NBA Coaches and the Hall of Fame

Every Hall of Fame announcement comes with the same question: what are the actual criteria for getting inducted? For players, Basketball-Reference has an answer in the form of its Hall of Fame Probability model. For coaches, the answer has mostly been “it depends”, usually followed by a heated shrug. Inspired by a recent r/nba thread that brought data to the debate, this project tries to give a Hall of Fame probability for every NBA/ABA head coach.

A detailed presentation of the modeling process can be found here.

The model used for estimating these Hall of Fame probabilities is a logistic regression in which the response is induction as a coach, according to the list of coaching inductees. Players and contributors who also happened to coach are therefore not counted as Hall of Fame coaches! The model is fitted to NBA/ABA head coaches who are eligible under the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s rules: fully retired for at least five years, or active with at least 25 years of coaching. Because many coaches have been inducted largely for their college careers, NCAA records are included as well. NBA and ABA data are from basketball-reference.com and college records from sports-reference.com. College and professional careers are matched by name and birth date, because there are surprisingly many basketball coaches named Larry Brown.

The independent variables considered for the model were:

• NBA/ABA career: starting year, seasons, games coached, winning percentage, championships, Finals appearances, and Coach of the Year awards.

• College career: games coached, wins, winning percentage, tournament appearances, Final Fours, and national titles.

For the final model, the independent variables were:

• NBA/ABA career: games coached and championships.

• College career: wins and national titles.

The table below lists every NBA/ABA head coach with their career numbers, predicted Hall of Fame probability based on their coaching career and current status (as of October 19, 2026). For coaches already inducted, the probability is mostly a sanity check, since the model has seen the answers. The interesting part is the eligible coaches with high probabilities who are still waiting for the call, and the active coaches building their case. Naturally, the model only knows what is in the input data frame. It has no understanding of media relations, longevity in the broadcast booth, or the triangle offense.

