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List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches

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The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The team began playing in 1946 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), and joined the NBA in 1949. The team has had five names since its inception; the Buffalo Bisons (1946), the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951), the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955), the St. Louis Hawks (1955–1968), and the Atlanta Hawks (1968–present).[2] The Hawks won their only NBA championship in 1958, and have not returned to the NBA Finals since 1960.[3][4] The team has played its home games at the Philips Arena since 1999.[5] The Hawks are owned by Atlanta Spirit, LLC, and Danny Ferry is their general manager.[6]

There have been 30 head coaches for the Hawks franchise since joining the NBA. The team's first head coach while in the NBA was Roger Potter, who coached for seven games. Richie Guerin, who coached the Hawks for eight seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (618), regular-season games won (327), playoff games coached (60), and playoff games won (26). Alex Hannum is the only head coach to have won an NBA championship with the Hawks, doing so in the 1958 NBA Finals.[3] Five Hawks coaches have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award,[7] four have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches,[8][9][10][11] and three were listed among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996.[12] The current head coach is Quin Snyder.

Key

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GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Hawks
† Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

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Note: Statistics are correct through April 13, 2024. This list does not include NBL seasons.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1 Roger Potter* 1949 7 1 6 .143 — — — — [13]
2 Red Auerbach† 1949–1950 57 28 29 .491 3 1 2 .333 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] [8]
3 Dave MacMillan* 1950 23 9 14 .391 — — — — [14]
4 Johnny Logan* 1950 (as player-coach) 3 2 1 .667 — — — — [15]
5 Mike Todorovich* 1950–1951 (as player-coach) 42 14 28 .333 — — — — [16]
Milwaukee Hawks
6 Doxie Moore 1951–1952 66 17 49 .258 — — — — [17]
7 Andrew Levane 1952–1953 (as player-coach)
1953–1954 		117 38 79 .325 — — — — [18]
8 Red Holzman† 1954 (as player-coach)
1954–1955 		98 36 62 .367 — — — — One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] [9]
St. Louis Hawks
— Red Holzman† 1955–1956 105 47 58 .448 9 4 5 .444 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] [9]
9 Slater Martin 1957 (as player-coach) 8 5 3 .625 — — — — [19]
10 Alex Hannum† 1957 (as player-coach)
1957–1958 		103 56 47 .544 23 16 7 .696 NBA championship (1957–58)[3] [10]
11 Andy Phillip* 1958 10 6 4 .600 — — — — [20]
12 Ed Macauley* 1958–1959 (as player-coach)
1959–1960 		137 89 48 .650 20 9 11 .450 [21]
13 Paul Seymour 1960–1961 93 56 37 .602 12 5 7 .417 [22]
— Andrew Levane 1961–1962 60 20 40 .333 — — — — [18]
14 Bob Pettit* 1962 (as player-coach) 6 4 2 .667 — — — — [23]
15 Harry Gallatin 1962–1964 193 111 82 .575 23 12 11 .522 1962–63 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [24]
16 Richie Guerin* 1964–1968 (as player-coach) 290 159 131 .548 29 14 15 .483 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [25]
Atlanta Hawks
— Richie Guerin* 1968–1972 328 168 160 .512 31 12 19 .387 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [25]
17 Cotton Fitzsimmons 1972–1976 320 140 180 .438 6 2 4 .333 [26]
18 Bumper Tormohlen* 1976 8 1 7 .125 — — — — [27]
19 Hubie Brown 1976–1981 407 199 208 .489 16 6 10 .375 1977–78 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [28]
20 Mike Fratello 1981 3 0 3 .000 — — — — [29]
21 Kevin Loughery 1981–1983 164 85 79 .518 5 1 4 .200 [30]
— Mike Fratello 1983–1990 574 324 250 .564 40 18 22 .450 1985–86 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [29]
22 Bob Weiss 1990–1993 246 124 122 .504 8 2 6 .250 [31]
23 Lenny Wilkens† 1993–2000 542 310 232 .572 47 17 30 .362 1993–94 NBA Coach of the Year[7]
One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[12] 		[11]
24 Lon Kruger* 2000–2002 191 69 122 .361 — — — — [32]
25 Terry Stotts 2002–2004 137 52 85 .380 — — — — [33]
26 Mike Woodson 2004–2010 492 206 286 .419 29 11 18 .379 [34]
27 Larry Drew 2010–2013 230 128 102 .557 24 10 14 .417 [35]
28 Mike Budenholzer 2013–2018 410 213 197 .520 29 15 14 .517 2014–15 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [36]
29 Lloyd Pierce* 2018–2021 183 63 120 .344 — — — — [37]
30 Nate McMillan 2021–2023 179 99 80 .553 23 11 12 .478 [38]
31 Joe Prunty 2023 2 2 0 1.000 — — — — [39]
32 Quin Snyder 2023–present 93 46 57 .447 6 2 4 .333 [40]

Notes

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  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Hawks. 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

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General
  • "Atlanta Hawks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Peterson, Robert W. (2002). Cages to Jump Shots. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-8772-0.
  3. ^ a b c "Hawks History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  4. ^ "Atlanta Hawks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Arena Info". Philips Arena. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Hawks Staff Directory". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Red Auerbach Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Red Holzman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  11. ^ a b "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  13. ^ "Roger Potter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  14. ^ "Dave McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  15. ^ "John Logan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  16. ^ "Mike Todorovich Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 18, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  17. ^ "Doxie Moore Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  18. ^ a b "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  19. ^ "Slater Martin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  20. ^ "Andy Phillip Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  21. ^ "Ed Macauley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  22. ^ "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  23. ^ "Bob Pettit Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  24. ^ "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  25. ^ a b "Richie Guerin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  26. ^ "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  27. ^ "Bumper Tormohlen Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  28. ^ "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  29. ^ a b "Mike Fratello Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  30. ^ "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  31. ^ "Bob Weiss Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  32. ^ "Lon Kruger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  33. ^ "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  34. ^ "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
  35. ^ "Larry Drew Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  36. ^ "Mike Budenholzer Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  37. ^ "Lloyd Pierce Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  38. ^ "Nate McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  39. ^ "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  40. ^ "Joe Prunty Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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