List of New York Knicks head coaches
Coaches

List of New York Knicks 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	Neil Cohalan*	1946–1947	60	33	27	.550	5	2	3	.400

2	Joe Lapchick*	1947–1956	573	326	247	.569	60	30	30	.500

3	Vince Boryla*	1956–1958	165	80	85	.485	—	—	—	—

4	Andrew Levane	1958–1959	99	48	51	.485	2	0	2	.000

5	Carl Braun*	1959–1961 (as player-coach)	127	40	87	.315	—	—	—	—

6	Eddie Donovan*	1961–1965	278	84	194	.302	—	—	—	—

7	Harry Gallatin	1965	63	25	38	.397	—	—	—	—

8	Dick McGuire	1965–1967	177	75	102	.424	4	1	3	.250

9	Red Holzman	1967–1977	783	466	317	.595	95	54	41	.568	1969–70 NBA Coach of the Year 2 Championships (1970, 1973) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

10	Willis Reed	1977–1978	96	49	47	.510	6	2	4	.333

—	Red Holzman	1978–1982	314	147	167	.468	2	0	2	.000	One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

11	Hubie Brown	1982–1986	344	138	190	.401	18	8	10	.444

12	Bob Hill	1986–1987	66	20	46	.303	—	—	—	—

13	Rick Pitino	1987–1989	164	90	74	.549	13	6	7	.462

14	Stu Jackson	1989–1990	97	52	45	.536	10	4	6	.400

15	John MacLeod	1990–1991	67	32	35	.478	3	0	3	.000

16	Pat Riley	1991–1995	328	223	105	.680	63	35	28	.556	1992–93 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

17	Don Nelson	1995–1996	59	34	25	.576	—	—	—	—	One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

18	Jeff Van Gundy	1996–2001	420	248	172	.590	69	37	32	.536

19	Don Chaney	2001–2004	184	72	112	.391	—	—	—	—

20	Herb Williams*	2004	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—

21	Lenny Wilkens	2004–2005	81	40	41	.494	4	0	4	.000	One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history

—	Herb Williams*	2005	43	16	27	.372	—	—	—	—

22	Larry Brown	2005–2006	82	23	59	.280	—	—	—	—

23	Isiah Thomas	2006–2008	164	56	108	.341	—	—	—	—

24	Mike D'Antoni	2008–2012	288	121	167	.420	4	0	4	.000

25	Mike Woodson	2012–2014	188	109	79	.580	17	7	10	.412

26	Derek Fisher*	2014–2016	136	40	96	.294	—	—	—	—

27	Kurt Rambis	2016	28	9	19	.321	—	—	—	—	—

28	Jeff Hornacek	2016–2018	164	60	104	.366	—	—	—	—	—

29	David Fizdale	2018–present	82	17	65	.207	—	—	—	—	—

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Thomas posted an overall winning percentage of .341 as head coach for the Knicks.

final_sentence: Thomas posted an overall winning percentage of .341 as head coach for the Knicks.