All Inducted Eligible Active Recently retired

Coach	HoF Probability	Status	Years	Seasons	G	W	L	Win %	Titles	COY	NCAA Wins	NCAA Titles
Phil Jackson	100%	Inducted	1990–2011	20	1640	1155	485	.704	11	1	0	0
Red Auerbach	100%	Inducted	1947–1966	20	1419	938	481	.661	9	1	0	0
Gregg Popovich	100%	Inducted	1997–2025	29	2214	1390	824	.628	5	3	0	0
Pat Riley	100%	Inducted	1982–2008	24	1904	1210	694	.636	5	3	0	0
Larry Brown	100%	Inducted	1973–2011	30	2338	1327	1011	.568	1	4	262	1
Rick Pitino	100%	Inducted	1988–2001	6	412	192	220	.466	0	0	915	2
John Kundla	100%	Inducted	1949–1959	11	725	423	302	.583	5	0	110	0
Billy Donovan	100%	Inducted	2016–2026	11	882	469	413	.532	0	0	502	2
Steve Kerr	99%	Active	2015–2027	12	957	604	353	.631	4	1	0	0
John Calipari	98%	Inducted	1997–1999	3	184	72	112	.391	0	0	905	1
Alex Hannum	96%	Inducted	1957–1974	16	1213	649	564	.535	3	2	0	0
Lenny Wilkens	96%	Inducted	1970–2005	32	2487	1332	1155	.536	1	1	0	0
Slick Leonard	95%	Inducted	1963–1980	14	1107	573	534	.518	3	0	0	0
Jack Ramsay	91%	Inducted	1969–1989	21	1647	864	783	.525	1	0	234	0
Dick Motta	90%	Eligible	1969–1997	25	1952	935	1017	.479	1	1	98	0
Jerry Tarkanian	90%	Inducted	1993	1	20	9	11	.450	0	0	761	1
Bill Fitch	89%	Inducted	1971–1998	25	2050	944	1106	.460	1	2	43	0
Chuck Daly	87%	Inducted	1982–1999	14	1075	638	437	.593	2	0	151	0
Erik Spoelstra	87%	Active	2009–2027	18	1441	830	611	.576	2	0	0	0
Doc Rivers	86%	Inducted	2000–2026	27	2060	1194	866	.580	1	1	0	0
Kevin Loughery	85%	Eligible	1973–1995	20	1388	642	746	.463	2	0	0	0
Red Holzman	82%	Inducted	1954–1982	18	1299	696	603	.536	2	1	0	0
Rick Carlisle	81%	Active	2002–2027	24	1935	1012	923	.523	1	1	0	0
Ed Jucker	71%	Eligible	1968–1969	2	164	80	84	.488	0	0	121	2
Don Nelson	71%	Inducted	1977–2010	31	2398	1335	1063	.557	0	3	0	0
Frank McGuire	70%	Inducted	1962	1	80	49	31	.613	0	0	549	1
Rudy Tomjanovich	61%	Inducted	1992–2005	13	943	527	416	.559	2	0	0	0
K.C. Jones	55%	Eligible	1973–1992	11	858	552	306	.643	2	0	0	0
Bill Sharman	53%	Inducted	1967–1976	10	819	466	353	.569	2	2	0	0
Jerry Sloan	45%	Inducted	1980–2011	26	2024	1221	803	.603	0	0	0	0
Alvin Julian	45%	Inducted	1949–1950	2	128	47	81	.367	0	0	379	1
George Karl	43%	Inducted	1985–2016	27	1999	1175	824	.588	0	1	0	0
Tom Heinsohn	43%	Inducted	1970–1978	9	690	427	263	.619	2	1	0	0
Bill Russell	39%	Inducted	1967–1988	8	631	341	290	.540	2	0	0	0
John MacLeod	32%	Eligible	1974–1991	18	1364	707	657	.518	0	0	196	0
Lon Kruger	31%	Eligible	2001–2003	3	191	69	122	.361	0	0	674	0
Mike Montgomery	30%	Eligible	2005–2006	2	164	68	96	.415	0	0	676	0
Rick Adelman	29%	Inducted	1989–2014	23	1791	1042	749	.582	0	0	0	0
Paul Westhead	27%	Eligible	1980–1992	6	407	183	224	.450	1	0	285	0
Hubie Brown	26%	Eligible	1975–2005	15	1087	528	559	.486	1	2	0	0
Al Attles	26%	Eligible	1970–1983	14	1075	557	518	.518	1	0	0	0
Ken Loeffler	24%	Inducted	1947–1949	3	169	79	90	.467	0	0	227	1
Cotton Fitzsimmons	23%	Eligible	1971–1997	21	1607	832	775	.518	0	2	34	0
Leonard Hamilton	23%	Recently retired	2001	1	82	19	63	.232	0	0	660	0
Gene Shue	21%	Eligible	1967–1989	22	1645	784	861	.477	0	2	0	0
Michael Malone	17%	Recently retired	2014–2025	12	904	510	394	.564	1	0	0	0
Frank Vogel	17%	Recently retired	2011–2024	12	902	480	422	.532	1	0	0	0
Larry Costello	17%	Eligible	1969–1979	10	730	430	300	.589	1	0	64	0
Mike Budenholzer	16%	Recently retired	2014–2025	11	883	520	363	.589	1	2	0	0
Lou Carnesecca	16%	Inducted	1971–1973	3	252	114	138	.452	0	0	526	0
Mike Brown	15%	Active	2006–2027	12	840	507	333	.604	1	2	0	0
Tim Floyd	13%	Eligible	1999–2004	5	321	90	231	.280	0	0	465	0
Butch van Breda Kolff	13%	Eligible	1968–1977	10	603	287	316	.476	0	0	346	0
