List of Sacramento Kings head coaches
The
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1957 due to poor attendance.[2] After spending 15 years in Cincinnati, the team was purchased by a group of businessmen from Kansas City, who moved the team to Kansas City and renamed it to the Kings in 1972. The team was briefly named the Kansas City-Omaha Kings from 1972 to 1975 when home games were split between two cities. In 1983, the franchise was bought by a Sacramento-based group, and in 1985, moved to Sacramento, becoming the Sacramento Kings.[2]
There have been 28
Jerry Reynolds, Reggie Theus, and Kenny Natt have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with the Kings.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Wanzer, Tom Marshall, Jack McMahon, Cousy, Larry Staverman, Adelman and Theus formerly played for the Kings.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The Kings are currently owned by Vivek Ranadivé, with former Rockets executive Monte McNair as the general manager and Mike Brown
is the head coach.
Key
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| # | Number of coaches[a] |
| * | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Kings |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season. The list does not include NBL seasons.
| # | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| 1 | Les Harrison* | 1948–1955 | 476 | 296 | 181 | .620 | 38 | 19 | 19 | .500 | 1 Championship (1951) | [19] |
| 2 | Bobby Wanzer* | 234 | 98 | 126 | .418 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | [5] | ||
| 3 | Tom Marshall | player-coach)
1959–1960 |
129 | 35 | 94 | .271 | — | — | — | — | [20] | |
| 4 | Charles Wolf | 1960–1963 | 239 | 118 | 121 | .494 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | [21] | |
| 5 | Jack McMahon | 1963–1967 | 321 | 187 | 134 | .583 | 23 | 8 | 15 | .348 | [22] | |
| 6 | Ed Jucker* | 1967–1969 | 164 | 80 | 84 | .488 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
| 7 | Bob Cousy* | 350 | 141 | 209 | .403 | — | — | — | — | [7] | ||
| 8 | Draff Young* | 1973 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [8] | |
| 9 | Phil Johnson | 1973–1978 | 340 | 155 | 185 | .456 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1974–75 NBA Coach of the Year[3] | [23] |
| 10 | Larry Staverman | 1978 | 45 | 18 | 27 | .400 | — | — | — | — | [24] | |
| 11 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1978–1984 | 492 | 248 | 244 | .504 | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 1978–79 NBA Coach of the Year[3] | [25] |
| 12 | Jack McKinney | 1984 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | — | — | — | — | [26] | |
| — | Phil Johnson | 1984–1987 | 201 | 81 | 120 | .403 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | [23] | |
| 13 | Jerry Reynolds *
|
1987 | 60 | 22 | 38 | .367 | — | — | — | — | [9] | |
| 14 | Bill Russell | 1987–1988 | 58 | 17 | 41 | .293 | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
| — | Jerry Reynolds *
|
1988–1990 | 110 | 34 | 76 | .309 | — | — | — | — | [9] | |
| 15 | Dick Motta | 1990–1991 | 161 | 48 | 113 | .298 | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
| 16 | Rex Hughes | 1991–1992 | 57 | 22 | 35 | .386 | — | — | — | — | [29] | |
| 17 | Garry St. Jean | 1992–1997 | 395 | 159 | 236 | .403 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | [30] | |
| 18 | Eddie Jordan | 1997–1998 | 97 | 33 | 64 | .340 | — | — | — | — | [31] | |
| 19 | Rick Adelman† | 1998–2006 | 624 | 395 | 229 | .633 | 69 | 34 | 35 | .493 | [32] | |
| 20 | Eric Musselman | 2006–2007 | 82 | 33 | 49 | .402 | — | — | — | — | [33] | |
| 21 | Reggie Theus* | 2007–2008 | 106 | 44 | 62 | .415 | — | — | — | — | [10] | |
| 22 | Kenny Natt* | 2008–2009 | 58 | 11 | 47 | .190 | — | — | — | — | [34] | |
| 23 | Paul Westphal | 2009–2012 | 171 | 51 | 120 | .298 | — | — | — | — | [35] | |
| 24 | Keith Smart | 2012–2013 | 141 | 48 | 93 | .340 | — | — | — | — | [36] | |
| 25 | Michael Malone | 2013–2014 | 106 | 39 | 67 | .368 | — | — | — | — | [37] | |
| 26 | Tyrone Corbin | 2014–2015 | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | — | — | — | — | [38] | |
| 27 | George Karl† | 2015–2016 | 112 | 44 | 68 | .393 | — | — | — | — | [39] | |
| 28 | Dave Joerger | 2016–2019 | 246 | 98 | 148 | .398 | — | — | — | — | [40] | |
| 29 | Luke Walton | 2019–2021 | 161 | 68 | 93 | .422 | — | — | — | — | [41] | |
| 30 | Alvin Gentry | 2021–2022 | 65 | 24 | 41 | .369 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 31 | Mike Brown | 2022–present | 164 | 94 | 70 | .573 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2022–23 NBA Coach of the Year | [42] |
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Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Royals/Kings. 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
- "Sacramento Kings Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b Cook, Kevin. "The Rochester Royals: The Story of Professional Basketball" (PDF). www.rochester.lib.ny.us. Rochester Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Sacramento Kings History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Sacramento Kings Media Guides 2008-09 p.348" (PDF). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ a b "Bobby Wanzer Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ a b "Ed Jucker Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ a b "Bob Cousy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ a b "Draff Young Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Jerry Reynolds Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ a b "Reggie Theus Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Kings fire coach Theus". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. 15 December 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "Bobby Wanzer Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Marshall Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Jack McMahon Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Bob Cousy Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Larry Staverman Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Rick Adelman Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Reggie Theus Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Lester Harrison Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Marshall Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Charles Wolf Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Jack McMahon Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ a b "Phil Johnson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Larry Staverman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Jack McKinney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Bill Russell Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Dick Motta Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Rex Hughes Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Garry St. Jean Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Eddie Jordan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Rick Adelman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ "Eric Musselman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Kenny Natt Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "Paul Westphal Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ "Keith Smart Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Malone Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Tyrone Corbin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "George Karl Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Dave Joerger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Luke Walton Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Kings coach Mike Brown named NBCA Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.