List of Detroit Pistons head coaches

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They play in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team, owned by Tom Gores, plays its home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills.[1][2] The franchise was founded in 1941 by Fred Zollner as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, playing in the National Basketball League (NBL).[3] In 1948, the team was renamed to the Fort Wayne Pistons and joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which merged with the NBL to become the NBA a year later.[3] After spending nine seasons in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Zollner moved the team to Detroit, Michigan in 1957 to be able to compete financially with other big city teams.[4] In the 1980s, general manager Jack McCloskey was instrumental in the Pistons' future championship runs by drafting Isiah Thomas, acquiring key players like Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman and hiring head coach Chuck Daly.[4] The 1980s team, known today as "the Bad Boys" due to the physical playing style, eventually won two championships in the 1989 and 1990 NBA Finals under Daly.[4] The Pistons won their third title in the 2004 NBA Finals under the tenure of Larry Brown.[4]

There have been 35 head coaches for the Pistons franchise since joining the NBA. The franchise's first head coach while in the NBA was Carl Bennett, who coached the team for six games, all of which are losses.[5] Chuck Daly is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (738), regular-season games won (467), playoff games coached (113), and playoff games won (71);[6] Flip Saunders is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season winning percentage (.715).[7] Daly and Larry Brown are the only members of the franchise to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches;[6][8] Daly was also selected as one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.[9] Both Ray Scott and Rick Carlisle have won NBA Coach of the Year in the 1973–74 and 2001–02 season, with the Pistons respectively.[10] Former coach Dick Vitale was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in honor of the work he did as a basketball broadcaster after leaving the Pistons.[11] Sixteen head coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with the Pistons. Curly Armstrong, Red Rocha, Dick McGuire, Dave DeBusschere, Donnie Butcher, Terry Dischinger, Earl Lloyd, Scott, and Michael Curry formerly played for the team.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The current head coach of the Pistons is Stan Van Gundy.[21]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Pistons
double-dagger Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015–16 season. The list does not include NBL seasons.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
Fort Wayne Pistons
1 Bennett, CarlCarl Bennett* 1948 6 0 6 .000 — — — — [5]
2 Armstrong, CurlyCurly Armstrong* 1948–1949 (as player-coach) 54 22 32 .407 — — — — [22]
3 Mendenhall, MurrayMurray Mendenhall* 1949–1951 136 72 64 .529 — — — — [23]
4 Birch, PaulPaul Birch 1951–1954 207 105 102 .507 14 4 10 .286 [24]
5 Eckman, CharleyCharley Eckman* 1954–1957 216 114 102 .528 24 10 14 .417 [25]
Detroit Pistons
— Eckman, CharleyCharley Eckman* 1957 25 9 16 .360 0 0 0 – [25]
6 Rocha, RedRed Rocha* 1957–1960 153 65 88 .425 10 4 6 .400 [26]
7 McGuire, DickDick McGuire 1959–1960 (as player-coach)
1960–1963		 280 122 158 .436 21 8 13 .381 [27]
8 Wolf, CharlesCharles Wolf 1963–1964 91 25 66 .433 — — — — [28]
9 DeBusschere, DaveDave DeBusschere* 1964–1967 (as player-coach) 222 79 143 .356 — — — — [29]
10 Butcher, DonnieDonnie Butcher* 1967–1968 112 52 60 .464 6 2 4 .333 [30]
11 Seymour, PaulPaul Seymour 1968–1969 60 22 38 .367 — — — — [31]
12 van Breda Kolff, ButchButch van Breda Kolff 1969–1971 174 82 92 .471 — — — — [32]
13 Dischinger, TerryTerry Dischinger* 1971 (as player-coach) 2 0 2 .000 — — — — [33]
14 Lloyd, EarlEarl Lloyd* 1971–1972 77 22 55 .286 — — — — [34]
15 Scott, RayRay Scott* 1972–1976 281 147 134 .523 10 4 6 .400 1973–74 NBA Coach of the Year[10] [35]
16 Brown, HerbHerb Brown* 1976–1977 146 72 74 .493 12 5 7 .417 [36]
17 Kauffman, BobBob Kauffman* 1977–1978 58 29 29 .500 — — — — [37]
18 Vitale, DickDick Vitale* 1978–1979 94 34 60 .362 — — — — [38]
19 Adubato, RichieRichie Adubato 1979–1980 70 12 58 .171 — — — — [39]
20 Robertson, ScottyScotty Robertson 1980–1983 246 97 149 .394 — — — — [40]
21 Daly, ChuckChuck Dalydouble-dagger 1983–1992 738 467 271 .633 113 71 42 .628 2 NBA championships (1989, 1990)
One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[9]		 [6]
22 Rothstein, RonRon Rothstein 1992–1993 82 40 42 .488 — — — — [41]
23 Chaney, DonDon Chaney 1993–1995 164 48 116 .293 — — — — [42]
24 Collins, DougDoug Collins 1995–1998 209 121 88 .579 8 2 6 .250 [43]
25 Gentry, AlvinAlvin Gentry 1998–2000 145 73 72 .503 5 2 3 .400 [44]
26 Irvine, GeorgeGeorge Irvine 2000–2001 106 46 60 .434 3 0 3 .000 [45]
27 Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle 2001–2003 164 100 64 .610 27 12 15 .444 2001–02 NBA Coach of the Year[10] [46]
28 Brown, LarryLarry Browndouble-dagger 2003–2005 164 108 56 .659 48 31 17 .646 NBA championship (2004) [8]
29 Saunders, FlipFlip Saunders 2005–2008 246 176 70 .715 51 30 21 .588 [7]
30 Curry, MichaelMichael Curry* 2008–2009 82 39 43 .476 4 0 4 .000 [47]
31 Kuester, JohnJohn Kuester* 2009–2011 164 57 107 .348 — — — — [48]
32 Frank, LawrenceLawrence Frank 2011–2013 148 54 94 .365 — — — — [49]
33 Cheeks, MauriceMaurice Cheeks 2013–2014 50 21 29 .420 — — — — [50]
34 Loyer, JohnJohn Loyer* 2014 32 8 24 .250 — — — — [51]
35 Van Gundy, StanStan Van Gundy 2014–present 264 76 88 .463 4 0 4 .000

