NBA coach of the Year award - wikipedia NBA coach of the Year award National Basketball Association awards and honors Championship O'Brien Trophy Brown Trophy ( defunct ) Individual awards All - Star Game MVP Bill Russell Finals MVP Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Community Assist Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award Twyman -- Stokes Teammate of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Honors All - NBA Team All - Rookie Team All - Defensive Team The National Basketball Association 's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given since the 1962 -- 63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships from 1956 to 1966. The winner is selected at the end of regular season by a panel of sportswriters from the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first - place vote is worth five points ; each second - place vote is worth three points ; and each third - place vote is worth one point. The person with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first - place votes, wins the award. Since its inception, the award has been given to 40 different coaches. The most recent award winner is Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni. Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson and Pat Riley have each won the award three times, while Hubie Brown, D'Antoni, Bill Fitch, Cotton Fitzsimmons and Gene Shue have each won it twice. No coach has won consecutive Coach of the Year awards. Riley is the only coach to be named Coach of the Year with three different franchises. Larry Bird is the only recipient to have also been named MVP as a player. Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, and Lenny Wilkens are the only recipients to have been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both player and coach. Johnny Kerr is the only person to win the award with a losing record ( 33 -- 48 with the Chicago Bulls in 1966 -- 67 ). Kerr was honored because he had guided the Bulls to the NBA Playoffs in their first season in the league. Doc Rivers is the only person to win the award despite his team not making the playoffs ( 41 -- 41 with the Orlando Magic in 1999 -- 2000 ). Only five recipients also coached the team that won the championship the same season : Red Auerbach, Red Holzman, Bill Sharman, Phil Jackson, and Gregg Popovich. Popovich is the only NBA Coach of the Year recipient to win the championship in the same season twice, winning the NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 and 2014. 2015 -- 16 recipient Steve Kerr only coached 39 of the 82 games in the season due to complications from offseason back surgery, though he received credit for all of the Golden State Warriors ' 73 wins that season. Assistant coach Luke Walton served as interim head coach for the other 43 games for the Warriors, receiving one second - place vote and two third - place votes. Contents 1 Winners 2 Multi-time winners 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Winners Hall of Famer Red Auerbach won the award in the 1964 -- 65 season. The award was later named after him. Hall of Famer Phil Jackson won the award in the 1995 -- 96 season, coaching the Chicago Bulls to 72 wins in a season. Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau won the award in the 2010 -- 11 season. George Karl led the 2012 -- 13 Denver Nuggets to a 57 -- 25 record without an NBA All - Star. Gregg Popovich led the 2013 -- 14 San Antonio Spurs to their 5th NBA championship, and earned his 3rd NBA Coach of the Year Award that same season. Denotes head coach who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach Bold Team won NBA championship for that season W -- L Win -- loss record for that season Win % Winning percentage for that season Season Coach Nationality Team W -- L Win % 1962 -- 63 Gallatin, Harry Harry Gallatin United States St. Louis Hawks 48 -- 32. 