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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
56 Coaches
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W-L% | W > .500 | G | W | L | W-L% | Champ |
| 1 | Stan Albeck | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 71 | 27 | 44 | .380 | -8.5 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | LaDell Andersen | 1972 | 1973 | 2 | 168 | 115 | 53 | .685 | 31.0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 |
| 3 | Jack Ankerson | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | Bob Bass | 1968 | 1976 | 7 | 500 | 251 | 249 | .502 | 1.0 | 35 | 12 | 23 | .343 | 0 |
| 5 | Zelmo Beaty | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 33 | .214 | -12.0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Joe Belmont | 1970 | 1971 | 2 | 69 | 45 | 24 | .652 | 10.5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 |
| 7 | Al Bianchi | 1970 | 1976 | 7 | 511 | 230 | 281 | .450 | -25.5 | 40 | 18 | 22 | .450 | 0 |
| 8 | Mark Binstein | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 74 | 21 | 53 | .284 | -16.0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Bill Blakeley | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 65 | 25 | 40 | .385 | -7.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
| 10 | Harold Blitman | 1970 | 1971 | 2 | 112 | 36 | 76 | .321 | -20.0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Al Brightman | 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 24 | .333 | -6.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Dave Brown | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | -2.0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Hubie Brown | 1975 | 1976 | 2 | 168 | 104 | 64 | .619 | 20.0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 |
| 14 | Larry Brown | 1973 | 1976 | 4 | 336 | 229 | 107 | .682 | 61.0 | 42 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 0 |
| 15 | Bucky Buckwalter | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 56 | 24 | 32 | .429 | -4.0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Mack Calvin | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 | -3.0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | Lou Carnesecca | 1971 | 1973 | 3 | 252 | 114 | 138 | .452 | -12.0 | 30 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 0 |
| 18 | Vince Cazzetta | 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 78 | 54 | 24 | .692 | 15.0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1 |
| 19 | Wilt Chamberlain* | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 84 | 37 | 47 | .440 | -5.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 |
| 20 | John Clark | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 25 | .359 | -5.5 | 0 | ||||
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W-L% | W > .500 | G | W | L | W-L% | Champ |
| 21 | Harry Dinnel | 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 29 | .310 | -8.0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | John Givens | 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | .294 | -3.5 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | Alex Groza | 1971 | 1975 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 23 | .425 | -3.0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | Cliff Hagan* | 1968 | 1970 | 3 | 199 | 109 | 90 | .548 | 9.5 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 |
| 25 | Bruce Hale | 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 78 | 22 | 56 | .282 | -17.0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | Alex Hannum | 1969 | 1974 | 4 | 330 | 178 | 152 | .539 | 13.0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 1 |
| 27 | Jim Harding | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.5 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | Buddy Jeannette* | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 30 | .333 | -7.5 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | K.C. Jones* | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 84 | 30 | 54 | .357 | -12.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
| 30 | York Larese | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 84 | 39 | 45 | .464 | -3.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 |
| 31 | Slick Leonard | 1969 | 1976 | 8 | 657 | 387 | 270 | .589 | 58.5 | 116 | 69 | 47 | .595 | 3 |
| 32 | Kevin Loughery | 1974 | 1976 | 3 | 252 | 168 | 84 | .667 | 42.0 | 32 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2 |
| 33 | Bob MacKinnon | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 84 | 32 | 52 | .381 | -10.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 |
| 34 | Slater Martin* | 1968 | 1969 | 2 | 90 | 32 | 58 | .356 | -13.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
| 35 | Babe McCarthy | 1968 | 1974 | 7 | 564 | 280 | 284 | .496 | -2.0 | 40 | 18 | 22 | .450 | 0 |
| 36 | Bones McKinney | 1970 | 1971 | 2 | 126 | 59 | 67 | .468 | -4.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
| 37 | John McLendon | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | -5.0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | Jack McMahon | 1971 | 1972 | 2 | 94 | 40 | 54 | .426 | -7.0 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | Tom Meschery | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 84 | 35 | 49 | .417 | -7.0 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | Vern Mikkelsen* | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W-L% | W > .500 | G | W | L | W-L% | Champ |
| 41 | Joe Mullaney | 1972 | 1976 | 5 | 373 | 217 | 156 | .582 | 30.5 | 43 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 0 |
| 42 | Bill Musselman | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 30 | .189 | -11.5 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | Tom Nissalke | 1972 | 1976 | 4 | 240 | 123 | 117 | .513 | 3.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 |
| 44 | Jim Pollard* | 1968 | 1970 | 3 | 176 | 98 | 78 | .557 | 10.0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 |
| 45 | Frank Ramsey* | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 67 | 32 | 35 | .478 | -1.5 | 19 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 |
| 46 | Gene Rhodes | 1968 | 1971 | 4 | 238 | 128 | 110 | .538 | 9.0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 |
| 47 | Bill Sharman* | 1969 | 1971 | 3 | 246 | 133 | 113 | .541 | 10.0 | 35 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 1 |
| 48 | Beryl Shipley | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 30 | .348 | -7.0 | 0 | ||||
| 49 | Larry Staverman | 1968 | 1969 | 2 | 87 | 40 | 47 | .460 | -3.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
| 50 | Jerry Steele | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 25 | .405 | -4.0 | 0 | ||||
| 51 | Rod Thorn | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 47 | 20 | 27 | .426 | -3.5 | 0 | ||||
| 52 | Butch Van Breda Kolff | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 84 | 21 | 63 | .250 | -21.0 | 0 | ||||
| 53 | Jim Weaver | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 66 | 20 | 46 | .303 | -13.0 | 0 | ||||
| 54 | Max Williams | 1970 | 1971 | 2 | 60 | 28 | 32 | .467 | -2.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 |
| 55 | Verl Young | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 23 | .303 | -6.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
| 56 | Max Zaslofsky | 1968 | 1969 | 2 | 156 | 53 | 103 | .340 | -25.0 | 0 | ||||