List of Detroit Pistons head coaches
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They play in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team, owned by Tom Gores, plays its home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills.[1][2] The franchise was founded in 1941 by Fred Zollner as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, playing in the National Basketball League (NBL).[3] In 1948, the team was renamed to the Fort Wayne Pistons and joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which merged with the NBL to become the NBA a year later.[3] After spending nine seasons in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Zollner moved the team to Detroit, Michigan in 1957 to be able to compete financially with other big city teams.[4] In the 1980s, general manager Jack McCloskey was instrumental in the Pistons' future championship runs by drafting Isiah Thomas, acquiring key players like Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman and hiring head coach Chuck Daly.[4] The 1980s team, known today as "the Bad Boys" due to the physical playing style, eventually won two championships in the 1989 and 1990 NBA Finals under Daly.[4] The Pistons won their third title in the 2004 NBA Finals under the tenure of Larry Brown.[4]
There have been 35 head coaches for the Pistons franchise since joining the NBA. The franchise's first head coach while in the NBA was Carl Bennett, who coached the team for six games, all of which are losses.[5] Chuck Daly is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (738), regular-season games won (467), playoff games coached (113), and playoff games won (71);[6] Flip Saunders is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season winning percentage (.715).[7] Daly and Larry Brown are the only members of the franchise to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches;[6][8] Daly was also selected as one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.[9] Both Ray Scott and Rick Carlisle have won NBA Coach of the Year in the 1973–74 and 2001–02 season, with the Pistons respectively.[10] Former coach Dick Vitale was named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in honor of the work he did as a basketball broadcaster after leaving the Pistons.[11] Sixteen head coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching careers with the Pistons. Curly Armstrong, Red Rocha, Dick McGuire, Dave DeBusschere, Donnie Butcher, Terry Dischinger, Earl Lloyd, Scott, and Michael Curry formerly played for the team.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The current head coach of the Pistons is Stan Van Gundy.[21]
Key
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches[a] |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Pistons |
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Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2013–14 season. The list does not include NBL seasons.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
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1 | Bennett, CarlCarl Bennett* | 1948 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
2 | Armstrong, CurlyCurly Armstrong* | 1948–1949 (as player-coach) | 54 | 22 | 32 | .407 | — | — | — | — | [22] | |
3 | Mendenhall, MurrayMurray Mendenhall* | 1949–1951 | 136 | 72 | 64 | .529 | — | — | — | — | [23] | |
4 | Birch, PaulPaul Birch | 1951–1954 | 207 | 105 | 102 | .507 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | [24] | |
5 | Eckman, CharleyCharley Eckman* | 1954–1957 | 241 | 123 | 118 | .510 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | [25] | |
6 | Rocha, RedRed Rocha* | 1957–1960 | 153 | 65 | 88 | .425 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | [26] | |
7 | McGuire, DickDick McGuire | 1959–1960 (as player-coach) 1960–1963 |
280 | 122 | 158 | .436 | 21 | 8 | 13 | .381 | [27] | |
8 | Wolf, CharlesCharles Wolf | 1963–1964 | 91 | 25 | 66 | .433 | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
9 | DeBusschere, DaveDave DeBusschere* | 1964–1967 (as player-coach) | 222 | 79 | 143 | .356 | — | — | — | — | [29] | |
10 | Butcher, DonnieDonnie Butcher* | 1967–1968 | 112 | 52 | 60 | .464 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [30] | |
11 | Seymour, PaulPaul Seymour | 1968–1969 | 60 | 22 | 38 | .367 | — | — | — | — | [31] | |
12 | van Breda Kolff, ButchButch van Breda Kolff | 1969–1971 | 174 | 82 | 92 | .471 | — | — | — | — | [32] | |
13 | Dischinger, TerryTerry Dischinger* | 1971 (as player-coach) | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [33] | |
14 | Lloyd, EarlEarl Lloyd* | 1971–1972 | 77 | 22 | 55 | .286 | — | — | — | — | [34] | |
15 | Scott, RayRay Scott* | 1972–1976 | 281 | 147 | 134 | .523 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1973–74 NBA Coach of the Year[10] | [35] |
16 | Brown, HerbHerb Brown* | 1976–1977 | 146 | 72 | 74 | .493 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | [36] | |
17 | Kauffman, BobBob Kauffman* | 1977–1978 | 58 | 29 | 29 | .500 | — | — | — | — | [37] | |
18 | Vitale, DickDick Vitale* | 1978–1979 | 94 | 34 | 60 | .362 | — | — | — | — | [38] | |
19 | Adubato, RichieRichie Adubato | 1979–1980 | 70 | 12 | 58 | .171 | — | — | — | — | [39] | |
20 | Robertson, ScottyScotty Robertson | 1980–1983 | 246 | 97 | 149 | .394 | — | — | — | — | [40] | |
