{{Short description|American-Israeli basketball player and coach}} {{About||the Denmark-based filmmaker|Joshua Oppenheimer|the American screenwriter|Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Josh Oppenheimer<br>ג'וש אופנהיימר | image = | width = | caption = | team = FC Bayern Munich Basketball | position = Assistant Coach | league = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|15}} | nationality = American / Israeli | birth_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = | high_school = [[Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California)|Notre Dame]]<br />([[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks, California]]) | college = * [[Rhode Island Rams men's basketball|Rhode Island]] (1987–1989) * [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]] (1989–1991) * [[Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros|CSU Dominguez Hills]] (1991–1992) | draft_year = 1992 | career_start = 1992 | career_end = 1998 | career_position = [[Point guard]] | coach_start = 1998 | coach_end = | years1 = 1992– | team1 = | years2 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team2 = Atlanta Trojans | years3 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team3 = [[Philadelphia Spirit]] | years4 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team4 = Palm Beach Stingrays | years5 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team5 = Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets | years6 = 1995–1996 | team6 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] | years8 = 1996–1998 | team8 = [[Elitzur Givat Shmuel]] | years9 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team9 = Maccabi Raanana | years10 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team10 = Hapoel Zevat | years11 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} | team11 = Maccabi Jerusalem | cyears1 = 1998–2000 | cteam1 = [[Duquesne Dukes men's basketball|Duquesne]] (assistant) | cyears2 = 2000–2002 | cteam2 = [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball|Delaware]] (assistant) | cyears3 = 2002–2005 | cteam3 = [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]] (assistant) | cyears4 = 2005–2008 | cteam4 = [[Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball|Kent State]] (assistant) | cyears5 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}} | cteam5 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (assistant) | cyears6 = {{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2016|end}} | cteam6 = [[Houston Rockets]] (assistant) | cyears7 = 2017–2018 | cteam7 = [[Long Island Nets]] (assistant) | cyears8 = 2019–2020 | cteam8 = [[James Madison Dukes men's basketball|James Madison]] (assistant) | cyears9 = {{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2023|end}} | cteam9 = Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) | cyears10 = 2022 | cteam10 = [[Greece National Basketball Team|Greece]] (assistant) | cteam11 = [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]] (assistant) | cyears11 = 2024–2025 | highlights = '''As player:''' * [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]] champion (1996) '''As assistant coach:''' *[[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[2021 NBA Finals|2021]]) | medal_templates = | cteam12 = [[FC Bayern Munich (basketball)|Bayern Munich]] (assistant) | cyears12 = 2025–present }} '''Josh Oppenheimer''' ({{Langx|he|ג'וש אופנהיימר}}; born January 15, 1969) is an American-Israeli professional [[basketball]] coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), and the Greek Basketball National team.
==Playing career== Oppenheimer played collegiately for [[Rhode Island Rams men's basketball|Rhode Island]] and later [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]] before embarking on a professional career in the United States and Europe. He spent two summers in the [[United States Basketball League]] playing for Atlanta, Philadelphia and Palm Beach and also logged a season in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] with Cedar Rapids. He also played the [[NBA Summer League]] and attended training camp with the [[Atlanta Hawks]], the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] and the [[Sacramento Kings]] respectively. Oppenheimer spent six seasons in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]].
==Coaching career== Oppenheimer has coaching experience in the college ranks from [[Duquesne Dukes men's basketball|Duquesne]], [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball|Delaware]], [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]] and [[Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball|Kent State]].
===NBA=== In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] coaching staff of head coach [[Larry Drew]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-announce-coaching-and-athletic-training-staff-additions Bucks Announce Coaching and Athletic Training Staff Additions]</ref> At the start of the [[2016–17 NBA season]], the [[Houston Rockets]] added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.2kvc.com/news/The-Rockets-Hired-Josh-Oppenheimer.html |publisher=2kvc.com |title=The Rockets Hired Josh Oppenheimer |access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref>
At the start of the [[2017–18 NBA G League season]], the [[Brooklyn Nets]] added Oppenheimer to the [[Long Island Nets]] coaching staff as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://longisland.gleague.nba.com/news/long-island-nets-announce-coaching-basketball-operations-staff-additions/ |publisher=Long Island Nets |title=Long Island Nets Announce Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff Additions |access-date=2017-10-01}}</ref>
On August 15, 2019, it was announced that added Oppenheimer to the [[James Madison Dukes men's basketball|James Madison]] coaching staff as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnronline.com/sports/jmu-adds-nba-assistant-oppenheimer-to-staff/article_e9a6dc5b-62a3-5e81-ae75-65d84f8fc821.html |publisher=Daily News Record|title=JMU Adds NBA Assistant Oppenheimer To Staff|date=15 August 2019 |access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref>
On November 17, 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oppenheimer has returned to the team as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bucks Hire Mike Dunlap and Josh Oppenheimer as Assistant Coaches |url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/bucks-hire-mike-dunlap-and-josh-oppenheimer-assistant-coaches |website=NBA.com |accessdate=November 19, 2020 |date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> Oppenheimer became an NBA champion when the Bucks defeated the [[Phoenix Suns]] in 6 games of the [[2021 NBA Finals]].
==Personal life== Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne, a former college volleyball player from [[Puerto Rico]], have two daughters, Gabriella "Gabbi", who works in finance, and Nicolette "Nikki",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html |title=2006 Runway to the Fashionable 4: Indianapolis |website=www.collegeinsider.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028175456/http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html |archive-date=2006-10-28}}</ref> who played basketball for [[James Madison Dukes|James Madison University]], having previously played for [[Syracuse Orange|Syracuse University]] and [[Montini Catholic High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2016/player/Nicolette-Oppenheimer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106061915/http://www.fiba.com/americas/u18women/2016/Nicolette-OPPENHEIMER|url-status=live|archive-date=November 6, 2016|title = Nicolette OPPENHEIMER at the FIBA Americas U18 Women's Championship 2016}}</ref> Nicolette represented the [[Puerto Rico women's national under-19 basketball team|Puerto Rico women's national under-18 team]] at the [[2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women]].<ref>[http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17667712/syracuse-orange-basketball-recruit-nikki-oppenheimer-brings-bit-puerto-rico-back-montini-catholic Syracuse recruit and long-range specialist Nikki Oppenheimer expands her horizons], [[ESPN]]</ref>
==See also== * [[List of foreign NBA coaches]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/oppenjo01c.html/ Josh Oppenheimer] at basketball-reference.com * [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Josh-Oppenheimer/Israel/BC-Habikaa/32330 Josh Oppenheimer] at eurobasket.com * [https://web.archive.org/web/20171110115319/http://excelmygame.com/bio/ Josh Oppenheimer bio] at Excel Basketball
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