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The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships from 1956 to 1966. The winner is selected at the end of regular season by a panel of sportswriters from the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The person with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.[1]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 40 different coaches. The most recent award winner is Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni. Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson and Pat Riley have each won the award three times, while Hubie Brown, D'Antoni, Bill Fitch, Cotton Fitzsimmons and Gene Shue have each won it twice. No coach has won consecutive Coach of the Year awards. Riley is the only coach to be named Coach of the Year with three different franchises.[2]Larry Bird is the only recipient to have also been named MVP as a player. Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, and Lenny Wilkens are the only recipients to have been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both player and coach. Johnny Kerr is the only person to win the award with a losing record (33–48 with the Chicago Bulls in 1966–67). Kerr was honored because he had guided the Bulls to the NBA Playoffs in their first season in the league.[3]Doc Rivers is the only person to win the award despite his team not making the playoffs (41–41 with the Orlando Magic in 1999–2000). Only five recipients also coached the team that won the championship the same season: Red Auerbach, Red Holzman, Bill Sharman, Phil Jackson, and Gregg Popovich. Popovich is the only NBA Coach of the Year recipient to win the championship in the same season twice, winning the NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 and 2014.
2015–16 recipient Steve Kerr only coached 39 of the 82 games in the season due to complications from offseason back surgery, though he received credit for all of the Golden State Warriors' 73 wins that season. Assistant coach Luke Walton served as interim head coach for the other 43 games for the Warriors, receiving one second-place vote and two third-place votes.[4]
Contents
1 Winners
2 Multi-time winners
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
Winners
Hall of Famer Red Auerbach won the award in the 1964–65 season. The award was later named after him.
Hall of Famer Phil Jackson won the award in the 1995–96 season, coaching the Chicago Bulls to 72 wins in a season.
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau won the award in the 2010–11 season.
George Karl led the 2012–13 Denver Nuggets to a 57–25 record without an NBA All-Star.
Gregg Popovich led the 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs to their 5th NBA championship, and earned his 3rd NBA Coach of the Year Award that same season.
| ^ | Denotes head coach who is still active in the NBA |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Bold | Team won NBA championship for that season |
| W–L | Win–loss record for that season |
| Win% | Winning percentage for that season |
| Season | Coach | Nationality | Team | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962–63 | Harry Gallatin |  United States | St. Louis Hawks | 48–32 | .600 |
1963–64 | Alex Hannum* | United States | San Francisco Warriors | 48–32 | .600 |
1964–65 | Red Auerbach*[a] | United States | Boston Celtics | 62–18 | .775 |
1965–66 | Dolph Schayes | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 55–25 | .688 |
1966–67 | Johnny Kerr | United States | Chicago Bulls | 33–48 | .407 |
1967–68 | Richie Guerin | United States | St. Louis Hawks | 56–26 | .683 |
1968–69 | Gene Shue | United States | Baltimore Bullets | 57–25 | .695 |
1969–70 | Red Holzman*[a] | United States | New York Knicks | 60–22 | .732 |
1970–71 | Dick Motta | United States | Chicago Bulls | 51–31 | .622 |
1971–72 | Bill Sharman* | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 69–13 | .841 |
1972–73 | Tom Heinsohn* | United States | Boston Celtics | 68–14 | .829 |
1973–74 | Ray Scott | United States | Detroit Pistons | 52–30 | .634 |
1974–75 | Phil Johnson | United States | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 44–38 | .537 |
1975–76 | Bill Fitch[a] | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49–33 | .598 |
1976–77 | Tom Nissalke | United States | Houston Rockets | 49–33 | .598 |
1977–78 | Hubie Brown | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 41–41 | .500 |
1978–79 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | United States | Kansas City Kings | 48–34 | .585 |
1979–80 | Bill Fitch[a] (2) | United States | Boston Celtics | 61–21 | .744 |
1980–81 | Jack McKinney | United States | Indiana Pacers | 44–38 | .537 |
1981–82 | Gene Shue (2) | United States | Washington Bullets | 43–39 | .524 |
1982–83 | Don Nelson*[a] | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | 51–31 | .622 |
