Johnny Bach

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Johnny Bach
No. 17
Small forward / Guard
Personal information
Born (1924-07-10) July 10, 1924 (age 88)
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school St. John's Preparatory (New York)
College Fordham
NBA Draft 1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career 1948–1950
Career history
As player:
1948–1949 Boston Celtics
1949–1950 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL)
As coach:
1983–1986 Golden State Warriors
Career BAA statistics
Points 119 (3.5 ppg)
Assists 25 (0.7 apg)
Games played 34
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John William (Johnny) Bach (born July 10, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" forward/guard, Bach played collegiately at Fordham University and Brown. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1948 Basketball Association of America (BAA) Draft, and played 24 games for the Celtics.

In 1950 he became one of the nation's youngest head coaches at a major college when he took over the coaching job at Fordham. He spent 18 years there, taking seven Ram teams to post-season tourneys, before starting a long and successful coaching career at Penn State, where he joined three former Brown friends - Rip Engle, Joe Paterno, and Joe McMullen.

Bach would later coach the Golden State Warriors for over three years. He served as an interim coach briefly in 1980, and then as the full-time coach from 1983 to 1986.

In 1986, Bach joined the Chicago Bulls as an assistant. After the team won three straight championships from 1991 to 1993, Bach moved on to coaching jobs with the Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards. He returned to the Bulls in 2003, and retired in 2006.1

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.1

References

  1. ^ a b Shamus Tooney. "From courtside to art gallery - Bulls' Bach shows off watercolors". Chicago Sun-Times. September 20, 2007. 12.

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  • Based in Oakland, California
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