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355 Coaches

355 Coaches Table
A
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Rick Adelman	1989	2014	June 16, 1946	Loyola Marymount University
Richie Adubato	1980	1997	November 23, 1937
Danny Ainge	1997	2000	March 17, 1959	Brigham Young University
Stan Albeck	1971	1986	May 17, 1931	Bradley University
LaDell Andersen	1972	1973	October 25, 1929	Utah State University
Jack Ankerson	1976	1976	March 1, 1942	Ripon College
Curly Armstrong	1949	1949	November 1, 1918	Indiana University
Kenny Atkinson	2017	2017	June 2, 1967	University of Richmond
Al Attles	1970	1983	November 7, 1936	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Red Auerbach*	1947	1966	September 20, 1917	George Washington University
Randy Ayers	2004	2004	April 16, 1956	Miami University
B
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Johnny Bach	1980	1986	July 10, 1924	Fordham University
Ed Badger	1977	1978	November 5, 1932	University of Iowa
Cliff Barker	1950	1951	January 15, 1921	University of Kentucky
Tony Barone	2007	2007	July 20, 1946
Tom Barrise	2010	2010
Bob Bass	1968	1992	January 28, 1929	Oklahoma Baptist University
Elgin Baylor*	1975	1979	September 16, 1934	Seattle University
Butch Beard	1995	1996	May 4, 1947	University of Louisville
Zelmo Beaty*	1976	1976	October 25, 1939	Prairie View A&M University
Clair Bee*	1953	1954	March 3, 1896	Waynesburg College
Joe Belmont	1970	1971	July 12, 1934	Duke University
Carl Bennett	1949	1949	December 7, 1915
Bill Berry	2002	2002		Michigan State University
Bill Bertka	1994	1999	August 8, 1927	Kent State University
Al Bianchi	1968	1976	March 26, 1932	Bowling Green State University
Bernie Bickerstaff	1986	2013	February 11, 1944	University of San Diego
J.B. Bickerstaff	2016	2016	March 10, 1979	University of Minnesota
Mark Binstein	1972	1972		United States Military Academy
Paul Birch	1947	1954	January 10, 1910	Duquesne University
Larry Bird*	1998	2000	December 7, 1956	Indiana State University
Bill Blair	1983	1996	March 17, 1942	Virginia Military Institute
Bill Blakeley	1971	1971	June 13, 1934
David Blatt	2015	2016	May 22, 1959	Princeton University
Harold Blitman	1970	1971	February 12, 1930	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
James Borrego	2015	2015		University of San Diego
Vince Boryla	1956	1958	March 11, 1927	University of Denver
Jeff Bower	2010	2010	April 26, 1961
Jim Boylan	2008	2013		Marquette University
Carl Braun	1960	1961	September 25, 1927	Colgate University
Al Brightman	1968	1968	September 22, 1923	University of Charleston
Allan Bristow	1992	1996	August 23, 1951	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Scott Brooks	2009	2017	July 31, 1965	University of California, Irvine
Jim Brovelli	1999	1999	April 15, 1942	University of San Francisco
Brett Brown	2014	2017	February 16, 1961	Boston University
Dave Brown	1973	1973		University of Wisconsin
Herb Brown	1976	1978	March 14, 1936	University of Vermont
Hubie Brown*	1975	2005	September 25, 1933	Niagara University
Larry Brown*	1973	2011	September 14, 1940	University of North Carolina
Mike Brown	2006	2014	March 5, 1970	University of San Diego
Tony Brown	2016	2016	July 29, 1960	University of Arkansas
Philip Brownstein	1949	1950	May 17, 1906	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Quinn Buckner	1994	1994	August 20, 1954	Indiana University
Bucky Buckwalter	1973	1975	November 22, 1933
Mike Budenholzer	2014	2017	August 6, 1969	Pomona College
Walt Budko	1951	1951	July 30, 1925	Columbia University
Donnie Butcher	1967	1969	February 8, 1936	Pikeville College
