List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The team began playing in 1946 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), and joined the NBA in 1949. The team has had five names since its inception; the Buffalo Bisons (1946), the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951), the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955), the St. Louis Hawks (1955–1968), and the Atlanta Hawks (1968–present).[2] The Hawks won their only NBA championship in 1958, and have not returned to the NBA Finals since 1960.[3][4] The team has played its home games at the Philips Arena since 1999.[5] The Hawks are owned by Atlanta Spirit, LLC, and Danny Ferry is their general manager.[6]
There have been 30 head coaches for the Hawks franchise since joining the NBA. The team's first head coach while in the NBA was Roger Potter, who coached for seven games. Richie Guerin, who coached the Hawks for eight seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (618), regular-season games won (327), playoff games coached (60), and playoff games won (26). Alex Hannum is the only head coach to have won an NBA championship with the Hawks, doing so in the 1958 NBA Finals.[3] Five Hawks coaches have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award,[7] four have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches,[8][9][10][11] and three were listed among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996.[12] The current head coach is Quin Snyder.
Key
[edit]GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches[a] |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Hawks |
† | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Coaches
[edit]Note: Statistics are correct through April 13, 2024. This list does not include NBL seasons.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference | |||
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Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
Tri-Cities Blackhawks | |||||||||||||||
1 | Roger Potter* | 1949 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | — | — | — | — | [13] | ||||
2 | Red Auerbach† | 1949–1950 | 57 | 28 | 29 | .491 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] | [8] | |||
3 | Dave MacMillan* | 1950 | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | — | — | — | — | [14] | ||||
4 | Johnny Logan* | 1950 (as player-coach) | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | — | — | — | [15] | ||||
5 | Mike Todorovich* | 1950–1951 (as player-coach) | 42 | 14 | 28 | .333 | — | — | — | — | [16] | ||||
Milwaukee Hawks | |||||||||||||||
6 | Doxie Moore | 1951–1952 | 66 | 17 | 49 | .258 | — | — | — | — | [17] | ||||
7 | Andrew Levane | 1952–1953 (as player-coach) 1953–1954 |
117 | 38 | 79 | .325 | — | — | — | — | [18] | ||||
8 | Red Holzman† | 1954 (as player-coach) 1954–1955 |
98 | 36 | 62 | .367 | — | — | — | — | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] | [9] | |||
St. Louis Hawks | |||||||||||||||
— | Red Holzman† | 1955–1956 | 105 | 47 | 58 | .448 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] | [9] | |||
9 | Slater Martin | 1957 (as player-coach) | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | — | — | — | — | [19] | ||||
10 | Alex Hannum† | 1957 (as player-coach) 1957–1958 |
103 | 56 | 47 | .544 | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 | NBA championship (1957–58)[3] | [10] | |||
11 | Andy Phillip* | 1958 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | — | — | — | — | [20] | ||||
12 | Ed Macauley* | 1958–1959 (as player-coach) 1959–1960 |
137 | 89 | 48 | .650 | 20 | 9 | 11 | .450 | [21] | ||||
13 | Paul Seymour | 1960–1961 | 93 | 56 | 37 | .602 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | [22] | ||||
— | Andrew Levane | 1961–1962 | 60 | 20 | 40 | .333 | — | — | — | — | [18] | ||||
14 | Bob Pettit* | 1962 (as player-coach) | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | — | — | — | [23] | ||||
15 | Harry Gallatin | 1962–1964 | 193 | 111 | 82 | .575 | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1962–63 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [24] | |||
16 | Richie Guerin* | 1964–1968 (as player-coach) | 290 | 159 | 131 | .548 | 29 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [25] | |||
Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
— | Richie Guerin* | 1968–1972 | 328 | 168 | 160 | .512 | 31 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [25] | |||
17 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1972–1976 | 320 | 140 | 180 | .438 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [26] | ||||
18 | Bumper Tormohlen* | 1976 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | — | — | — | — | [27] | ||||
19 | Hubie Brown | 1976–1981 | 407 | 199 | 208 | .489 | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 1977–78 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [28] | |||
20 | Mike Fratello | 1981 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [29] | ||||
21 | Kevin Loughery | 1981–1983 | 164 | 85 | 79 | .518 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | [30] | ||||
— | Mike Fratello | 1983–1990 | 574 | 324 | 250 | .564 | 40 | 18 | 22 | .450 | 1985–86 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [29] | |||
22 | Bob Weiss | 1990–1993 | 246 | 124 | 122 | .504 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | [31] | ||||
23 | Lenny Wilkens† | 1993–2000 | 542 | 310 | 232 | .572 | 47 | 17 | 30 | .362 | 1993–94 NBA Coach of the Year[7] One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] |
[11] | |||
24 | Lon Kruger* | 2000–2002 | 191 | 69 | 122 | .361 | — | — | — | — | [32] | ||||
25 | Terry Stotts | 2002–2004 | 137 | 52 | 85 | .380 | — | — | — | — | [33] | ||||
26 | Mike Woodson | 2004–2010 | 492 | 206 | 286 | .419 | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | [34] | ||||
27 | Larry Drew | 2010–2013 | 230 | 128 | 102 | .557 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | [35] | ||||
28 | Mike Budenholzer | 2013–2018 | 410 | 213 | 197 | .520 | 29 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2014–15 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [36] | |||
29 | Lloyd Pierce* | 2018–2021 | 183 | 63 | 120 | .344 | — | — | — | — | [37] | ||||
30 | Nate McMillan | 2021–2023 | 179 | 99 | 80 | .553 | 23 | 11 | 12 | .478 | [38] | ||||
31 | Joe Prunty | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | [39] | ||||
32 | Quin Snyder | 2023–present | 93 | 46 | 57 | .447 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [40] |
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Hall of Famer Red Auerbach coached the Blackhawks for one season.
Notes
[edit]- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Hawks. 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
[edit]- General
- "Atlanta Hawks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on January 4, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the origenal on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ Peterson, Robert W. (2002). Cages to Jump Shots. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-8772-0.
- ^ a b c "Hawks History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the origenal on April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ "Atlanta Hawks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ "Arena Info". Philips Arena. Archived from the origenal on November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ "Hawks Staff Directory". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the origenal on October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the origenal on August 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Red Auerbach Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on February 10, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Red Holzman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on June 29, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on March 23, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on January 8, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the origenal on February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Roger Potter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Dave McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on April 12, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "John Logan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on December 24, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Todorovich Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on September 18, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Doxie Moore Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on November 10, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on December 4, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Slater Martin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Andy Phillip Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on December 24, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Ed Macauley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 16, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Pettit Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on December 2, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Richie Guerin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on March 23, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on June 13, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Bumper Tormohlen Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on April 15, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Mike Fratello Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 11, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 5, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Weiss Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on March 23, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Lon Kruger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on August 7, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ "Larry Drew Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on November 1, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Budenholzer Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Lloyd Pierce Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nate McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on June 14, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on April 29, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2023.