That same day, he made his coaching debut n a 108-103 overtime win agianst the Portland Trail Blazers. Bickerstaff is, with all certainty, the right head coach to lead this franchise into what we believe is a very promising future, general manager Koby Altman said. https://t.co/heqg7fqvsu. Bickerstaff griped about the foul calls on Sunday following a 112-108 loss to Philadelphia in which James Harden and Joel Embiid combined to attempt 32 free throws. Under Bickerstaff, the Cavs have recorded three wins against above .500 teams (Miami, Philadelphia and Denver) and are averaging 111.4 points and 26.4 assists (eighth-best in NBA). College career J. B. Bickerstaff - Wikipedia The forty-years-old holds an American nationality and is of Afro-American ethnic background. It was an all-time performance from an all-time great. 3:01pm: After replacing John Beilein as the Cavaliers ' head coach last month, J.B. Bickerstaff has received a longer-term commitment from the team, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, who reports ( via Twitter) that the Cavs and Bickerstaff have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract. 1 when they toppled Milwaukee in the first round. In his first season with the Golden Gophers in the 1999-2000 campaign, Bickerstaff averaged 7.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in 20 games. As a team the Kings shot under 40%, 25.5% from 3, and had an offensive rating of 104.2. About Us Its not an easy job. The youngest assistant coach in the NBA at age 25 when he began with the Bobcats in 2004-05, Bickerstaff followed in the footsteps of his father, who was the youngest assistant coach when he joined the NBA at 29 years old in 1973. John-Blair Bickerstaff (born March 10, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers won just 19. Shams Charania: From Run It Back on @FanDuelTV: Shams Charania: Awesome: Former Bulls star, And no matter how close Irving might be to James, the.