Jeff Bzdelik	2003	2005	December 1, 1952	University of Illinois at Chicago
C
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
John Calipari*	1997	1999	February 10, 1959	Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Mack Calvin	1976	1992	July 27, 1947	University of Southern California
Kaleb Canales	2012	2012		University of Texas at Arlington
P.J. Carlesimo	1995	2013	May 30, 1949	Fordham University
Rick Carlisle	2002	2017	October 27, 1959	University of Virginia
Lou Carnesecca*	1971	1973
M.L. Carr	1996	1997	January 9, 1951	Guilford College
John Carroll	2004	2004
Butch Carter	1998	2000	June 11, 1958	Indiana University
Fred Carter	1993	1994	February 14, 1945	Mount St. Mary's University
Bill Cartwright	2002	2004	July 30, 1957	University of San Francisco
Don Casey	1989	2000
Dwane Casey	2006	2017	April 17, 1957	University of Kentucky
John Castellani	1960	1960
Vince Cazzetta	1968	1968
Al Cervi*	1950	1959	February 12, 1917
Wilt Chamberlain*	1974	1974	August 21, 1936	University of Kansas
Don Chaney	1985	2004	March 22, 1946	University of Houston
Maurice Cheeks	2002	2014	September 8, 1956	West Texas A&M University
John Clark	1970	1970
Jim Cleamons	1997	1998	September 13, 1949	Ohio State University
Roy Clifford	1947	1947
Steve Clifford	2014	2017	September 17, 1961	University of Maine at Farmington
Neil Cohalan	1947	1947
Jerry Colangelo*	1970	1973	November 20, 1939	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Doug Collins	1987	2013	July 28, 1951	Illinois State University
Michael Cooper	2005	2005	April 15, 1956	University of New Mexico
Tyrone Corbin	2011	2015	December 31, 1962	DePaul University
Larry Costello	1969	1979	July 2, 1931	Niagara University
Bob Cousy*	1970	1974	August 9, 1928	College of the Holy Cross
Dave Cowens*	1979	2002	October 25, 1948	Florida State University
Billy Cunningham*	1978	1985	June 3, 1943	University of North Carolina
Michael Curry	2009	2009	August 22, 1968	Georgia Southern University
Glenn Curtis	1947	1947
D
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Mike D'Antoni	1999	2017	May 8, 1951	Marshall University
Chuck Daly*	1982	1999	July 20, 1930	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Mel Daniels*	1989	1989	July 20, 1944	University of New Mexico
Jimmy Darden	1950	1950	June 19, 1922	University of Denver
Johnny Davis	1997	2009	October 21, 1955	University of Dayton
Dave DeBusschere*	1965	1967	October 16, 1940	University of Detroit Mercy
Dutch Dehnert*	1947	1947	April 5, 1898
Vinny Del Negro	2009	2013	August 9, 1966	North Carolina State University
Don Delaney	1981	1982
Tony DiLeo	2009	2009
Harry Dinnel	1968	1968		Pepperdine University
Terry Dischinger	1972	1972	November 21, 1940	Purdue University
Billy Donovan	2016	2017	May 30, 1965	Providence College
Eddie Donovan	1962	1965
Larry Drew	2011	2014	April 2, 1958	University of Missouri
Ike Duffey	1950	1950	May 31, 1906
Mike Dunlap	2013	2013	May 27, 1957	Loyola Marymount University
Mike Dunleavy	1991	2010	March 21, 1954	University of South Carolina
E
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Charles Eckman	1955	1958
Johnny Egan	1973	1976	January 31, 1939	Providence College
Mike Evans	2002	2002	April 19, 1955	Kansas State University
F
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Mike Farmer	1967	1967	September 26, 1936	University of San Francisco
Bob Feerick	1950	1963	January 2, 1920	Santa Clara University
Derek Fisher	2015	2016	August 9, 1974	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Bill Fitch	1971	1998	May 19, 1934	Coe College
Dick Fitzgerald	1947	1947	November 18, 1920	Seton Hall University
