List of Golden State Warriors head coaches - wikipedia List of Golden State Warriors head coaches The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. The franchise had been known as the Philadelphia Warriors and the San Francisco Warriors, due to it previously being based in or near those cities. The team is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ). The Warriors initially joined the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) as the Philadelphia Warriors in 1946, and won the first BAA championship title in the same year under coach Edward Gottlieb. The Warriors later joined the NBA at its foundation in 1949. The Warriors ' record was 26 -- 42 in their first NBA season and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Syracuse Nationals. Franklin Mieuli and the Diners Club put together a group of 40 local investors to move the Warriors to San Francisco before the 1962 -- 63 NBA season, with Mieuli eventually buying all the shares of the franchise to keep the team from collapsing and to keep it in the area. The team became the Golden State Warriors and moved to Oakland before the 1971 -- 72 NBA season. There have been 25 head coaches for the Warriors franchise. The franchise won their first NBA championship as the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1956 NBA Finals, and were coached by George Senesky. Their second and most recent title was won as the Golden State Warriors in 1975, under coach Al Attles, who played with and coached the Warriors for 25 seasons. He is also the franchise 's all - time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins. Neil Johnston leads the franchise in winning percentage for games coached. Frank McGuire is one of the members of the franchise that has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches, while being the only one to do so that has spent his whole career with the franchise. Alex Hannum, Don Nelson, and Bill Sharman are the only other members of the franchise that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hannum and Nelson have both received the NBA Coach of the Year award once. Nelson has also been named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. Four former players for the Warriors, Attles, Johnston, George Lee, and Senesky went on to coach for the franchise. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Notes 4 References Key GC Games coached Wins Losses Win % Winning percentage # Number of coaches Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach * Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Warriors * Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Warriors Coaches Note : Statistics are correct through the end of the 2016 -- 17 season. # Name Term GC Win % GC Win % Achievements Reference Regular season Playoffs Philadelphia Warriors 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Gottlieb, Edward Edward Gottlieb * 1946 -- 1955 581 263 318. 453 32 15 17. 469 1 Championship ( 1947 ) 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Senesky, George George Senesky * 1955 -- 1958 216 119 97. 551 20 10 10. 500 1 Championship ( 1956 ) 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Cervi, Al Al Cervi 1958 -- 1959 72 32 40. 444 -- -- -- -- 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Johnston, Neil Neil Johnston * 1959 -- 1961 154 95 59. 617 12 8. 333 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 McGuire, Frank Frank McGuire * 1961 -- 1962 80 49 31. 613 12 6 6. 500 San Francisco Warriors 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Feerick, Bob Bob Feerick 1962 -- 1963 80 31 39. 388 -- -- -- -- 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 Hannum, Alex Alex Hannum 1963 -- 1966 240 100 140. 417 12 5 7. 417 1963 -- 64 NBA Coach of the Year 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Sharman, Bill Bill Sharman 1966 -- 1968 163 87 76. 534 25 13 12. 520 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Lee, George George Lee * 1968 -- 1970 134 63 71. 470 6. 333 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 Attles, Al Al Attles * 1970 -- 1971 ( as player - coach ) 122 49 63. 438 5. 200 Golden State Warriors -- Attles, Al Al Attles * 1971 -- 1980 707 394 323. 550 56 29 27. 518 1 Championship ( 1975 ) 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Bach, Johnny Johnny Bach * 1980 21 6 15. 286 -- -- -- -- 7001120000000000000 ♠ -- Attles, Al Al Attles * 1980 -- 1983 246 114 132. 463 -- -- -- -- 7001130000000000000 ♠ -- Bach, Johnny Johnny Bach * 1983 -- 1986 246 89 157. 