List of female NBA coaches

The list of female NBA coaches includes all women coaches who have been assistant and/or head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

List

Note: These lists are correct through the start of the 2019–20 season.

Yrs Number of seasons coached in the NBA
* Denotes head or assistant coach who is still active in the NBA

List of assistant coaches
Assistant Coach Nationality[A] Career[B] Yrs Notes Ref.
Jenny Boucek*  United States 2017–present3 Assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks. Previously player development coach for the Sacramento Kings. [1]
Lisa Boyer  United States 2001–20021 Assistant for the Cleveland Cavaliers. First woman to hold a coaching position in NBA history. [2][3]
Brittni Donaldson*  United States 2019–present1 Assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. [4]
Lindsay Gottlieb*  United States 2019–present1 Assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. First women's college coach recruited to an NBA staff. [5]
Becky Hammon*  Russia
 United States		 2014–present6 Assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. First female full-time assistant coach in any of North America's major professional leagues. Head Coach of 2015 Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship team. First Women to serve as the Head Coach in an NBA game. The Spurs were playing the Lakers on December 30, 2020. [6]
Lindsey Harding*  United States 2019–present1 Assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. [7]
Niele Ivey*  United States 2019–20201 Assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. [8]
Kara Lawson  United States 2019–20201 Former assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. Currently head coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. [9][10]
Nancy Lieberman  United States 2015–20172 Assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. First woman to coach a professional men's basketball team, the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League (2010–2011). [11]
Natalie Nakase*  United States 2018–present2 Assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers. First woman to sit on the bench as an assistant coach in the NBA, during the 2014 Summer League. [12]
Sonia Raman*  United States 2020–present1 Assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. [1]
Kristi Toliver*  United States 2018–present2 Assistant coach with the Washington Wizards. [13]
Karen Stack Umlauf  United States 2018–20202 Assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls, previously the Bulls' senior director of basketball operations. [14]
Teresa Weatherspoon*  United States 2019–present1 Assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. [15]

See also

Notes
  • A Nationality indicates a coach's representative nationality.
  • B Career in the NBA

References

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29861779/memphis-grizzlies-hire-mit-women-coach-sonia-raman-assistant-coach

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  2. "Lisa Boyer Title Associate Head Coach". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. "Lisa Boyer promoted to associate head coach". thestate.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. "How Brittni Donaldson became the NBA's youngest assistant coach". USA Today. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. "Cavs hire Cal's Lindsay Gottlieb as assistant coach". nba.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. "Becky Hammon Was Born to Coach". espn.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. "Sixers assistant coach Lindsey Harding is a 'rising star' in the NBA". The Undefeated. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Grizzlies hire Niele Ivey, NBA's ninth female coach". USA Today. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. "Celtics hire Kara Lawson to be assistant coach". espn.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. Chase, Brandon. "Kara Lawson accepts head women's basketball coach position at Duke". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  11. "Kings Announce Coaching Staff". nba.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  12. "Natalie Nakase On Her New NBA Coaching Job". clipsnation.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  13. "Kristi Toliver, an N.B.A. Assistant Who's Paid Like an Intern". The New York Times. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  14. "Karen Umlauf Profile". realgm.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  15. "List of female assistant coaches in the NBA". nba.com. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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