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A basketball coach is a person who is responsible for the management of a basketball team - including strategy, playcalling and instruction. Typically a team will have a head coach and depending on the team, this coach may have assistant coaches.
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| x Flip Saunders |
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Phillip "Flip" Saunders (born February 23, 1955) is a former American basketball head coach. He previously coached the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Saunders was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was an All-American...
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| x Don Nelson |
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Donald Arvid "Don" Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is a former NBA player and head coach. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors.
An innovator, Nelson is credited with, among other things,...
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| x Larry Bird |
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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of...
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| x Bob Hill |
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Robert W. Hill (born November 24, 1948 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American basketball coach. Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school. Upon graduating from high School, Hill entered Bowling Green State...
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| x Eddie Jordan |
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Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan (born January 29, 1955 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American professional basketball player and former coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings in the NBA.
Jordan attended Rutgers...
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| x Mike Brown |
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Michael “Mike” Brown (born March 5, 1970) is an American basketball head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from June 2, 2005 until May 24, 2010....
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| x Rick Carlisle |
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Dallas Mavericks |
Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced /ˈkɑrlaɪl/ KAR-lyl; born October 27, 1959) is the head coach of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He has also coached the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons, and was previously a player in the NBA. He is also one of...
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| x Jerry Sloan |
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Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan (born March 28, 1942), is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most...
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| x Bernie Bickerstaff |
Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff (born February 11, 1944 in Benham, Kentucky) is an assistant coach for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to the Trail Blazers, Bickerstaff was an assistant for the Chicago Bulls and Executive Vice President...
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| x Avery Johnson | Brooklyn Nets |
Avery Johnson (born March 25, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Brooklyn Nets. He has also coached the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to their first...
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| x Nate McMillan |
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Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan (born August 3, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to his coaching stint with the Blazers, McMillan was...
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| x Jeff Van Gundy |
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Jeffrey William "Jeff" Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962) is a former American basketball head coach. He coached most recently with the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets. Van Gundy attended Yale University before transferring to Menlo...
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| x Eric Musselman |
Eric P. Musselman (born November 19, 1964 in Ashland, Ohio) is an American basketball coach and the former head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. In August 2011, he was named head coach for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of...
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| x Scott Skiles |
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Milwaukee Bucks |
Scott Allen Skiles (born March 5, 1964, in LaPorte, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. He also is the former head coach of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls. Skiles...
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| x Mike Dunleavy, Sr. |
Michael Joseph Dunleavy (born March 21, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player, former head coach, and former general manager of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He is the father of Milwaukee Bucks player Mike Dunleavy, Jr....
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| x Lawrence Frank | Detroit Pistons |
Lawrence Frank (born August 23, 1970, in New York City) is an American basketball coach for the Detroit Pistons. He formerly served as the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and as an assistant coach of the Boston Celtics.
Frank earned his B.S....
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| x Byron Scott |
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Cleveland Cavaliers |
Byron Antom Scott (born March 28, 1961) is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was formerly the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets. He...
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| x Mike Woodson |
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New York Knicks |
Michael Dean "Mike" Woodson (born March 24, 1958) is a retired American basketball player and current interim head coach of the New York Knicks.
Growing up in Indiana, Woodson felt the Hoosier Hysteria which permeated the state helped prepare him...
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| x Isiah Thomas |
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Isiah Lord Thomas III ( /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/; born April 30, 1961), nicknamed "Zeke", is a retired American basketball player who played collegiately for the Indiana University Hoosiers. He went on to play professionally as point guard for the Detroit Pistons...
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| x Sam Mitchell |
Samuel "Sam" E. Mitchell, Jr. (born September 2, 1963 in Columbus, Georgia) is a retired American professional basketball player and a former head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a scout with the New Jersey Nets....
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| x George Karl |
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Denver Nuggets |
George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player. He is the current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. On December 10, 2010 he became the seventh coach in NBA...
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| x Randy Wittman |
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Washington Wizards |
Randy Scott Wittman (born October 28, 1959) is currently the interim head coach for the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards. He is also a retired American basketball player at the guard position and former coach of the NBA's...
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| x Phil Jackson |
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Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball coach and former player. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His...
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| x Maurice Cheeks |
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Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association from...
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| x Brian Hill |
Brian Hill (born September 19, 1947 in East Orange, New Jersey) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA. On May 23, 2007, after multiple media sources reported that Hill would not return...
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| x Gregg Popovich |
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San Antonio Spurs |
Gregg Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American basketball coach, and is currently the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. Taking over as coach of the Spurs in 1996, Popovich is the longest tenured coach in...
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| x Pat Riley |
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Patrick James "Pat" Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the NBA. Currently, he is team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all...
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| x Doc Rivers | Boston Celtics |
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is a former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA. His skills as floor general and point...
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| x Larry Krystkowiak |
Larry Brett Krystkowiak ( /krɨsˈkoʊviæk/ kris-KOH-vee-ak; born September 23, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, and current head coach of the Utah Utes men's basketball team. His nicknames include Krysko and Special K. He...
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| x Mike D'Antoni |
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Michael Andrew "Mike" D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951 in Mullens, West Virginia) is an Italian-American former basketball player and head coach. While head coach of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season...
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| x Stan Van Gundy |
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Stanley A. "Stan" Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, turning the job over to Pat...
