Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Bob Bender, former Professional and College Basketball Coach. Robert Michael Bender (born April 28, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach, who last served an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Born in Quantico, Virginia, he attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball. Bender has the distinction of being the only individual to play on two teams in two NCAA Championship games. He was a freshman on Bob Knight’s undefeated 1976 Indiana team and played point guard at Duke from 1977 to 1980, including an appearance in the title game against Kentucky. Bender was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the sixth round before his senior year.
Bender began his coaching career at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski. He later served as head coach at Illinois State University and the University of Washington, and was an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers. On June 17, 2013, Bender was hired as an assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, under Larry Drew, of whom he was an assistant to at the Atlanta Hawks.
Bender is married to his wife, Alice, and they have two children: Mary and Robert Bender III.
(thanks, Wikipedia)
Mark Your Calendar
4/3/24 – Dave Odom, Retired College Basketball Coach
4/17/24 – Special Guest Speaker
5/1/24 – Special Guest Speaker