Edward Joseph Biedenbach (born August 12, 1945) is an American former
basketball
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player and
college basketball
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coach.
Playing career
Born in
Pittsburgh
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, Biedenbach attended
Edgewood High School in nearby
Edgewood Edgewood may refer to:
Places Canada
*Edgewood, British Columbia
South Africa
*Edgewood, a University of KwaZulu-Natal campus in Pinetown, South Africa
United States Cities and towns
*Edgewood, California
*Edgewood, Florida
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. He played collegiately for the
North Carolina State University
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and was selected first-team All-ACC twice.
He was selected by the
St. Louis Hawks
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in the 9th round (106th pick overall) of the
1967 NBA draft
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and by the
Los Angeles Lakers
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in the 4th round (45th pick overall) of the
1968 NBA draft. In the
1968–69 season, Biedenbach played seven games for the
Phoenix Suns
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.
Coaching career
He was an assistant coach for the 1973–74 NC State basketball team which won the NCAA championship.
Biedenbach coached at
Davidson College
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and the
University of North Carolina at Asheville
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. He led Asheville to three NCAA tournament appearances. In 2003, they lost to Texas in the first round.
In 2007–08, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs garnered national spotlight attention because of 7'7" center
Kenny George
Kenneth George Jr. (born 1986) is an American former college basketball player. Somewhere between and , he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, and may have been t ...
. UNCA went 23–10 that season and was runner-up in the
Big South tournament. UNCA made the
NIT and lost in the first round to
Ohio State
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84–66.
In 2011, UNCA qualified for the
NCAA tournament after winning the
Big South tournament. UNCA beat
Arkansas-Little Rock in the First Four before losing to
Pittsburgh
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in the Round of 64.
The 2011–2012 season was the most successful season in Asheville basketball history. Led by four seniors (
J.P. Primm,
Matt Dickey, Chris Stephenson, and Quinard Jackson), the Bulldogs won a school record 24 wins. UNCA won the Big South regular season title. By virtue of winning the
Big South tournament, UNCA earned a 16 seed in the
NCAA tournament and led 1 seed
Syracuse
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for the majority of the game but lost 72–65 and fell short of becoming the first 16 seed to upset a 1 seed.
On April 2, 2013, Biedenbach resigned from UNC Asheville to take an assistant coaching job under
Buzz Peterson
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at
UNC Wilmington
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. After Peterson was fired, Biedenbach became interim head coach until UNCW hired
Kevin Keatts
Kevin Andre Keatts (born July 28, 1972) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current men's head coach at North Carolina State University.
Early life and playing career
Keatts grew up as an only child in Lynchburg, Virginia. His ...
, who did not retain Biedenbach on staff.
Personal life
Biedenbach is the father-in-law of
Carolina Hurricanes
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head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
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Brind'Amour played 20 seasons in the National H ...
. Brind'Amour is married to Biedenbach's daughter, Amy.
Head coaching record
References
External links
UNC Wilmington bioUNC Asheville bio
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1945 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
Basketball players from Pittsburgh
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Davidson Wildcats men's basketball coaches
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball coaches
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
Phoenix Suns players
Point guards
St. Louis Hawks draft picks
UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball coaches