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List of New York Knicks head coaches
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The New York Knicks are an American professional basketball team based in New York City. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at Madison Square Garden. The franchise's official name "Knickerbockers" came from the style of pants Dutch settlers wore when they moved to America. Having joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the predecessor of the NBA, in 1946, the Knicks remain as one of the oldest teams in the NBA. During Red Holzman's tenure, the franchise won its only two NBA championships, the 1970 NBA Finals and the 1973 NBA Finals.
There have been 31 head coaches for the New York Knicks franchise. Holzman was the franchise's first Coach of the Year winner and is the team's all-time leader in regular season games coached, regular season games won, playoff games coached, and playoff games won. Holzman was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986 as a coach. Besides Holzman, Rick Pitino, Don Nelson, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, and Larry Brown have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Four coaches have been named to the list of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. Neil Cohalan, Joe Lapchick, Vince Boryla, Carl Braun, Eddie Donovan and Herb Williams have spent their entire coaching careers with the Knicks. Boryla, Braun, Harry Gallatin, Dick McGuire, Willis Reed and Williams formerly played for the Knicks.
Key
| Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
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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 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 573 | 326 | 247 | 60 | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | 165 | 80 | 85 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | – | 99 | 48 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | – (as player-coach) | 127 | 40 | 87 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | – | 278 | 84 | 194 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 63 | 25 | 38 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | – | 177 | 75 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | – | 783 | 466 | 317 | 95 | 54 | 41 | NBA Coach of the Year () | ||||||||||||||
| 2 championships (1970, 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | – | 96 | 49 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| — | – | 314 | 147 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 2 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | – | 344 | 142 | 202 | 18 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 66 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | – | 164 | 90 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | – | 97 | 52 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 67 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | – | 328 | 223 | 105 | 63 | 35 | 28 | NBA Coach of the Year () | ||||||||||||||
| One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 59 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | — | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | – | 420 | 248 | 172 | 69 | 37 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | – | 184 | 72 | 112 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | – | 81 | 40 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history | ||||||||||||||
| — | 43 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 82 | 23 | 59 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | – | 164 | 56 | 108 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | – | 288 | 121 | 167 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | – | 188 | 109 | 79 | 17 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | – | 136 | 40 | 96 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 28 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | – | 164 | 60 | 104 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | – | 104 | 21 | 83 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | * | 44 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | – | 400 | 226 | 174 | 47 | 24 | 23 | NBA Coach of the Year () | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | –present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
File:Knicks coach Red Holzman.jpg|Red Holzman was the NBA Coach of the Year in , and won 2 championships (1970, 1973). File:Rick Pitino, 2013 Final Four.jpg|Rick Pitino was the coach for the Knicks from to . File:Pat Riley.jpg|Pat Riley was the coach for the Knicks from to . File:Jeff Van Gundy (cropped).jpg|Jeff Van Gundy was the coach for the Knicks from to . File:Mike Woodson (cropped).jpg|Mike Woodson was the Knicks' head coach from to . File:Coach Jeff Hornacek (cropped).jpg|Jeff Hornacek was the Knicks head coach from to . File:David Fizdale in 2009.jpg|David Fizdale was the Knicks head coach from 2018 to 2019. File:Tom Thibodeau cropped.jpg|Tom Thibodeau was the Knicks head coach from to .
Notes
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References
- "Why Knickerbockers?". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "History of the New York Knicks". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Red Holzman Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Neil Cohalan Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Joe Lapchick Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Vince Boryla Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Carl Braun Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Eddie Donovan Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Herb Williams Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Vince Boryla Playing Record". Sports Reference.
- "Carl Braun Playing Record". Sports Reference.
- "Harry Gallatin Playing Record". Sports Reference.
- "Dick McGuire Playing Record". Sports Reference.
- "Willis Reed Playing Record". Sports Reference.
- "Herb Williams Playing Record". Sports Reference.
- "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Dick McGuire Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Willis Reed Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Bob Hill Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Rick Pitino Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Stu Jackson Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "John MacLeod Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Pat Riley Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Don Nelson Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Jeff Van Gundy Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Don Chaney Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Larry Brown Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Isiah Thomas Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Derek Fisher Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Kurt Rambis Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Jeff Hornacek Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "David Fizdale Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Mike Miller Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Tom Thibodeau Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
- "Mike Brown Coaching Record". Sports Reference.
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