Johnny Bach
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | July 10, 1924
Died | January 18, 2016 Penn State | (aged 91)
1979–1983 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
1980, 1983–1986 | Golden State Warriors |
1986–1994 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
1994–1996 | Charlotte Hornets (assistant) |
1996–1998 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
2001–2003 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
2003–2006 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As Assistant Coach:
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Career BAA statistics | |
Points | 119 (3.5 ppg) |
Assists | 25 (0.7 apg) |
Games played | 34 |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John William Bach (July 10, 1924 – January 18, 2016) was an American professional
Career
In 1950, at age 26, Bach became one of the nation's youngest head coaches at a major college when he took over the coaching job at
. Although he led the Nittany Lions to five winning seasons, he would never reach the postseason.Bach would later coach the
Later life
After retiring from basketball, Bach turned to painting. In 2007, thirty-two of his watercolors were put on display at the Sevan Gallery in Skokie, Illinois.[2]
Death
Bach died on January 18, 2016, in Chicago at the age of 91.[3] Bach's funeral was held two days later on January 20, 2016, at the Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago.[4] As a World War II US Navy Ensign he was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.[5]
BAA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | ||||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
APG | Assists per game | ||||
PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Boston | 34 | .286 | .680 | .7 | 3.5 |
Career | 34 | .286 | .680 | .7 | 3.5 |
Head coaching record
College basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Fordham Rams (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1950–1963) | |||||||||
1950–51 | Fordham | 20–8 | 3–3 | 2nd | |||||
1951–52 | Fordham | 20–8 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
1952–53 | Fordham | 19–8 | 4–2 | 3rd | NCAA First Round
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1953–54 | Fordham | 18–6 | 3–1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round
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1954–55 | Fordham | 18–9 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1955–56 | Fordham | 11–14 | 2–2 | 6th | |||||
1956–57 | Fordham | 16–10 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1957–58 | Fordham | 16–9 | 1–3 | 6th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1958–59 | Fordham | 17–8 | 2–2 | T–4th | NIT First Round | ||||
1959–60 | Fordham | 8–18 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
1960–61 | Fordham | 7–16 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
1961–62 | Fordham | 10–14 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
1962–63 | Fordham | 18–8 | 4–1 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
Fordham Rams (Independent) (1963–1968) | |||||||||
1963–64 | Fordham | 9–11 | |||||||
1964–65 | Fordham | 15–12 | NIT First Round | ||||||
1965–66 | Fordham | 10–15 | |||||||
1966–67 | Fordham | 11–14 | |||||||
1967–68 | Fordham | 19–8 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
Fordham: | 265–193 (.579) | 29–30 (.492) | |||||||
Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1968–1976)
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1968–69 | Penn State | 13–9 | |||||||
1969–70 | Penn State | 13–11 | |||||||
1970–71 | Penn State | 10–12 | |||||||
1971–72 | Penn State | 17–8 | |||||||
1972–73 | Penn State | 15–8 | |||||||
1973–74 | Penn State | 14–12 | |||||||
1974–75 | Penn State | 11–12 | |||||||
1975–76 | Penn State | 10–15 | |||||||
Penn State Nittany Lions (Eastern 8 ) (1976–1978)
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1976–77 | Penn State | 11–15 | 5–5 | T–1st | |||||
1977–78 | Penn State | 8–19 | 4–6 | T–2nd | |||||
Penn State: | 122–121 (.502) | 9–11 (.450) | |||||||
Total: | 387–314(.552) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Professional basketball
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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GSW | 1979–80 | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 6th in Pacific | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
GSW | 1983–84 | 82 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 5th in Pacific | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
GSW | 1984–85 | 82 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 6th in Pacific | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
GSW | 1985–86 | 82 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 6th in Pacific | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
Career | 267 | 95 | 172 | .356 | - | - | - | .- |
References
- ^ "Johnny Bach: Ace of Spades".
- ^ a b Shamus Tooney. "From courtside to art gallery – Bulls' Bach shows off watercolors". Chicago Sun-Times. September 20, 2007. 12.
- ^ K. C. Johnson (January 18, 2016). "Former Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ "Bulls greats pay their respects at Johnny Bach's funeral". Chicago Tribune. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Bach, John William". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.