Bob Ortegel

Robert Frank Ortegel (born September 15, 1940, in Evanston, Illinois) was the color commentator for Dallas Mavericks television broadcasts. Ortegel had previously been head coach for Drake University's men's basketball team, leading the team to its most recent appearance in the NIT in 1981. After concluding his collegiate career at Bradley University, he began coaching at Mossville Grade School. During the school year of 1964-64 Bob was the Head Baseball and Basketball Coach at Mason City High School, Mason City, Illinois. During the mid-80s he worked in franchising for Showbiz Pizza Place, Inc.

On February 8, 2011, it was announced that he and the Mavericks would part ways after 23 years.

On January 27, 2012, the Mavericks awarded Ortegel a championship ring after their win over the Utah Jazz.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1974–1981)
1974–75	Drake	19–10	9–5	3rd	NCIT Champion
1975–76	Drake	8–19	3–9	7th
1976–77	Drake	10–17	5–7	5th
1977–78	Drake	6–22	2–14	9th
1978–79	Drake	15–12	8–8	T–3rd
1979–80	Drake	15–12	6–10	7th
1980–81	Drake	18–11	10–6	T–4th	NIT First Round
Drake:		91–103 (.469)	43–59 (.422)
Total:		91–103 (.469)

External links

• "Bio from Dallas Mavericks website". Archived from the original on 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2008-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)