
2001–2002
2002–2004
2005–2007
2007–present
CoachTeams = Davidson (asst.)
Northwestern (asst.)
UMBC
Washington Bullets (asst.)
New York Knicks (scout)
Miami Heat (asst.)
Denver Nuggets (scout)
Denver Nuggets
Air Force
Colorado
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1952|12|1
Birthplace = Mount Prospect, Illinois, US
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College = Colorado
Title = Head coach
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Years = 1972–1976
Team = Illinois-Chicago
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Jeff Bzdelik (born December 1 1952) is a retired American National Basketball Association coach, who coached the Denver Nuggets for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 through 2004. 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.

He is currently the head basketball coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was hired April 3 2007.cite web | url=http://www.buffzone.com/news/2007/apr/04/bzdeliks-a-buffalo/ | title=Bzdelik's a Buffalo | publisher=Dailycamera.com | author=Kyle Ringo | date=2007-04-04 | accessdate=2007-04-04] Bzdelik is the highest paid coach ever at Colorado, earning approximately $800,000 per year.

Before his current position, he was the head coach at the US Air Force Academy where he led the team to a NIT semi-final game and a total record in 2 seasons of 50-16, including the most successful season ever at the Academy in 2006-07 of 26-9.

References

External links

* [http://goairforcefalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bzdelik_jeff00.html Official Air Force basketball profile]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bzdelje99c.html BasketballReference.com: Jeff Bzdelik (as coach)]