Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff (born November 2, 1944 in Benham, Kentucky) is the current Executive Vice President of the Charlotte Bobcats. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benham is a city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census and estimated at 538 in 2007 __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional Basketball team based in Charlotte North Carolina. He also coached the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets and Washington Bullets/Wizards before becoming the first head coach and general manager in Bobcats history. The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Bickerstaff has a career record of 414-512. His total wins rank 33rd all-time among head coaches. He has served in numerous positions in the front office on these teams, including President, General Manager, and assistant coach.
A ten-year player, assistant coach, and head coach at the University of San Diego, Bickerstaff played for the Toreros from 1964–1966 and was team captain and MVP his senior season. The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic University in San Diego, California. Bickerstaff is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. Kappa Alpha Psi ( KAΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership
| Preceded by Lenny Wilkens |
Seattle SuperSonics Head Coach 1985–1990 |
Succeeded by K. C. Jones |
| Preceded by Gene Littles |
Denver Nuggets Head Coach 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by Dick Motta |
| Preceded by Bob Staak (interim) |
Washington Bullets/Wizards Head Coach 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Jim Brovelli (interim) |
| Preceded by Initial coach |
Charlotte Bobcats Head Coach 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Sam Vincent |