List of Golden State Warriors head coaches explained
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco, California. The franchise had been known as the Philadelphia Warriors and the San Francisco Warriors, due to it previously being based in or near those cities. The team is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Warriors initially joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) as the Philadelphia Warriors in 1946, and won the first BAA championship title in the same year under coach Eddie Gottlieb. The Warriors later joined the NBA at its foundation in 1949. The Warriors' record was 26–42 in their first NBA season and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Syracuse Nationals.[1] [2] Franklin Mieuli and the Diners Club put together a group of 40 local investors to move the Warriors to San Francisco before the 1962–63 NBA season, with Mieuli eventually buying all the shares of the franchise to keep the team from collapsing and to keep it in the area. The team became the Golden State Warriors and moved to Oakland before the 1971–72 NBA season.[3] [4] [5]
There have been 25 head coaches for the Warriors franchise. The franchise won their first NBA championship as the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1956 NBA Finals, and were coached by George Senesky.[3] Their second title was won as the Golden State Warriors in 1975, under coach Al Attles, who played with and coached the Warriors for 25 seasons.[3] [6] He is also the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games coached and wins. Steve Kerr, who coached the Warriors to four championships in,, and, leads the franchise in winning percentage for games coached, as well as playoff games coached and wins.[7]
Frank McGuire is one of the members of the franchise that has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches, while being the only one to do so that has spent his whole career with the franchise. Alex Hannum, Don Nelson, and Bill Sharman are the only other members of the franchise that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hannum, Nelson, and Kerr have both received the NBA Coach of the Year award once. Nelson has also been named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. Four former players for the Warriors, Attles, Johnston, George Lee, and Senesky went on to coach for the franchise.[6] [8] [9] [10]
Key
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the .
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Warriors. Thus, any coach who has two separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
- General
- Web site: Warriors Coach Register. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 6, 2008. June 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080625101743/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/coaches.html. live.
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: 1949-50 NBA Season Summary. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. May 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110506060912/http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1950.html. live.
- Web site: 2007-08 Warriors Media Guide: Warriors History (pg. 170). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. June 7, 2008. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205092928/http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/0708GSWMG_History.pdf. December 5, 2008.
- Web site: Golden State Warriors. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. April 17, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090417031142/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/. live.
- News: May 4, 2005. There's still more to Mieuli than meets the eye. San Francisco Chronicle. June 7, 2008. David. Bush. May 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525063722/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F05%2F04%2FSPGAVCJO0N1.DTL. live.
- Web site: 2007-08 Warriors Media Guide: Warriors History (pg. 148). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. June 29, 2008. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205092928/http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/0708GSWMG_History.pdf. December 5, 2008.
- Web site: Al Attles Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. May 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110506060925/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/attleal01.html. live.
- Web site: Golden State Warriors Coach Register. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080625101743/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/coaches.html. live.
- Web site: Neil Johnston Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130620220917/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsne01.html. live.
- Web site: George Lee Statistics. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 3, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080603182550/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leege01.html. live.
- Web site: George Senesky Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. March 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110304022806/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/senesge01.html. live.
- Web site: Edward Gottlieb Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. February 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110204102043/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/gottled99c.html. live.
- Web site: George Senesky Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. October 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111018184221/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/senesge01c.html. live.
- Web site: Al Cervi Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. March 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323120252/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/cervial01c.html. live.
- Web site: Neil Johnston Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. October 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111028015746/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/johnsne01c.html. live.
- Web site: Frank McGuire Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080626062118/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mcguifr99c.html. live.
- Web site: Bob Feerick Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 14, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614053551/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/feeribo01c.html. live.
- Web site: Coach of the Year. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. May 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20100915001144/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html. September 15, 2010. dead.
- Web site: Alex Hannum Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. March 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323195542/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hannual01c.html. live.
- Web site: Bill Sharman Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629043626/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sharmbi01c.html. live.
- Web site: George Lee Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 24, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624064600/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/leege01c.html. live.
- Web site: Al Attles Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629043219/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/attleal01c.html. live.
- Web site: Johnny Bach Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. October 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111018181440/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bachjo01c.html. live.
- Web site: George Karl Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. November 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101124081001/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/karlge01c.html. live.
- Web site: Ed Gregory Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080626062103/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/gregoed99c.html. live.
- Web site: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. May 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20100119011709/http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html. January 19, 2010. dead.
- Web site: Don Nelson Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. May 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519012106/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/nelsodo01c.html. live.
- Web site: Bob Lanier Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. April 15, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090415013508/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/laniebo01c.html. live.
- Web site: Rick Adelman Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. March 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110301134631/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/adelmri01c.html. live.
- Web site: P.J. Carlesimo Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. July 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110704061053/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/carlepj99c.html. live.
- Web site: Garry St. Jean Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 3, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080603130605/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/stjeaga99c.html. live.
- Web site: Dave Cowens Coaching Record . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . June 7, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517143419/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/cowenda01c.html . May 17, 2008 .
- Web site: Brian Winters Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. June 12, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612025417/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wintebr01c.html. live.
- Web site: Eric Musselman Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. May 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516233751/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/musseer99c.html. live.
- Web site: Mike Montgomery Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. June 7, 2008. July 6, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706040130/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/montgmi99c.html. live.
- Web site: Keith Smart Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. April 27, 2011. December 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081230155201/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/smartke01c.html. live.
- Web site: Mark Jackson Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. December 18, 2012. January 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117224414/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/jacksma01c.html. live.
- Web site: Warriors' Kerr named 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year. NBA.com. April 26, 2016. April 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426205330/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/04/26/steve-kerr-named-nba-coach-of-the-year-2015-16/index.html. April 26, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Steve Kerr Coaching Record. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com. March 31, 2018. March 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323195604/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/kerrst01c.html. live.