Josh Oppenheimer (born January 15, 1969) is an American-Israeli professional

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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA) and the Greek Basketball National team.

Playing career

Oppenheimer played collegiately for

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and later

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before embarking on a professional career in the United States and Europe. He spent two summers in the

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playing for Atlanta, Philadelphia and Palm Beach and also logged a season in the

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with Cedar Rapids. He also played the

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and attended training camp with the

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, the

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and the

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respectively. Oppenheimer spent six seasons in the

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Coaching career

Oppenheimer has coaching experience in the college ranks from Duquesne,

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, DePaul and

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NBA

In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the

coaching staff of head coach

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. At the start of the 2016–17 NBA season, the

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added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as an assistant coach. At the start of the

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, the

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added Oppenheimer to the

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coaching staff as an assistant coach. On August 15, 2019, it was announced that added Oppenheimer to the

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coaching staff as an assistant coach. On November 17, 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oppenheimer has returned to the team as an assistant coach. Oppenheimer became an NBA champion when the Bucks defeated the

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in 6 games of the

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Personal life

Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne, a former college volleyball player from

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, have two daughters, Gabriella "Gabbi" (born July 2, 1996), who works in finance, and Nicolette "Nikki" (born June 22, 1999), a basketball player who currently plays for

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, having previously played for

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and

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. Nicolette represented the Puerto Rico women's national under-18 team at the

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.Syracuse recruit and long-range specialist Nikki Oppenheimer expands her horizons

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at Excel Basketball {{DEFAULTSORT:Oppenheimer, Josh 1969 births Living people American emigrants to Israel American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American people of Israeli descent American people of Jewish descent Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros men's basketball players Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets players Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball coaches DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball coaches Duquesne Dukes men's basketball coaches Houston Rockets assistant coaches Israeli basketball coaches Israeli men's basketball players James Madison Dukes men's basketball coaches Jewish men's basketball players Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball coaches Long Island Nets coaches Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball players Point guards Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players

Playing career

Coaching career

NBA

Personal life

See also

References

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