Gordon Herbert

Gordon Walter Herbert (born February 16, 1959) is a Canadian-born Finnish[2][3][4] professional basketball coach and former player.

Born and raised in Penticton, British Columbia, Herbert attended two-year North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene,[5] and transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1979, where he played college basketball for the Vandals under head coach Don Monson.

[6][7] Prior to his senior season in 1980–81, he injured his left wrist and was redshirted;[7][8] the Vandals were 25–4 and went to the NCAA tournament as Big Sky champions.

As a fifth-year senior in 1981–82, Herbert started at forward and Idaho won its first sixteen games, went 24–2 in the regular season,[9] and were sixth in the AP and UPI polls.

Herbert also played with the senior Canadian national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where they finished just out of medal position in fourth place.

[20] In the 2015–16 season, Herbert won the FIBA Europe Cup with the Skyliners, after his team defeated Pallacanestro Varese in the Final.

[31] On 25 July 2024, it was announced that Herbert would start as the head coach of Bayern Munich in the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague after the 2024 Summer Olympics.