Bruce Kreutzer

Bruce Kreutzer is an American basketball coach and former player, currently working as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Bruce Kreutzer
Orlando Magic
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born1950 (age 70–71)
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegeNew Paltz (1970–1972)
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As coach:
?–?Queens University (assistant)
?–?UNC Charlotte (assistant)
?–?Garinger HS
?–2006Massanutten Military Academy
2006–2008Atlanta Vision
2008–2010Philadelphia 76ers (shooting consultant)
2015–2018Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
2018–presentOrlando Magic (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

Coaching career

Kreutzer served as an assistant coach at Queens University – reaching the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2003 – and UNC Charlotte.[1] He also has been head coach at Garinger High School where he won the 4A Boys State High School title in 1989 and then served as head coach at Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Virginia), leading his team to a No. 9 ranking nationally in 2006 and developing more than 20 NCAA Division I college players during his tenure.[1] In total, Kreutzer amassed more than 300 wins at the high school and prep levels.

In 2006, Kreutzer joined former Charlotte Hornets assistant coach and four-time NBA All-Star Mark Price to form the Mark Price Shooting Lab at the Suwanee Sports Academy in Atlanta, where he served as lead shooting instructor and player development coach.[2] Kruetzer's professional experience also includes serving as the head coach of the ABA’s Atlanta Vision (2006-2008), where the team won the Southern Division and made an Elite Eight appearance.[1]

NBA

Kreutzer also served as a shooting consultant for the NBA D-League (2008-2011) and the Philadelphia 76ers (2008-2010).[1]

On July 2, 2015, Kreutzer signed with the Charlotte Hornets to become an assistant coach.[3]

References
  1. Alumni Spotlight: Bruce Kreutzer, nphawks.com
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Hornets name Bruce Kreutzer Assistant Coach". NBA.com. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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