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His first head coaching job was at Davidson College for three seasons (1978-81) and he helped turn the Wildcat program around. In the 1980-81 season, Biedenbach guided Davidson to a first-place finish in the Southern Conference, the program’s best performance in 10 years. While Biedenbach was rebuilding the Wildcats’ program one of his first hires was a young coach fresh out of college - Rick Barnes. The current head man at the University of Texas and former ACC Coach of the Year at Clemson speaks very highly of Biedenbach. “I can’t imagine a better person at UNC Asheville than Eddie Biedenbach. He has the experience of being a great player in the ACC, the experiences of being an assistant coach who helped build a national championship team at N.C. State plus the experience of being a head coach,” Barnes stated. “I will always be indebted to Eddie Biedenbach for giving me my first shot in the coaching profession.” Also on Biedenbach’s staff at Davidson during his tenure were current Wake Forest head coach Jeff Bzdelik and Davidson head coach Bob McKillop. From Davidson, Biedenbach moved to Georgia as an assistant coach on Hugh Durham’s staff for eight years. His first season at Georgia (1981-82) saw the Bulldogs reach the SEC championship game for the first time and advance to the NIT.The following year, Georgia reached the Final Four for the first time, upsetting defending national champion North Carolina in the process.The Bulldogs went to postseason play five more times while Biedenbach was on the Georgia staff. A native of Pittsburgh, Biedenbach was a two-sport standout at Edgewood High School. He lettered in basketball for three seasons, helping lead his school to two league championships, and was an all-state performer. Biedenbach lettered in football for two seasons and played quarterback and linebacker. In the fall of 1998, Eddie was inducted into the East Boros (Pa.) Hall of Fame.
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Eddie is a member of the USA Today Top 25 voting panel. He is an active member of the National Basketball Coaches Association and is a member of that organization’s congress. Biedenbach is a major contributor to the Asheville Rotary Club.He and his wife Barbara, an N.C. State graduate and former Wolfpack cheerleader, have two daughters, Tracy and Amy, plus six grandchildren.
THE BIEDENBACH FILE Playing Career N.C. State, 1965-1968 Phoenix Suns, 1968-69 Coaching Career N.C. State, 1970-1978 (Assistant) Davidson, 1978-81 (Head Coach) Georgia, 1981-1989 (Assistant) North Carolina State, 1993-96 (Assistant) UNC Asheville, 1996-Present (Head Coach) Overall Record: 265-293 / 18 years Record at Asheville: 240-242 / 16 years Big South Record: 146-96 / 16 years
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