List of Philadelphia 76ers head coaches

Last updated

Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Jim Lynam in 1990 Jim lynam basketball coach by bill cramer.jpg
Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Jim Lynam in 1990

The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia,. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals, the 76ers joined the NBA when it was founded in 1949. The Nationals had a record of 51–13 in their first NBA season under coach Al Cervi and won the Eastern Division crown. The franchise were purchased by Philadelphian Irv Kosloff and Ike Richma in the spring of 1963; the NBA approved their franchise shift on May 22 and name change to the Philadelphia 76ers on August 6. This brought professional basketball back to the city, which had been without a team since the Golden State Warriors left Philadelphia in 1962. [1] [2] After coaching the 76ers since 2010, Doug Collins resigned as head coach on April 18, 2013, following the 2012–13 season. [3] Brett Brown was hired to be the head coach of the 76ers on August 15, 2013, prior to the start of the 2013–14 season. [4] Brown was released as head coach after a 4–0 loss to the Celtics in the 2020 playoffs. On October 3, 2020 Doc Rivers was announced as his replacement. [5]

Contents

There have been 24  head coaches for the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. The franchise won their first NBA championship as the Syracuse Nationals in the 1955 NBA Finals under coach Cervi. Their second title was won as the Philadelphia 76ers in 1967, coached by Alex Hannum, who has the highest career winning percentage for the 76ers. [6] [7] Billy Cunningham, who played and coached with the 76ers for 17 years, is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins. [8] [9] He coached the team to their most recent title in 1983. [6] [8]

Hannum, Jack Ramsay, and Larry Brown are the only members of the franchise to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. [7] [10] [11] Cervi, Paul Seymour, and Kevin Loughery served as a player-coaches, and Cervi, after retiring as a player, continued to coach the team for the rest of the season that he retired during and five additional seasons. [12] [13] [14] Six other former players, Hannum, Dolph Schayes, Cunningham, Matt Guokas, Fred Carter, and Maurice Cheeks went on to coach for the franchise. [7] [8] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Key

GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
Win% Winning percentage
#Number of coaches [a]
*Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Nationals/76ers
†Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season. The list does not include NBL seasons.

#NameTerm [b] GCWLWin%GCWLWin%AchievementsReference
Regular seasonPlayoffs
Syracuse Nationals
Al Cervi ^ [c] 1949–1953 (as player-coach)
1953–1956 		495294201.594603426.5671 championship (1955) [12] [19]
Paul Seymour [d] 1956–1960 (as player-coach)279155124.55620911.450 [13] [20]
Alex Hannum † 1960–1963 239127112.53118810.444 [7]
Philadelphia 76ers
Dolph Schayes [e] 1963–1964 (as player-coach)
1964–1966 		240129111.53821912.4291965–66 NBA Coach of the Year [21] [16] [22]
Alex Hannum † 1966–1968 16313033.798281810.6431 championship (1967) [7]
Jack Ramsay † 1968–1972 328174154.53017512.294One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history [23] [10]
Roy Rubin * 1972–1973 51447.078———— [24]
Kevin Loughery [f] 1973 (as player-coach)31526.161———— [14] [25]
Gene Shue 1973–1977 334157177.470221111.500 [26]
Billy Cunningham * 1977–1985 650454196.6981056639.6291 championship (1983) [8]
Matt Guokas 1985–1988 20711988.5751789.471 [17]
Jim Lynam 1988–1992 367194173.52921813.381 [27]
Doug Moe 1992–1993 561937.339———— [28]
Fred Carter * 1993–1994 1083276.296———— [18]
John Lucas 1994–1996 16442122.256———— [29]
Johnny Davis 1996–1997 822260.268———— [30]
Larry Brown † 1997–2003 460255205.554582830.4832000–01 NBA Coach of the Year [21] [11]
Randy Ayers 2003–2004 522131.404———— [31]
Chris Ford 2004 301218.400———— [32]
Jim O'Brien 2004–2005 824339.524514.200 [33]
Maurice Cheeks 2005–2008 269122146.455624.333 [15]
Tony DiLeo 2008–2009 593227.542624.333 [34]
Eddie Jordan 2009–2010 822755.329———— [35]
Doug Collins 2010–2013 230110120.47818810.444 [36]
Brett Brown * 2013–2020 565221344.391261214.462 [37]
Doc Rivers 2020–2023 23615482.653352015.571 [38]
Nick Nurse 2023–present824735.573———– [39]

Notes

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philadelphia 76ers</span> National Basketball Association team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at the Wells Fargo Center located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dolph Schayes</span> American basketball player and coach (1928–2015)

