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List of Orlando Magic head coaches
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The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was founded in 1989 as an expansion team, and plays at the Kia Center. The team is owned by Orlando Magic, Ltd., a subsidiary of RDV Sports, Inc. The team has won seven division titles (1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2024), two conference titles (1995, 2009), but no league championships.
There have been thirteen head coaches for the Magic franchise. The team's first head coach was Matt Guokas, who coached the team for 328 games over four seasons. Chris Jent is the team's only head coach to have spent his entire career with the Magic.
On July 28, 2012, Jacque Vaughn was named the new head coach. He was the assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs in the two seasons prior to his hiring.
On May 29, 2015, the Magic hired their former point guard Scott Skiles as the franchise's 12th head coach.
When Skiles resigned after one season, the Magic hired Frank Vogel as his successor. Vogel was fired following the end of the 2017–18 season. Steve Clifford was the most recent head coach, serving from 2018 until his resignation in 2021.
Key
| Inducted 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 | – | 328 | 111 | 217 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2 | – | 295 | 191 | 104 | 36 | 18 | 18 | Eastern Conference Championship (1995) | ||||||
| 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | – | 132 | 74 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | – | 339 | 171 | 168 | 15 | 5 | 10 | NBA Coach of the Year | ||||||
| 6 | – | 135 | 51 | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 7 | * | 18 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | – | 164 | 76 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | – | 394 | 259 | 135 | 59 | 31 | 28 | Eastern Conference Championship (2009) | ||||||
| 9 | – | 216 | 58 | 158 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 10 | 30 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 11 | 82 | 35 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 12 | – | 164 | 54 | 110 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 13 | – | 227 | 96 | 131 | 10 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| 14 | * | –present | 328 | 144 | 184 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
File:Pistons asst coach Brian Hill in 2012.jpg|Brian Hill coached the Magic to their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history in 1995. File:Doc Rivers.JPG|Doc Rivers is the Orlando Magic's only coach to have won Coach of the Year. File:Stan Van Gundy pistons (cropped).jpg|Stan Van Gundy coached the Magic to their second NBA Finals appearance in franchise history in 2009. File:Jacque Vaughn (Feb 2024) 03.png|Jacque Vaughn was the head coach of the Magic from –. File:Scott Skiles (cropped).jpg|Scott Skiles was the head coach of the Magic from . File:Frank Vogel at NBA Cares charity event February 14 2014 cropped.jpg|Frank Vogel coached the Orlando Magic from –. File:Steve Clifford in 2010.jpg|Steve Clifford served as the Magic's head coach from –.
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Magic. 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
- "Orlando Magic Executives". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "The RDV Sports Family". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Orlando Magic Coach Register". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Coach of the Year". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Jacque Vaughn named as Magic head coach". WFTV Channel 9 Orlando.
- (May 29, 2015). "Magic hire Scott Skiles as coach". ESPN.
- (May 20, 2016). "Magic officially announce Frank Vogel as new head coach". ESPN.
- (June 5, 2021). "Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Mutually Agree to Part Ways".
- "Matt Guokas Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Brian Hill Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Richie Adubato Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Chuck Daly Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Doc Rivers Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Johnny Davis Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Chris Jent Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Stan Van Gundy Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Jacque Vaughn Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "James Borrego Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Scott Skiles Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- (May 20, 2016). "Magic Name Frank Vogel Head Coach". NBA.com.
- (May 30, 2018). "Orlando Magic Name Steve Clifford Head Coach".
- (July 11, 2021). "Orlando Magic Name Jamahl Mosley Head Coach".
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