600 1963 -- 64 Hannum, Alex Alex Hannum * United States San Francisco Warriors 48 -- 32. 600 1964 -- 65 Auerbach, Red Red Auerbach * United States Boston Celtics 62 -- 18. 775 1965 -- 66 Schayes, Dolph Dolph Schayes United States Philadelphia 76ers 55 -- 25. 688 1966 -- 67 Kerr, Johnny Johnny Kerr United States Chicago Bulls 33 -- 48. 407 1967 -- 68 Guerin, Richie Richie Guerin United States St. Louis Hawks 56 -- 26. 683 1968 -- 69 Shue, Gene Gene Shue United States Baltimore Bullets 57 -- 25. 695 1969 -- 70 Holzman, Red Red Holzman * United States New York Knicks 60 -- 22. 732 1970 -- 71 Motta, Dick Dick Motta United States Chicago Bulls 51 -- 31. 622 1971 -- 72 Sharman, Bill Bill Sharman * United States Los Angeles Lakers 69 -- 13. 841 1972 -- 73 Heinsohn, Tom Tom Heinsohn * United States Boston Celtics 68 -- 14. 829 1973 -- 74 Scott, Ray Ray Scott United States Detroit Pistons 52 -- 30. 634 1974 -- 75 Johnson, Phil Phil Johnson United States Kansas City - Omaha Kings 44 -- 38. 537 1975 -- 76 Fitch, Bill Bill Fitch United States Cleveland Cavaliers 49 -- 33. 598 1976 -- 77 Nissalke, Tom Tom Nissalke United States Houston Rockets 49 -- 33. 598 1977 -- 78 Brown, Hubie Hubie Brown United States Atlanta Hawks 41 -- 41. 500 1978 -- 79 Fitzsimmons, Cotton Cotton Fitzsimmons United States Kansas City Kings 48 -- 34. 585 1979 -- 80 Fitch, Bill Bill Fitch ( 2 ) United States Boston Celtics 61 -- 21. 744 1980 -- 81 McKinney, Jack Jack McKinney United States Indiana Pacers 44 -- 38. 537 1981 -- 82 Shue, Gene Gene Shue ( 2 ) United States Washington Bullets 43 -- 39. 524 1982 -- 83 Nelson, Don Don Nelson * United States Milwaukee Bucks 51 -- 31. 622 1983 -- 84 Layden, Frank Frank Layden United States Utah Jazz 45 -- 37. 549 1984 -- 85 Nelson, Don Don Nelson * ( 2 ) United States Milwaukee Bucks 59 -- 23. 720 1985 -- 86 Fratello, Mike Mike Fratello United States Atlanta Hawks 50 -- 32. 610 1986 -- 87 Schuler, Mike Mike Schuler United States Portland Trail Blazers 49 -- 33. 598 1987 -- 88 Moe, Doug Doug Moe United States Denver Nuggets 54 -- 28. 659 1988 -- 89 Fitzsimmons, Cotton Cotton Fitzsimmons ( 2 ) United States Phoenix Suns 55 -- 27. 671 1989 -- 90 Riley, Pat Pat Riley * United States Los Angeles Lakers 63 -- 19. 768 1990 -- 91 Chaney, Don Don Chaney United States Houston Rockets 52 -- 30. 634 1991 -- 92 Nelson, Don Don Nelson * ( 3 ) United States Golden State Warriors 55 -- 27. 671 1992 -- 93 Riley, Pat Pat Riley * ( 2 ) United States New York Knicks 60 -- 22. 732 1993 -- 94 Wilkens, Lenny Lenny Wilkens * United States Atlanta Hawks 57 -- 25. 695 1994 -- 95 Harris, Del Del Harris United States Los Angeles Lakers 48 -- 34. 585 1995 -- 96 Jackson, Phil Phil Jackson * United States Chicago Bulls 72 -- 10. 878 1996 -- 97 Riley, Pat Pat Riley * ( 3 ) United States Miami Heat 61 -- 21. 744 1997 -- 98 Bird, Larry Larry Bird United States Indiana Pacers 58 -- 24. 707 1998 -- 99 Dunleavy, Mike Mike Dunleavy United States Portland Trail Blazers 35 -- 15. 700 1999 -- 00 Rivers, Doc Doc Rivers ^ United States Orlando Magic 41 -- 41. 500 2000 -- 01 Brown, Larry Larry Brown * United States Philadelphia 76ers 56 -- 26. 683 2001 -- 02 Carlisle, Rick Rick Carlisle ^ United States Detroit Pistons 50 -- 32. 610 2002 -- 03 Popovich, Gregg Gregg Popovich ^ United States San Antonio Spurs 60 -- 22. 732 2003 -- 04 Brown, Hubie Hubie Brown ( 2 ) United States Memphis Grizzlies 50 -- 32. 610 2004 -- 05 D'Antoni, Mike Mike D'Antoni ^ United States Phoenix Suns 62 -- 20. 756 2005 -- 06 Johnson, Avery Avery Johnson United States Dallas Mavericks 60 -- 22. 732 2006 -- 07 Mitchell, Sam Sam Mitchell United States Toronto Raptors 47 -- 35. 