List of current National Basketball Association head coaches

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Gregg Popovich has coached the San Antonio Spurs for more than 16 years.
George Karl sitting on the bench during an NBA game.
George Karl, the current coach of the Denver Nuggets, is the most experienced head coach, having coached five different teams during his 25-season career.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1] The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–1950 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).[2] The league consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are located in the United States and one in Canada. In the NBA, a head coach is the highest ranking coach of a coaching staff. Head coaches typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than the assistant coaches. The list includes the date of hiring and the performance record of each coach.

Gregg Popovich has served as the San Antonio Spurs head coach for more than 16 seasons, longer than any other current head coach. Popovich has also coached the most games (1,328), won the most games (905), and lost the most games (423) among active coaches with their current team. None of the other active coaches has served more than nine seasons for his current team. Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl is the most experienced head coach. He has been the head coach of five different teams during his 25-season head coaching career. He has coached the most games (1,887), won the most games (1,131) and lost the most games (756) among active coaches in their entire coaching careers. None of the active head coaches have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[3]

All active coaches are American. Twelve coaches have spent their entire head coaching careers with their current teams: Larry Drew with the Atlanta Hawks, Tom Thibodeau with the Chicago Bulls, Mark Jackson with the Golden State Warriors, Frank Vogel with the Indiana Pacers, Lionel Hollins with the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, Erik Spoelstra with the Miami Heat, Monty Williams with the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans, Scott Brooks with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Jacque Vaughn with the Orlando Magic, Lindsey Hunter with the Phoenix Suns, Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs, and Tyrone Corbin with the Utah Jazz.

At the start of the 2012–13 season, three teams began the season with new head coaches. The three new head coaches are Mike Dunlap (Charlotte Bobcats), Jacque Vaughn (Orlando Magic) and Terry Stotts (Portland Trail Blazers). During the season, four head coaches were replaced; the Los Angeles Lakers fired Mike Brown and replaced him with Mike D'Antoni, the Brooklyn Nets fired Avery Johnson and replaced him with P. J. Carlesimo, the Milwaukee Bucks fired Scott Skiles and replaced him with Jim Boylan, and the Phoenix Suns fired Alvin Gentry and replaced him with Lindsey Hunter.

At the end of the 2012–13 regular season, four teams announced that their current head coach would not be returning for the 2013–14 season; the Charlotte Bobcats fired Mike Dunlap,[4] the Cleveland Cavaliers fired Byron Scott and replaced him with Mike Brown,[5] the Detroit Pistons fired Lawrence Frank,[6] and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doug Collins resigned.[7] After the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs, they announced that their current interim head coach, P. J. Carlesimo and Jim Boylan, would not be offered a new contract.[8][9]

Contents

Key [edit]

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
* Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches [edit]

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2012–13 season.