John Beilein	13%	Eligible	2020	1	54	14	40	.259	0	0	571	0
Nate McMillan	12%	Recently retired	2001–2023	19	1428	760	668	.532	0	0	0	0
Mike Dunleavy	11%	Eligible	1991–2010	17	1329	613	716	.461	0	1	24	0
Joe Lapchick	11%	Eligible	1948–1956	9	573	326	247	.569	0	0	334	0
Tyronn Lue	10%	Active	2016–2027	10	693	404	289	.583	1	0	0	0
Kevin Ollie	9%	Recently retired	2024	1	28	11	17	.393	0	0	127	1
Billy Cunningham	9%	Eligible	1978–1985	8	650	454	196	.698	1	0	0	0
Nick Nurse	9%	Active	2019–2027	8	636	343	293	.539	1	1	0	0
Flip Saunders	8%	Eligible	1996–2015	17	1246	654	592	.525	0	0	0	0
Eddie Gottlieb	8%	Eligible	1947–1955	9	581	263	318	.453	1	0	0	0
P.J. Carlesimo	7%	Eligible	1995–2013	9	554	239	315	.431	0	0	277	0
Tex Winter	7%	Eligible	1972–1973	2	129	51	78	.395	0	0	451	0
Al Cervi	7%	Eligible	1950–1959	9	567	326	241	.575	1	0	0	0
Mike Fratello	7%	Eligible	1981–2007	17	1215	667	548	.549	0	1	0	0
Quin Snyder	7%	Active	2015–2027	12	903	504	399	.558	0	0	126	0
Mike D'Antoni	7%	Eligible	1999–2020	16	1199	672	527	.560	0	2	0	0
Alvin Gentry	6%	Recently retired	1995–2022	18	1170	534	636	.456	0	0	0	0
Fred Schaus	6%	Eligible	1961–1967	7	560	315	245	.562	0	0	250	0
Doug Moe	6%	Eligible	1977–1993	15	1157	628	529	.543	0	1	0	0
Clair Bee	6%	Eligible	1953–1954	2	139	32	107	.230	0	0	413	0
Mark Daigneault	6%	Active	2021–2027	6	482	275	207	.571	1	1	0	0
Les Harrison	6%	Eligible	1949–1955	7	476	295	181	.620	1	0	0	0
Buddy Jeannette	6%	Eligible	1948–1970	7	354	151	203	.427	1	0	49	0
Jim Lynam	5%	Eligible	1984–1997	10	720	328	392	.456	0	0	158	0
Byron Scott	5%	Eligible	2001–2016	15	1101	454	647	.412	0	1	0	0
Dwane Casey	5%	Recently retired	2006–2023	14	1064	494	570	.464	0	1	0	0
Brad Stevens	4%	Eligible	2014–2021	8	636	354	282	.557	0	0	166	0
Del Harris	4%	Eligible	1980–1999	14	1013	556	457	.549	0	1	0	0
Stan Van Gundy	4%	Eligible	2004–2021	13	979	554	425	.566	0	0	13	0
Terry Stotts	4%	Eligible	2003–2021	13	1003	517	486	.515	0	0	0	0
Tom Thibodeau	4%	Recently retired	2011–2025	13	998	578	420	.579	0	2	0	0
Babe McCarthy	4%	Eligible	1968–1974	7	564	280	284	.496	0	1	175	0
Joe Mazzulla	4%	Active	2023–2027	4	328	238	90	.726	1	1	0	0
Scott Skiles	3%	Eligible	2000–2016	14	958	478	480	.499	0	0	0	0
Bernie Bickerstaff	3%	Eligible	1986–2013	14	937	419	518	.447	0	0	0	0
Scott Brooks	3%	Eligible	2009–2021	12	935	521	414	.557	0	1	0	0
Harold Olsen	3%	Eligible	1947–1949	3	158	95	63	.601	0	0	307	0
Mike Woodson	3%	Recently retired	2005–2014	9	680	315	365	.463	0	0	82	0
Tom Nissalke	3%	Eligible	1972–1984	13	879	371	508	.422	0	2	0	0
Paul Silas	3%	Eligible	1981–2012	12	875	387	488	.442	0	0	0	0
George Senesky	3%	Eligible	1956–1958	3	216	119	97	.551	1	0	0	0
Eric Musselman	3%	Active	2003–2007	3	246	108	138	.439	0	0	256	0
LaDell Andersen	3%	Eligible	1972–1973	2	168	115	53	.685	0	0	287	0
Stan Albeck	3%	Eligible	1971–1986	8	645	334	311	.518	0	0	90	0
Frank Layden	3%	Eligible	1982–1989	8	571	277	294	.485	0	1	119	0
Doug Collins	3%	Eligible	1987–2013	11	849	442	407	.521	0	0	0	0
Don Chaney	2%	Eligible	1985–2004	12	831	337	494	.406	0	1	0	0
Fred Hoiberg	2%	Active	2016–2019	4	270	115	155	.426	0	0	227	0
Steve Clifford	2%	Recently retired	2014–2024	10	801	340	461	.424	0	0	0	0
Dick Harter	2%	Eligible	1989–1990	2	122	28	94	.230	0	0	279	0
Brian Hill	2%	Eligible	1994–2007	9	613	298	315	.486	0	0	75	0
Monty Williams	2%	Recently retired	2011–2024	10	785	381	404	.485	0	1	0	0
Jason Kidd	2%	Recently retired	2014–2026	10	783	388	395	.496	0	0	0	0
Paul Westphal	2%	Eligible	1993–2012	10	597	318	279	.533	0	0	76	0
Jim O'Brien	2%	Eligible	2001–2011	9	630	303	327	.481	0	0	61	0
Jeff Van Gundy	2%	Eligible	1996–2007	11	748	430	318	.575	0	0	0	0
