List of Boston Celtics head coaches explained
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Wycliffe "Wyc" Grousbeck with Brad Stevens as the general manager.[1] Founded in 1946, their 18 NBA championships are the for the most for any NBA franchise along with their long time rivals Los Angeles Lakers,[1] and their eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 represent the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada to date. They play their home games in the TD Garden.[1]
There have been 18 head coaches for the Boston Celtics franchise. The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach.[2] Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history.[3] Fitch was the 1979–80 NBA Coach of the Year and also led the Celtics to a championship in 1981. Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships, in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. He was also the 1965–66 Coach of the Year. K.C. Jones led the Celtics to two championships, in 1984 and 1986. Alvin Julian, Auerbach, Tom Heinsohn, Fitch and Rick Pitino have earned induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[4] [5]
Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, Dave Cowens, K.C. Jones, Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the Celtics. John Russell, Alvin Julian, Heinsohn, Sanders, Carr, and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics. Doc Rivers, led the team to one NBA championship.[1]
Key
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
| Number of coaches |
| Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Celtics |
| Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire coaching career with the Celtics | |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the .
| Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
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Regular season | Playoffs |
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1 | | – | 108 | 42 | 66 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | [6] |
2 | | – | 128 | 47 | 81 | | — | — | — | — | | |
3 | | – | 1192 | 795 | 397 | | 148 | 90 | 58 | | 9 championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | |
4 | | – (as player-coach) | 245 | 162 | 83 | | 18 | 12 | 6 | | 2 championships (1968, 1969) | [7] |
5 | | – | 690 | 427 | 263 | | 80 | 47 | 33 | | 1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year 2 championships (1974, 1976) | [8] |
6 | | | 62 | 23 | 39 | | — | — | — | — | | [9] |
7 | | (as player-coach) | 68 | 27 | 41 | | — | — | — | — | | [10] |
8 | | – | 328 | 242 | 86 | | 45 | 26 | 19 | | 1 championship (1981) 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | [11] |
9 | | – | 410 | 308 | 102 | | 102 | 65 | 37 | | 2 championships (1984, 1986) | [12] |
10 | | – | 164 | 94 | 70 | | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | [13] |
11 | | – | 410 | 222 | 188 | | 29 | 13 | 16 | | | [14] |
12 | | – | 164 | 48 | 116 | | — | — | — | — | | [15] |
13 | | – | 248 | 102 | 146 | | — | — | — | — | | [16] |
14 | | – | 258 | 139 | 119 | | 26 | 13 | 13 | | | [17] |
15 | | | 36 | 14 | 22 | | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | [18] |
16 | | – | 721 | 416 | 305 | | 104 | 58 | 46 | | 1 championship (2008) | [19] |
17 | | – | 636 | 354 | 282 | | 78 | 38 | 40 | | | [20] |
18 | | | 82 | 51 | 31 | | 24 | 14 | 10 | | | [21] |
19 | | –present | 164 | 121 | 43 | | 39 | 27 | 12 | | 1 championship (2024) | [22] | |
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Celtics. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- Each year is linked to an article about that particular Celtics season.
References
- General
- Web site: Boston Celtics Coach Register. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 23, 2008. June 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080616130928/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/coaches.html. live.
- Web site: Boston Celtics Coach Stats. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 23, 2008. April 23, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080423214610/http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/Stats_CoachesRecords.html. live.
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Boston Celtics – History. June 24, 2008. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 9, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509070544/http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/History_index.html. live.
- Web site: Boston Celtics coach stats @ official site. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 23, 2008. April 23, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080423214610/http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/Stats_CoachesRecords.html. live.
- Web site: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209033542/http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html. February 9, 2012. dead.
- Web site: Alvin Julian. May 24, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. May 31, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080531165443/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/juliaal99c.html. live.
- Web site: Red Auerbach. May 24, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110210143110/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/auerbre99c.html. live.
- Web site: John Russell. May 24, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. May 31, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080531165448/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/russejo99c.html. live.
- Web site: Bill Russell. May 24, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719133807/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/russebi01c.html. live.
- Web site: Tom Heinsohn . May 24, 2008 . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517144323/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/heinsto01c.html . May 17, 2008 .
- Web site: Tom Sanders. May 24, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225120209/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sandeto01c.html. live.
- Web site: Dave Cowens . May 24, 2008 . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517143419/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/cowenda01c.html . May 17, 2008 .
- Web site: Bill Fitch. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 14, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090414154459/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitchbi99c.html. live.
- Web site: K.C. Jones. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110704045902/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/joneskc01c.html. live.
- Web site: Jimmy Rodgers. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624072137/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/rodgeji99c.html. live.
- Web site: Chris Ford. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624072137/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/rodgeji99c.html. live.
- Web site: M.L. Carr. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. March 29, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329105041/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/carrml01c.html. live.
- Web site: Rick Pitino . June 23, 2008 . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080624045712/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/pitinri99c.html . June 24, 2008 .
- Web site: Jim O'Brian. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 1, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080701072025/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/obrieji99c.html. live.
- Web site: John Carroll. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. May 17, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517145059/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/carrojo99c.html. live.
- Web site: Doc Rivers. June 23, 2008. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629042146/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/riverdo01c.html. live.
- Web site: Brad Stevens Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. September 30, 2020. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112195319/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/stevebr99c.html. live.
- Web site: Ime Udoka Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 29, 2021. November 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123015143/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/udokaim01c.html. live.
- Web site: Joe Mazzulla Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 17, 2023. February 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219182159/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mazzujo99c.html. live.