List of female NBA coaches

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The list of female NBA coaches includes all women coaches who have been assistant and/or head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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List

Note: These lists are correct through the start of the 2021–22 season . [1]

YrsNumber of seasons coached in the NBA
*Denotes head or assistant coach who is still active in the NBA

List of assistant coaches

Assistant coachNationality [A] Career [B] YrsNotesRef.
Jenny Boucek *Flag of the United States.svg United States 2017–present5Assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. Previously assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks, player development coach for the Sacramento Kings. [2]
Lisa Boyer Flag of the United States.svg United States 2001–2002 1Assistant for the Cleveland Cavaliers. First woman to hold a coaching position in NBA history. [3] [4]
Brittni Donaldson *Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019–present3Assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks. Previously Assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons in the 2022–23 season and the Toronto Raptors in from 2019 to 2021. [5]
Lindsay Gottlieb Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019–2021 2Assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. First women's college coach recruited to an NBA staff. Left NBA to return to the college ranks as the head coach of the USC Trojans women's team. [6] [7]
Becky Hammon Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of the United States.svg United States		 2014–2022 8Assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. First female full-time assistant coach in any of North America's major professional leagues. Head Coach of 2015 Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship team. First woman to serve as the head coach in an NBA game while the Spurs were playing the Lakers on December 30, 2020. Left NBA to become head coach of the WNBA Las Vegas Aces team. [8]
Lindsey Harding *Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019–present3Assistant coach/player development coach for the Sacramento Kings. Previously player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers [9] [10]
Niele Ivey Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019–2020 1Previously Assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019-20 season [11]
Kara Lawson Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019–2020 1Former assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. Currently head coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's team. [12] [13]
Nancy Lieberman Flag of the United States.svg United States 2015–2017 2Assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. First woman to coach a professional men's basketball team, the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League (2010–2011). [14]
Natalie Nakase Flag of the United States.svg United States 2018–2020 2Assistant coach with Agua Caliente Clippers. Previously Assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers. First woman to sit on the bench as an assistant coach in the NBA, during the 2014 Summer League. [15]
Sonia Raman *Flag of the United States.svg United States 2020–present2Assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. [16]
Kristi Toliver Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Flag of the United States.svg United States		 2018–2023 4Assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks. Previously assistant coach with the Washington Wizards. [17]
Karen Stack Umlauf Flag of the United States.svg United States 2018–2020 2Assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls, previously the Bulls' senior director of basketball operations. [18]
Teresa Weatherspoon Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019–2024 4Assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. [1]
Edniesha Curry Flag of the United States.svg United States 2021–2022 1Assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. Currently head coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands men's basketball team. [19] [20]

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