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Bruce Weber Biography, Net Worth, Salary, Career, Personal Life, Family, And Other Interesting Facts

December 3, 2020 By Sourav

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American collegiate basketball coach Bruce Brett Weber, famously known as just Bruce Weber, currently working as the head coach of the Kansas State University men's basketball team, Kansas City Wildcats. However, he previously also coached the college basketball team of the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University. He also worked as the graduate assistant in the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Bruce Weber Biography and Other Interesting Facts

He came into the field of professional basketball coaching while starting as the assistant coach in the Purdue Boilermakers. Weber is among the very few coaches who achieved both the conference championships and conference coach of the year awards with all of the three colleges he coached till now. Right now, he has 13 NCAA Tournaments under his name. Besides, he also achieved the consensus national coach of the year title in 2005.

Bruce Weber Early Coaching Career

He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant of then-head coach Gene Keady at Western Kentucky University. Weber then moved to Purdue University in 1980 and remained as the assistant coach for consecutive 18 seasons. However, he then joined Southern Illinois University as their head coach in 1998. He spent a total of five seasons at Southern Illinois.

During his time with Southern Illinois, he helped the side to win the consecutive Missouri Valley Conference championships. Besides, he also helped them to win the NCAA tournament twice consecutively, in 2002 and 2003 NCAA season. During his time, the Southern Illinois Salukis Men’s Basketball Team also achieved a sweet sixteen finish.

Bruce Weber University of Illinois Career

As the replacement for the legendary coach Bill Self, the University of Illinois hired Weber as the head coach on 30^th April 2003. In his debut season, he helped the team to win the Big Ten title in 1952. They also achieved their place in the Big Ten Tournament championship game that season. In the next season, he helped the side to achieve a record-breaking 29-0 stint. They also achieved both the Big Ten regular-season and the tournament title.

For his performance in the 2005 basketball season, he achieved both the Henry Iba Award and the Naismith Award. In the next three consecutive seasons, he helped the side to achieve their place in the NCAA tournament. However, the team lost the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament against Iowa on 9^th March 2012. Shortly after, the Fighting Illini team relieved of his duty.

Bruce Weber Kansas State University Career

Weber joined the Kansas State University as the head coach on 31^st March 2012. During his time, he not only achieved five NCAA tournament appearances but also has two conference championships. He achieved the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year award in 2013. He also helped the side to achieve their place in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament in 2018. Weber helped the wildcats to achieve a 21-14 record in the 2016-17 basketball season.

In the next season, he led the team to achieve a 25-12 record in the regular season. He also helped the side to achieve its place in the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA tournament. In the AP Poll, the team achieved the 18^th rank for their performance in the 2018-19 regular season. During that season, he coached two of the best NBA players, Barry Brown Jr. and Dean Wade.

Bruce Weber National Coaching Career

Besides coaching the Fighting Illini team, he started coaching the Under-19 national basketball team of the United States during the summer of 2019. He was initially selected to guide the team to participate in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. The team participated in the tournament under his guidance and won the tournament with an unparalleled 7-0 record.

Bruce Weber Family And Personal Life

Born on 19^th October 1956, Bruce is the son of Louis Weber and Dawn Weber. He grew up in the Milwaukee city of Wisconsin along with his two sisters and two brothers. After completing his high-school education, he took his admission to the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. During his college days, he played basketball for the Milwaukee Panthers.

Weber graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in Education in 1978. Shortly after, he took the admission for his master’s degree in education administration and physical education from the prestigious Western Kentucky University. He married his long-time girlfriend Megan Weber. The couple now has three kids together, Christy Weber, Emily Weber, and Hannah Weber.

Bruce Weber Net Worth

According to the recent financial reports, the current net worth of Bruce Weber is estimated to be around $10 million as of the 2020-21 basketball season. He now gets around $2.6 million yearly salary from his current team, Kansas State Wildcats men’s basketball team. Besides his income from basketball coaching, he also earns from his endorsement deals and public appearances.

Bruce Weber Awards

Weber achieved the Adolph Rupp Cup, AP Coach of the Year award, and the Henry Iba Award in 2005. And in 2018, he was inducted into the Southern Illinois Salukis Hall of Fame. Besides, he has several individual accolades under his name. Some of the most notable feats are as follows.

• MVC Coach of the Year: 2003
• NABC Coach of the Year: 2005
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: 2005
• Big Ten Coach of the Year: 2005
• Big 12 Coach of the Year: 2013