William Edward "Bill" Berry (born 1942) is a retired American basketball coach.
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Early life and college career
Berry was born in Winnemucca, Nevada and graduated from Humboldt County High School in 1960. He then attended Michigan State University. From 1961 to 1964, Berry played on Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team under coach Forddy Anderson. At Michigan State, Berry is the top team rebounder for the 1962-63 season with a total of 184 rebounds and 9.2 per game. Berry earned a bachelor's degree in 1965 and a master's degree in 1969 from Michigan State, both in physical education.
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Train a career
Berry started his coaching career in 1966 as basketball principal coach at Highlands High School of North Highlands, California and remained a coach until 1969. After completing his master's degree at Michigan State, Berry became head coach at Cosumnes River Junior College from 1970 to 1972. Then Berry became an assistant coach in the NCAA Division I level with California until 1977. Berry then returned to his alma mater Michigan State to become an assistant coach under Jud Heathcote and was part of the coaching staff of the 1979 NCAA championship team featuring Magic Johnson.
From 1979 to 1989, Berry was the head men's basketball coach at San Jose State. For the San Jose State Spartan, Berry has a 142-144 record, then the second highest Spartan second win under one coach. Under Berry, San Jose State had a 17-12 record in the 1979-80 season, won the 1980 PCAA tournament, and made the 1980 NCAA tournament. In the 21-9 season in 1980-81, San Jose State qualified for the 1981 National Invitation Tournament. San Jose State also had three straight seasons over 0,500 from 1984 to 1987. However, Spartan 1988-1989 finished 5-23. In January 1989, when the team was 5-11, 10 of the 14 players on the Spartan men's basketball team accused Berry of "mental cruelty" and refused to play or train under Berry as a coach. However, the players refused to give specific examples. Berry then organized a new team of athletes, including star footballer Johnny Johnson. San Jose State fired Berry after this season.
After San Jose State, Berry entered the NBA as a scout and assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings in 1989. He moved to the Houston Rockets as a reconnaissance in 1991 and then assistant coach in February 1992 under Rudy Tomjanovich. Berry was assistant coach for the 1994 and 1995 Rockets championship teams. From 1999 to 2003, Berry was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls
Berry was an assistant under Tim Floyd until Floyd resigned on Christmas Eve (24 December) in 2001, when the Bulls named Berry as head coach. Berry coached two games, both lost, and Bill Cartwright became permanent head coach on December 28. On September 7, 2006, the Washington Wizards announced that Bill Berry would join the team as an assistant coach for head coach Eddie Jordan.
Personal life
Bill Berry has been married to Clarice "Reese" Berry since 1963 and has two children. Berry's family lives in Morgan Hill, California during Bill Berry's term in San Jose State. Their son Ricky Berry (1964-1989) played basketball in San Jose State under Bill Berry and in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings before committing suicide in 1989.
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