Bill Laimbeer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bill Laimbeer

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 19-May-1957

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Laimbeer Jr.
(born May 19, 1957) is an American former basketball player and current coach of the Las Vegas Aces in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).During his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he was known for his 11-year tenure with the Detroit Pistons.
Laimbeer played at center with Hall of Fame backcourt guards Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars and small forward Dennis Rodman.
He won back to back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990 with the Pistons and was named an NBA All-Star four times.
Prior to the NBA, he played for the University of Notre Dame and Palos Verdes High School in Southern California. After his playing career, Laimbeer served as the head coach and general manager of the Detroit Shock in the WNBA from 2002 to 2009, coaching the team to three league championships in 2003, 2006, and 2008.
He was the head coach of the New York Liberty from 2013 to 2017 and has been the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces since 2018.
He has twice been named the WNBA's Coach of the Year.