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| x Mike Krzyzewski |
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Duke Blue Devils men's basketball |
Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski ( /ʃəˈʃɛvski/ shə-SHEV-ski; Polish: Krzyżewski [kʂɨˈʐɛ(f)ski]; nicknamed "Coach K"; born February 13, 1947) is an American basketball coach and former player. Since 1980, he has served as the head men's basketball...
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| x Gus Dorais |
Charles Emile "Gus" Dorais (July 2, 1891 – January 3, 1954) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame, where he was an All-American in...
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| x Frank Arnold |
Frank Arnold is a former men's basketball coach who coached at Brigham Young University from 1975–1983 and at the University of Hawaii from 1985-1987.
Arnold was hired to replace BYU coach Glenn Potter. Prior to coming to BYU, Arnold had been...
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| x Dave Bike |
Dave Bike is the current men's head basketball coach at Sacred Heart University. He led the Pioneers to a Division II national championship in 1986, and oversaw the transition of the program to the Division I level.
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| x Lou Henson |
Lou Henson (born January 10, 1932) is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories. Overall he had 779...
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| x Dennis Wolff |
Dennis Wolff (born March 1, 1955 in New York City) is the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team. The role is Wolff's first job coaching a women's team. Prior to the role, Wolff served as Director of Basketball Operations &...
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| x Ricardo Patton |
Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for...
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| x Robert Marshall |
Robert C. Marshall was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Richmond in 1918 and at Howard College, now Samford University in 1920 and 1921, compiling a career college football record...
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| x Jinks Coleman |
Jinks Coleman was the first head coach of the women's basketball team at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1975-1979. Coleman led the Lady Tigers (then the BenGals) to a 91-32 record before resigning 15 games into the 1978-1979 season.
Coleman...
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| x Rob Jeter |
Rob Jeter (born May 15, 1969(1969-05-15)) is an American college basketball coach and the current coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers basketball team.
Jeter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Chicago, Illinois....
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| x Michelle Marciniak |
Michelle Marciniak (born October 29, 1973 in Macungie, Pennsylvania) is a former All American collegiate and professional basketball player, who played point guard in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). As a floor general, Marciniak...
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| x Dave McMillan |
David MacMillan (December 24, 1886 – July 9, 1963) was an American basketball coach. He was a longtime men's basketball coach (18 years, 1927–42, and 1945–48) at the University of Minnesota, and coached the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950.
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| x Ricky Byrdsong |
Ricky Byrdsong (June 24, 1956 – July 2, 1999) was an insurance executive and was the first African American men's basketball coach at Northwestern University. On July 2, 1999, he was murdered in a hate crime.
As coach for the Northwestern University...
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| x Dale Brown |
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Dale Duward Brown (born October 31, 1935) is an American former college basketball coach who spent 25 years leading the LSU Tigers. His team earned Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He is also remembered as one of the most vocal critics of...
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| x Ray Mears |
Ray Mears (November 8, 1926 – June 11, 2007) was a former collegiate basketball coach at Wittenberg University (1957–1962) and the University of Tennessee (1963–1977). His career record of 399-135 (.747) still ranks among the top 15 all-time NCAA...
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| x Dean Smith |
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Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his...
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| x Keno Davis |
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Providence Friars men's basketball |
Keno Davis (born March 10, 1972 in Easton, Pennsylvania) is an American college basketball coach at Central Michigan University. Davis was previously head coach at Drake University for one season (2007–2008), when he was named the 2008 Associated...
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| x Fran Dunphy |
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Temple Owls men's basketball |
Fran Dunphy (born October 5, 1948(1948-10-05)) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Temple University. He succeeded John Chaney in 2006.
Dunphy's coaching career began at the United States...
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| x Clair Bee |
Clair Francis Bee (March 2, 1896 – May 20, 1983) was an American basketball coach, who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation Tournament titles (1939,...
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| x Brad Greenberg |
Brad Greenberg (born 1954) is an American basketball coach, most recently head coach at Radford University. He also served as an assistant coach for Virginia Tech, and the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers and New York Knicks. In addition, Greenberg was...
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| x Lon Kruger | UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball |
Lon Kruger (born August 19, 1952) is an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University. He has served as...
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| x Bob MacKinnon |
Bob MacKinnon (born December 5, 1927, in Dunkirk, New York) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career; the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis,...
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| x Bernard Hickman |
Bernard "Peck" Hickman (October 5, 1911 – February 20, 2000) is best known as the man who turned the University of Louisville men's basketball team into one of the nation's best. The Cardinals never had a losing season in Hickman's 23 seasons as...
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| x Jim Cleamons |
James Mitchell "Jim" Cleamons (born September 13, 1949 in Lincolnton, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player and current coach. He played collegiately at The Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles...
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| x Fran Fraschilla |
Fran Fraschilla (born August 30, 1958) is an American basketball coach.
He served as head men's basketball coach at Manhattan College, St. John's University and University of New Mexico, before joining ESPN as broadcast analyst. He currently serves...
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| x Hal Wissel |
Dr. Hal Wissel (born February 8, 1939) is an American basketball coach who has worked at the professional and collegiate level in his career.
Wissel was an assistant coach for player development with the Golden State Warriors (2006–07), an assistant...
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