Bill Hanzlik Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Bill Hanzlik Memorabilia & Collectibles

 William Henry Hanzlik, known as Bill Hanzlik, was born on December 6, 1957 in Middletown, Ohio. He is a former National Basketball Player and coach. Listed at 6 ft. 7 in., he played as a guard at University of Notre Dame. He made his way to the National Basketball League after being drafted in 1980. He was a 20th pick by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1980 NBA Draft round one. Although he was picked at the first round, he was known to have a very low score average in college with only 7.2 points per game. He spent two years with the Supersonics and then moved to play for the Denver Nuggets. In 1986, he was chosen to play as part of the All-Defense Team selection. He spent eight years with the Nuggets which makes his NBA playing career a total of ten years. According to sources, he was an assistant of a few NBA teams during the 1990s.

 

 

After retiring from playing, he worked as a head coach for Denver Nuggets, replacing Dick Motta. He spent one year as the Nugget’s coach with a record of 11-71. According to statistics, this record was only two wins ahead the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers which was considered as an all-time worst team. Because of his bad year with the Nuggets, he was fired at the end of the 1997 season. The Nuggets hired Mike D’Antoni as head coach after Hanzlik.

 

 

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About Bill Hanzlik:

Bill Hanzlik (full name: William Henry Hanzlik; Bill) played Guard-Forward from 1981 until 1990 for the Seattle Supersonics and Denver Nuggets. Over 10 seasons, he played 748 games, scored 5414 points (7.2 ppg) and grabbed 2058 rebounds (2.8 rpg). Hanzlik also dished out 2058 assists (2.8 apg), made 727 steals (1.0 spg), and blocked 205 shots (0.3 bpg) during his career. Born in Middletown, Ohio on December 6, 1957, Hanzlik stands 6-7 and weighs 185 lbs. He attended high school at Beloit Memorial in Beloit, Wisconsin and college at University of Notre Dame. He was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall) of the 1980 NBA draft.