Cotton Fitzsimmons	1971	1997	October 7, 1931	Midwestern State University
David Fizdale	2017	2017	June 16, 1974	University of San Diego
Tim Floyd	1999	2004
Chris Ford	1991	2004	January 11, 1949	Villanova University
Lawrence Frank	2004	2013	August 23, 1970	Indiana University
Mike Fratello	1981	2007	February 24, 1947	Montclair State College
Burl Friddle	1949	1949	May 27, 1900
G
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Harry Gallatin*	1963	1966	April 26, 1927	Truman State University
Alvin Gentry	1995	2017	November 5, 1954	Appalachian State University
John Givens	1968	1968	May 12, 1926	Western Kentucky University
Edward Gottlieb*	1947	1955	September 15, 1898	Temple University
Ed Gregory	1988	1988	October 28, 1931	Pepperdine University
Alex Groza	1971	1975	October 7, 1926	University of Kentucky
Richie Guerin*	1965	1972	May 29, 1932	Iona College
Matt Guokas	1986	1993	February 25, 1944	Saint Joseph's University
H
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Cliff Hagan*	1968	1970	December 9, 1931	University of Kentucky
Bruce Hale	1949	1968	August 30, 1918	Santa Clara University
Frank Hamblen	1992	2005	April 16, 1947	Syracuse University
Leonard Hamilton	2001	2001
Alex Hannum*	1957	1974	July 19, 1923	University of Southern California
Bill Hanzlik	1998	1998	December 6, 1957	University of Notre Dame
Jim Harding	1969	1969		University of Iowa
Del Harris	1980	1999	June 18, 1937	Milligan College
Les Harrison*	1949	1955	August 20, 1904
Dick Harter	1989	1990	October 14, 1930	University of Pennsylvania
Lew Hayman	1947	1947		Syracuse University
Gar Heard	1993	2000	May 3, 1948	University of Oklahoma
Tom Heinsohn*	1970	1978	August 26, 1934	College of the Holy Cross
Nat Hickey	1948	1948	January 30, 1902
Bob Hill	1987	2007	November 24, 1948	Bowling Green State University
Brian Hill	1994	2007	September 19, 1947	Kennedy College
Fred Hoiberg	2016	2017	October 15, 1972	Iowa State University
Lionel Hollins	2000	2016	October 19, 1953	Arizona State University
Red Holzman*	1954	1982	August 10, 1920	City College of New York
Bob Hopkins	1978	1978	November 3, 1934	Grambling State University
Jeff Hornacek	2014	2017	May 3, 1963	Iowa State University
Kim Hughes	2010	2010	June 4, 1952	University of Wisconsin
Rex Hughes	1992	1993
Melvin Hunt	2015	2015	December 15, 1969	Baylor University
Lindsey Hunter	2013	2013	December 3, 1970	Jackson State University
I
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Marc Iavaroni	2008	2009	September 15, 1956	University of Virginia
Stu Inman	1972	1972	August 2, 1926	San Jose State University
George Irvine	1985	2001	February 1, 1948	University of Washington
Dan Issel*	1993	2002	October 25, 1948	University of Kentucky
J
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Mark Jackson	2012	2014	April 1, 1965	St. John's University
Phil Jackson*	1990	2011	September 17, 1945	University of North Dakota
Stu Jackson	1990	1997
Buddy Jeannette*	1948	1970	September 15, 1917	Washington & Jefferson College
Chris Jent	2005	2005	January 11, 1970	Ohio State University
Dave Joerger	2014	2017	February 21, 1974	Minnesota State University Moorhead
Avery Johnson	2005	2013	March 25, 1965	Southern University and A&M College
Dennis Johnson*	2003	2003	September 18, 1954	Pepperdine University
Frank Johnson	2002	2004	November 23, 1958	Wake Forest University
Magic Johnson*	1994	1994	August 14, 1959	Michigan State University
Phil Johnson	1974	1987
Neil Johnston*	1960	1961	February 4, 1929	Ohio State University
K.C. Jones*	1973	1992	May 25, 1932	University of San Francisco
