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List of Boston Celtics head coaches

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List of Boston Celtics head coaches

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Wycliffe "Wyc" Grousbeck with Brad Stevens as the general manager. Founded in 1946, their 18 NBA championships are the most for any NBA franchise. Their eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 represent the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada to date. They play their home games in the TD Garden. There have been 18 head coaches for the Boston Celtics franchise. The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach. Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history. Fitch was the 1979–80 NBA Coach of the Year and also led the Celtics to a championship in 1981. Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships, in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. He was also the 1965–66 Coach of the Year. K . Jones led the Celtics to two championships, in 1984 and 1986. Alvin Julian, Auerbach, Tom Heinsohn, Fitch and Rick Pitino have earned induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, Dave Cowens, K . Jones, Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the Celtics. John Russell, Alvin Julian, Heinsohn, Sanders, Carr, and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics. Doc Rivers, led the team to one NBA championship.

Tables

· Key
W
W
GC
W
Games coached
Wins
L
L
GC
L
Games coached
Losses
Win%
Win%
GC
Win%
Games coached
Winning percentage
#
#
GC
#
Games coached
Number of coaches[a]
†
†
GC
†
Games coached
Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
†
†
GC
†
Games coached
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire coaching career with the Celtics
GC
Games coached
W
Wins
L
Losses
Win%
Winning percentage
#
Number of coaches[a]
Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Celtics
†
Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
†
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire coaching career with the Celtics
· Coaches
Playoffs
Playoffs
#
Regular season
Name
Playoffs
John Russell*
1946
1946–1948
John Russell*
#
1
Name
John Russell*
Term[b]
1946–1948
GC
108
W
42
L
66
Win%
389
GC
3
W
1
L
2
Win%
333
Alvin Julian*†
1948
1948–1950
Alvin Julian*†
#
2
Name
Alvin Julian*†
Term[b]
1948–1950
GC
128
W
47
L
81
Win%
367
GC
—
W
—
L
—
Win%
—
Red Auerbach†
1950
1950–1966
Red Auerbach†
#
3
Name
Red Auerbach†
Term[b]
1950–1966
GC
1192
W
795
L
397
Win%
669
GC
148
W
90
L
58
Win%
608
Achievements
9 championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history
Bill Russell†
1966
1966–1969
Bill Russell†
#
4
Name
Bill Russell†
Term[b]
1966–1969 (as player-coach)
GC
245
W
162
L
83
Win%
661
GC
18
W
12
L
6
Win%
667
Achievements
2 championships (1968, 1969)
Tom Heinsohn*†
1969
1969–1978
Tom Heinsohn*†
#
5
Name
Tom Heinsohn*†
Term[b]
1969–1978
GC
690
W
427
L
263
Win%
619
GC
80
W
47
L
33
Win%
588
Achievements
1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year 2 championships (1974, 1976)
Tom Sanders*
Tom Sanders*
#
6
Name
Tom Sanders*
Term[b]
1978
GC
62
W
23
L
39
Win%
371
GC
—
W
—
L
—
Win%
—
Dave Cowens
1978
1978–1979
Dave Cowens
#
7
Name
Dave Cowens
Term[b]
1978–1979 (as player-coach)