Adolph Schayes was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A top scorer and rebounder, he was a 12-time NBA All-Star and a 12-time All-NBA selection. Schayes won an NBA championship with the Syracuse Nationals in 1955. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and was also named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Hannum</span> American basketball player and coach (1923–2002)

Alexander Murray Hannum was a professional basketball player and coach. Hannum coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and one American Basketball Association (ABA) team to league championships. He had a combined NBA-ABA record of 649–564 (.535) in the regular season and 61–46 (.570) in the playoffs over 16 seasons. In 1998, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Cunningham</span> American basketball player and coach (born 1943)

William John Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fred Carter</span> American basketball player and coach

Fredrick James Carter, nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "Doggy", is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons (1969–77) for the Baltimore Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks. He also coached the Mount St. Mary's Women's Basketball Team for three years to a 60-32 record and three years of AIAW tournament play.

Kevin Michael "Murph" Loughery is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Loughery coached both Julius Erving and Michael Jordan.

The 1966–67 NBA season was the 21st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, ending the Boston Celtics' record title run at 8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roy Rubin (basketball)</span> American basketball coach

Roy Rubin was a former college and professional basketball coach.

The 1967 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1966–67 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and it was the conclusion of the 1967 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia 76ers. This was the first championship series in 11 years without the Boston Celtics, who were defeated in the Division Finals by Philadelphia, the first time since 1958 and the only time in the 1960s that the Boston Celtics did not win the NBA Finals. It matched two teams who had each relocated in the decade, as the Warriors had moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco in 1962 and the 76ers had been relocated from Syracuse, New York to replace the void left by the Warriors. Wilt Chamberlain had been the star of the Warriors since joining the team in 1959 but was traded to the 76ers in the middle of the 1965 season.

The 1966–67 season of the Philadelphia 76ers was their 14th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their 4th since moving from Syracuse.

The 1970 NBA expansion draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers could acquire players for the 1970–71 season. Buffalo, Cleveland, and Portland were awarded the expansion teams on February 6, 1970. Houston was also awarded a franchise, but the group backing the team was unable to come up with the US$750,000 down payment on the US$3.7 million entrance fee that was required before the 1970 NBA draft. The Braves later underwent two relocations, moving to San Diego in 1978 and changing their name from the Braves to the Clippers, and then relocating to Los Angeles in 1984. They are currently known as the Los Angeles Clippers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1989 NBA expansion draft</span> Player selection draft

The 1989 NBA expansion draft was the ninth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 15, 1989, so that the newly founded Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic could acquire players for the upcoming 1989–90 season. Minnesota and Orlando had been awarded the expansion teams on April 22, 1987. In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. In this draft, each of the twenty-three other NBA teams had protected eight players from their roster and the Magic and the Timberwolves selected twelve and eleven unprotected players respectively, one from each team. The previous year's expansion teams, the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat, were not involved in this draft and did not lose any player. Prior to the draft, the league conducted a coin flip between the Timberwolves and the Magic to decide their draft order in this expansion draft and in the 1989 NBA draft. The Magic won the coin flip and chose to have the first selection and the right to select twelve players in this expansion draft, thus allowing the Timberwolves to receive the higher pick in the 1989 Draft.

The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers are third in NBA history in wins and playoff appearances.

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Syracuse Nationals Index". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  2. ↑ "2007-08 Warriors Media Guide: Warriors History (pg. 170)" (PDF). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Doug Collins resigns as 76ers coach". Associated Press. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sixers Name Brett Brown Head Coach | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Team Names Doc Rivers Head Coach". Philadelphia 76ers. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Philadelphia 76ers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Billy Cunningham Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Billy Cunningham Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  10. 1 2 "Jack Ramsay Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  11. 1 2 "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  12. 1 2 "Al Servi Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  13. 1 2 "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  14. 1 2 "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  15. 1 2 "Maurice Cheeks Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  16. 1 2 "Dolph Schayes Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  17. 1 2 "Matt Guokas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  18. 1 2 "Fred Carter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  19. ↑ "Al Cervi Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Paul Seymour Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  21. 1 2 "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  22. ↑ "Dolph Schayes Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  24. ↑ "Roy Rubin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  25. ↑ "Kevin Loughery Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Gene Shue Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  27. ↑ "Jim Lynam Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  28. ↑ "Doug Moe Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  29. ↑ "John Lucas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  30. ↑ "Johnny Davis Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  31. ↑ "Randy Ayers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  32. ↑ "Chris Ford Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  33. ↑ "Jim O'Brien Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  34. ↑ "Tony DiLeo Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  35. ↑ "Eddie Jordan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  36. ↑ "Doug Collins Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  37. ↑ "Brett Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Doc Rivers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  39. ↑ "Nick Nurse, Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.