Vince Cazzetta	2%	Eligible	1968	1	78	54	24	.692	1	1	0	0
J.B. Bickerstaff	2%	Active	2016–2027	10	709	359	350	.506	0	0	0	0
Phil Johnson	2%	Eligible	1974–1987	9	543	236	307	.435	0	1	68	0
Chris Ford	2%	Eligible	1991–2004	10	699	323	376	.462	0	0	0	0
Jack McKinney	2%	Eligible	1980–1985	6	351	136	215	.387	0	1	142	0
Bruce Hale	2%	Eligible	1949–1968	2	95	26	69	.274	0	0	246	0
Bob Hill	2%	Eligible	1987–2007	9	603	310	293	.514	0	0	36	0
Jack McCloskey	2%	Eligible	1973–1974	2	164	48	116	.293	0	0	216	0
Randy Wittman	2%	Eligible	2000–2016	10	684	278	406	.406	0	0	0	0
Al Bianchi	2%	Eligible	1968–1976	9	675	283	392	.419	0	1	0	0
Eddie Jordan	2%	Eligible	1997–2010	9	600	257	343	.428	0	0	29	0
Bob Bass	2%	Eligible	1968–1992	10	611	311	300	.509	0	0	22	0
Tates Locke	1%	Eligible	1977	1	46	16	30	.348	0	0	254	0
Larry Krystkowiak	1%	Eligible	2007–2008	2	100	31	69	.310	0	0	225	0
Jack McMahon	1%	Eligible	1963–1972	10	643	300	343	.467	0	0	0	0
Bob Cousy	1%	Eligible	1970–1974	5	348	141	207	.405	0	0	114	0
Avery Johnson	1%	Eligible	2005–2013	7	440	254	186	.577	0	1	75	0
Maurice Cheeks	1%	Eligible	2002–2014	9	620	305	315	.492	0	0	0	0
Richie Guerin	1%	Eligible	1965–1972	8	618	327	291	.529	0	1	0	0
Lawrence Frank	1%	Eligible	2004–2013	9	614	279	335	.454	0	0	0	0
Kevin O'Neill	1%	Eligible	2004	1	82	33	49	.402	0	0	219	0
Don Casey	1%	Eligible	1989–2000	4	238	85	153	.357	0	0	151	0
Bob Feerick	1%	Eligible	1950–1963	2	148	63	85	.426	0	0	186	0
Jeff Bzdelik	1%	Eligible	2003–2005	3	192	73	119	.380	0	0	162	0
Joe Mullaney	1%	Eligible	1970–1977	8	566	322	244	.569	0	1	0	0
Brett Brown	1%	Eligible	2014–2020	7	565	221	344	.391	0	0	0	0
Bill Musselman	1%	Eligible	1976–1991	5	295	85	210	.288	0	0	104	0
Wes Unseld	1%	Eligible	1988–1994	7	547	202	345	.369	0	0	0	0
Dick Versace	1%	Eligible	1989–1991	3	160	73	87	.456	0	0	156	0
Matt Guokas	1%	Eligible	1986–1993	7	535	230	305	.430	0	0	0	0
Lionel Hollins	1%	Eligible	2000–2016	9	534	262	272	.491	0	0	0	0
Bob Weiss	1%	Eligible	1987–2006	7	522	223	299	.427	0	0	0	0
Bob MacKinnon	1%	Eligible	1975–1988	4	177	57	120	.322	0	0	142	0
Sidney Lowe	1%	Eligible	1993–2003	5	307	79	228	.257	0	0	86	0
Paul Seymour	1%	Eligible	1957–1969	8	512	271	241	.529	0	0	0	0
Reggie Theus	1%	Active	2008–2009	2	106	44	62	.415	0	0	166	0
Dave McMillan	1%	Eligible	1951	1	23	9	14	.391	0	0	196	0
Dave Joerger	1%	Eligible	2014–2019	6	492	245	247	.498	0	0	0	0
Tony Barone	1%	Eligible	2007	1	52	16	36	.308	0	0	178	0
Isiah Thomas	1%	Eligible	2001–2008	5	410	187	223	.456	0	0	26	0
Kenny Atkinson	1%	Active	2017–2027	6	472	234	238	.496	0	1	0	0
Jim Brovelli	1%	Eligible	1999	1	18	5	13	.278	0	0	186	0
Taylor Jenkins	1%	Active	2020–2027	6	464	250	214	.539	0	0	0	0
Neil Cohalan	1%	Eligible	1947	1	60	33	27	.550	0	0	165	0
Dick McGuire	1%	Eligible	1960–1968	7	458	197	261	.430	0	0	0	0
Bones McKinney	1%	Eligible	1951–1971	3	161	69	92	.429	0	0	122	0
Chris Finch	1%	Active	2021–2027	6	451	258	193	.572	0	0	0	0
Garry St. Jean	1%	Eligible	1993–2000	6	450	172	278	.382	0	0	0	0
Darrell Walker	1%	Active	1997–2000	3	169	56	113	.331	0	0	113	0
Mike Schuler	1%	Eligible	1987–1992	5	338	179	159	.530	0	1	43	0
Mike Miller	1%	Eligible	2020	1	44	17	27	.386	0	0	162	0
John Lucas	1%	Eligible	1993–2003	6	431	173	258	.401	0	0	0	0
Sam Mitchell	1%	Eligible	2005–2016	6	427	185	242	.433	0	1	0	0
Kevin McHale	1%	Eligible	2005–2016	7	417	232	185	.556	0	0	0	0
Jim Pollard	1%	Eligible	1960–1970	5	295	130	165	.441	0	0	48	0
Allan Bristow	1%	Eligible	1992–1996	5	410	207	203	.505	0	0	0	0
Jamahl Mosley	1%	Active	2022–2027	5	410	189	221	.461	0	0	0	0
Luke Walton	1%	Recently retired	2017–2022	6	407	166	241	.408	0	0	0	0
James Borrego	1%	Recently retired	2015–2026	6	401	172	229	.429	0	0	0	0
