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List of Phoenix Suns head coaches
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The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in , the Suns are chronologically the second-oldest team in the Western Conference. The Suns are also chronologically the third-oldest team in the NBA to have never won an NBA Championship while having played in the NBA Finals at least once. The Suns play their home games at the Mortgage Matchup Center.
The Phoenix Suns franchise has had 23 head coaches. John MacLeod is the franchise's all-time leader in coaching years and games won, winning the most regular-season and playoff games. Cotton Fitzsimmons, Mike D'Antoni and Monty Williams are the only coaches to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award with the Suns. The Suns never have been coached by a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Paul Westphal has the highest all-time winning percentage with the Suns with a .685 percentage. Alvin Gentry was named head coach after Terry Porter was dismissed by the Suns after 51 games in 2008. Gentry left the Phoenix Suns under mutual agreement to part ways on January 18, 2013. He was replaced by Lindsey Hunter halfway through the 2012–13 NBA season. He has since been replaced by former Suns player Jeff Hornacek. Hired in 2018, Serbian coach Igor Kokoškov became the first head coach born and raised outside of North America to be hired as a head coach in NBA history. Former Pelicans coach Monty Williams was hired as head coach on May 3, 2019, and served until May 13, 2023. On June 6, 2023, the Suns hired Frank Vogel as head coach.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 120 | 31 | 89 | .258 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2 | * | 44 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |||||
| 3 | – | 164 | 97 | 67 | .591 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | * | 75 | 35 | 40 | .467 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 5 | – | 1122 | 579 | 543 | .516 | 81 | 37 | 44 | .457 | |||||
| 6 | * | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 7 | * | 82 | 28 | 54 | .341 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| — | – | 328 | 217 | 111 | .662 | 40 | 21 | 19 | .525 | NBA Coach of the Year () | ||||
| 8 | – | 279 | 191 | 88 | .685 | 44 | 25 | 19 | .568 | |||||
| — | 57 | 27 | 30 | .474 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||||||
| 9 | * | – | 226 | 136 | 90 | .602 | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | ||||
| 10 | – | 195 | 116 | 79 | .595 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | |||||
| 11 | * | – | 134 | 63 | 71 | .470 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||||
| 12 | – | 389 | 253 | 136 | 51 | 26 | 25 | NBA Coach of the Year () | ||||||
| 13 | 51 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 14 | – | 261 | 158 | 144 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |||||||
| 15 | * | 41 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 16 | – | 213 | 101 | 112 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 17 | * | – | 118 | 33 | 85 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 18 | 79 | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 19 | * | 82 | 19 | 63 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 20 | – | 309 | 194 | 115 | 46 | 27 | 19 | NBA Coach of the Year () | ||||||
| 21 | 82 | 49 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 22 | 82 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 23 | Jordan Ott | –present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — |
File:Colangelo.jpg|Jerry Colangelo coached the Suns in and in the season. File:Paul Westphal in 2014.jpg|Paul Westphal coached the Suns from to , leading the team to their second NBA Finals appearance in 1993. File:012308-TC-Twolves002-MikeDantoni.jpg|Mike D'Antoni coached the Suns from to , with Western Conference Finals appearances in 2005 and 2006. File:Alvin Gentry cropped.JPG|Alvin Gentry coached the Suns from to , with a Western Conference Finals appearance in 2010. File:Coach Jeff Hornacek (cropped).jpg|Jeff Hornacek coached the Suns from –. File:Monty Williams (cropped).jpg|Monty Williams coached the Phoenix Suns from to , leading the team to their third NBA Finals appearance in 2021.
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Suns. 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
- "Phoenix Suns History Index". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "A Chronology of the Teams in the NBA". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "NBA Finals: All-time Champions". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- (February 16, 2009). "Alvin Gentry Named Interim Head Coach by the Suns". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- (January 18, 2013). "Suns, coach Alvin Gentry part ways". ESPN.
- (2 May 2018). "Suns Agree to Terms with Igor Kokoškov To Become New Head Coach".
- (May 13, 2023). "Phoenix Suns dismiss head coach Monty Williams".
- (June 6, 2023). "Suns name Frank Vogel as head coach".
- "Red Kerr Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Jerry Colangelo Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Butch Van Breda Kolff Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "John MacLeod Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Dick Van Arsdale Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "John Wetzel Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Coach of the Year". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Paul Westphal Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Danny Ainge Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Scott Skiles Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Frank Johnson Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Terry Porter Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Alvin Gentry Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Lindsey Hunter Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Jeff Hornacek Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- (February 1, 2016). "Suns Name Earl Watson Interim Head Coach". NBA.com.
- (October 22, 2017). "Suns Relieve Earl Watson of Head Coaching Duties".
- (May 2, 2018). "Suns Agree to Terms with Igor Kokoškov To Become New Head Coach".
- (May 3, 2019). "Suns Agree to Terms with Monty Williams To Become New Head Coach".
- (May 11, 2024). "Suns Name Two-time NBA Coach of the Year and Arizona Native Mike Budenholzer Head Coach".
- "Jordan Ott named 23rd Head Coach in Team History".
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