Bill Bertka
Bertka in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1927 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Buchtel (Akron, Ohio) |
| College | Kent State (1947–1951) |
| Coaching career | 1951–1961, 1971–1974, 1977–2001 |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 1951–1952 | Kent Roosevelt HS |
| 1952–1954 | Midland School |
| 1954–1957 | Hancock College |
| 1957–1961 | Kent State |
| 1971–1974 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| 1977–1981 | New Orleans / Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 1981–2001 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) |
| 1994; 1999 | Los Angeles Lakers (interim) |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach:
As executive:
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William M. Bertka (born August 8, 1927) is a current basketball consultant/special assistant and a former National Basketball Association (NBA) assistant coach, scout and executive with the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Jazz. A pioneering proponent of film study, advance scouting, player development and basketball analytics, Bertka has spent more than 50 years in the NBA and has been a part of 10 NBA championships with the Lakers, including seven as an assistant coach.