List of New York Knicks head coaches
The New York Knickerbockers are an American professional basketball team based in New York City. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at Madison Square Garden. The franchise's official name "Knickerbockers" came from the style of pants Dutch settlers wore when they came to America.[1] Having joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the predecessor of the NBA, in 1946, the Knicks remain as one of the oldest teams in the NBA.[2] During Red Holzman's tenure, the franchise won its only two NBA championships, the 1970 NBA Finals and the 1973 NBA Finals.
There have been 26 head coaches for the New York Knicks franchise. Holzman was the franchise's first Coach of the Year winner and is its all-time leader in regular-season games coached, regular-season games won, playoff games coached, and playoff games won.[3] Holzman was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986 as a coach.[3] Besides Holzman, Rick Pitino, Don Nelson, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, and Larry Brown have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Four coaches have been named to the list of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.[4] Neil Cohalan, Joe Lapchick, Vince Boryla, Carl Braun, Eddie Donovan and Herb Williams have spent their entire coaching careers with the Knicks.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Boryla, Braun, Harry Gallatin, Dick McGuire, Willis Reed and Williams formerly played for the Knicks.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Key
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches[a] |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Knicks |
Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are as of February 8, 2016.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
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Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
1 | Cohalan, NeilNeil Cohalan* | 1946–1947 | 60 | 33 | 27 | .550 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | [5] | |
2 | Lapchick, JoeJoe Lapchick* | 1947–1956 | 573 | 326 | 247 | .569 | 60 | 30 | 30 | .500 | [6] | |
3 | Boryla, VinceVince Boryla* | 1956–1958 | 165 | 80 | 85 | .485 | — | — | — | -1— | [7] | |
4 | Levane, AndrewAndrew Levane | 1958–1959 | 99 | 48 | 51 | .485 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | [17] | |
5 | Braun, CarlCarl Braun* | 1959–1961 (as player-coach) | 127 | 40 | 87 | .315 | — | — | — | -1— | [8] | |
6 | Donovan, EddieEddie Donovan* | 1961–1965 | 278 | 84 | 194 | .302 | — | — | — | -1— | [9] | |
7 | Gallatin, HarryHarry Gallatin | 1965 | 63 | 25 | 38 | .397 | — | — | — | -1— | [18] | |
8 | McGuire, DickDick McGuire | 1965–1967 | 177 | 75 | 102 | .424 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | [19] | |
9 | Holzman, RedRed Holzman | 1967–1977 | 783 | 466 | 317 | .595 | 95 | 54 | 41 | .568 | 1969–70 NBA Coach of the Year 2 Championships (1970, 1973) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[4] |
[3] |
10 | Reed, WillisWillis Reed | 1977–1978 | 96 | 49 | 47 | .510 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [20] | |
9.1— | Holzman, RedRed Holzman | 1978–1982 | 314 | 147 | 167 | .468 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[4] | [3] |
11 | Brown, HubieHubie Brown | 1982–1986 | 344 | 138 | 190 | .401 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | [21] | |
12 | Hill, BobBob Hill | 1986–1987 | 66 | 20 | 46 | .303 | — | — | — | -1— | [22] | |
13 | Pitino, RickRick Pitino | 1987–1989 | 164 | 90 | 74 | .549 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | [23] | |
14 | Jackson, StuStu Jackson | 1989–1990 | 97 | 52 | 45 | .536 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | [24] | |
15 | MacLeod, JohnJohn MacLeod | 1990–1991 | 67 | 32 | 35 | .478 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | [25] | |
16 | Riley, PatPat Riley | 1991–1995 | 328 | 223 | 105 | .680 | 63 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 1992–93 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[4] |
[26] |
17 | Nelson, DonDon Nelson | 1995–1996 | 59 | 34 | 25 | .576 | — | — | — | -1— | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[4] | [27] |
18 | Van Gundy, JeffJeff Van Gundy | 1996–2001 | 420 | 248 | 172 | .590 | 69 | 37 | 32 | .536 | [28] | |
19 | Chaney, DonDon Chaney | 2001–2004 | 184 | 72 | 112 | .391 | — | — | — | -1— | [29] | |
20 | Williams, HerbHerb Williams* | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | -1— | [10] | |
21 | Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens | 2004–2005 | 81 | 40 | 41 | .494 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[4] | [30] |
20.1— | Williams, HerbHerb Williams* | 2005 | 43 | 16 | 27 | .372 | — | — | — | -1— | [10] | |
22 | Brown, LarryLarry Brown | 2005–2006 | 82 | 23 | 59 | .280 | — | — | — | -1— | [31] | |
23 | Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas | 2006–2008 | 164 | 56 | 108 | .341 | — | — | — | -1— | [32] | |
24 | D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni | 2008–2012 | 288 | 121 | 167 | .420 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | [33] | |
25 | Woodson, MikeMike Woodson | 2012–2014 | 188 | 109 | 79 | .580 | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | [34] | |
26 | Fisher, DerekDerek Fisher* | 2014–2016 | 136 | 40 | 96 | .294 | — | — | — | — | [35] | |
27 | Rambis, KurtKurt Rambis | 2016 | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | — | — | — | — | — | [36] |
28 | Hornacek, JeffJeff Hornacek | 2016–Present | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | [37] |
- Jeff Hornacek is the Knicks head coach.
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Knicks. 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
- "New York Knicks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "Why Knickerbockers?". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ↑ "History of the New York Knicks". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "Red Holzman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- 1 2 "Neil Cohalan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- 1 2 "Joe Lapchick Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- 1 2 "Vince Boryla Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- 1 2 "Carl Braun Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- 1 2 "Eddie Donovan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Herb Williams Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Vince Boryla Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Carl Braun Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Harry Gallatin Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Dick McGuire Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Willis Reed Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Herb Williams Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Dick McGuire Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Willis Reed Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Bob Hill Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Rick Pitino Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Stu Jackson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "John MacLeod Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Pat Riley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Don Nelson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Jeff Van Gundy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Don Chaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Isiah Thomas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Derek Fisher Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Kurt Rambis Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Knicks Name Jeff Hornacek Head Coach". NBA. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.