21 | Daly, ChuckChuck Daly | 1983–1992 | 738 | 467 | 271 | .633 | 113 | 71 | 42 | .628 | 2 NBA championships (1989, 1990) One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[9] |
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22 | Rothstein, RonRon Rothstein | 1992–1993 | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | — | — | — | — | [41] | |
23 | Chaney, DonDon Chaney | 1993–1995 | 164 | 48 | 116 | .293 | — | — | — | — | [42] | |
24 | Collins, DougDoug Collins | 1995–1998 | 209 | 121 | 88 | .579 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | [43] | |
25 | Gentry, AlvinAlvin Gentry | 1998–2000 | 145 | 73 | 72 | .503 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | [44] | |
26 | Irvine, GeorgeGeorge Irvine | 2000–2001 | 106 | 46 | 60 | .434 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | [45] | |
27 | Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle | 2001–2003 | 164 | 100 | 64 | .610 | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 2001–02 NBA Coach of the Year[10] | [46] |
28 | Brown, LarryLarry Brown | 2003–2005 | 164 | 108 | 56 | .659 | 48 | 31 | 17 | .646 | NBA championship (2004) | [8] |
29 | Saunders, FlipFlip Saunders | 2005–2008 | 246 | 176 | 70 | .715 | 51 | 30 | 21 | .588 | [7] | |
30 | Curry, MichaelMichael Curry* | 2008–2009 | 82 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | [47] | |
31 | Kuester, JohnJohn Kuester* | 2009–2011 | 164 | 57 | 107 | .348 | — | — | — | — | [48] | |
32 | Frank, LawrenceLawrence Frank | 2011–2013 | 148 | 54 | 94 | .365 | — | — | — | — | [49] | |
33 | Cheeks, MauriceMaurice Cheeks | 2013–2014 | 50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | — | — | — | — | [50] | |
34 | Loyer, JohnJohn Loyer* | 2014 | 32 | 8 | 24 | .250 | — | — | — | — | [51] | |
35 | Van Gundy, StanStan Van Gundy | 2014–present | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | — | — | — | — |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Pistons. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
- General
- "Detroit Pistons Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "2008–09 Detroit Pistons Media Guide: Leadership" (PDF). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Pistons History: The Palace of Auburn Hills". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 "Pistons: Team History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "Pistons: History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 "Carl Bennett Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Chuck Daly Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 "Flip Saunders Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Dick Vitale". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Curly Armstrong Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Red Rocha Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Dick McGuire Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Dave DeBusschere Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Donnie Butcher Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Terry Dischinger Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Earl Lloyd Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Ray Scott Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Michael Curry Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ Detroit Pistons Name Stan Van Gundy Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations NBA.com, May 14, 2014
- ↑ "Curly Armstrong Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Murray Mendenhall Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Paul Birch Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Charles Eckman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Red Rocha Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Dick McGuire Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Charles Wolf Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Dave DeBusschere Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Donnie Butcher Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Bill Van Breda Kolff Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Terry Dischinger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Earl Lloyd Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Ray Scott Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Herb Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Bob Kauffman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Dick Vitale Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Richie Adubato Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Scotty Robertson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Ron Rothstein Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Don Chaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Doug Collin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Alvin Gentry Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "George Irvine Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Rick Carlisle Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Michael Curry Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ↑ "John Kuester Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Lawrence Frank Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Maurice Cheeks Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ "John Loyer Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
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