362 -- -- -- -- 7001140000000000000 ♠ 12 Karl, George George Karl 1986 -- 1988 146 58 88. 397 10 6. 400 7001150000000000000 ♠ 13 Gregory, Ed Ed Gregory * 1988 18 14. 222 -- -- -- -- 7001160000000000000 ♠ 14 Nelson, Don Don Nelson 1988 -- 1995 537 277 260. 516 24 9 15. 375 1991 -- 92 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history 7001170000000000000 ♠ 15 Lanier, Bob Bob Lanier * 1995 37 12 25. 324 -- -- -- -- 7001180000000000000 ♠ 16 Adelman, Rick Rick Adelman 1995 -- 1997 164 66 98. 402 -- -- -- -- 7001190000000000000 ♠ 17 Carlesimo, P.J. P.J. Carlesimo 1997 -- 1999 159 46 113. 289 -- -- -- -- 7001200000000000000 ♠ 18 St. Jean, Garry Garry St. Jean 1999 -- 2000 55 13 42. 236 -- -- -- -- 7001210000000000000 ♠ 19 Cowens, Dave Dave Cowens 2000 -- 2001 105 25 80. 238 -- -- -- -- 7001220000000000000 ♠ 20 Winters, Brian Brian Winters 2001 -- 2002 59 13 46. 220 -- -- -- -- 7001230000000000000 ♠ 21 Musselman, Eric Eric Musselman 2002 -- 2004 164 75 89. 457 -- -- -- -- 7001240000000000000 ♠ 22 Montgomery, Mike Mike Montgomery * 2004 -- 2006 164 68 96. 415 -- -- -- -- 7001250000000000000 ♠ -- Nelson, Don Don Nelson 2006 -- 2010 328 145 183. 442 11 5 6. 455 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history 7001260000000000000 ♠ 23 Smart, Keith Keith Smart 2010 -- 2011 82 36 46. 439 -- -- -- -- 7001270000000000000 ♠ 24 Jackson, Mark Mark Jackson * 2011 -- 2014 230 121 109. 526 19 9 10. 474 7001280000000000000 ♠ 25 Kerr, Steve Steve Kerr * 2014 -- present 246 207 39. 841 61 46 15. 754 2 Championships ( 2015, 2017 ) 2015 -- 16 NBA Coach of the Year Al Attles was the head coach from 1970 to 1983 and guided the Rick Barry - led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship. Don Nelson was the Golden State Warriors head coach from 1988 to 1995 and from 2006 to 2010. Dave Cowens was the Golden State Warriors head coach from 2000 to 2001. Mike Montgomery was the head coach games from 2004 to 2006. Keith Smart was the head coach for the 2010 -- 2011 season. Mark Jackson was the head coach from 2011 to 2014. Steve Kerr is the current head coach of the Warriors since the 2014 -- 15 season. Notes A running total of the number of coaches of the Warriors. Thus, any coach who has two separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. References General `` Warriors Coach Register ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` 1949 - 50 NBA Season Summary ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` 2007 - 08 Warriors Media Guide : Warriors History ( pg. 170 ) '' ( PDF ). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Golden State Warriors ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ Bush, David ( May 4, 2005 ). `` There 's still more to Mieuli than meets the eye ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` 2007 - 08 Warriors Media Guide : Warriors History ( pg. 148 ) '' ( PDF ). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 29, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Al Attles Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Al Attles Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Golden State Warriors Coach Register ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Frank McGuire Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Alex Hannum Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Bill Sharman Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Don Nelson Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Top 10 Coaches in NBA History ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Neil Johnston Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` George Lee Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` George Senesky Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Edward Gottlieb Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` George Senesky Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Al Cervi Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Neil Johnston Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Bob Feerick Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Coach of the Year ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2008. Jump up ^ `` George Lee Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Johnny Bach Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` George Karl Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Ed Gregory Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Bob Lanier Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Rick Adelman Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` P.J. Carlesimo Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Garry St. Jean Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Dave Cowens Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Brian Winters Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Eric Musselman Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Mike Montgomery Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Keith Smart Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Mark Jackson Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Warriors ' Kerr named 2015 - 16 NBA Coach of the Year ''. NBA.