573 2007 -- 08 Scott, Byron Byron Scott United States New Orleans Hornets 56 -- 26. 683 2008 -- 09 Brown, Mike Mike Brown United States Cleveland Cavaliers 66 -- 16. 805 2009 -- 10 Brooks, Scott Scott Brooks ^ United States Oklahoma City Thunder 50 -- 32. 610 2010 -- 11 Thibodeau, Tom Tom Thibodeau ^ United States Chicago Bulls 62 -- 20. 756 2011 -- 12 Popovich, Gregg Gregg Popovich ^ ( 2 ) United States San Antonio Spurs 50 -- 16. 758 2012 -- 13 Karl, George George Karl United States Denver Nuggets 57 -- 25. 695 2013 -- 14 Popovich, Gregg Gregg Popovich ^ ( 3 ) United States San Antonio Spurs 62 -- 20. 756 2014 -- 15 Budenholzer, Mike Mike Budenholzer ^ United States Atlanta Hawks 60 -- 22. 732 2015 -- 16 Kerr, Steve Steve Kerr ^ United States Golden State Warriors 73 -- 9. 890 2016 -- 17 D'Antoni, Mike Mike D'Antoni ^ ( 2 ) United States Houston Rockets 55 -- 27. 670 Multi-time winners Rank Coach Team No. Years Don Nelson Milwaukee Bucks ( 2 ) / Golden State Warriors ( 1 ) 1983, 1985, 1992 Pat Riley Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) / New York Knicks ( 1 ) / Miami Heat ( 1 ) 1990, 1993, 1997 Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs 2003, 2012, 2014 Gene Shue Baltimore Bullets ( 1 ) / Washington Bullets ( 1 ) 1969, 1982 Bill Fitch Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1 ) / Boston Celtics ( 1 ) 1976, 1980 Hubie Brown Atlanta Hawks ( 1 ) / Memphis Grizzlies ( 1 ) 1978, 2004 Cotton Fitzsimmons Kansas City Kings ( 1 ) / Phoenix Suns ( 1 ) 1979, 1989 Mike D'Antoni Phoenix Suns ( 1 ) / Houston Rockets ( 1 ) 2005, 2017 See also National Basketball Association portal Notes ^ Jump up to : Was selected as one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History Jump up ^ Mike D'Antoni also holds Italian citizenship. Jump up ^ Mike D'Antoni also holds Italian citizenship. References General `` Coach of the Year ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008. `` NBA Coach of the Year ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Dallas ' Avery Johnson Named 2005 -- 06 NBA Coach of the Year ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 28, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Heat coach Pat Riley among 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame class ''. ESPN. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Johnny `` Red '' Kerr Bio ``. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2008. Jump up ^ Pandian, Ananth ( April 26, 2016 ). `` Warriors ' Steve Kerr wins the 2016 NBA Coach of the Year award ''. CBS Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 10 Coaches in NBA History ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Mike D'Antoni ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 17, 2008. NBA Coach of the Year Award 1963 : Gallatin 1964 : Hannum 1965 : Auerbach 1966 : Schayes 1967 : J. Kerr 1968 : Guerin 1969 : Shue 1970 : Holzman 1971 : Motta 1972 : Sharman 1973 : Heinsohn 1974 : R. Scott 1975 : P. Johnson 1976 : Fitch 1977 : Nissalke 1978 : H. Brown 1979 : Fitzsimmons 1980 : Fitch 1981 : McKinney 1982 : Shue 1983 : Nelson 1984 : Layden 1985 : Nelson 1986 : Fratello 1987 : Schuler 1988 : Moe 1989 : Fitzsimmons 1990 : Riley 1991 : Chaney 1992 : Nelson 1993 : Riley 1994 : Wilkens 1995 : Harris 1996 : Jackson 1997 : Riley 1998 : Bird 1999 : Dunleavy 2000 : Rivers 2001 : L. Brown 2002 : Carlisle 2003 : Popovich 2004 : H. Brown 2005 : D'Antoni 2006 : A. Johnson 2007 : Mitchell 2008 : B. Scott 2009 : M. Brown 2010 : Brooks 2011 : Thibodeau 2012 : Popovich 2013 : Karl 2014 : Popovich 2015 : Budenholzer 2016 : S. 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Question: who votes for coach of the year nba
Answer: a panel of sportswriters from the United States and Canada