Bob Beyer

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Bob Beyer

| image = Bob Beyer.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Beyer in 2013 as a Golden State Warriors assistant coach

| league = NBA

| team = Los Angeles Lakers

| position = Assistant coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|10|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = LeRoy, New York, U.S.

| college = Alfred (1980–1983)

| coach_start = 1983

| coach_end =

| cyears1 = 1983–1984

| cteam1 = Alfred (assistant)

| cyears2 = 1985–1989

| cteam2 = Albany (assistant)

| cyears3 = 1989–1993

| cteam3 = Siena (assistant)

| cyears4 = 1993–1994

| cteam4 = Wisconsin (assistant)

| cyears5 = 1994–1997

| cteam5 = Siena

| cyears6 = 1997–2000

| cteam6 = Northwestern (assistant)

| cyears7 = 2001–2003

| cteam7 = Texas Tech (assistant)

| cyears8 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}}

| cteam8 = Toronto Raptors (assistant)

| cyears9 = 2005–2007

| cteam9 = Dayton (assistant)

| cyears10 = {{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}

| cteam10 = Orlando Magic (assistant)

| cyears11 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}}

| cteam11 = Golden State Warriors (assistant)

| cyears12 = {{nbay|2013|full=y}}

| cteam12 = Charlotte Bobcats (assistant)

| cyears13 = {{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}}

| cteam13 = Detroit Pistons (assistant)

| cyears14 = {{nbay|2018|full=y}}

| cteam14 = Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)

| cyears15 = {{nbay|2019|full=y}}

| cteam15 = Sacramento Kings (assistant)

| cyears16 = {{nbay|2020|full=y}}

| cteam16 = New Orleans Pelicans (assistant)

| cyears17 = {{nbay|2022|start}}–{{nbay|2023|end}}

| cteam17 = Charlotte Hornets (assistant)

| cyears18 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present

| cteam18 = Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)

| highlights =

As assistant coach:

East Coast Athletic Conference tournament champion (1989)

}}

Robert C. Beyer (born December 10, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach who is as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (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 history with minors in coaching, writing, and secondary education.{{cite web|title=Bob Beyer|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_beyer/index.html|publisher=NBA|accessdate=June 8, 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=Bob Beyer Named to Basketball Staff|url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041101aaa.html|publisher=Texas Tech Red Raiders|accessdate=June 8, 2013|date=April 11, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220808/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041101aaa.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} Beyer then earned his master's degree in curriculum planning and development from the University of Albany 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 University of Wisconsin from 1993 to 1994. Beyer returned to Siena to be head coach from 1994 to 1997. He returned to the assistant coaching ranks with Northwestern University from 1997 to 2000. Under Bob Knight, Beyer was an assistant coach at Texas Tech from 2001 to 2003. For the {{nbay|2003}} season, Beyer was an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors 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,[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2924913 Ewing, Malone, Clifford, Beyer hired as Magic coaches] July 3, 2007 for the 2007–08 season.

The Golden State Warriors of the NBA hired Beyer on September 11, 2012.{{cite web|title=Warriors Hire Bob Beyer As Assistant Coach|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-hire-bob-beyer-assistant-coach|publisher=Golden State Warriors|accessdate=June 8, 2013}}

On July 1, 2013, Beyer was hired by the Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13632 |title=Bobcats name Patrick Ewing, Bob Beyer, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, Mark Price as assistant coaches |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908043417/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13632 |archive-date=2013-09-08 |url-status=dead }}

On May 30, 2014, Beyer was one of three assistants hired to serve under new Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy.[http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-add-four-members-basketball-staff Detroit Pistons Add Four Members to Basketball Staff]

On August 20, 2018, Beyer was hired by the Oklahoma City Thunder as an assistant coach.{{cite web |title=Thunder Adds Bob Beyer to Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release-beyer-180820 |website=NBA.com |date=August 20, 2018}}

On June 14, 2019, Beyer was hired by the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach.{{cite web |title=Kings Announce Coaching Staff for 2019-20 Season |url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-coaching-staff-2019-20-season |website=NBA.com |date=June 14, 2019}}

On November 16, 2020, Beyer was hired as assistant coach by the New Orleans Pelicans.{{cite web |title=Pelicans announce 2020-21 coaching staff |url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-announce-2020-21-coaching-staff |website=NBA.com |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |date=November 16, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Source: Assistant Bob Beyer leaving Kings to join Pelicans' staff|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-rumors-assistant-bob-beyer-000325956.html|access-date=2020-12-15|website=sports.yahoo.com|language=en}}

On August 2, 2022, Beyer was hired by the Charlotte Hornets as an assistant coach.{{cite web |title=Charlotte Hornets Finalize Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/charlotte-hornets-finalize-coaching-staff |website=NBA.com |date=August 2, 2022}}

On August 5, 2024, Brooks joined the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff as an assistant coach for head coach JJ Redick.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Lakers Complete Coaching Staff|url= https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/los-angeles-lakers-complete-coaching-staff-080524#|website=NBA.com|date=August 5, 2024}}