Vinny Del Negro	1%	Eligible	2009–2013	5	394	210	184	.533	0	0	0	0
Bill Blakeley	1%	Eligible	1971	1	65	25	40	.385	0	0	134	0
Larry Drew	1%	Eligible	2011–2019	5	388	162	226	.418	0	0	0	0
Dan Issel	1%	Eligible	1993–2002	6	388	180	208	.464	0	0	0	0
Bill Blair	1%	Eligible	1983–1996	3	108	29	79	.269	0	0	114	0
Jeff Hornacek	1%	Eligible	2014–2018	5	377	161	216	.427	0	0	0	0
Butch Beard	1%	Eligible	1995–1996	2	164	60	104	.366	0	0	84	0
Richie Adubato	1%	Eligible	1980–1997	6	367	127	240	.346	0	0	0	0
John Kuester	1%	Eligible	2010–2011	2	164	57	107	.348	0	0	81	0
Jacque Vaughn	1%	Recently retired	2013–2024	6	355	129	226	.363	0	0	0	0
Randy Ayers	1%	Eligible	2004	1	52	21	31	.404	0	0	124	0
Dave Cowens	1%	Eligible	1979–2002	6	352	161	191	.457	0	0	0	0
Ray Scott	1%	Eligible	1973–1976	4	281	147	134	.523	0	1	29	0
Bill Berry	1%	Eligible	2002	1	2	0	2	.000	0	0	142	0
Willie Green	1%	Recently retired	2022–2026	5	340	150	190	.441	0	0	0	0
Ed Tapscott	1%	Eligible	2009	1	71	18	53	.254	0	0	109	0
Willis Reed	1%	Eligible	1978–1989	4	206	82	124	.398	0	0	52	0
Glenn Curtis	1%	Eligible	1947	1	34	12	22	.353	0	0	122	0
Charles Wolf	1%	Eligible	1961–1965	5	330	143	187	.433	0	0	0	0
Ed Badger	1%	Eligible	1977–1978	2	164	84	80	.512	0	0	68	0
Chauncey Billups	1%	Recently retired	2022–2026	5	329	117	212	.356	0	0	0	0
Will Hardy	1%	Active	2023–2027	4	328	107	221	.326	0	0	0	0
Ron Rothstein	1%	Eligible	1989–1993	4	328	97	231	.296	0	0	0	0
Ime Udoka	1%	Active	2022–2027	4	328	196	132	.598	0	0	0	0
Bob Staak	1%	Eligible	1997	1	1	0	1	.000	0	0	133	0
Dolph Schayes	1%	Eligible	1964–1972	5	323	151	172	.467	0	1	0	0
Terry Porter	1%	Eligible	2004–2009	3	215	99	116	.460	0	0	43	0
Jay Triano	1%	Eligible	2009–2018	4	308	108	200	.351	0	0	0	0
Scotty Robertson	1%	Eligible	1975–1983	5	287	109	178	.380	0	0	8	0
Red Rocha	1%	Eligible	1958–1960	3	153	65	88	.425	0	0	61	0
Jim Boylen	1%	Eligible	2019–2020	2	123	39	84	.317	0	0	69	0
George Irvine	1%	Eligible	1985–2001	5	290	100	190	.345	0	0	0	0
Tyrone Corbin	1%	Eligible	2011–2015	5	286	119	167	.416	0	0	0	0
Dick Vitale	<1%	Eligible	1979–1980	2	94	34	60	.362	0	0	78	0
Red Kerr	<1%	Eligible	1967–1970	4	283	93	190	.329	0	1	0	0
Johnny Egan	<1%	Eligible	1973–1976	4	281	129	152	.459	0	0	0	0
Mike Dunlap	<1%	Eligible	2013	1	82	21	61	.256	0	0	81	0
Eddie Donovan	<1%	Eligible	1962–1965	4	278	84	194	.302	0	0	0	0
Andrew Levane	<1%	Eligible	1953–1962	5	276	106	170	.384	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Rodgers	<1%	Eligible	1989–1993	4	275	115	160	.418	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bach	<1%	Eligible	1980–1986	4	267	95	172	.356	0	0	0	0
Paul Birch	<1%	Eligible	1947–1954	4	267	120	147	.449	0	0	0	0
Keith Smart	<1%	Eligible	2003–2013	4	263	93	170	.354	0	0	0	0
Harry Gallatin	<1%	Eligible	1963–1966	4	256	136	120	.531	0	1	0	0
Jim Harding	<1%	Eligible	1969	1	33	20	13	.606	0	0	91	0
Gene Littles	<1%	Eligible	1986–1995	4	155	44	111	.284	0	0	40	0
Darko Rajakovic	<1%	Active	2024–2027	3	246	101	145	.411	0	0	0	0
Jerry West	<1%	Eligible	1977–1979	3	246	145	101	.589	0	0	0	0
Charles Eckman	<1%	Eligible	1955–1958	4	241	123	118	.510	0	0	0	0
Gene Rhodes	<1%	Eligible	1968–1971	4	238	128	110	.538	0	0	0	0
Stephen Silas	<1%	Recently retired	2021–2023	3	236	59	177	.250	0	0	0	0
Bobby Wanzer	<1%	Eligible	1956–1959	4	234	98	136	.419	0	0	0	0
Mark Jackson	<1%	Eligible	2012–2014	3	230	121	109	.526	0	0	0	0
Kurt Rambis	<1%	Eligible	1999–2016	4	229	65	164	.284	0	0	0	0
Danny Ainge	<1%	Eligible	1997–2000	4	226	136	90	.602	0	0	0	0
Ed Gregory	<1%	Eligible	1988	1	18	4	14	.222	0	0	85	0
Dave DeBusschere	<1%	Eligible	1965–1967	3	222	79	143	.356	0	0	0	0
