List of Milwaukee Bucks head coaches
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has played their home games at the Bradley Center since 1988.[1] The Bucks are owned by Herb Kohl, with John Hammond as their general manager.
Since the team was formed in 1968, there have been 14 head coaches for the Bucks franchise.[2] The franchise won its only NBA championship in the 1971 NBA Finals under the leadership of its first coach, Larry Costello.[3] Don Nelson is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular season games coached (884), most regular season games won (540), most playoff games coached (88), the highest winning percentage in the regular season (.611), and most playoff games won (42).[4] Nelson is also the only Bucks coach to win an NBA Coach of the Year Award and to be one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.[4][5] Larry Krystkowiak is the only person to have spent his entire coaching career with the Bucks.[6] Mike Dunleavy, Krystkowiak, and Scott Skiles have played and coached for the Bucks.[7][8][9] Skiles has been the head coach of the Bucks since 2008.[10]
Key
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| # | Number of coaches[a] |
| * | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Bucks |
 |
Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015–16 season.
| # | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| 1 | Costello, LarryLarry Costello | 1968–1976 | 674 | 410 | 264 | .608 | 60 | 37 | 23 | .617 | 1 Championship (1971) | [3] |
| 2 | Nelson, DonDon Nelson |
1976–1987 | 884 | 540 | 344 | .611 | 88 | 42 | 46 | .477 | NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[5] |
[4] |
| 3 | Harris, DelDel Harris | 1987–1991 | 345 | 191 | 154 | .554 | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 | [11] | |
| 4 | Hamblen, FrankFrank Hamblen | 1991–1992 | 65 | 23 | 42 | .354 | — | — | — | — | [12] | |
| 5 | Dunleavy, MikeMike Dunleavy | 1992–1996 | 328 | 107 | 221 | .326 | — | — | — | — | [13] | |
| 6 | Ford, ChrisChris Ford | 1996–1998 | 164 | 69 | 95 | .421 | — | — | — | — | [14] | |
| 7 | Karl, GeorgeGeorge Karl | 1998–2003 | 378 | 205 | 173 | .542 | 32 | 14 | 18 | .438 | [15] | |
| 8 | Porter, TerryTerry Porter | 2003–2005 | 164 | 71 | 93 | .433 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | [16] | |
| 9 | Stotts, TerryTerry Stotts | 2005–2007 | 146 | 63 | 83 | .432 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | [17] | |
| 10 | Krystkowiak, LarryLarry Krystkowiak* | 2007–2008 | 100 | 31 | 69 | .310 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
| 11 | Skiles, ScottScott Skiles | 2008–2013 | 344 | 162 | 182 | .471 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | [10] | |
| 12 | Boylan, JimJim Boylan* | 2013 | 50 | 22 | 28 | .444 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | [18] | |
| 13 | Drew, LarryLarry Drew | 2013–2014 | 82 | 15 | 67 | .183 | － | － | － | .--- | [19] | |
| 14 | Kidd, JasonJason Kidd | 2014–present | 164 | 74 | 90 | .451 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [20] | |
Terry Porter was the head coach of the Bucks for two seasons.
head coach Jason Kidd who led the Bucks from 2014
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Milwaukee Bucks. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
- General
- "Milwaukee Bucks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "Bucks Facts". Bradley Center. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Season Records & Recaps". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- 1 2 "Larry Costello Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Don Nelson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- 1 2 "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- 1 2 "Larry Krystkowiak Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Mike Dunleavy Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Larry Krystkowiak Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Scott Skiles Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- 1 2 "Scott Skiles Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Del Harris Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Frank Hamblem Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Mike Dunleavy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Chris Ford Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "George Karl Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Terry Porter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Jim Boylan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Larry Drew Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Bucks' kidd taking leave of absence to rehab back". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 20, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.