Wally Jones	1951	1951
Eddie Jordan	1997	2010	January 29, 1955	Rutgers University
Ed Jucker	1968	1969
Alvin Julian*	1949	1950	April 5, 1901
K
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
George Karl	1985	2016	May 12, 1952	University of North Carolina
Bob Kauffman	1978	1978	July 13, 1946	Guilford College
Red Kerr	1967	1970	July 17, 1932	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steve Kerr	2015	2017	September 27, 1965	University of Arizona
Jason Kidd	2014	2017	March 23, 1973	University of California
Bob Kloppenburg	1982	1992
Lon Kruger	2001	2003
Larry Krystkowiak	2007	2008	September 23, 1964	University of Montana
John Kuester	2010	2011	February 6, 1955	University of North Carolina
John Kundla*	1949	1959	July 3, 1916	University of Minnesota
L
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Bob Lanier*	1995	1995	September 10, 1948	St. Bonaventure University
Joe Lapchick*	1948	1956	April 12, 1900
York Larese	1970	1970	July 18, 1938	University of North Carolina
Frank Layden	1982	1989	January 5, 1932	Niagara University
George Lee	1969	1970	November 23, 1936	University of Michigan
Slick Leonard*	1963	1980	July 17, 1932	Indiana University
Andrew Levane	1953	1962	April 11, 1920	St. John's University
Grady Lewis	1949	1950	March 25, 1917	University of Oklahoma
Gene Littles	1986	1995	June 29, 1943	High Point University
Earl Lloyd*	1972	1973	April 3, 1928	West Virginia State University
Tates Locke	1977	1977
Ken Loeffler*	1947	1949	April 14, 1902
John Logan	1951	1951	January 1, 1921	Indiana University
Kevin Loughery	1973	1995	March 28, 1940	St. John's University
Sidney Lowe	1993	2003	January 21, 1960	North Carolina State University
John Loyer	2014	2014
John Lucas	1993	2003	October 31, 1953	University of Maryland
Tyronn Lue	2016	2017	May 3, 1977	University of Nebraska
Jim Lynam	1984	1997
M
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Ed Macauley*	1959	1960	March 22, 1928	Saint Louis University
Bob MacKinnon	1975	1988	December 5, 1927
John MacLeod	1974	1991	October 3, 1937	Bellarmine University
Brendan Malone	1996	2005
Mike Malone	2014	2017		Loyola College in Maryland
Tom Marshall	1959	1960	January 6, 1931	Western Kentucky University
Slater Martin*	1957	1969	October 22, 1925	University of Texas at Austin
Babe McCarthy	1968	1974
Johnny McCarthy	1972	1972	April 25, 1934	Canisius College
Jack McCloskey	1973	1974	September 19, 1925	University of Pennsylvania
Dick McGuire*	1960	1968	January 25, 1926	St. John's University
Frank McGuire*	1962	1962
Kevin McHale*	2005	2016	December 19, 1957	University of Minnesota
Morris McHone	1984	1984
Bones McKinney	1951	1971	January 1, 1919	University of North Carolina
Jack McKinney	1980	1985		Saint Joseph's University
John McLendon*	1970	1970
Jack McMahon	1963	1972	December 3, 1928	St. John's University
Dave McMillan	1951	1951	December 24, 1886
Nate McMillan	2001	2017	August 3, 1964	North Carolina State University
Murray Mendenhall	1950	1951	March 5, 1898
Tom Meschery	1972	1972	October 26, 1938	Saint Mary's College of California
George Mikan*	1958	1958	June 18, 1924	DePaul University
Vern Mikkelsen*	1969	1969	October 21, 1928	Hamline University
Sam Mitchell	2005	2016	September 2, 1963	Mercer University
Doug Moe	1977	1993	September 21, 1938	University of North Carolina
Mike Montgomery	2005	2006	February 27, 1947	California State University, Long Beach
Doxie Moore	1950	1952	February 13, 1911
Robert Morris	1947	1947
Dick Motta	1969	1997	September 3, 1931	Utah State University
Joe Mullaney	1970	1977	November 17, 1925	College of the Holy Cross
Bill Musselman	1976	1991
