Robert C. Beyer (born December 10, 1961) is an American professional

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coach who serves as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the

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(NBA).

Early life and education

Beyer was born in LeRoy, New York and graduated from Alfred University in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in

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with minors in coaching, writing, and secondary education. At Alfred, Beyer played three seasons on the basketball team before suffering a career-ending injury. Beyer served as assistant coach to the team as a senior in the 1983–84 season. Beyer then earned his master's degree in curriculum planning and development from the

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in 1989.

Career

As a graduate student at Albany, Beyer was an assistant coach for the Albany Great Danes men's basketball team from 1985 to 1989. Beyer then was an assistant coach at Siena College from 1989 to 1993 and the

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from 1993 to 1994. Beyer returned to Siena to be head coach from 1994 to 1997. He returned to the assistant coaching ranks with

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from 1997 to 2000. Under Bob Knight, Beyer was an assistant coach at

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from 2001 to 2003. For the season, Beyer was an assistant coach with the

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of the NBA; he was an advance scout the next season. On July 3, 2007, Beyer was one of four assistants hired to serve under head coach of the NBA's Orlando Magic, Stan Van Gundy, for the 2007–08 season. The Golden State Warriors of the NBA hired Beyer on September 11, 2012. On July 1, 2013, Beyer was hired by the Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. On May 30, 2014, Beyer was one of three assistants hired to serve under new

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head coach Stan Van Gundy. On November 16, 2020, Beyer was hired as assistant coach by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Head coaching record

References

External links

NBA.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beyer, Bob 1961 births Living people Albany Great Danes men's basketball coaches Alfred Saxons men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from New York (state) American expatriate basketball people in Canada Basketball players from New York (state) Charlotte Bobcats assistant coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Dayton Flyers men's basketball coaches Detroit Pistons assistant coaches Golden State Warriors assistant coaches New Orleans Pelicans assistant coaches Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball coaches Orlando Magic assistant coaches Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coaches People from Le Roy, New York Sacramento Kings assistant coaches Siena Saints men's basketball coaches Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball coaches Toronto Raptors assistant coaches University at Albany, SUNY alumni Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball coaches