Head coach Team Division Conference Start date[a] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Ref.
Current[b] Career[c]
Drew, LarryLarry Drew Atlanta Hawks Southeast Eastern 02010-06-13June 13, 2010 230 128 102 .557 230 128 102 .557 [10][11]
Rivers, DocDoc Rivers Boston Celtics Atlantic Eastern 02004-04-29April 29, 2004 721 416 305 .577 1,060 587 473 .554 [12][13]
Vacant Brooklyn Nets Atlantic Eastern
Vacant Charlotte Bobcats Southeast Eastern
Thibodeau, TomTom Thibodeau Chicago Bulls Central Eastern 02010-06-23June 23, 2010 230 157 73 .683 230 157 73 .683 [14][15]
Brown, MikeMike Brown Cleveland Cavaliers Central Eastern 02013-04-24April 24, 2013 0 0 0 .000[d] 481 314 167 .653 [16][17]
Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle Dallas Mavericks Southwest Western 02008-05-09May 9, 2008 394 239 155 .607 886 520 366 .587 [18][19]
Karl, GeorgeGeorge Karl Denver Nuggets Northwest Western 02005-01-27January 27, 2005 680 423 257 .622 1,887 1,131 756 .599 [20][21]
Vacant Detroit Pistons Central Eastern
Jackson, MarkMark Jackson Golden State Warriors Pacific Western 02011-06-06June 6, 2011 148 70 78 .473 148 70 78 .473 [22][23]
McHale, KevinKevin McHale Houston Rockets Southwest Western 02011-06-01June 1, 2011 148 79 69 .534 242 118 124 .488 [24][25]
Vogel, FrankFrank Vogel Indiana Pacers Central Eastern 02011-01-30January 30, 2011 185 111 74 .600 185 111 74 .600 [26][27]
Del Negro, VinnyVinny Del Negro Los Angeles Clippers Pacific Western 02010-07-07July 7, 2010 230 128 102 .557 394 210 184 .533 [28][29]
D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni Los Angeles Lakers Pacific Western 02012-11-12November 12, 2012 72 40 32 .556 799 428 371 .536 [30][31]
Hollins, LionelLionel Hollins Memphis Grizzlies Southwest Western 02009-01-25January 25, 2009 351 196 155 .558[e] 415 214 201 .516 [32][33]
Spoelstra, ErikErik Spoelstra Miami Heat Southeast Eastern 02008-04-28April 28, 2008 394 260 134 .660 394 260 134 .660 [34][35]
Vacant Milwaukee Bucks Central Eastern
Adelman, RickRick Adelman Minnesota Timberwolves Northwest Western 02011-09-28September 28, 2011 148 57 91 .385 1,709 1,002 707 .586 [36][37]
Williams, MontyMonty Williams New Orleans Pelicans Southwest Western 02010-06-07June 7, 2010 230 94 136 .409 230 94 136 .409 [38][39]
Woodson, MikeMike Woodson New York Knicks Atlantic Eastern 02012-03-14March 14, 2012 106 72 34 .679 598 278 320 .465 [40][41]
Brooks, ScottScott Brooks Oklahoma City Thunder Northwest Western 02008-11-22November 22, 2008 381 234 147 .614 381 234 147 .614 [42][43]
Vaughn, JacqueJacque Vaughn Orlando Magic Southeast Eastern 02012-07-28July 28, 2012 82 20 62 .244 82 20 62 .244 [44][45]
Vacant Philadelphia 76ers Atlantic Eastern
Hunter, LindseyLindsey Hunter Phoenix Suns Pacific Western 02013-01-20January 20, 2013 41 12 29 .293 41 12 29 .293 [46][47]
Stotts, TerryTerry Stotts Portland Trail Blazers Northwest Western 02012-08-07August 7, 2012 82 33 49 .402 365 148 217 .405 [48][49]
Smart, KeithKeith Smart Sacramento Kings Pacific Western 02012-01-05January 5, 2012 141 48 93 .340 263 93 170 .354 [50][51]
Popovich, GreggGregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Southwest Western 01996-12-10December 10, 1996 1,328 905 423 .681 1,328 905 423 .681 [52][53]
Casey, DwaneDwane Casey Toronto Raptors Atlantic Eastern 02011-06-21June 21, 2011 148 57 91 .385 270 110 160 .407 [54][55]
Corbin, TyroneTyrone Corbin Utah Jazz Northwest Western 02011-02-10February 10, 2011 176 87 89 .494 176 87 89 .494 [56][57]
Wittman, RandyRandy Wittman Washington Wizards Southeast Eastern 02012-01-24January 24, 2012 131 47 84 .359 438 147 291 .336 [58][59]

Notes [edit]

  • a Start date of current term at the team; each date is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
  • b Coaching records from the current term with the team; coaching records from previous term with the team are not included.
  • c Career coaching records in the NBA; records in the American Basketball Association (ABA) are not included.
  • d Current record does not include a 272–138 record Brown compiled with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2005 to 2010.
  • e Current record does not include a 18–42 record Hollins compiled with the Vancouver Grizzlies from 1999 to 2000 and a 0-4 record with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2004.

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General
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  • "NBA Coach Register". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
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  6. ^ "Pistons Fire Frank". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  7. ^ "Sixers coach Collins resigns, will stay with team". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
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  14. ^ "Thibodeau named 18th head coach in franchise history". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 
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  18. ^ "Official release: Rick Carlisle named coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
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  20. ^ "Nuggets Name George Karl Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 27, 2005. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
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  22. ^ "Warriors Name Mark Jackson Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011. 
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  24. ^ "Kevin McHale Named Rockets Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 1, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011. 
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  28. ^ "Del Negro Introduced as Clippers Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010. 
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  32. ^ "Grizzlies name Lionel Hollins Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 25, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
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  34. ^ "Riley Steps Down, Spoelstra Named Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 28, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
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  38. ^ "Monty Williams Named New Orleans Hornets Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010. 
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  40. ^ "Knicks & Mike D'Antoni Mutually Agree To Part Ways". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012. 
  41. ^ "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  42. ^ "Thunder fire Carlesimo; Brooks named interim coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 22, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
  43. ^ "Scott Brooks Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  44. ^ "Jacque Vaughn Named Magic's Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 28, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  45. ^ "Jacque Vaughn Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  46. ^ "Suns Name Hunter Interim Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 20, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  47. ^ "Lindsey Hunter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  48. ^ "Trail Blazers hire Terry Stotts as head coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 7, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  49. ^ "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  50. ^ "Kings Name Keith Smart As Team's Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012. 
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  52. ^ "Star Center, New Coach Cannot Help the Spurs". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 11, 1996. Retrieved May 21, 2010. 
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  54. ^ "Raptors Name Dwane Casey Head Coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
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  56. ^ "Jazz Head Coach Jerry Sloan Announces Resignation". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011. 
  57. ^ "Tyrone Corbin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 
  58. ^ "Wizards Relieve Saunders of Coaching Duties". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012. 
  59. ^ "Randy Wittman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2013. 

See also [edit]

Current head coaches of the National Basketball Association
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