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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 | Detroit Pistons |
Phillip "Flip" Saunders (born February 23, 1955) is an American head coach of the Washington Wizards. He previously coached the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Saunders was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was an All-America basketball...
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| x Don Nelson |
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Golden State Warriors |
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan) is a former NBA player and currently is a National Basketball Association head coach. He was named the head coach of the Golden State Warriors on August 30, 2006, his second stint with...
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| x Larry Bird |
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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, teaming with legendary center...
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| x Bob Hill |
Robert G. Hill (born November 24, 1948) is an American basketball coach. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school. Upon graduating from high School, Hill entered...
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| x Eddie Jordan |
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Washington Wizards |
Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan (born January 29, 1955 in Washington, D.C.), is an American former professional basketball player and current coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Most recently he was the head coach of the Washington Wizards of the...
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| x Mike Brown |
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Cleveland Cavaliers |
Mike Brown (born March 5, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Cleveland Cavaliers since June 2, 2005. After learning the game under Gregg Popovich, Brown is...
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| x Rick Carlisle |
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Indiana Pacers |
Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced KAHR-lye-uhl) (born October 27, 1959 in Ogdensburg, New York) 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. ...
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| x Jerry Sloan | Utah Jazz |
Gerald Eugene Sloan, better known as Jerry Sloan (born March 28, 1942), is a Basketball Hall of Fame coach with the Utah Jazz. He is one of professional basketball's most successful coaches, with a career regular-season win–loss record of 1137–751 ...
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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 Chicago Bulls. His 2 sons (Jon blair, bernard)went to St. Therese school in the madrona neighborhood of Seattle where they lived...
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| x Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks |
Avery Johnson (born March 25, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Johnson is known as the "Little General" for his small (by NBA...
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| x Nate McMillan | Portland Trail Blazers |
Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan (born August 3, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player and current 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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Jeff Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962 in Hemet, California) is a former American basketball head coach, he coached most recently with the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets. Van Gundy transferred to Menlo College and ultimately...
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| x Eric Musselman |
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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. The son of Bill Musselman, Eric was a head coach in the Continental...
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| x Scott Skiles |
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Chicago Bulls |
Scott Allen Skiles (born March 5, 1964 in LaPorte, Indiana) is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and former American professional basketball player. He also is the former head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns. Skiles holds the...
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| x Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | Los Angeles Clippers |
Michael Joseph Dunleavy, Sr. (born March 21, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player and the current head coach and general manager of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He is the father of current Indiana Pacers player Mike Dunleavy...
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| x Lawrence Frank | New Jersey Nets |
Lawrence Frank (born August 23, 1970, in New York City) is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New Jersey Nets, and is the second youngest head coach in the league.
Frank became the...
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| x Byron Scott |
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New Orleans Hornets |
Byron Antom Scott (born March 28, 1961 in Ogden, Utah) is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University. He was an important component of the...
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| x Mike Woodson |
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Atlanta Hawks |
Michael "Mike" Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
Woodson took over the job from Terry Stotts prior to the 2004-05 NBA season. He...
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| x Isiah Thomas |
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New York Knicks |
Isiah Lord Thomas III (nicknamed "Zeke") (pronounced /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/; born April 30, 1961) is the men's basketball coach for the FIU Golden Panthers, and a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Detroit Pistons of...
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| x Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors |
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).
A Columbus (Georgia) High School graduate, the 6'6...
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| x George Karl | Denver Nuggets |
George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 12th on the all-time win list for...
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| x Randy Wittman |
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Minnesota Timberwolves |
Randy Scott Wittman (born October 28, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player, in the guard position, and former coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
6'6" Wittman played college basketball at Indiana University,...
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| x Phil Jackson |
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the...
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| x Maurice Cheeks | Philadelphia 76ers |
Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, having been hired on May 23, 2005...
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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 in East Chicago, Indiana) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. He is often referred to, by players, media, and fans, as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop."
Popovich, whose...
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| x Pat Riley |
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Miami Heat |
Patrick James "Pat" Riley (born March 20, 1945) is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served...