Eric Musselman	2003	2007
Pete Myers	2004	2008	September 15, 1963	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
N
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Kenny Natt	2009	2009	October 5, 1958	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Don Nelson*	1977	2010	May 15, 1940	University of Iowa
Tom Nissalke	1972	1984	July 7, 1932
O
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Jim O'Brien	2001	2011	February 11, 1952	Saint Joseph's University
Kevin O'Neill	2004	2004	January 24, 1957	McGill University
Harold Olsen*	1947	1949	May 12, 1895	University of Wisconsin
P
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Bob Pettit*	1962	1962	December 12, 1932	Louisiana State University
Randy Pfund	1993	1994
Andy Phillip*	1959	1959	March 7, 1922	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rick Pitino*	1988	2001	September 18, 1952	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jim Pollard*	1960	1970	July 9, 1922	Stanford University
Gregg Popovich	1997	2017	January 28, 1949	United States Air Force Academy
Terry Porter	2004	2009	April 8, 1963	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Roger Potter	1950	1950
Kevin Pritchard	2005	2005	July 17, 1967	University of Kansas
R
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Kurt Rambis	1999	2016	February 25, 1958	Santa Clara University
Jack Ramsay*	1969	1989	February 21, 1925	Saint Joseph's University
Frank Ramsey*	1971	1971	July 13, 1931	University of Kentucky
Willis Reed*	1978	1989	June 25, 1942	Grambling State University
Chick Reiser	1952	1953	December 17, 1914	New York University
Jerry Reynolds	1987	1990
Gene Rhodes	1968	1971	September 2, 1927	Western Kentucky University
Pat Riley*	1982	2008	March 20, 1945	University of Kentucky
Doc Rivers	2000	2017	October 13, 1961	Marquette University
Scotty Robertson	1975	1983	February 1, 1930
Red Rocha	1958	1960	September 18, 1923	Oregon State University
Jimmy Rodgers	1989	1993
Robert Rolfe	1947	1947	October 17, 1908	Dartmouth College
Ron Rothstein	1989	1993
Roy Rubin	1973	1973	December 9, 1925
Bill Russell*	1967	1988	February 12, 1934	University of San Francisco
John Russell*	1947	1948	May 31, 1902
S
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Philip Sachs	1947	1947
Ed Sadowski	1947	1947	July 11, 1917	Seton Hall University
Tom Sanders*	1978	1979	November 8, 1938	New York University
Flip Saunders	1996	2015	February 23, 1955	University of Minnesota
Herm Schaefer	1952	1953	December 20, 1918	Indiana University
Fred Schaus	1961	1967	June 30, 1925	West Virginia University
Dolph Schayes*	1964	1972	May 19, 1928	New York University
Mike Schuler	1987	1992	September 22, 1940	Ohio University
Howie Schultz	1950	1950
Fred Scolari	1952	1952	March 1, 1922	University of San Francisco
Byron Scott	2001	2016	March 28, 1961	Arizona State University
Ray Scott	1973	1976	July 12, 1938	University of Portland
George Senesky	1956	1958	April 4, 1922	Saint Joseph's University
Paul Seymour	1957	1969	January 30, 1928	University of Toledo
Bill Sharman*	1967	1976	May 25, 1926	University of Southern California
Brian Shaw	2014	2015	March 22, 1966	University of California, Santa Barbara
Beryl Shipley	1975	1975	August 10, 1926
Charley Shipp	1950	1950	December 3, 1913	Catholic University of America
Gene Shue	1967	1989	December 18, 1931	University of Maryland
Paul Silas	1981	2012	July 12, 1943	Creighton University
Scott Skiles	2000	2016	March 5, 1964	Michigan State University
Jerry Sloan*	1980	2011	March 28, 1942	University of Evansville
Keith Smart	2003	2013	September 21, 1964	Indiana University
