Robert C. Beyer (born December 10, 1961) is an American professional

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coach who is as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA).

Early life and education

Beyer was born in LeRoy, New York and graduated from

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in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in

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with minors in coaching, writing, and secondary education. At Alfred, Beyer played three seasons on the basketball team before suffering a career-ending injury. Beyer served as assistant coach to the team as a senior in the 1983–84 season. Beyer then earned his master's degree in curriculum planning and development from the University of Albany in 1989.

Career

As a graduate student at Albany, Beyer was an assistant coach for the

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team from 1985 to 1989. Beyer then was an assistant coach at

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from 1989 to 1993 and the

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from 1993 to 1994. Beyer returned to Siena to be head coach from 1994 to 1997. He returned to the assistant coaching ranks with

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from 1997 to 2000. Under

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, Beyer was an assistant coach at

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from 2001 to 2003. For the season, Beyer was an assistant coach with the

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of the

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; he was an advance scout the next season. On July 3, 2007, Beyer was one of four assistants hired to serve under head coach of the

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, Stan Van Gundy, for the 2007–08 season. The

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of the NBA hired Beyer on September 11, 2012. On July 1, 2013, Beyer was hired by the Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. On May 30, 2014, Beyer was one of three assistants hired to serve under new

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head coach Stan Van Gundy. On August 20, 2018, Beyer was hired by the

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as an assistant coach. On June 14, 2019, Beyer was hired by the

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as an assistant coach. On November 16, 2020, Beyer was hired as assistant coach by the

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. On August 2, 2022, Beyer was hired by the

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as an assistant coach. On August 5, 2024, Brooks joined the

coaching staff as an assistant coach for head coach JJ Redick.

Head coaching record

References

External links

NBA.com profile
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