Basketball champion (2004) Coach of the Year in the NBA (2001) Head coach of two NBA All-Star Games (1977, 2001) 3 times ABA Coach of the Year (1973, 1975, 1976). 2× ABA Champion (1970, 1971). He was the first rookie head coach to lead his team to the playoffs since Red Holzman in 1955. He is also only the third African-American coach to win 300 games in the NBA. The other two are Al Jefferson and Gregg Popovich. He has won three championships as a head coach: with the Kansas City Kings in 1985, the Los Angeles Clippers in 2005, and the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 and 2005. With the Browns, he had 1120 wins, which is the most all time by a coach who never won more than 30 games in a season. The current record holder is Pat Riley with 1294 wins. He started out as an assistant under Tex Winter at Kansas State before going on to become one of the best coaches in NBA history. He won three championships during his tenure with the Boston Celtics, and another three with the Los Angeles Clippers. His overall coaching record is 914-902 (.506).