Elgin Baylor	<1%	Eligible	1975–1979	4	221	86	135	.389	0	0	0	0
Johnny Davis	<1%	Eligible	1997–2009	4	219	73	146	.333	0	0	0	0
Larry Bird	<1%	Eligible	1998–2000	3	214	147	67	.687	0	1	0	0
Stu Jackson	<1%	Eligible	1990–1997	3	136	58	78	.426	0	0	32	0
John Carroll	<1%	Eligible	2004	1	36	14	22	.389	0	0	73	0
Robert Morris	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	60	28	32	.467	0	0	61	0
Wes Unseld	<1%	Recently retired	2022–2024	3	207	77	130	.372	0	0	0	0
David Fizdale	<1%	Eligible	2017–2020	4	205	71	134	.346	0	0	0	0
Brian Keefe	<1%	Active	2024–2027	3	203	43	160	.212	0	0	0	0
Cliff Hagan	<1%	Eligible	1968–1970	3	199	109	90	.548	0	0	0	0
Roy Rubin	<1%	Eligible	1973	1	51	4	47	.078	0	0	56	0
Brian Winters	<1%	Eligible	1996–2002	3	184	36	148	.196	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Pierce	<1%	Eligible	2019–2021	3	183	63	120	.344	0	0	0	0
Rolland Todd	<1%	Eligible	1971–1972	2	138	41	97	.297	0	0	17	0
Dave Wohl	<1%	Eligible	1986–1988	3	179	65	114	.363	0	0	0	0
Michael Curry	<1%	Eligible	2009	1	82	39	43	.476	0	0	39	0
John Clark	<1%	Eligible	1970	1	39	14	25	.359	0	0	55	0
Jerry Reynolds	<1%	Eligible	1987–1990	4	170	56	114	.329	0	0	0	0
Vince Boryla	<1%	Eligible	1956–1958	3	165	80	85	.485	0	0	0	0
Butch Carter	<1%	Eligible	1998–2000	3	165	73	92	.442	0	0	0	0
Beryl Shipley	<1%	Eligible	1975	1	46	16	30	.348	0	0	49	0
M.L. Carr	<1%	Eligible	1996–1997	2	164	48	116	.293	0	0	0	0
Jordi Fernández Torres	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	164	46	118	.280	0	0	0	0
Darvin Ham	<1%	Recently retired	2023–2024	2	164	90	74	.549	0	0	0	0
Charles Lee	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	164	63	101	.384	0	0	0	0
JJ Redick	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	164	103	61	.628	0	0	0	0
Steve Nash	<1%	Recently retired	2021–2023	3	161	94	67	.584	0	0	0	0
Tom Sanders	<1%	Eligible	1978–1979	2	62	23	39	.371	0	0	40	0
Mitch Johnson	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	159	94	65	.591	0	0	0	0
Max Zaslofsky	<1%	Eligible	1968–1969	2	156	53	103	.340	0	0	0	0
Neil Johnston	<1%	Eligible	1960–1961	2	154	95	59	.617	0	0	0	0
Bill Cartwright	<1%	Eligible	2002–2004	3	151	51	100	.338	0	0	0	0
Herb Brown	<1%	Eligible	1976–1978	3	146	72	74	.493	0	0	0	0
Randy Pfund	<1%	Eligible	1993–1994	2	146	66	80	.452	0	0	0	0
John Castellani	<1%	Eligible	1960	1	36	11	25	.306	0	0	45	0
Jim Boylan	<1%	Eligible	2008–2013	2	106	46	60	.434	0	0	15	0
Donnie Walsh	<1%	Eligible	1979–1981	3	142	60	82	.423	0	0	0	0
Brendan Malone	<1%	Eligible	1996–2005	2	100	29	71	.290	0	0	17	0
Brian Shaw	<1%	Eligible	2014–2015	2	141	56	85	.397	0	0	0	0
Ed Macauley	<1%	Eligible	1959–1960	2	137	89	48	.650	0	0	0	0
Ryan Saunders	<1%	Eligible	2019–2021	3	137	43	94	.314	0	0	0	0
Herm Schaefer	<1%	Eligible	1952–1953	2	137	62	75	.453	0	0	0	0
Derek Fisher	<1%	Eligible	2015–2016	2	136	40	96	.294	0	0	0	0
Murray Mendenhall	<1%	Eligible	1950–1951	2	136	72	64	.529	0	0	0	0
Frank Johnson	<1%	Eligible	2002–2004	3	134	63	71	.470	0	0	0	0
George Lee	<1%	Eligible	1969–1970	2	134	63	71	.470	0	0	0	0
Doug Christie	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	133	49	84	.368	0	0	0	0
Larry Staverman	<1%	Eligible	1968–1978	3	132	58	74	.439	0	0	0	0
Jerry Steele	<1%	Eligible	1971	1	42	17	25	.405	0	0	37	0
Tom Marshall	<1%	Eligible	1959–1960	2	129	35	94	.271	0	0	0	0
Grady Lewis	<1%	Eligible	1949–1950	2	128	55	73	.430	0	0	0	0
Jim Cleamons	<1%	Eligible	1997–1998	2	98	28	70	.286	0	0	12	0
Carl Braun	<1%	Eligible	1960–1961	2	127	40	87	.315	0	0	0	0
Rex Hughes	<1%	Eligible	1992–1993	2	58	23	35	.397	0	0	27	0
David Blatt	<1%	Eligible	2015–2016	2	123	83	40	.675	0	0	0	0
