List of Boston Celtics head coaches

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Brad Stevens, with Danny Ainge as the general manager.[1] Founded in 1946, their 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise,[1] and their eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 represent the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date. They play their home games in the TD Garden.[1]

There have been 17 head coaches for the Boston Celtics franchise. The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach.[2] Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history.[3] Fitch was the 1979–80 NBA Coach of the Year and also led the Celtics to a championship that year. Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships, in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. He was also the 1965–65 Coach of the Year. K.C. Jones led the Celtics to two championships, in 1984 and 1986. Alvin Julian and Auerbach have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[4][5]

Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, Dave Cowens, K.C. Jones, Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the Celtics. John Russell, Alvin Julian, Heinsohn, Sanders, Carr, and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics. Doc Rivers, led the team to one NBA championship.[1]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Celtics
dagger Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
*dagger Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and
spent entire coaching career with the Celtics

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015–16 season.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
1 Russell, JohnJohn Russell* 1946–1948 108 42 66 .389 3 1 2 .333 [6]
2 Julian, AlvinAlvin Julian*dagger 1948–1950 128 47 81 .367 — — — — [4]
3 Auerbach, RedRed Auerbachdagger 1950–1966 1192 910 450 .669 148 90 58 .608 9 Championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961,
1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year
One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[3]		 [5]
4 Russell, BillBill Russell 1966–1969 (as player-coach) 245 162 83 .661 18 12 6 .667 2 Championships (1968, 1969) [7]
5 Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn* 1969–1978 690 427 263 .619 80 47 33 .588 1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year
2 Championships (1974, 1976)		 [8]
6 Sanders, TomTom Sanders* 1978 62 23 39 .371 — — — — [9]
7 Cowens, DaveDave Cowens 1978–1979 (as player-coach) 68 27 41 .397 — — — — [10]
8 Fitch, BillBill Fitch 1979–1983 328 242 86 .738 45 26 19 .578 1 Championship (1981)
1979–80 NBA Coach of the year
One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[3]		 [11]
9 Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones 1983–1988 410 308 102 .751 102 56 37 .602 2 Championships (1984, 1986) [12]
10 Rodgers, JimmyJimmy Rodgers 1988–1990 164 94 70 .573 8 2 6 .250 [13]
11 Ford, ChrisChris Ford 1990–1995 410 222 188 .541 29 13 16 .448 [14]
12 Carr, M. L.M. L. Carr* 1995–1997 164 48 116 .293 — — — — [15]
13 Pitino, RickRick Pitinodagger 1997–2001 248 102 146 .411 — — — — [16]
14 O'Brien, JimJim O'Brien 2001–2004 258 139 119 .539 26 13 13 .500 [17]
15 Carroll, JohnJohn Carroll* 2004 36 14 22 .389 4 0 4 .000 [18]
16 Rivers, DocDoc Rivers 2004–2013 721 416 305 .577 104 58 46 .558 1 Championship (2008) [19]
17 Stevens, BradBrad Stevens* 2013–present 246 113 133 .459 10 2 8 .200 [20]

Notes

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Boston Celtics – History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Boston Celtics coach stats @ official site". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Alvin Julian". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Red Auerbach". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  6. ↑ "John Russell". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Bill Russell". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Tom Heinsohn". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Tom Sanders". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Dave Cowens". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Bill Fitch". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  12. ↑ "K.C. Jones". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Jimmy Rodgers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Chris Ford". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  15. ↑ "M.L. Carr". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  16. ↑ "Rick Pitino". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Jim O'Brian". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  18. ↑ "John Carroll". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  19. ↑ "Doc Rivers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  20. ↑ "Brad Stevens". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

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