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Take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy a 20-minute zoom Call with J.B. Bickerstaff, Head Coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers!
J.B. Bickerstaff was named head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 19, 2020, thus becoming the 23rd head coach in franchise history. Bickerstaff, who entered the 2019-20 season as the team’s associate head coach, led the Cavs to a 5-6 (.455) record after taking over the helm, which included consecutive season series sweeps over the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs. In addition, the Cavs recorded three wins against above .500 teams (Miami, Philadelphia and Denver) and averaged 111.4 points and 26.4 assists (eighth-best in NBA). The Wine & Gold also had the fifth-highest field goal percentage in the NBA after the All-Star break (.480). Before joining the Cavaliers, Bickerstaff was the Memphis Grizzlies head coach for the 2018-19 season, following serving as the interim head coach for the final 63 games of the 2017-18 Grizzlies campaign. Under Bickerstaff, Memphis recorded the third-best scoring defense in the NBA, holding opponents to 106.1 points per game. The Grizzlies also held an NBA-high 10 opponents under 90 points last season and went undefeated in those games. Memphis limited 17 opponents to under 40 percent shooting last season, which was tied with Utah for the second-most in the NBA. Prior to his stint with Memphis, Bickerstaff spent five seasons (2011-16) with the Houston Rockets, where he was elevated to interim head coach early in the 2015-16 season and guided the Rockets to a 37-34 finish to close the season with a postseason berth. Bickerstaff’s additional experience as an assistant coach includes four seasons (2007-11) with the Minnesota Timberwolves and three seasons (2004-07) with the Charlotte Bobcats under his father and current Cavaliers Senior Basketball Advisor, Bernie Bickerstaff. The youngest assistant coach in the NBA at age 24 when he began with the Bobcats in 2004-05, Bickerstaff followed in the footsteps of his father, who was the youngest assistant coach when he joined the NBA at 29 years old in 1973. Prior to his time on the NBA sidelines, Bickerstaff served as director of operations for the University of Minnesota’s men’s basketball program, overseeing all administrative areas of the program and assisting the coaching staff with recruiting, scouting and coaching. Bickerstaff played two seasons (1999-2001) with the Golden Gophers to complete his collegiate career after playing his first two years at Oregon State University, where he was the youngest Division I player as a 17-year-old freshman. Bickerstaff and his wife Nikki have three children: Blair, Blakely and Blade.
We make the nevers possible by creating sensory accessibility and inclusion for those with invisible disabilities.