Marc Iavaroni	<1%	Eligible	2008–2009	2	123	33	90	.268	0	0	0	0
Cliff Barker	<1%	Eligible	1950–1951	2	120	63	57	.525	0	0	0	0
Jerry Colangelo	<1%	Eligible	1970–1973	2	119	59	60	.496	0	0	0	0
Earl Watson	<1%	Eligible	2016–2018	3	118	33	85	.280	0	0	0	0
Harold Blitman	<1%	Eligible	1970–1971	2	112	36	76	.321	0	0	0	0
Donnie Butcher	<1%	Eligible	1967–1969	3	112	52	60	.464	0	0	0	0
Burl Friddle	<1%	Eligible	1949	1	43	14	29	.326	0	0	27	0
Fred Carter	<1%	Eligible	1993–1994	2	108	32	76	.296	0	0	0	0
John Russell	<1%	Eligible	1947–1948	2	108	42	66	.389	0	0	0	0
Frank Hamblen	<1%	Eligible	1992–2005	2	104	33	71	.317	0	0	0	0
Jeff Bower	<1%	Eligible	2010	1	73	34	39	.466	0	0	12	0
Slater Martin	<1%	Eligible	1957–1969	3	98	37	61	.378	0	0	0	0
Gar Heard	<1%	Eligible	1993–2000	2	97	23	74	.237	0	0	0	0
Bucky Buckwalter	<1%	Eligible	1973–1975	2	93	37	56	.398	0	0	0	0
Doxie Moore	<1%	Eligible	1950–1952	2	92	32	60	.348	0	0	0	0
Tuomas Iisalo	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	91	29	62	.319	0	0	0	0
David Adelman	<1%	Active	2025–2027	2	85	57	28	.671	0	0	0	0
Wilt Chamberlain	<1%	Eligible	1974	1	84	37	47	.440	0	0	0	0
York Larese	<1%	Eligible	1970	1	84	39	45	.464	0	0	0	0
Tom Meschery	<1%	Eligible	1972	1	84	35	49	.417	0	0	0	0
Quinn Buckner	<1%	Eligible	1994	1	82	13	69	.159	0	0	0	0
Bill Hanzlik	<1%	Eligible	1998	1	82	11	71	.134	0	0	0	0
Igor Kokoskov	<1%	Eligible	2019	1	82	19	63	.232	0	0	0	0
Jordan Ott	<1%	Active	2026–2027	1	82	45	37	.549	0	0	0	0
Sam Vincent	<1%	Eligible	2008	1	82	32	50	.390	0	0	0	0
John Wetzel	<1%	Eligible	1988	1	82	28	54	.341	0	0	0	0
Johnny McCarthy	<1%	Eligible	1972	1	81	22	59	.272	0	0	0	0
Tiago Splitter	<1%	Active	2026–2027	1	81	42	39	.519	0	0	0	0
Philip Brownstein	<1%	Eligible	1949–1950	2	79	50	29	.633	0	0	0	0
Earl Lloyd	<1%	Eligible	1972–1973	2	77	22	55	.286	0	0	0	0
Rod Thorn	<1%	Eligible	1976–1982	2	77	35	42	.455	0	0	0	0
Mark Binstein	<1%	Eligible	1972	1	74	21	53	.284	0	0	0	0
Nate Bjorkgren	<1%	Eligible	2021	1	72	34	38	.472	0	0	0	0
Joe Belmont	<1%	Eligible	1970–1971	2	69	45	24	.652	0	1	0	0
Frank Ramsey	<1%	Eligible	1971	1	67	32	35	.478	0	0	0	0
Jim Weaver	<1%	Eligible	1969	1	66	20	46	.303	0	0	0	0
Kiki Vandeweghe	<1%	Eligible	2010	1	64	12	52	.188	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Darden	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	62	11	51	.177	0	0	0	0
Ken Suesens	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	62	22	40	.355	0	0	0	0
Max Williams	<1%	Eligible	1970–1971	2	60	28	32	.467	0	0	0	0
Tony DiLeo	<1%	Eligible	2009	1	59	32	27	.542	0	0	0	0
Bob Kauffman	<1%	Eligible	1978	1	58	29	29	.500	0	0	0	0
Kenny Natt	<1%	Eligible	2009	1	58	11	47	.190	0	0	0	0
Lindsey Hunter	<1%	Recently retired	2013	1	41	12	29	.293	0	0	7	0
Mike Evans	<1%	Eligible	2002	1	56	18	38	.321	0	0	0	0
Curly Armstrong	<1%	Eligible	1949	1	54	22	32	.407	0	0	0	0
Tony Brown	<1%	Eligible	2016	1	45	11	34	.244	0	0	0	0
Robert Rolfe	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	44	17	27	.386	0	0	0	0
Herb Williams	<1%	Eligible	2004–2005	2	44	17	27	.386	0	0	0	0
Adrian Griffin	<1%	Recently retired	2024	1	43	30	13	.698	0	0	0	0
Zelmo Beaty	<1%	Eligible	1976	1	42	9	33	.214	0	0	0	0
Harry Dinnel	<1%	Eligible	1968	1	42	13	29	.310	0	0	0	0
Joe Prunty	<1%	Recently retired	2018–2024	3	42	25	17	.595	0	0	0	0
Mike Todorovich	<1%	Eligible	1951	1	42	14	28	.333	0	0	0	0
Alex Groza	<1%	Eligible	1971–1975	2	40	17	23	.425	0	0	0	0
George Mikan	<1%	Eligible	1958	1	39	9	30	.231	0	0	0	0
Fred Scolari	<1%	Eligible	1952	1	39	12	27	.308	0	0	0	0
Dutch Dehnert	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	37	17	20	.459	0	0	0	0
Bob Lanier	<1%	Eligible	1995	1	37	12	25	.324	0	0	0	0
