List of Denver Nuggets head coaches
The
New York Nets.[1]
There have been 22
Basketball Hall of Fame, although John McLendon was inducted as a contributor, but not a coach.[4] In 1976, Brown coached the Nuggets to the team's only ABA championship game.[1] John McLendon, Joe Belmont, Donnie Walsh, Dan Issel, Bill Hanzlik, Mike Evans, Jeff Bzdelik, Michael Cooper, and Brian Shaw spent their entire NBA coaching careers with the Nuggets. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]Michael Malone is the current head coach.[13]
Key
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches[a] |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Nuggets |
† | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
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Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2022–23 season.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference | |||
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1 | Bob Bass | 1967–1969 | 156 | 89 | 67 | .571 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | [14] | ||||
2 | John McLendon* | 1969 | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | — | — | — | — | [5] | ||||
3 | Joe Belmont* | 1969–1970 | 69 | 45 | 24 | .652 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | [6] | ||||
4 | Stan Albeck | 1970–1971 | 71 | 27 | 44 | .380 | — | — | — | — | [15] | ||||
5 | Alex Hannum | 1971–1974 | 252 | 118 | 134 | .468 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | [16] | ||||
Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
6 | Larry Brown† | 1974–1979 | 385 | 251 | 134 | .652 | 45 | 21 | 24 | .467 | Led team to and lost 1975–76 ABA Finals[1] | [4] | |||
7 | Donnie Walsh* | 1979–1980 | 142 | 60 | 82 | .423 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | [7] | ||||
8 | Doug Moe | 1980–1990 | 789 | 432 | 357 | .548 | 61 | 24 | 37 | .393 | 1987–88 NBA Coach of the Year[2] | [3] | |||
9 | Paul Westhead | 1990–1992 | 164 | 44 | 120 | .268 | — | — | — | — | [17] | ||||
10 | Dan Issel* | 1992–1995 | 198 | 96 | 102 | .485 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | [8] | ||||
11 | Gene Littles | 1995 | 16 | 3 | 13 | .188 | — | — | — | — | [18] | ||||
12 | Bernie Bickerstaff | 1995–1996 | 127 | 59 | 68 | .465 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [19] | ||||
13 | Dick Motta | 1996–1997 | 69 | 17 | 52 | .246 | — | — | — | — | [20] | ||||
14 | Bill Hanzlik* | 1997–1998 | 82 | 11 | 71 | .134 | — | — | — | — | [9] | ||||
15 | Mike D'Antoni | 1998–1999 | 50 | 14 | 36 | .280 | — | — | — | — | [21] | ||||
— | Dan Issel* | 1999–2001 | 190 | 84 | 106 | .442 | — | — | — | — | [8] | ||||
16 | Mike Evans* | 2001–2002 | 56 | 18 | 38 | .321 | — | — | — | — | [10] | ||||
17 | Jeff Bzdelik* | 2002–2004 | 192 | 73 | 119 | .380 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | [11] | ||||
18 | Michael Cooper* | 2004 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | — | — | — | — | [12] | ||||
19 | George Karl† | 2004–2013 | 680 | 423 | 257 | .622 | 59 | 21 | 38 | .356 | 2012–13 NBA Coach of the Year | [22] | |||
20 | Brian Shaw* | 2013–2015 | 141 | 56 | 85 | .397 | — | — | — | — | |||||
21 | Melvin Hunt* | 2015 | 23 | 10 | 13 | .435 | — | — | — | — | [23] | ||||
22 | Michael Malone | 2015–present | 637 | 367 | 270 | .576 | 68 | 37 | 31 | .544 | NBA championship (2023) | [24] |
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Mike D'Antoni coached the Denver Nuggets for 50 games during the 1998–99 NBA season.
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George Karl was the 2004–2013 Denver Nuggets head coach.
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Brian Shaw was the 2013–2015 Denver Nuggets head coach.
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Michael Malone has been the Denver Nuggets head coach since 2015.
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Nuggets. 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, except for the seasons spent in the ABA.
References
- General
- "Denver Nuggets Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g "Nuggets: 1967 to 1979". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
- ^ a b "Doug Moe Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
- ^ a b "John McLendon Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Joe Belmont Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Donnie Walsh Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Dan Issel Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Bill Hanzlik's Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Mike Evans Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Jeff Bzdelik Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Michael Cooper Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Michael Malone Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Bass Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Stan Albeck Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Paul Westhead Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Gene Littles Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Bernie Bickerstaff Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Dick Motta Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "George Karl Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ "Brian Shaw Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Nuggets name Michael Malone new head coach". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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