Bob Weiss

Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942 in Easton, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American basketball player and manager in the NBA.

He was most recently the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named head coach on July 18, 2005, after 26 seasons as a coach in the league. After a 13-17 start to the 2005-06 season, his three year deal was terminated on January 3 2006.

Weiss played college basketball at Penn State University from 1963 to 1965 and averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season.

The NBA's Philadelphia 76ers selected Weiss in the 1965 NBA Draft. He played in the NBA for twelve seasons and was a member of the 76ers' 1967 championship team.

Upon his retirement as a player in 1977, Weiss joined the Buffalo Braves as an assistant coach. In 1980, he moved to the Dallas Mavericks, an expansion franchise.

After six years in Dallas, Weiss accepted his first head coaching job in 1986 with the San Antonio Spurs. He coached the Spurs for two seasons and led the team to the postseason in 1988.

After one year as an assistant with the Orlando Magic, Weiss moved to the Atlanta Hawks as head coach. In three seasons, his Hawks teams posted a record of 124-122 and made the playoffs twice.

Weiss left the Hawks in 1993. He spent one year as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers before joining the Sonics as an assistant coach. He served in that position until 2005, when the Sonics elevated him to head coach upon the departure of Nate McMillan. Unfortunately, Weiss did not last even one season, as the Sonics struggled to a losing record. He was fired midway through the year and replaced with Bob Hill.

Weiss' all-time regular season coaching record is 210-282 (42.7%).