List of Los Angeles Clippers head coaches explained

The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Clippers joined the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team. The team has had three names since its inception: the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978), the San Diego Clippers (1978–1984), and the Los Angeles Clippers (1984–present). The Clippers are the oldest franchise in the NBA to have never reached the league finals.[2] The team has played its home games at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) since 1999.[3] The Clippers are owned by Steve Ballmer, and Dave Wohl is their general manager.

There have been 25 head coaches for the Clippers. The franchise's first head coach was Dolph Schayes, who coached for 83 games in two seasons. Mike Dunleavy is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (541). Doc Rivers is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games won (307), playoff games coached (46), and playoff games won (22). Jack Ramsay, Larry Brown, Bill Fitch, Mike Dunleavy, Vinny Del Negro, Doc Rivers, and Tyronn Lue, are the only coaches to have reached the playoffs with the Clippers. Ramsay and Fitch were also named as two of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996. Ramsay, Brown and Fitch are the only Clippers coaches to have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[4] [5] [6] The current head coach of the Clippers is Tyronn Lue.

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Key

GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
Win%Winning percentage
Number of coaches
Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Braves/Clippers
Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the .

NameTermGCWLWin%GCWLWin%AchievementsReference
Regular seasonPlayoffs
Buffalo Braves
119701971832261[7]
21971–1972812259[8]
31972197632815817022913One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[9]
41976–1977461630[10]
51977734[11]
61977291118[12]
71977–1978822755[13]
San Diego Clippers
8197819801647886[14]
91980198324678168[15]
101983–1984823052[16]
Los Angeles Clippers
612239
1118553132[17]
1202793
121264185[18]
131275275[19]
14211[20]
1511764531046One of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History (2021)
16822755[21]
1732899229303One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[22]
18952075[23]
1937433[24]
2022289133[25]
2124816[26]
225412153261275[27]
2333825[28]
2423012810217611[29]
25564356208592732One of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History (2021)[30]
26–present318184134241113[31]

References

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Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . NBA.com . January 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120108044514/http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html . January 8, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Team Index . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501192747/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ . May 1, 2012 . live .
  3. Web site: About Staples Center . . January 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914162353/http://www.staplescenter.com/doublecol.php?section=about&page=aboutstaplescenter . September 14, 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Jack Ramsay Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091116231922/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/ramsaja99c.html . November 16, 2009 . live .
  5. Web site: Larry Brown Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006040659/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/brownla01c.html . October 6, 2012 . live .
  6. Web site: Bill Fitch Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . April 30, 2020 . April 14, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414154459/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitchbi99c.html . live .
  7. Web site: Dolph Schayes Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013205431/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/schaydo01c.html . October 13, 2012 . live .
  8. Web site: Johnny McCarthy Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. April 17, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100417070858/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mccarjo01c.html. live.

  9. One of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History (2021)Web site: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100119011709/http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html . January 19, 2010 . dead .
  10. Web site: Tates Locke Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. July 8, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090708235553/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/locketa99c.html. live.
  11. Web site: Bob MacKinnon Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805131301/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mackibo99c.html . August 5, 2012 . live .
  12. Web site: Joe Mullaney Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. November 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111101134642/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mullajo01c.html. live.
  13. Web site: Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. June 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080613011258/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitzsco99c.html. live.
  14. Web site: Gene Shue Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005162214/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/shuege01c.html . October 5, 2012 . live .
  15. Web site: Paul Silas Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. February 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110208075846/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/silaspa01c.html. live.
  16. Web site: Jim Lynam Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. April 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427054542/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/lynamji99c.html. live.
  17. Web site: Don Chaney Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. January 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117192716/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/chanedo01c.html. live.
  18. Web site: Don Casey Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805131243/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/caseybo99c.html . August 5, 2012 . live .
  19. Web site: Mike Schuler Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. January 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117125652/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/schulmi99c.html. live.
  20. Web site: Mack Calvin Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. March 23, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090323032534/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/calvima01c.html. live.
  21. Web site: Bob Weiss Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. March 23, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090323035127/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/weissbo01c.html. live.
  22. Web site: Bill Fitch Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414154459/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitchbi99c.html . April 14, 2009 . live .
  23. Web site: Chris Ford Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. November 8, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081108001454/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fordch01c.html. live.
  24. Web site: Jim Todd Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. March 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090321150429/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/toddji99c.html. live.
  25. Web site: Alvin Gentry Coaching Record . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . November 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125131654/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/gentral99c.html . January 25, 2012 . live .
  26. Web site: Dennis Johnson Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. November 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118104947/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/johnsde01c.html. live.
  27. Web site: Mike Dunleavy Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 27, 2009. June 1, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080601054642/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/dunlemi01c.html. live.
  28. Web site: Kim Hughes Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 15, 2010. February 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100219074321/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hugheki01c.html. live.
  29. Web site: Vinny Del Negro Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. December 18, 2012. December 23, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081223235732/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/delnevi01c.html. live.
  30. Web site: Doc Rivers Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 25, 2020. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629042146/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/riverdo01c.html. live.
  31. Web site: Tyronn Lue Coaching Record. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 30, 2021. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905182458/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/luety01c.html. live.