Bill Hanzlik

infobox NBA Player
nickname = Bill
name = William Hanzlik
position = Guard-Forward
height_ft = 6| height_in = 7
weight_lbs = 200
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1957|11|6
birth_place = Middletown, Ohio
college = Notre Dame
draft = 20th overall
draft_year = 1980
draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics
career_start = 1980
career_end = 1990
former_teams = Seattle SuperSonics (1980–1982)
Denver Nuggets (1983–1990)
awards =

William Henry (Bill) Hanzlik (born December 6 1957 in Middletown, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" guard, Hanzlik played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame. He was selected with the 20th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Hanzlik played in the NBA for ten years - two with the Sonics and eight with the Denver Nuggets. He was a 1986 All-Defense second team selection. He worked as an assistant with several NBA clubs in the late 1980s and 1990s.

In 1997, Hanzlik (then an assistant with Denver) was tabbed to replace Dick Motta as the head coach. He coached the Nuggets for one year, posting an 11-71 record (only two games better than the all-time worst team, the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers). He was fired at the end of the season and replaced with Mike D'Antoni. To date, Hanzlik owns the worst full-season record for a rookie coach in NBA history.

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hanzlbi01.html BasketballReference.com: Bill Hanzlik (as player)]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hanzlbi01c.html BasketballReference.com: Bill Hanzlik (as coach)]