List of New York Knicks head coaches - wikipedia List of New York Knicks head coaches The New York Knickerbockers are an American professional basketball team based in New York City. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ). They play their home games at Madison Square Garden. The franchise 's official name `` Knickerbockers '' came from the style of pants Dutch settlers wore when they came to America. Having joined the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ), the predecessor of the NBA, in 1946, the Knicks remain as one of the oldest teams in the NBA. During Red Holzman 's tenure, the franchise won its only two NBA championships, the 1970 NBA Finals and the 1973 NBA Finals. There have been 26 head coaches for the New York Knicks franchise. Holzman was the franchise 's first Coach of the Year winner and is its all - time leader in regular - season games coached, regular - season games won, playoff games coached, and playoff games won. Holzman was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986 as a coach. Besides Holzman, Rick Pitino, Don Nelson, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, and Larry Brown have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Four coaches have been named to the list of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. Neil Cohalan, Joe Lapchick, Vince Boryla, Carl Braun, Eddie Donovan and Herb Williams have spent their entire coaching careers with the Knicks. Boryla, Braun, Harry Gallatin, Dick McGuire, Willis Reed and Williams formerly played for the Knicks. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Notes 4 References Key GC Games coached Wins Losses Win % Winning percentage # Number of coaches * Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Knicks Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach Coaches Note : Statistics are as of February 8, 2016. # Name Term GC Win % GC Win % Achievements Reference Regular season Playoffs Cohalan, Neil Neil Cohalan * 1946 -- 1947 60 33 27. 550 5. 400 Lapchick, Joe Joe Lapchick * 1947 -- 1956 573 326 247. 569 60 30 30. 500 Boryla, Vince Vince Boryla * 1956 -- 1958 165 80 85. 485 -- -- -- - 1 -- Levane, Andrew Andrew Levane 1958 -- 1959 99 48 51. 485 0. 000 5 Braun, Carl Carl Braun * 1959 -- 1961 ( as player - coach ) 127 40 87. 315 -- -- -- - 1 -- 6 Donovan, Eddie Eddie Donovan * 1961 -- 1965 278 84 194. 302 -- -- -- - 1 -- 7 Gallatin, Harry Harry Gallatin 1965 63 25 38. 397 -- -- -- - 1 -- 8 McGuire, Dick Dick McGuire 1965 -- 1967 177 75 102. 424. 250 9 Holzman, Red 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 Reed, Willis Willis Reed 1977 -- 1978 96 49 47. 510 6. 333 9.1 -- Holzman, Red Red Holzman 1978 -- 1982 314 147 167. 468 0. 000 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history 11 Brown, Hubie Hubie Brown 1982 -- 1986 344 138 190. 401 18 8 10. 444 12 Hill, Bob Bob Hill 1986 -- 1987 66 20 46. 303 -- -- -- - 1 -- 13 Pitino, Rick Rick Pitino 1987 -- 1989 164 90 74. 549 13 6 7. 462 14 Jackson, Stu Stu Jackson 1989 -- 1990 97 52 45. 536 10 6. 400 15 MacLeod, John John MacLeod 1990 -- 1991 67 32 35. 478 0. 000 16 Riley, Pat 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 Nelson, Don Don Nelson 1995 -- 1996 59 34 25. 576 -- -- -- - 1 -- One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history 18 Van Gundy, Jeff Jeff Van Gundy 1996 -- 2001 420 248 172. 590 69 37 32. 536 19 Chaney, Don Don Chaney 2001 -- 2004 184 72 112. 391 -- -- -- - 1 -- 20 Williams, Herb Herb Williams * 0 1.000 -- -- -- - 1 -- 21 Wilkens, Lenny Lenny Wilkens 2004 -- 2005 81 40 41. 494 0. 000 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history 20.1 -- Williams, Herb Herb Williams * 2005 43 16 27. 372 -- -- -- - 1 -- 22 Brown, Larry Larry Brown 2005 -- 2006 82 23 59. 280 -- -- -- - 1 -- 23 Thomas, Isiah Isiah Thomas 2006 -- 2008 164 56 108. 341 -- -- -- - 1 -- 24 D'Antoni, Mike Mike D'Antoni 2008 -- 2012 288 121 167. 420 0. 000 25 Woodson, Mike Mike Woodson 2012 -- 2014 188 109 79. 580 17 7 10. 412 26 Fisher, Derek Derek Fisher * 2014 -- 2016 136 40 96. 294 -- -- -- -- 27 Rambis, Kurt Kurt Rambis 2016 28 9 19. 321 -- -- -- -- -- 28 Hornacek, Jeff Jeff Hornacek 2016 -- Present 82 31 51. 