List of Miami Heat head coaches

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The

American Airlines Arena since then.[5] The Heat is owned by Micky Arison.[6]

There have been six 

Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, having been elected into the Hall of Fame in 2008.[9] Spoelstra is the only Heat head coach to have spent his entire NBA coaching career with the Heat, and has been the head coach of the Heat since 2008.[10]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Heat
† Elected into the
Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
1 Ron Rothstein 1988–1991 246 57 189 .232 — — — — [11]
2 Kevin Loughery 1991–1995 292 133 159 .455 8 2 6 .250 [12]
3 Alvin Gentry 1995 36 15 21 .417 — — — — [13]
4 Pat Riley 1995–2003 624 354 270 .567 43 18 25 .419 One of the
NBA Coach of the Year[8]
One of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History (2022)[14]
 [9]
5 Stan Van Gundy 2003–2005 185 112 73 .605 28 17 11 .607 [15]
— Pat Riley 2005–2008 225 100 125 .444 27 16 11 .593 NBA championship (2006)[3] [9]
6 Erik Spoelstra* 2008–present 1,277 750 527 .587 184 109 75 .592 NBA championship (2012, 2013)[16]
One of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History (2022)[17]
  • Pat Riley coached the Heat to the NBA championship in the 2006 NBA Finals.
    Pat Riley coached the Heat to the NBA championship in the 2006 NBA Finals.
  • Stan Van Gundy coached the Heat to the Conference Finals in 2005.
    Stan Van Gundy coached the Heat to the Conference Finals in 2005.
  • Erik Spoelstra coached the Heat to two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013, as well as Conference Championships in 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2023.
    Erik Spoelstra coached the Heat to two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013, as well as Conference Championships in 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2023.

Notes

  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Heat. 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
  • "Miami Heat Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "After Early Struggles, Miami Proves It's Tough To Beat The HEAT". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "NBA Finals: All-Time Champions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "1988-89: Victory Hard to Come By". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "1999-2000: A New Millennium Begins In A New Arena". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Heat Executives". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Pat Riley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "Miami Heat Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  11. ^ "Ron Rothstein Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  12. ^ "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  13. ^ "Alvin Gentry Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  14. ^ "NBA 75: Top 15 coaches in league history revealed". NBA.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  15. ^ "Stan Van Gundy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  16. ^ "Erik Spoelstra Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "NBA 75: Top 15 coaches in league history revealed". NBA.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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