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List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches
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The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team began playing in 1946 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), and joined the NBA in 1949. The team has had five names since its inception; the Buffalo Bisons (1946), the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951), the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955), the St. Louis Hawks (1955–1968), and the Atlanta Hawks (1968–present). The Hawks won their only NBA championship in 1958, and have not returned to the NBA Finals since 1960. The team has played its home games at State Farm Arena since 1999.
There have been 30 head coaches for the Hawks franchise since joining the NBA. The team's first head coach while in the NBA was Roger Potter, who coached for seven games. Richie Guerin, who coached the Hawks for eight seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (618), regular-season games won (327), playoff games coached (60), and playoff games won (26). Alex Hannum is the only head coach to have won an NBA championship with the Hawks, doing so in the 1958 NBA Finals. Five Hawks coaches have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award, four have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches, and three were listed among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996. The current head coach is Quin Snyder.
Key
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through April 13, 2025. This list does not include NBL seasons.
| # | Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference | Regular season | Playoffs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | * | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996) | |||||||||
| 3 | * | 23 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 4 | * | (as player-coach) | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 5 | * | (as player-coach) | 42 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Milwaukee Hawks | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 66 | 17 | 49 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 7 | (as player-coach) | |||||||||||||||
| 117 | 38 | 79 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 8 | (as player-coach) | |||||||||||||||
| 98 | 36 | 62 | — | — | — | — | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996) | |||||||||
| St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||||||||
| — | – | 105 | 47 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 5 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996) | ||||||||
| 9 | (as player-coach) | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 10 | (as player-coach) | |||||||||||||||
| 103 | 56 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 7 | NBA championship (1957–58) | ||||||||||
| 11 | * | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 12 | * | (as player-coach) | ||||||||||||||
| 137 | 89 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 13 | – | 93 | 56 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| — | 60 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 14 | * | (as player-coach) | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 15 | – | 193 | 111 | 82 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1962–63 NBA Coach of the Year | ||||||||
| 16 | * | – (as player-coach) | 290 | 159 | 131 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year | |||||||
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| — | * | – | 328 | 168 | 160 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year | |||||||
| 17 | – | 320 | 140 | 180 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 | * | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 19 | – | 407 | 199 | 208 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1977–78 NBA Coach of the Year | ||||||||
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 21 | – | 164 | 85 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| — | – | 574 | 324 | 250 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 1985–86 NBA Coach of the Year | ||||||||
| 22 | – | 246 | 124 | 122 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 23 | – | 542 | 310 | 232 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 1993–94 NBA Coach of the Year | ||||||||
| One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996) | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | * | – | 191 | 69 | 122 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 25 | – | 137 | 52 | 85 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 26 | – | 492 | 206 | 286 | 29 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||
| 27 | – | 230 | 128 | 102 | 24 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
| 28 | – | 410 | 213 | 197 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2014–15 NBA Coach of the Year | ||||||||
| 29 | * | – | 183 | 63 | 120 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 30 | – | 179 | 99 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||
| 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 32 | –present | 185 | 86 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
File:RedAuerbach.jpg|Hall of Famer Red Auerbach coached the Blackhawks for one season. File:Lenny Wilkens 2013.jpg|Lenny Wilkens was the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks from to . File:Mike Fratello TNT.jpg|Mike Fratello was the coach for the Hawks in and from –. File:Mike Woodson (cropped).jpg|Mike Woodson was the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks for 6 seasons, from –. Image:Coach_bud_looking_other_way.JPG|Mike Budenholzer coached the Hawks for 5 seasons, from to
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Hawks. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
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References
- "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- Peterson, Robert W.. (2002). "Cages to Jump Shots". U of Nebraska Press.
- "Hawks History". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Atlanta Hawks". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Arena Info". [[Philips Arena]].
- "Red Auerbach Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Red Holzman Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Roger Potter Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". Turner Sports Interactive.
- "Dave McMillan Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "John Logan Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Mike Todorovich Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Doxie Moore Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Slater Martin Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Andy Phillip Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Ed Macauley Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Bob Pettit Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Richie Guerin Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Bumper Tormohlen Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Coach of the Year". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Mike Fratello Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Bob Weiss Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Lon Kruger Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Larry Drew Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Mike Budenholzer Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Lloyd Pierce Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Nate McMillan Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
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