Jack Smiley	1950	1950	December 22, 1922	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Quin Snyder	2015	2017	October 30, 1966	Duke University
Albert Soar	1948	1948	August 17, 1914	Providence College
Erik Spoelstra	2009	2017	November 1, 1970	University of Portland
Garry St. Jean	1993	2000
Bob Staak	1997	1997
Larry Staverman	1968	1978	October 11, 1936	Thomas More College
Jerry Steele	1971	1971
Brad Stevens	2014	2017	October 22, 1976	DePauw University
Terry Stotts	2003	2017	November 25, 1957	University of Oklahoma
Ken Suesens	1950	1950	October 23, 1916
T
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Ed Tapscott	2009	2009
Jerry Tarkanian*	1993	1993	August 8, 1930	California State University, Fresno
Reggie Theus	2008	2009	October 13, 1957	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tom Thibodeau	2011	2017	January 17, 1958	Salem State University
Isiah Thomas*	2001	2008	April 30, 1961	Indiana University
Rod Thorn	1976	1982	May 23, 1941	West Virginia University
Jim Todd	2000	2000
Rolland Todd	1971	1972
Mike Todorovich	1951	1951	June 11, 1923	University of Wyoming
Rudy Tomjanovich	1992	2005	November 24, 1948	University of Michigan
Gene Tormohlen	1976	1976	May 12, 1937	University of Tennessee
Jay Triano	2009	2011
U
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Wes Unseld*	1988	1994	March 14, 1946	University of Louisville
V
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Dick Van Arsdale	1987	1987	February 22, 1943	Indiana University
Butch Van Breda Kolff	1968	1977	October 28, 1922	New York University
Jeff Van Gundy	1996	2007	January 19, 1962	Nazareth College
Stan Van Gundy	2004	2017	September 21, 1959	State University of New York at Brockport
Kiki Vandeweghe	2010	2010	August 1, 1958	University of California, Los Angeles
Jacque Vaughn	2013	2015	February 11, 1975	University of Kansas
Dick Versace	1989	1991
Sam Vincent	2008	2008	May 18, 1963	Michigan State University
Dick Vitale*	1979	1980	June 9, 1939	Seton Hall University
Frank Vogel	2011	2017	June 21, 1973	University of Kentucky
W
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Darrell Walker	1997	2000	March 9, 1961	University of Arkansas
Donnie Walsh	1979	1981	March 1, 1941	University of North Carolina
Luke Walton	2017	2017	March 28, 1980	University of Arizona
Bobby Wanzer*	1956	1959	June 4, 1921	Seton Hall University
Earl Watson	2016	2017	June 12, 1979	University of California, Los Angeles
Jim Weaver	1969	1969
Bob Weiss	1987	2006	May 7, 1942	Pennsylvania State University
Jerry West*	1977	1979	May 28, 1938	West Virginia University
Paul Westhead	1980	1992	February 21, 1939	Saint Joseph's University
Paul Westphal	1993	2012	November 30, 1950	University of Southern California
John Wetzel	1988	1988	October 22, 1944	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Lenny Wilkens*	1970	2005	October 28, 1937	Providence College
Herb Williams	2004	2005	February 16, 1958	Ohio State University
Max Williams	1970	1971
Monty Williams	2011	2015	October 8, 1971	University of Notre Dame
Tex Winter*	1972	1973
Brian Winters	1996	2002	March 1, 1952	University of South Carolina
Randy Wittman	2000	2016	October 28, 1959	Indiana University
Dave Wohl	1986	1988	November 2, 1949	University of Pennsylvania
Charles Wolf	1961	1965
Mike Woodson	2005	2014	March 24, 1958	Indiana University
Y
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Draff Young	1974	1974
Verl Young	1969	1969
Z
Coach	From	To	Birth Date	College
Max Zaslofsky	1968	1969	December 7, 1925	St. John's University

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