List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches
The
Atlanta Spirit, LLC, and Danny Ferry is their general manager.[6]
There have been 30
Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996.[12] The current head coach is Quin Snyder
.
Key
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
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]
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[8] | |||
3 | Dave MacMillan* | 1950 | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | — | — | — | — | [14] | ||||
4 | Johnny Logan* | player-coach )
|
3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | — | — | — | [15] | ||||
5 | Mike Todorovich* | player-coach )
|
42 | 14 | 28 | .333 | — | — | — | — | [16] | ||||
Milwaukee Hawks | |||||||||||||||
6 | Doxie Moore | 1951–1952 | 66 | 17 | 49 | .258 | — | — | — | — | [17] | ||||
7 | Andrew Levane | player-coach)
1953–1954 |
117 | 38 | 79 | .325 | — | — | — | — | [18] | ||||
8 | Red Holzman† | 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 | player-coach )
|
8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | — | — | — | — | [19] | ||||
10 | Alex Hannum† | 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* | 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* | 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* | 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 top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12]
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[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
- 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
- General
- "Atlanta Hawks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ISBN 0-8032-8772-0.
- ^ a b c "Hawks History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ "Atlanta Hawks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- Philips Arena. Archived from the originalon November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ "Hawks Staff Directory". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Red Auerbach Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Red Holzman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Roger Potter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Dave McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "John Logan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Todorovich Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Doxie Moore Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Slater Martin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Andy Phillip Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Ed Macauley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Pettit Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Richie Guerin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Bumper Tormohlen Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Mike Fratello Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Weiss Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Lon Kruger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ "Larry Drew Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Budenholzer Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Lloyd Pierce Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nate McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2023.