378 -- -- -- -- -- Red Holzman was the 1969 -- 70 NBA Coach of the Year, and won 2 championships ( 1970, 1973 ). Rick Pitino was the coach for the Knicks from 1987 to 1989. Pat Riley was the coach for the Knicks from 1991 to 1995. Jeff Van Gundy was the coach for the Knicks from 1996 to 2001. Mike Woodson was the Knicks ' head coach from 2012 to 2014. Jeff Hornacek is the Knicks head coach. Notes A running total of the number of coaches of the Knicks. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. References General `` New York Knicks Coach Register ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Why Knickerbockers ? ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2008. Jump up ^ `` History of the New York Knicks ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Red Holzman Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Top 10 Coaches in NBA History ''. National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 9, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Neil Cohalan Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Joe Lapchick Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Vince Boryla Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Carl Braun Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Eddie Donovan Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Herb Williams Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Vince Boryla Playing Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Carl Braun Playing Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Harry Gallatin Playing Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Dick McGuire Playing Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Willis Reed Playing Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Herb Williams Playing Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Andrew Levane Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Harry Gallatin Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Dick McGuire Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Willis Reed Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Hubie Brown Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Bob Hill Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Rick Pitino Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Stu Jackson Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` John MacLeod Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Pat Riley Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Don Nelson Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jeff Van Gundy Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Don Chaney Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Larry Brown Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Isiah Thomas Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Mike Woodson Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Derek Fisher Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Kurt Rambis Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Knicks Name Jeff Hornacek Head Coach ''. NBA. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016. New York Knicks head coaches Neil Cohalan ( 1946 -- 1947 ) Joe Lapchick ( 1947 -- 1956 ) Vince Boryla ( 1956 -- 1958 ) Andrew Levane ( 1958 -- 1959 ) Carl Braun ( 1959 -- 1961 ) Eddie Donovan ( 1961 -- 1965 ) Harry Gallatin ( 1965 ) Dick McGuire ( 1965 -- 1967 ) Red Holzman ( 1967 -- 1977 ) Willis Reed ( 1977 -- 1978 ) Red Holzman ( 1978 -- 1982 ) Hubie Brown ( 1982 -- 1986 ) Bob Hill ( 1986 -- 1987 ) Rick Pitino ( 1987 -- 1989 ) Stu Jackson ( 1989 -- 1990 ) John MacLeod ( 1990 -- 1991 ) Pat Riley ( 1991 -- 1995 ) Don Nelson ( 1995 -- 1996 ) Jeff Van Gundy ( 1996 -- 2001 ) Don Chaney ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Herb Williams # ( 2004 ) Lenny Wilkens ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Herb Williams # ( 2005 ) Larry Brown ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Isiah Thomas ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Mike D'Antoni ( 2008 -- 2012 ) Mike Woodson ( 2012 -- 2014 ) Derek Fisher ( 2014 -- 2016 ) Kurt Rambis # ( 2016 ) Jeff Hornacek ( 2016 -- ) ( # ) denotes interim head coach. 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Question: who is the coach of the ny knicks
Answer: Jeff Hornacek