Edward Joseph Biedenbach (born August 12, 1945) is an American former

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player and

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coach.

Playing career

Born in

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, Biedenbach attended Edgewood High School in nearby

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. He played collegiately for the

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and was selected first-team All-ACC twice. He was selected by the

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in the 9th round (106th pick overall) of the

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and by the

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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

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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

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and the

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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

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. 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

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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

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

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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

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. After Peterson was fired, Biedenbach became interim head coach until UNCW hired

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, who did not retain Biedenbach on staff.

Personal life

Biedenbach is the father-in-law of

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head coach

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. Brind'Amour is married to Biedenbach's daughter, Amy.

Head coaching record

References

External links

UNC Wilmington bioUNC Asheville bio
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