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| x Doc Rivers | Boston Celtics |
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois), is a retired American 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...
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| x Larry Krystkowiak | Milwaukee Bucks |
Larry Brett Krystkowiak (born September 23, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, and the former head coach of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. His nicknames include Krysko and Special K.
He was born in Missoula, Montana but grew up...
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| x Mike D'Antoni |
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Phoenix Suns |
Mike D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951 in Mullens, West Virginia) is a former basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004-2005 NBA...
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| x Stan Van Gundy |
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Orlando Magic |
Stan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959 in Indio, California) 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...
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| x Mike Krzyzewski |
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Duke Blue Devils men's basketball |
Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski (pronounced /ʃɨˈʒɛvski/; Polish: Krzyżewski [kʂɨˈʐɛ(f)ski]) (born February 13, 1947) is an American basketball coach. He is currently the coach of the United States men's national basketball team leading them to a...
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| x Gus Dorais |
Charles Emile "Gus" Dorais (July 2, 1891 in Chippewa Falls, WI – January 3, 1954 in Birmingham, MI), was a football player and coach at the collegiate level and a coach at the professional level. Dorais developed into one of football's foremost...
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| x Frank Arnold |
Frank Arnold is a former men's basketball coach who coached at the Brigham Young University from 1975-1983 and 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 in Okay, Oklahoma, U.S.) is a former collegiate 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...
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| x Dennis Wolff |
Dennis Wolff (born March 1, 1955 in New York City) is the former head coach of men's basketball at Boston University. He was fired on March 11, 2009 after 15 seasons.
Wolff finished his collegiate basketball career at UConn after playing two years...
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| x Ricardo Patton |
Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is the head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the University of Colorado. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996,...
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| x Robert Marshall |
Robert Marshall was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond for the 1918-1919 season, where he led the Spiders to a 1-5 record. He also served as the head football coach for the 1918 season, compiling a record of 3-1-1....
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| x Jinks Coleman |
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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 is the current coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers basketball team.
Rob Jeter (born May 15, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA) grew up in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Bob Jeter, is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame...
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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 |
Dave McMillan is a former 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 |
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Ricky Byrdsong (June 24, 1956 – July 2, 1999) was an African American men's basketball coach who was murdered in a hate crime.
As coach for the Northwestern University Wildcats from 1993 to 1997, Byrdsong led them to a National Invitation Tournament...
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| x Dale Brown |
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Dale Duward Brown (born October 31, 1935 in Minot, North Dakota) is the winningest coach in LSU men's basketball history and led the Tigers to Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986. He coached the team for one quarter of a century. He is also...
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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 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 successful...
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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 the current Providence College head basketball coach and was the 2008 Associated Press Basketball Coach of the Year. Davis was previously head coach at Drake University for one season (2007...
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| x Fran Dunphy | Temple Owls men's basketball |
Fran Dunphy (born 1948) is the head men's basketball coach at Temple University. He succeeded John Chaney in 2006.
Dunphy's coaching career began at the United States Military Academy (1971-72), where he served as an assistant under head coach Dan...
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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 two undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939 as well as two National Invitation Tournament titles (1939,...
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| x Brad Greenberg |
Brad Greenberg is the head men's basketball coach at Radford University. He has also served as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech, and as director of player-personnel for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Greenberg was named Radford University’s sixth...
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| x Lon Kruger | UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball |
Lon Kruger (born August 19, 1952 in Silver Lake, Kansas) is an American basketball coach. Most recently, in 2007, he took the UNLV Rebels to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Sweet 16 for the first time since 1991.
As a player,...
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| x Bob MacKinnon |
Bob MacKinnon Sr, commonly known as Bob MacKinnon was a former collegiate and professional basketball coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career; the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, and the NBA's...
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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 assistant coach. He has been an assistant under head coach Phil Jackson with both the Chicago...
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| x Fran Fraschilla |
Fran Fraschilla 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 as a game analyst,...
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| x Hal Wissel |
Hal Wissel 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 coach with the Memphis...
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