1983–84 | Frank Layden | United States | Utah Jazz | 45–37 | .549 |
1984–85 | Don Nelson*[a] (2) | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | 59–23 | .720 |
1985–86 | Mike Fratello | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 50–32 | .610 |
1986–87 | Mike Schuler | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | 49–33 | .598 |
1987–88 | Doug Moe | United States | Denver Nuggets | 54–28 | .659 |
1988–89 | Cotton Fitzsimmons(2) | United States | Phoenix Suns | 55–27 | .671 |
1989–90 | Pat Riley*[a] | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 63–19 | .768 |
1990–91 | Don Chaney | United States | Houston Rockets | 52–30 | .634 |
1991–92 | Don Nelson*[a] (3) | United States | Golden State Warriors | 55–27 | .671 |
1992–93 | Pat Riley*[a] (2) | United States | New York Knicks | 60–22 | .732 |
1993–94 | Lenny Wilkens*[a] | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 57–25 | .695 |
1994–95 | Del Harris | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 48–34 | .585 |
1995–96 | Phil Jackson*[a] | United States | Chicago Bulls | 72–10 | .878 |
1996–97 | Pat Riley*[a] (3) | United States | Miami Heat | 61–21 | .744 |
1997–98 | Larry Bird | United States | Indiana Pacers | 58–24 | .707 |
1998–99 | Mike Dunleavy | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | 35–15 | .700 |
1999–00 | Doc Rivers^ | United States | Orlando Magic | 41–41 | .500 |
2000–01 | Larry Brown* | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 56–26 | .683 |
2001–02 | Rick Carlisle^ | United States | Detroit Pistons | 50–32 | .610 |
2002–03 | Gregg Popovich^ | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 60–22 | .732 |
2003–04 | Hubie Brown (2) | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | 50–32 | .610 |
2004–05 | Mike D'Antoni^ | United States[b] | Phoenix Suns | 62–20 | .756 |
2005–06 | Avery Johnson | United States | Dallas Mavericks | 60–22 | .732 |
2006–07 | Sam Mitchell | United States | Toronto Raptors | 47–35 | .573 |
2007–08 | Byron Scott | United States | New Orleans Hornets | 56–26 | .683 |
2008–09 | Mike Brown | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66–16 | .805 |
2009–10 | Scott Brooks^ | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50–32 | .610 |
2010–11 | Tom Thibodeau^ | United States | Chicago Bulls | 62–20 | .756 |
2011–12 | Gregg Popovich^ (2) | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 50–16 | .758 |
2012–13 | George Karl | United States | Denver Nuggets | 57–25 | .695 |
2013–14 | Gregg Popovich^ (3) | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 62–20 | .756 |
2014–15 | Mike Budenholzer^ | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 60–22 | .732 |
2015–16 | Steve Kerr^ | United States | Golden State Warriors | 73–9 | .890 |
2016–17 | Mike D'Antoni^ (2) | United States[c] | Houston Rockets | 55–27 | .670 |
2017–18 | Dwane Casey^ | United States | Toronto Raptors | 59-23 | .720 |
Multi-time winners
| Rank | Coach | Team | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks (2) /Golden State Warriors (1) | 3 | 1983, 1985, 1992 |
| Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers (1) /New York Knicks (1) /Miami Heat (1) | 1990, 1993, 1997 | ||
| Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 2003, 2012, 2014 | ||
| 4 | Gene Shue | Baltimore Bullets (1) /Washington Bullets (1) | 2 | 1969, 1982 |
| Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers (1) /Boston Celtics (1) | 1976, 1980 | ||
| Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks (1) /Memphis Grizzlies (1) | 1978, 2004 | ||
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings (1) /Phoenix Suns (1) | 1979, 1989 | ||
| Mike D'Antoni | Phoenix Suns (1) /Houston Rockets (1) | 2005, 2017 |
See also
National Basketball Association portal
National Basketball Association portal
Notes
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^ Mike D'Antoni also holds Italian citizenship.[6]
^ Mike D'Antoni also holds Italian citizenship.[6]
References
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"Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
"NBA Coach of the Year". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
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^ "Dallas' Avery Johnson Named 2005–06 NBA Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 28, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
^ "Heat coach Pat Riley among 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame class". ESPN. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
^ "Johnny "Red" Kerr Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
^ Pandian, Ananth (April 26, 2016). "Warriors' Steve Kerr wins the 2016 NBA Coach of the Year award". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
^ "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
^ ab "Mike D'Antoni". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
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