GC
68
W
27
L
41
Win%
397
GC
—
W
—
L
—
Win%
—
Bill Fitch†
1979
1979–1983
Bill Fitch†
#
8
Name
Bill Fitch†
Term[b]
1979–1983
GC
328
W
242
L
86
Win%
738
GC
45
W
26
L
19
Win%
578
Achievements
1 championship (1981) 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history
K . Jones
1983
1983–1988
K . Jones
#
9
Name
K . Jones
Term[b]
1983–1988
GC
410
W
308
L
102
Win%
751
GC
102
W
65
L
37
Win%
637
Achievements
2 championships (1984, 1986)
Jimmy Rodgers
1988
1988–1990
Jimmy Rodgers
#
10
Name
Jimmy Rodgers
Term[b]
1988–1990
GC
164
W
94
L
70
Win%
573
GC
8
W
2
L
6
Win%
250
Chris Ford
1990
1990–1995
Chris Ford
#
11
Name
Chris Ford
Term[b]
1990–1995
GC
410
W
222
L
188
Win%
541
GC
29
W
13
L
16
Win%
448
M. L. Carr*
1995
1995–1997
M. L. Carr*
#
12
Name
M. L. Carr*
Term[b]
1995–1997
GC
164
W
48
L
116
Win%
293
GC
—
W
—
L
—
Win%
—
Rick Pitino†
1997
1997–2001
Rick Pitino†
#
13
Name
Rick Pitino†
Term[b]
1997–2001
GC
248
W
102
L
146
Win%
411
GC
—
W
—
L
—
Win%
—
Jim O'Brien
2001
2001–2004
Jim O'Brien
#
14
Name
Jim O'Brien
Term[b]
2001–2004
GC
258
W
139
L
119
Win%
539
GC
26
W
13
L
13
Win%
500
John Carroll*
John Carroll*
#
15
Name
John Carroll*
Term[b]
2004
GC
36
W
14
L
22
Win%
389
GC
4
W
0
L
4
Win%
000
Doc Rivers
2004
2004–2013
Doc Rivers
#
16
Name
Doc Rivers
Term[b]
2004–2013
GC
721
W
416
L
305
Win%
577
GC
104
W
58
L
46
Win%
558
Achievements
1 championship (2008)
Brad Stevens*
2013
2013–2021
Brad Stevens*
#
17
Name
Brad Stevens*
Term[b]
2013–2021
GC
636
W
354
L
282
Win%
557
GC
78
W
38
L
40
Win%
487
Ime Udoka
2021
2021–2022
Ime Udoka
#
18
Name
Ime Udoka
Term[b]
2021–2022
GC
82
W
51
L
31
Win%
622
GC
24
W
14
L
10
Win%
583
Joe Mazzulla*
Joe Mazzulla*
#
19
Name
Joe Mazzulla*
Term[b]
2022–present
GC
328
W
238
L
90
Win%
726
GC
57
W
36
L
21
Win%
632
Achievements
1 championship (2024)
#
Name
Term[b]
GC
W
L
Win%
GC
W
L
Win%
Achievements
Regular season
Playoffs
1
John Russell*
1946–1948
108
42
66
389
3
1
2
333
2
Alvin Julian*†
1948–1950
128
47
81
367
—
—
—
—
3
Red Auerbach†
1950–1966
1192
795
397
669
148
90
58
608
9 championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history
4
Bill Russell†
1966–1969 (as player-coach)
245
162
83
661
18
12
6
667
2 championships (1968, 1969)
5
Tom Heinsohn*†
1969–1978
690
427
263
619
80
47
33
588
1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year 2 championships (1974, 1976)
6
Tom Sanders*
1978
62
23
39
371
—
—
—
—
7
Dave Cowens
1978–1979 (as player-coach)
68
27
41
397
—
—
—
—
8
Bill Fitch†
1979–1983
328
242
86
738
45
26
19
578
1 championship (1981) 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history
9
K . Jones
1983–1988
410
308
102
751
102
65
37
637
2 championships (1984, 1986)
10
Jimmy Rodgers
1988–1990
164
94
70
573
8
2
6
250
11
Chris Ford
1990–1995
410
222
188
541
29
13
16
448
12
M. L. Carr*
1995–1997
164
48
116
293
—
—
—
—
13
Rick Pitino†
1997–2001
248
102
146
411
—
—
—
—
14
Jim O'Brien
2001–2004
258
139
119
539
26
13
13
500
15
John Carroll*
2004
36
14
22
389
4
0
4
000
16
Doc Rivers
2004–2013
721
416
305
577
104
58
46
558
1 championship (2008)
17
Brad Stevens*
2013–2021
636
354
282
557
78
38
40
487
18
Ime Udoka
2021–2022
82
51
31
622
24
14
10
583
19
Joe Mazzulla*
2022–present
328
238
90
726
57
36
21
632
1 championship (2024)
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