List of Washington Wizards head coaches
Coaches

List of Washington Wizards head coaches

Section Title: Coaches
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#	Name	Term	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Achievements	Reference

Regular season	Playoffs

1	Jim Pollard	1961–1962	80	18	62	.359	—	—	—	—

2	Jack McMahon	1962	38	12	26	.316	—	—	—	—

3	Bobby Leonard	1962–1964 (as player-coach)	122	44	78	.361	—	—	—	—

4	Buddy Jeannette	1964–1965	80	37	43	.463	10	5	5	.500

5	Paul Seymour	1965–1966	80	38	42	.475	3	0	3	.000

6	Mike Farmer*	1966 interim	9	1	8	.111	—	—	—	—

—	Buddy Jeannette	1966 interim	16	3	13	.188	—	—	—	—

7	Gene Shue	1966–1973	548	291	257	.531	40	14	26	.350	1968–69 NBA Coach of the Year

8	K. C. Jones	1973–1976	246	155	91	.630	31	14	17	.452

9	Dick Motta	1976–1980	328	185	143	.564	51	27	24	.529	NBA Championship (1978)

—	Gene Shue	1980–1986	479	231	248	.482	15	5	10	.333	1981–82 NBA Coach of the Year

10	Kevin Loughery	1986–1988	122	57	65	.467	8	2	6	.250

11	Wes Unseld	1988–1994	547	202	345	.369	5	2	3	.400

12	Jim Lynam	1994–1997	210	82	128	.390	—	—	—	—

13	Bob Staak*	1997 interim	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—

14	Bernie Bickerstaff	1997–1999	149	77	72	.517	3	0	3	.000

15	Jim Brovelli*	1999 interim	18	5	13	.278	—	—	—	—

16	Gar Heard	1999–2000	44	14	30	.318	—	—	—	—

17	Darrell Walker	2000 interim	38	15	23	.395	—	—	—	—

18	Leonard Hamilton*	2000–2001	82	19	63	.232	—	—	—	—

19	Doug Collins	2001–2003	164	74	90	.451	—	—	—	—

20	Eddie Jordan	2003–2008	421	197	224	.468	26	8	18	.308

21	Ed Tapscott*	2008–2009 interim	71	18	53	.254	—	—	—	—

22	Flip Saunders	2009–2012	181	51	130	.282	—	—	—	—

23	Randy Wittman	2012–2016	377	178	199	.472	21	12	9	.571

24	Scott Brooks	2016–present	246	124	122	.504	19	9	10	.474

Sentence(s)

Dick Motta is the Washington Wizards's leader in playoff games coached (51) and wins (27), as well as playoff-game winning percentage (.529).

final_sentence: Dick Motta is the Washington Wizards's leader in playoff games coached (51) and wins (27), as well as playoff-game winning percentage (.529).