Josh Oppenheimer
Josh Oppenheimer is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player.Playing career
Oppenheimer played collegiately for Rhode Island and later 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, Delaware, DePaul and Kent State.NBA
In 2013, Oppenheimer joined the Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff of head coach Larry Drew. At the start of the 2016–17 NBA season, the Houston Rockets added Oppenheimer to their coaching staff as an assistant coach.
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.
On August 15, 2019, it was announced that added Oppenheimer to the James Madison coaching staff as an assistant coach.Personal info
Oppenheimer and his wife Adrienne have two daughters, Gabriella "Gabbi" and Nicolette "Nikki". Adrienne is a former college volleyball player from Puerto Rico. His daughter Gabbi attends the University of Alabama and is pursuing a career in finance after previously working as a sports reporter for TideTV, a division of the UA Athletic Department. Nicolette is a basketball player and plays for James Madison University; she previously played for the Syracuse University and Montini Catholic High School. Nicolette represented the Puerto Rico women's national under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women.
