Bob Wenzel (born October 4, 1949)
Teams coached: Jacksonville Dolphins, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Jacksonville record: 88-86 (.506)
Rutgers record: 128-135 (.487)
Overall record: 216-221 (.494)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1986, 1989, 1991)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 4 (1980, 1987, 1990, 1992)
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion: 1 (1991)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion: 1 (1989)
- Sun Belt Tournament Champion: 1 (1986)
Awards:
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year: 1 (1989)
- USBWA Most Courageous Award (1986)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1988-1997 | Rutgers |
| 1987-1988 | New Jersey Nets (asst) |
| 1981-1987 | Jacksonville |
| 1980-1981 | South Carolina (asst) |
| 1975-1980 | Duke (asst) |
| 1973-1974 | Yale (asst) |
| 1971-1973 | Utah (grad. asst) |
Bob Wenzel Facts
- Bob Wenzel
- Born October 4, 1949
- Hometown: Bronx, New York
- Alma Mater: Rutgers University (BA, 1971) / University of Utah (M.Ed, 1973)
- The Bronx-native played basketball under head coach Bill E. Foster at Rutgers
- After graduating in 1971, he followed Foster to Utah where he spent two years as a graduate assistant
- Left Utah in 1973 to be an assistant coach at Yale, working for one season under Joe Vancisin
- Rejoined Foster in 1975, this time spending five seasons as his assistant at Duke
- Was part of three-straight NCAA Tournament teams, including the 1978 NCAA Runners-up
- Followed Foster one more time, serving as an assistant at South Carolina for one year
- Became a head coach in 1981, going 88-86 in six seasons at Jacksonville
- Took a program that won just 7 games in his second season to the NCAA Tournament in 1986
- During a game in 1985, suffered a near-fatal aneurysm; fully recovered and returned to coaching
- Wenzel was honored with the USBWA Most Courageous Award in 1986
- Left JU to be an assistant under Bob MacKinnon with the NBA’s New Jersey Nets
- Hired in 1988 to be the head coach at nearby Rutgers, leading the Scarlet Knights for nine seasons
- Was 128-135 overall, going to two NCAA Tournaments and two NITs through his first four years
- Finished below .500 in each of his last five seasons and was let go in 1997
- Started his broadcasting career that same year, working as a college basketball analyst
- He has worked for ESPN, CBS and the Big Ten Network during his broadcast career
Bob Wenzel Coaching Tree
- Dee Brown (Springfield Armor)
- Rick Duckett (Grambling State, Winston-Salem State, Fayetteville State)
- Rich Haddad (Jacksonville)
- Eddie Jordan (Rutgers, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings)
- Otis Smith (Grand Rapids Drive)