# Josh Oppenheimer

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American-Israeli basketball player and coach

For the Denmark-based filmmaker, see [Joshua Oppenheimer](/source/Joshua_Oppenheimer). For the American screenwriter, see [Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer](/source/Thomas_Dean_Donnelly_and_Joshua_Oppenheimer).

Josh Oppenheimer ג'וש אופנהיימר FC Bayern Munich Basketball Title Assistant Coach League SEC Personal information Born (1969-01-15) January 15, 1969 (age 57) Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Career information High school Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, California) College Rhode Island (1987–1989) Northern Arizona (1989–1991) CSU Dominguez Hills (1991–1992) NBA draft 1992: undrafted Playing career 1992–1998 Position Point guard Coaching career 1998–present Career history Playing 0000 Atlanta Trojans 0000 Philadelphia Spirit 0000 Palm Beach Stingrays 0000 Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets 1995–1996 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1996–1998 Elitzur Givat Shmuel 0000 Maccabi Raanana 0000 Hapoel Zevat 0000 Maccabi Jerusalem Coaching 1998–2000 Duquesne (assistant) 2000–2002 Delaware (assistant) 2002–2005 DePaul (assistant) 2005–2008 Kent State (assistant) 2013–2016 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) 2016–2017 Houston Rockets (assistant) 2017–2018 Long Island Nets (assistant) 2019–2020 James Madison (assistant) 2020–2024 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) 2022 Greece (assistant) 2024–2025 Oklahoma (assistant) 2025–present Bayern Munich (assistant) Career highlights As player: Israeli Basketball Premier League champion (1996) As assistant coach: NBA champion (2021)

**Josh Oppenheimer** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): ג'וש אופנהיימר; born January 15, 1969) is an American-Israeli professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the [Milwaukee Bucks](/source/Milwaukee_Bucks) of the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA), and the Greek Basketball National team.

## Playing career

Oppenheimer played collegiately for [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island_Rams_men's_basketball) and later [Northern Arizona](/source/Northern_Arizona_Lumberjacks_men's_basketball) before embarking on a professional career in the United States and Europe. He spent two summers in the [United States Basketball League](/source/United_States_Basketball_League) playing for Atlanta, Philadelphia and Palm Beach and also logged a season in the [Continental Basketball Association](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association) with Cedar Rapids. He also played the [NBA Summer League](/source/NBA_Summer_League) and attended training camp with the [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks), the [Los Angeles Clippers](/source/Los_Angeles_Clippers) and the [Sacramento Kings](/source/Sacramento_Kings) respectively. Oppenheimer spent six seasons in the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League).

## Coaching career

Oppenheimer has coaching experience in the college ranks from [Duquesne](/source/Duquesne_Dukes_men's_basketball), [Delaware](/source/Delaware_Fightin'_Blue_Hens_men's_basketball), [DePaul](/source/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men's_basketball) and [Kent State](/source/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_men's_basketball).

### NBA

In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the [Milwaukee Bucks](/source/Milwaukee_Bucks) coaching staff of head coach [Larry Drew](/source/Larry_Drew).[1] At the start of the [2016–17 NBA season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season), the [Houston Rockets](/source/Houston_Rockets) added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as an assistant coach.[2]

At the start of the [2017–18 NBA G League season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_G_League_season), the [Brooklyn Nets](/source/Brooklyn_Nets) added Oppenheimer to the [Long Island Nets](/source/Long_Island_Nets) coaching staff as an assistant coach.[3]

On August 15, 2019, it was announced that added Oppenheimer to the [James Madison](/source/James_Madison_Dukes_men's_basketball) coaching staff as an assistant coach.[4]

On November 17, 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oppenheimer has returned to the team as an assistant coach.[5] Oppenheimer became an NBA champion when the Bucks defeated the [Phoenix Suns](/source/Phoenix_Suns) in 6 games of the [2021 NBA Finals](/source/2021_NBA_Finals).

## Personal life

Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne, a former college volleyball player from [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico), have two daughters, Gabriella "Gabbi", who works in finance, and Nicolette "Nikki",[6] who played basketball for [James Madison University](/source/James_Madison_Dukes), having previously played for [Syracuse University](/source/Syracuse_Orange) and [Montini Catholic High School](/source/Montini_Catholic_High_School).[7] Nicolette represented the [Puerto Rico women's national under-18 team](/source/Puerto_Rico_women's_national_under-19_basketball_team) at the [2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women](/source/2016_FIBA_Americas_Under-18_Championship_for_Women).[8]

## See also

- [List of foreign NBA coaches](/source/List_of_foreign_NBA_coaches)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Bucks Announce Coaching and Athletic Training Staff Additions](http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-announce-coaching-and-athletic-training-staff-additions)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Rockets Hired Josh Oppenheimer"](http://www.2kvc.com/news/The-Rockets-Hired-Josh-Oppenheimer.html). 2kvc.com. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Long Island Nets Announce Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff Additions"](http://longisland.gleague.nba.com/news/long-island-nets-announce-coaching-basketball-operations-staff-additions/). Long Island Nets. Retrieved October 1, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["JMU Adds NBA Assistant Oppenheimer To Staff"](http://www.dnronline.com/sports/jmu-adds-nba-assistant-oppenheimer-to-staff/article_e9a6dc5b-62a3-5e81-ae75-65d84f8fc821.html). Daily News Record. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bucks Hire Mike Dunlap and Josh Oppenheimer as Assistant Coaches"](https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/bucks-hire-mike-dunlap-and-josh-oppenheimer-assistant-coaches). *NBA.com*. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2006 Runway to the Fashionable 4: Indianapolis"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061028175456/http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html). *www.collegeinsider.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.collegeinsider.com/indy06/josh_oppenheimer.html) on October 28, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Nicolette OPPENHEIMER at the FIBA Americas U18 Women's Championship 2016"](https://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2016/player/Nicolette-Oppenheimer). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161106061915/http://www.fiba.com/americas/u18women/2016/Nicolette-OPPENHEIMER) from the original on November 6, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Syracuse recruit and long-range specialist Nikki Oppenheimer expands her horizons](http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17667712/syracuse-orange-basketball-recruit-nikki-oppenheimer-brings-bit-puerto-rico-back-montini-catholic), [ESPN](/source/ESPN)

## External links

- [Josh Oppenheimer](https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/oppenjo01c.html/) at basketball-reference.com

- [Josh Oppenheimer](http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Josh-Oppenheimer/Israel/BC-Habikaa/32330) at eurobasket.com

- [Josh Oppenheimer bio](https://web.archive.org/web/20171110115319/http://excelmygame.com/bio/) at Excel Basketball

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