Jim Todd	<1%	Eligible	2000	1	37	4	33	.108	0	0	0	0
Al Brightman	<1%	Eligible	1968	1	36	12	24	.333	0	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	35	21	14	.600	0	0	0	0
Charley Shipp	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	35	8	27	.229	0	0	0	0
Kim Hughes	<1%	Eligible	2010	1	33	8	25	.242	0	0	0	0
Verl Young	<1%	Eligible	1969	1	33	10	23	.303	0	0	0	0
John Loyer	<1%	Eligible	2014	1	32	8	24	.250	0	0	0	0
Morris McHone	<1%	Eligible	1984	1	31	11	20	.355	0	0	0	0
Chick Reiser	<1%	Eligible	1952–1953	2	30	8	22	.267	0	0	0	0
Walt Budko	<1%	Eligible	1951	1	29	10	19	.345	0	0	0	0
Nat Hickey	<1%	Eligible	1948	1	29	4	25	.138	0	0	0	0
John McLendon	<1%	Inducted	1970	1	28	9	19	.321	0	0	0	0
Kevin Pritchard	<1%	Eligible	2005	1	27	5	22	.185	0	0	0	0
Jack Smiley	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	27	11	16	.407	0	0	0	0
Don Delaney	<1%	Eligible	1981–1982	2	26	7	19	.269	0	0	0	0
Stu Inman	<1%	Eligible	1972	1	26	6	20	.231	0	0	0	0
Philip Sachs	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	26	8	18	.308	0	0	0	0
Dick Van Arsdale	<1%	Eligible	1987	1	26	14	12	.538	0	0	0	0
Dennis Johnson	<1%	Eligible	2003	1	24	8	16	.333	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Canales	<1%	Eligible	2012	1	23	8	15	.348	0	0	0	0
Roy Clifford	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	23	13	10	.565	0	0	0	0
Melvin Hunt	<1%	Eligible	2015	1	23	10	13	.435	0	0	0	0
Bob Hopkins	<1%	Eligible	1978	1	22	5	17	.227	0	0	0	0
Albert Soar	<1%	Eligible	1948	1	19	2	17	.105	0	0	0	0
Chris Jent	<1%	Eligible	2005	1	18	5	13	.278	0	0	0	0
John Givens	<1%	Eligible	1968	1	17	5	12	.294	0	0	0	0
Magic Johnson	<1%	Eligible	1994	1	16	5	11	.312	0	0	0	0
Michael Cooper	<1%	Eligible	2005	1	14	4	10	.286	0	0	0	0
Dave Brown	<1%	Eligible	1973	1	12	4	8	.333	0	0	0	0
Wah Wah Jones	<1%	Eligible	1951	1	12	7	5	.583	0	0	0	0
Vern Mikkelsen	<1%	Eligible	1969	1	12	6	6	.500	0	0	0	0
Ed Sadowski	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	12	3	9	.250	0	0	0	0
Andy Phillip	<1%	Eligible	1959	1	10	6	4	.600	0	0	0	0
Mike Farmer	<1%	Eligible	1967	1	9	1	8	.111	0	0	0	0
Mack Calvin	<1%	Eligible	1976–1992	2	8	1	7	.125	0	0	0	0
Gene Tormohlen	<1%	Eligible	1976	1	8	1	7	.125	0	0	0	0
Bob Kloppenburg	<1%	Eligible	1982–1992	2	7	2	5	.286	0	0	0	0
Carl Bennett	<1%	Eligible	1949	1	6	0	6	.000	0	0	0	0
Bob Pettit	<1%	Eligible	1962	1	6	4	2	.667	0	0	0	0
Roger Potter	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	5	1	4	.200	0	0	0	0
Draff Young	<1%	Eligible	1974	1	4	0	4	.000	0	0	0	0
Bill Bertka	<1%	Eligible	1994–1999	2	3	2	1	.667	0	0	0	0
Ike Duffey	<1%	Eligible	1950	1	3	1	2	.333	0	0	0	0
Dick Fitzgerald	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	3	2	1	.667	0	0	0	0
John Logan	<1%	Eligible	1951	1	3	2	1	.667	0	0	0	0
Pete Myers	<1%	Eligible	2004–2008	2	3	0	3	.000	0	0	0	0
Jack Ankerson	<1%	Eligible	1976	1	2	1	1	.500	0	0	0	0
Tom Barrise	<1%	Eligible	2010	1	2	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0
Mel Daniels	<1%	Eligible	1989	1	2	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0
Terry Dischinger	<1%	Eligible	1972	1	2	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0
Lew Hayman	<1%	Eligible	1947	1	1	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0

No coaches found.

|Data Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026

NBA/ABA head coaches. Seasons are labelled by the year they end. Titles = NBA/ABA championships, COY = Coach of the Year awards. Data: Basketball-Reference, Sports-Reference.

What is the practical use of this, one might ask? None whatsoever, but the main findings are that Dick Motta (90%) has been robbed and Pete Myers still has some way to go.