Tom Nissalke

Tom Nissalke is an American former professional basketball coach in the NBA and ABA. He has coached several teams in both leagues, and has an overall coaching record of 371-508. He coached the Dallas Chaparrals/San Antonio Spurs (back when they were part of the American Basketball Association), the Seattle SuperSonics, the Utah Stars, the Houston Rockets, the Utah Jazz, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He holds the rare distinction of being named Coach of the Year in both the NBA and the ABA.

Nissalke is a radio analyst and talk-show host for the Jazz. In January 2006, his wife of 46 years, Nancy, died due to cancer.

When asked one time in an interview how his name was pronounced, Nissalke famously replied, "Tom".

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Preceded by Bill Blakely	Dallas Chaparrals Head Coach 1971–1972	Succeeded by Babe McCarthy
Preceded by Lenny Wilkens	Seattle SuperSonics Head Coach 1972–1973	Succeeded by Bucky Buckwalter
Preceded by Dave Brown	San Antonio Spurs Head Coach 1973–1975	Succeeded by Bob Bass
Preceded by Bucky Buckwalter	Utah Stars Head Coach 1975–1976	Succeeded by Team folded
Preceded by Johnny Egan	Houston Rockets Head Coach 1976–1979	Succeeded by Del Harris
Preceded by Elgin Baylor	Utah Jazz Head Coach 1979–1982	Succeeded by Frank Layden
Preceded by Bill Musselman	Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach 1983–1985	Succeeded by George Karl

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