Notes

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "2008–09 Detroit Pistons Media Guide: Leadership" (PDF). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Pistons History: The Palace of Auburn Hills". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Pistons: Team History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Pistons: History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Carl Bennett Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 "Chuck Daly Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  7. 1 2 "Flip Saunders Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  8. 1 2 "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  9. 1 2 "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  10. 1 2 3 "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Dick Vitale". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Curly Armstrong Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Red Rocha Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Dick McGuire Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Dave DeBusschere Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  16. ↑ "Donnie Butcher Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Terry Dischinger Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  18. ↑ "Earl Lloyd Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  19. ↑ "Ray Scott Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  20. ↑ "Michael Curry Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  21. ↑ Detroit Pistons Name Stan Van Gundy Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations NBA.com, May 14, 2014
  22. ↑ "Curly Armstrong Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  23. ↑ "Murray Mendenhall Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  24. ↑ "Paul Birch Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  25. 1 2 "Charles Eckman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  26. ↑ "Red Rocha Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  27. ↑ "Dick McGuire Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  28. ↑ "Charles Wolf Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  29. ↑ "Dave DeBusschere Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  30. ↑ "Donnie Butcher Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  31. ↑ "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  32. ↑ "Bill Van Breda Kolff Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  33. ↑ "Terry Dischinger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  34. ↑ "Earl Lloyd Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  35. ↑ "Ray Scott Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  36. ↑ "Herb Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  37. ↑ "Bob Kauffman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  38. ↑ "Dick Vitale Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  39. ↑ "Richie Adubato Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  40. ↑ "Scotty Robertson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  41. ↑ "Ron Rothstein Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  42. ↑ "Don Chaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  43. ↑ "Doug Collin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  44. ↑ "Alvin Gentry Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  45. ↑ "George Irvine Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  46. ↑ "Rick Carlisle Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  47. ↑ "Michael Curry Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  48. ↑ "John Kuester Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  49. ↑ "Lawrence Frank Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  50. ↑ "Maurice Cheeks Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  51. ↑ "John Loyer Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

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