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Bob Kloppenburg was born on 28 July, 1927 in United States, is an American basketball coach (born 1927). Discover Bob Kloppenburg's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?

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1927

Robert G. Kloppenburg (born July 28, 1927) is an American basketball coach.

Kloppenburg played college basketball at USC and Fresno State.

1945

Graduating in 1945, Kloppenburg was the Los Angeles City Basketball Player of the Year as a senior.

He then played one season in 1945–46 for the University of Southern California (USC) under head coach Sam Barry.

Averaging 10.9 points per game, Kloppenburg was USC's leading scorer that season.

1949

Kloppenburg then transferred to Fresno State College (now California State University, Fresno), where he played for the Fresno State Bulldogs in the 1949–50 season under head coach Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam, averaging 9.0 points in eight games.

1950

In a career spanning from the 1950s to 1990s, Kloppenburg coached at the high school, college, and professional levels.

1951

In the 1951–52 season, Kloppenburg was junior varsity coach for Fresno State.

The following season, Kloppenburg was head coach at Lindsay High School at Lindsay, California.

At Lindsay, Kloppenburg emphasized defense and ball control in a coaching style inspired by Hank Iba and Pete Newell.

1953

Kloppenburg returned to Southern California to be head coach at Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California beginning in 1953–54.

1956

In 1956, Kloppenburg became head coach at Paramount High School in Paramount, California.

Although Paramount had a strong interior defense, Kloppenburg adapted his defensive coaching to compete against teams like Compton High School that specialized in jump shooting.

1958

From 1958 to 1976 and 1977 to 1978, Kloppenburg was head coach at California Western (later United States International) University.

Kloppenburg had his first varsity college head coaching position in 1958 as the first head coach at California Western University, an NAIA independent school in San Diego, in 1958.

In 19 seasons at California Western/U.S. International, Kloppenburg had a cumulative 322–192 record from 1958 to 1978 with NAIA tournament appearances in 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1975.

1968

California Western University became United States International University in 1968; U.S. International was merged into Alliant International University in 2001.

1976

In the 1976–77 season, Kloppenburg left U.S. International to coach for Dutch team Nationale Nederlanden Donar.

Kloppenburg led Donar to a 19–17 record.

1977

After one final season at U.S. International in 1977–78, in which the team went 12–15, Kloppenburg left for the second and final time due to what he believed were inferior facilities that affected recruiting.

1978

Beginning in 1978, Kloppenburg coached the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton basketball team and scouted for the Houston Rockets.

1979

In the 1979–80 season, Kloppenburg was the lead scout for the Seattle SuperSonics.

The following season, Kloppenburg was promoted to assistant coach on Lenny Wilkens's staff.

1980

For much of the 1980s and 1990s, Kloppenburg was an NBA assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, and Toronto Raptors; he also had brief stints as interim head coach for the Cavaliers and SuperSonics.

Utilizing an influential press defense system, Kloppenburg is regarded as one of the best defensive coaches.

Kloppenburg graduated from John Marshall High School in Los Angeles.

1981

Kloppenburg later was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1981–82.

On December 3, 1981, Kloppenburg became interim head coach for the Cavaliers after the firing of head coach Don Delaney.

Kloppenburg went 0–3 as interim coach before Chuck Daly formally took over.

The team finished the season 15–67 under four different head coaches.

1982

After leaving the Cavaliers, Kloppenburg was a scout for the San Diego Clippers in 1982–83 and Washington Bullets in 1983–84.

1984

In 1984–85, Kloppenburg was an assistant coach at UNLV under Jerry Tarkanian.

UNLV went 28–4 and qualified for the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1985

After UNLV, Kloppenburg returned to the NBA for a second stint as assistant coach for the SuperSonics that lasted from 1985 to 1995 under head coaches Bernie Bickerstaff, K. C. Jones, and George Karl.

1986

The SuperSonics made the playoffs in all but two years (1986 and 1990) and qualified for the Western Conference Finals in 1987 and 1993 during Kloppenburg's second stint.

1992

Beginning January 15, 1992, Kloppenburg served as interim head coach of the SuperSonics after the firing of Jones.

The SuperSonics went 2–2 under Kloppenburg before the hiring of Karl on January 23; the SuperSonics finished the season 47–35 and qualified for the Western Conference Semifinals.

1995

Prior to the 1995–96 season, Kloppenburg reunited with Bickerstaff as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets for one season.

1997

Kloppenburg's final coaching job was with the Toronto Raptors in 1997–98.

After retiring from coaching, Kloppenburg co-founded the coaching website HoopTactics.net.