List of Brooklyn Nets head coaches
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team plays its home games at the Barclays Center. The franchise was founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, and was one of the eleven original American Basketball Association (ABA) teams. In its second ABA season, Arthur Brown, the team owner, moved the team to Long Island and renamed it the New York Nets. The team won ABA championships in 1974 and 1976. When the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, the Nets were one of four ABA teams admitted into the NBA. The team was moved to the Rutgers Athletic Center in New Jersey; after the 1976–77 NBA season, the team was renamed the New Jersey Nets. Since they joined the NBA, the Nets have won 4 divisional championships, 2 conference championships and appeared in the playoffs 16 times.[1][2] The Nets moved to Brooklyn in 2012, and now play as the Brooklyn Nets.
There have been 23 head coaches for the Nets franchise. The franchise's first head coach was Max Zaslofsky, who led the team for two seasons. Kevin Loughery is the only Nets coach to have led the team to a championship; the Nets won ABA championships in 1974 and 1976 during his tenure.[3] Loughery is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (615) and wins (297); P. J. Carlesimo is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season winning percentage (.648).[3][4] Byron Scott is the franchise's all-time leader in playoff games coached (40) and wins (25), as well as playoff-game winning percentage (.625).[5] Chuck Daly and Bill Fitch were selected as two of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.[6] Daly, Brown and Lou Carnesecca are the only Nets coaches to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[7][8][9] Zaslofsky, York Larese, Lou Carnesecca, Dave Wohl, Butch Beard, John Calipari, Tom Barrise, and Kiki Vandeweghe spent their entire coaching careers with the Nets/Americans.[10][9][11][12][13]
Key
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches[a] |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Americans/Nets |
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Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
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Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Americans/Nets |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2019–20 season.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference | |||
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Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey Americans | |||||||||||||||
1 | Max Zaslofsky* | 1967–1968 | 78 | 36 | 42 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [14] | ||||
New York Nets | |||||||||||||||
— | Max Zaslofsky* | 1968–1969 | 78 | 17 | 61 | .218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [14] | ||||
2 | York Larese* | 1969–1970 | 84 | 39 | 45 | .464 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | [10] | ||||
3 | Lou Carnesecca*![]() |
1970–1973 | 252 | 114 | 138 | .452 | 30 | 13 | 17 | .433 | [9] | ||||
4 | Kevin Loughery | 1973–1977 | 334 | 190 | 144 | .569 | 32 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2 ABA championships (1974, 1976) | [3] | |||
New Jersey Nets | |||||||||||||||
— | Kevin Loughery | 1977–1980 | 281 | 107 | 174 | .381 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | [3] | ||||
5 | Bob MacKinnon | 1980–1981 | 47 | 12 | 35 | .255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [15] | ||||
6 | Larry Brown![]() |
1981–1983 | 158 | 91 | 67 | .576 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | [8] | ||||
7 | Bill Blair | 1983 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | [16] | ||||
8 | Stan Albeck | 1983–1985 | 164 | 87 | 77 | .530 | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | [17] | ||||
9 | Dave Wohl* | 1985–1987 | 179 | 65 | 114 | .363 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | [11] | ||||
— | Bob MacKinnon | 1987–1988 | 39 | 10 | 29 | .256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [15] | ||||
10 | Willis Reed | 1988–1989 | 110 | 33 | 77 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [18] | ||||
11 | Bill Fitch![]() |
1989–1992 | 246 | 83 | 163 | .337 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[6] | [19] | |||
12 | Chuck Daly![]() |
1992–1994 | 164 | 88 | 76 | .537 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[6] | [7] | |||
13 | Butch Beard* | 1994–1996 | 164 | 60 | 104 | .366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [12] | ||||
14 | John Calipari*![]() |
1996–1999 | 184 | 72 | 112 | .391 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | [13] | ||||
15 | Don Casey | 1999–2000 | 112 | 44 | 68 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [20] | ||||
16 | Byron Scott | 2000–2004 | 288 | 149 | 139 | .517 | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2 straight NBA Finals appearances[21] | [5] | |||
17 | Lawrence Frank | 2004–2009 | 466 | 225 | 241 | .483 | 38 | 18 | 20 | .474 | [22] | ||||
18 | Tom Barrise* | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [23] | ||||
19 | Kiki Vandeweghe* | 2009–2010 | 64 | 12 | 52 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [24] | ||||
20 | Avery Johnson | 2010–2012 | 148 | 46 | 102 | .311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [25] | ||||
Brooklyn Nets | |||||||||||||||
— | Avery Johnson | 2012 | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [25] | ||||
21 | P. J. Carlesimo | 2012–2013 | 54 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | [4] | ||||
22 | Jason Kidd | 2013–2014 | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | [26] | ||||
23 | Lionel Hollins | 2014–2016 | 119 | 48 | 71 | .403 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [27] | ||||
24 | Tony Brown* | 2016 | 45 | 11 | 34 | .244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | [28] | ||||
25 | Kenny Atkinson* | 2016–2020 | 308 | 118 | 190 | .383 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | [29] | ||||
26 | Jacque Vaughn | 2020 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | [30] | ||||
27 | Steve Nash* | 2020–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | [31] |
- Byron Scott was the head coach from 2000 to 2004 and led the Nets to two NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003.
Notes
References
- General
- "New Jersey Nets Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- Specific
- "New Jersey Nets History". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "New Jersey Nets History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "P. J. Carlesimo Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- "Byron Scott Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Chuck Daly Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Lou Carnesecca Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "York Larese Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Dave Wohl Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Butch Beard Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "John Calipari Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Max Zaslofsky Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Bob MacKinnon Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Bill Blair Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Stan Albeck Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Willis Reed Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Bill Fitch Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Don Casey Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Scott fired by division-leading Nets". ESPN. 2004-01-27. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- "Lawrence Frank Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- "Tom Barrise Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- "Kiki Vandeweghe Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- "Avery Johnson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- "Jason Kidd Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- "Lionel Hollins Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- "Tony Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- "Brooklyn Nets Name Kenny Atkinson Head Coach". Brooklyn Nets. April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- "Brooklyn Nets and Kenny Atkinson Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NBA.com. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Brooklyn Nets Name Steve Nash as Head Coach". NBA.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.