Russ Bergman (born September 13, 1947) is an American former college basketball player and coach. Bergman played collegiately at LSU, and would go on to be an interim basketball coach at Appalachian State, and head coach of Coastal Carolina.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1947 |
| Alma mater | LSU |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | LSU |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1972-1974 | App State (assistant) |
| 1974-1975 | App State (interim HC) |
| 1975-1994 | Coastal Carolina |
| 1994-1998 | Oklahoma City Calvary |
| 1998-2000 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2004-2005 | Great Lakes Storm |
| 2005-2009 | BC Khimki (AHC) |
| 2010-2011 | Al-Rayyan SC |
| 2012-2013 | BC Krasnye Krylia (assistant) |
| 2014-2015 | BC Spartak Primorye |
| 2015-2016 | PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (assistant) |
| 2018-2019 | BC Kalev (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1984 | Coastal Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1975-? | Coastal Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 308–257 (.545) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
Playing Career
editBergman was a 4-year scholarship player for the LSU Tigers. He played under Press Maravich and was roommates with the legendary Pete Maravich.[2]
Coaching Career
editCoach Bergman would start his Coaching Career as an assistant at Appalachian State, working under his coach at LSU (Press Maravich) in 1972. He would later become the interim Head Coach at App State following Maravich stepping down in the middle of the 1974–75 season.
His tenure at Coastal Carolina would end following a bizarre incident when he called a local reporter at The Sun News in Myrtle Beach and confessed to recruiting violations, this was after Bergman took the team to watch the movie Blue Chips, this and an NCAA investigation led Bergman to resign from his position following the 1994 season. [3] [4]
Following his departure from Coastal Carolina, Bergman would make multiple stops coaching in professional leagues in both the United States and Eastern Europe.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App State (Southern Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | App State | 2–12 | 1-7 | 8th | |||||
| App Sate: | 2–12 (.143) | 1–7 (.125) | |||||||
| Coastal Carolina (NAIA) (1975–1985) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Coastal Carolina | 10-16 | |||||||
| 1976–77 | Coastal Carolina | 21-10 | |||||||
| 1977–78 | Coastal Carolina | 20-9 | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Coastal Carolina | 18-13 | |||||||
| 1979–80 | Coastal Carolina | 10-19 | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Coastal Carolina | 15-11 | |||||||
| 1981–82 | Coastal Carolina | 21-9 | |||||||
| 1982–83 | Coastal Carolina | 21-10 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Coastal Carolina | 14-16 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Coastal Carolina | 7-21 | |||||||
| NAIA: | 157–133 (.541) | ||||||||
| Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference) (1985–1994) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Coastal Carolina | 10–17 | 1-8 | 8th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Coastal Carolina | 12–16 | 4-4 | 6th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Coastal Carolina | 17–11 | 9-4 | 1st | |||||
| 1988–89 | Coastal Carolina | 14–14 | 9-3 | 1st | |||||
| 1989–90 | Coastal Carolina | 23-6 | 11-1 | 1st | |||||
| 1990–91 | Coastal Carolina | 24-8 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Coastal Carolina | 12-19 | 6-8 | 5th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Coastal Carolina | 22-10 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1993–94 | Coastal Carolina | 15-11 | 10-8 | 6th | |||||
| Big South: | 149–112 (.571) | 75–42 (.641) | |||||||
| Coastal Carolina: | 306–245 (.555) | 75–42 (.641) | |||||||
| Total: | 308–257 (.545) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Baseball Coach
editBergman became the interim coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers during the 1984 season, when he served as both the Athletics Director and coach of the Men's Basketball team. He fired then baseball coach Larry Carr after a dispute in April 1984.[5] Bergman would finish the year serving as the school's baseball coach.
Head Coaching Record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina (NAIA) (1984) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Coastal Carolina | 12–3 | NAIA World Series[9] | ||||||
| Coastal Carolina: | 12–3 (.800) | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–3 (.800) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Bergman, Russell "Rusty" (1995)".
- ^ Teitel, Jon (September 13, 2021). "Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former Coastal Carolina coach Russ Bergman".
- ^ Gordon, Aaron (March 30, 2017). "The NCAA Basketball Coach Who Confessed After 'Blue Chips,' but Only Told Half the Story".
- ^ Araton, Harvey (March 10, 1994). "Sports of The Times; The Coach Who Phoned Himself In" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "'Hitman' pens book about new Bow swing". MyHorryNews.com. January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Russ Bergman Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rusty Bergman College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "2022-23 MBB Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina Baseball Record Book". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.