NBA Awards: Coach of the Year, Full List of Winners
This is the complete list of NBA coaches that won the Coach of the Year Award.
Current Coach of the Year:
Mark Daigneault
2023-24 Coach of the Year NBA Awards: Coach of the YearThe best coach of the season is selected by a national panel of pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Since 1967 the trophy is called "Red Auerbach Trophy", named that way in honor to the former Boston Celtics coach who led the his team to 9 NBA titles. In 2015-16 Steve Kerr was selected Coach of the Year after his Golden State Warriors won an all-time best 73 games. |
NBA Awards: Coach of the Year, full list of winners
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Season |
Coach |
Team |
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2023-24 | Mark Daigneault | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||
2022-23 | Mike Brown | Sacramento Kings | ||||
2021-22 | Monty Williams | Phoenix Suns | ||||
2020-21 | Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks | ||||
2019-20 | Nick Nurse | Toronto Raptors | ||||
2018-19 | Mike Budenholzer | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||
2017-18 | Dwane Casey | Toronto Raptors | ||||
2016-17 | Mike D'Antoni | Houston Rockets | ||||
2015-16 | Steve Kerr | Golden State Warriors | ||||
2014-15 | Mike Budenholzer | Atlanta Hawks | ||||
2013-14 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | ||||
2012-13 | George Karl | Denver Nuggets | ||||
2011-12 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | ||||
2010-11 | Tom Thibodeau | Chicago Bulls | ||||
2009-10 | Scott Brooks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Season |
Coach |
Team |
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2008-09 | Mike Brown | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||
2007-08 | Byron Scott | New Orleans Hornets | ||||
2006-07 | Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors | ||||
2005-06 | Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks | ||||
2004-05 | Mike D'Antoni | Phoenix Suns | ||||
2003-04 | Hubie Brown | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||
2002-03 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | ||||
2001-02 | Rick Carlisle | Detroit Pistons | ||||
2000-01 | Larry Brown | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||
1999-00 | Doc Rivers | Orlando Magic | ||||
1998-99 | Mike Dunleavy | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||
1997-98 | Larry Bird | Indiana Pacers | ||||
1996-97 | Pat Riley | Miami Heat | ||||
1995-96 | Phil Jackson | Chicago Bulls | ||||
1994-95 | Del Harris | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||
1993-94 | Lenny Wilkens | Atlanta Hawks | ||||
1992-93 | Pat Riley | New York Knicks |
Season |
Coach |
Team |
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1991-92 | Don Nelson | Golden State Warriors | ||||
1990-91 | Don Chaney | Houston Rockets | ||||
1989-90 | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||
1988-89 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Phoenix Suns | ||||
1987-88 | Doug Moe | Denver Nuggets | ||||
1986-87 | Mike Schuler | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||
1985-86 | Mike Fratello | Atlanta Hawks | ||||
1984-85 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||
1983-84 | Frank Layden | Utah Jazz | ||||
1982-83 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||
1981-82 | Gene Shue | Washington Bullets | ||||
1980-81 | Jack McKinney | Indiana Pacers | ||||
1979-80 | Bill Fitch | Boston Celtics | ||||
1978-79 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings | ||||
1977-78 | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks | ||||
1976-77 | Tom Nissalke | Houston Rockets | ||||
1975-76 | Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Season |
Coach |
Team |
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1974-75 | Phil Johnson | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | ||||
1973-74 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons | ||||
1972-73 | Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | ||||
1971-72 | Bill Sharman | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||
1970-71 | Dick Motta | Chicago Bulls | ||||
1969-70 | Red Holzman | New York Knicks | ||||
1968-69 | Gene Shue | Baltimore Bullets | ||||
1967-68 | Richie Guerin | St. Louis Hawks | ||||
1966-67 | Red Kerr | Chicago Bulls | ||||
1965-66 | Dolph Schayes | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||
1964-65 | Red Auerbach | Boston Celtics | ||||
1963-64 | Alex Hannum | San Francisco Warriors | ||||
1962-63 | Harry Gallatin | St. Louis Hawks |