List of NBA championship head coaches
List

List of NBA championship head coaches

Section Title: List
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Number won	Coach	Team(s) won with (years)	Coaching career	Yrs	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Ref.

Regular season	Playoffs

11	Phil Jackson*	Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)	1989–1998, 1999–2004, 2005–2011	20	1,640	1,155	485	.704	333	229	104	.688

9	Red Auerbach*	Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)	1946–1966	20	1,417	938	479	.662	168	99	69	.589

5	John Kundla*	Minneapolis Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)	1948–1958, 1958–1959	11	725	423	302	.583	95	60	35	.632

5	Pat Riley*	Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) Miami Heat (2006)	1981–2003, 2005–2008	24	1,904	1,210	694	.636	282	171	111	.606

5	Gregg Popovich^	San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)	1996–present	21	1,656	1,150	506	.694	272	166	106	.610

3	Steve Kerr^	Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018)	2014–present	4	328	265	63	.808	83	63	20	.759

2	Chuck Daly*	Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990)	1981–1994, 1997–1999	14	1,075	638	437	.593	126	75	51	.595

2	Alex Hannum*	St. Louis Hawks (1958) Philadelphia 76ers (1967)	1956–1958, 1960–1968, 1969–1971	12	883	471	412	.533	81	47	34	.580

2	Tom Heinsohn*	Boston Celtics (1974, 1976)	1969–1978	9	690	427	263	.619	80	47	33	.588

2	Red Holzman*	New York Knicks (1970, 1973)	1954–1957, 1967–1977, 1978–1982	18	1,300	696	604	.535	106	58	48	.547

2	K. C. Jones	Boston Celtics (1984, 1986)	1974–1976, 1983–1988, 1990–1992	10	774	522	252	.674	138	81	57	.587

2	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics (1968, 1969)	1966–1969, 1973–1977, 1987–1988	8	631	341	290	.540	61	34	27	.557

2	Rudy Tomjanovich	Houston Rockets (1994, 1995)	1992–2003, 2004–2005	13	943	527	416	.559	90	51	39	.567

2	Erik Spoelstra^	Miami Heat (2012, 2013)	2008–present	9	722	440	282	.609	113	70	43	.619

1	Al Attles	Golden State Warriors (1975)	1969–1983	14	1,075	557	518	.518	61	31	30	.508

1	Larry Brown*	Detroit Pistons (2004)	1976–1979, 1981–1983, 1988–2006, 2008–2010	27	2,002	1,098	904	.548	193	100	93	.518

1	Rick Carlisle^	Dallas Mavericks (2011)	2001–2007, 2008–present	15	1,214	694	520	.572	120	58	62	.483

1	Al Cervi	Syracuse Nationals (1955)	1949–1956, 1958–1959	9	567	326	241	.575	60	34	26	.567

1	Larry Costello	Milwaukee Bucks (1971)	1968–1976, 1978–1979	10	730	430	300	.589	60	37	23	.617

1	Billy Cunningham	Philadelphia 76ers (1983)	1977–1985	8	650	454	196	.698	105	66	39	.629

1	Bill Fitch	Boston Celtics (1981)	1970–1988, 1989–1992, 1994–1998	25	2,050	944	1,106	.460	109	55	54	.505

1	Edward Gottlieb	Philadelphia Warriors (1947)	1946–1955	9	581	263	318	.453	32	15	17	.469

1	Lester Harrison	Rochester Royals (1951)	1948–1955	7	476	295	181	.620	38	19	19	.500

1	Buddy Jeannette	Baltimore Bullets (1948)	1947–1952, 1964–1966, 1966–1968	7	354	151	203	.427	24	14	10	.583

1	Tyronn Lue	Cleveland Cavaliers (2016)	2016–2018	2	123	78	45	.634	39	29	10	.744

1	Dick Motta	Washington Bullets (1978)	1968–1980, 1980–1987, 1990–1991, 1994–1997	25	1,952	935	1,017	.479	126	56	70	.444

1	Jack Ramsay*	Portland Trail Blazers (1977)	1969–1972, 1973–1988	21	1,647	864	783	.525	102	44	58	.431

1	Doc Rivers^	Boston Celtics (2008)	1999–2003, 2004–2013, 2013–present	18	1,388	804	584	.579	161	82	79	.509

1	George Senesky	Philadelphia Warriors (1956)	1955–1958	3	216	119	97	.551	20	10	10	.500

1	Bill Sharman*	Los Angeles Lakers (1972)	1966–1968, 1971–1977	7	573	333	240	.581	62	35	27	.565

1	Paul Westhead	Los Angeles Lakers (1980)	1979–1981, 1982–1983, 1990–1992	6	407	183	224	.450	19	13	6	.684

1	Lenny Wilkens*	Seattle SuperSonics (1979)	1969–1972, 1974–1976, 1977–1985, 1986–2003, 2004–2005	32	2,487	1,332	1,155	.536	178	80	98	.449

Sentence(s)

Red Auerbach won 938 games and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships As a coach, and Phil Jackson, won 11 seasons.

final_sentence: Red Auerbach won 938 games and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships As a coach, and Phil Jackson, won 11 seasons.