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016. San Francisco Bay Area portal Golden State Warriors head coaches Eddie Gottlieb ( 1946 -- 1955 ) George Senesky ( 1955 -- 1958 ) Al Cervi ( 1958 -- 1959 ) Neil Johnston ( 1959 -- 1961 ) Frank McGuire ( 1961 -- 1962 ) Bob Feerick ( 1962 -- 1963 ) Alex Hannum ( 1963 -- 1966 ) Bill Sharman ( 1966 -- 1968 ) George Lee ( 1968 -- 1970 ) Al Attles ( 1970 -- 1980 ) Johnny Bach # ( 1980 ) Al Attles ( 1980 -- 1983 ) Johnny Bach ( 1983 -- 1986 ) George Karl ( 1986 -- 1988 ) Ed Gregory # ( 1988 ) Don Nelson ( 1988 -- 1995 ) Bob Lanier # ( 1995 ) Rick Adelman ( 1995 -- 1997 ) P.J. Carlesimo ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Garry St. Jean # ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Dave Cowens ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Brian Winters # ( 2001 -- 2002 ) Eric Musselman ( 2002 -- 2004 ) Mike Montgomery ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Don Nelson ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Keith Smart ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Mark Jackson ( 2011 -- 2014 ) Steve Kerr ( 2014 -- ) Pound sign ( # ) denotes interim head coach. Golden State Warriors Founded in 1946 Played in Philadelphia ( 1946 -- 1962 ) and San Francisco ( 1962 -- 1971 ) Based in Oakland, California Franchise Franchise Team history All - time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season Arenas Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Convention Hall Cow Palace San Francisco Civic Auditorium War Memorial Gymnasium ( University of San Francisco ) San Jose Arena Oracle Arena Chase Center General managers Tyrell Gottlieb Feerick Vertlieb Stirling Attles Nelson Twardzik St. Jean Mullin Riley Myers G League affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors Retired numbers 13 14 16 17 24 42 Hall of Famers Paul Arizin Rick Barry Wilt Chamberlain Joe Fulks Tom Gola Neil Johnston Jerry Lucas Šarūnas Marčiulionis Chris Mullin Mitch Richmond Don Nelson Robert Parish Andy Phillip Guy Rodgers Ralph Sampson Nate Thurmond Jamaal Wilkes NBA Championships ( 5 ) 1947 1956 2015 2017 Conference Championships ( 9 ) 1947 1948 1956 1964 1967 2015 2016 2017 Culture / lore Wilt the Stilt 100 point game Nate the Great Nellie Ball Run TMC The Sleepy Floyd game Splash Brothers Death lineup Warrior Girls 73 -- 9 The Block Rivalries Cleveland Cavaliers Media TV NBC Sports Bay Area Radio KGMZ Announcers Bob Fitzgerald Jim Barnett Tim Roye Current head coaches of the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Atlantic Brad Stevens ( Boston Celtics ) Kenny Atkinson ( Brooklyn Nets ) Jeff Hornacek ( New York Knicks ) Brett Brown ( Philadelphia 76ers ) Dwane Casey ( Toronto Raptors ) Central Fred Hoiberg ( Chicago Bulls ) Tyronn Lue ( Cleveland Cavaliers ) Stan Van Gundy ( Detroit Pistons ) Nate McMillan ( Indiana Pacers ) Jason Kidd ( Milwaukee Bucks ) Southeast Mike Budenholzer ( Atlanta Hawks ) Steve Clifford ( Charlotte Hornets ) Erik Spoelstra ( Miami Heat ) Frank Vogel ( Orlando Magic ) Scott Brooks ( Washington Wizards ) Western Conference Northwest Michael Malone ( Denver Nuggets ) Tom Thibodeau ( Minnesota Timberwolves ) Billy Donovan ( Oklahoma City Thunder ) Terry Stotts ( Portland Trail Blazers ) Quin Snyder ( Utah Jazz ) Pacific Steve Kerr ( Golden State Warriors ) Doc Rivers ( Los Angeles Clippers ) Luke Walton ( Los Angeles Lakers ) Earl Watson ( Phoenix Suns ) Dave Joerger ( Sacramento Kings ) Southwest Rick Carlisle ( Dallas Mavericks ) Mike D'Antoni ( Houston Rockets ) David Fizdale ( Memphis Grizzlies ) Alvin Gentry ( New Orleans Pelicans ) Gregg Popovich ( San Antonio Spurs ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Golden_State_Warriors_head_coaches&oldid=797092416 '' Categories : Lists of National Basketball Association head coaches by team Golden State Warriors head coaches Oakland, California - related lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 24 August 2017, at 22 : 43. 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