From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
List of Houston Rockets head coaches
None
None
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. They are a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They have played their home games at Toyota Center since 2003. Founded by Robert Breitbard in San Diego, the team first joined the NBA in 1967 as an expansion team. After four losing seasons, however, the team was sold to a group of investors based in Houston.
There have been 15 head coaches for the Houston Rockets franchise. Jack McMahon, the team's first head coach, compiled a 61–129 record during his tenure. Rudy Tomjanovich, who led the Rockets to their two championships, is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular-season and playoff games coached and wins. Alex Hannum, Tex Winter, Kevin McHale, Bill Fitch, Rudy Tomjanovich and Rick Adelman have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Tom Nissalke, Don Chaney and Mike D'Antoni were named Coach of the Year during their tenures as head coaches. Both Tex Winter and Johnny Egan have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with the Rockets. Egan, Tomjanovich, and Rick Adelman formerly played for the Rockets.
Key
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the .
| # | Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference | Regular season | Playoffs | * | * | * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Rockets | border=2}};" | San Diego Rockets | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | – | 190 | 61 | 129 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 138 | 58 | 80 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Houston Rockets | border=2}};" | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | 129 | 51 | 78 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | – | 281 | 129 | 152 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | – | 246 | 124 | 122 | 14 | 6 | 8 | NBA Coach of the Year | |||||||||||
| 6 | – | 328 | 141 | 187 | 31 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | – | 410 | 216 | 194 | 39 | 21 | 18 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | |||||||||||
| 8 | – | 298 | 164 | 134 | 11 | 2 | 9 | NBA Coach of the Year | |||||||||||
| 9 | – | 900 | 503 | 397 | 90 | 51 | 39 | 2 NBA championships (1994, 1995) | |||||||||||
| 10 | – | 328 | 182 | 146 | 19 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | – | 328 | 193 | 135 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4th longest winning streak in NBA history | |||||||||||
| 12 | – | 323 | 193 | 130 | 29 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 71 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | – | 318 | 217 | 101 | 51 | 28 | 23 | NBA Coach of the Year | |||||||||||
| 15 | – | 236 | 59 | 177 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 16 | –present | 164 | 93 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
File:Alex Hannum 1969.jpeg|Alex Hannum was the coach for the Rockets from 1969 to 1971. Image:Rudy T Space and Missile Center Feb 26, 2009.jpg|Rudy Tomjanovich led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Image:Jeff Van Gundy (cropped).jpg|Jeff Van Gundy was the coach for the Rockets from 2003 to 2007. File:Kevin McHale 2012 press conference - headshot.jpg|Kevin McHale was the head coach of the Rockets from 2011 to 2015. File:Mike D'Antoni 2010.jpg|Mike D'Antoni was the head coach of the Rockets from 2016 to 2020. File:Име Удока (2021).png|Ime Udoka is the current head coach of the Rockets since 2023.
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Rockets. 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
;General
;Specific
References
- (September 20, 2001). "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". Hearst Newspapers.
- "Houston Rockets". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Rudy Tomjanovich Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Jack McMahon Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Houston Rockets Coach Register". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Tex Winter Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Johnny Egan Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Tom Nissalke Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Johnny Egan Statistics". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Rudy Tomjanovich Statistics". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Rick Adelman Statistics". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Coach of the Year". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Del Harris Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Bill Fitch Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Don Chaney Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Jeff Van Gundy Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Rick Adelman Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Kevin McHale Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- (18 November 2015). "Kevin McHale fired as coach of 4-7 Houston Rockets, report says".
- "J.B. Bickerstaff Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- (27 June 2017). "NBA Awards: Houston Rockets' Mike D'Antoni wins 2016-17 Coach of the Year".
- "Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Stephen Silas Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Ime Udoka Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about List of Houston Rockets head coaches — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report