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The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Wycliffe "Wyc" Grousbeck with Brad Stevens as the general manager.[1] Founded in 1946, their 18 NBA championships are the for the most for any NBA franchise along with their long time rivals Los Angeles Lakers,[1] and their eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 represent the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada to date. They play their home games in the TD Garden.[1]
There have been 18 head coaches for the Boston Celtics franchise. The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach.[2] Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history.[3] Fitch was the 1979–80 NBA Coach of the Year and also led the Celtics to a championship in 1981. Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships, in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. He was also the 1965–66 Coach of the Year. K.C. Jones led the Celtics to two championships, in 1984 and 1986. Alvin Julian, Auerbach, Tom Heinsohn, Fitch and Rick Pitino have earned induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[4][5]
Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, Dave Cowens, K.C. Jones, Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the Celtics. John Russell, Alvin Julian, Heinsohn, Sanders, Carr, and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics. Doc Rivers, led the team to one NBA championship.[1]
Key
[edit]GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches[a] |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Celtics |
† | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
*† | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire coaching career with the Celtics |
Coaches
[edit]Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | Reference |
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Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
1 | John Russell* | 1946–1948 | 108 | 42 | 66 | .389 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | [6] | |
2 | Alvin Julian*† | 1948–1950 | 128 | 47 | 81 | .367 | — | — | — | — | [4] | |
3 | Red Auerbach† | 1950–1966 | 1192 | 795 | 397 | .669 | 148 | 90 | 58 | .608 | 9 championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[3] |
[5] |
4 | Bill Russell† | 1966–1969 (as player-coach) | 245 | 162 | 83 | .661 | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2 championships (1968, 1969) | [7] |
5 | Tom Heinsohn*† | 1969–1978 | 690 | 427 | 263 | .619 | 80 | 47 | 33 | .588 | 1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year 2 championships (1974, 1976) |
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6 | Tom Sanders* | 1978 | 62 | 23 | 39 | .371 | — | — | — | — | [9] | |
7 | Dave Cowens | 1978–1979 (as player-coach) | 68 | 27 | 41 | .397 | — | — | — | — | [10] | |
8 | Bill Fitch† | 1979–1983 | 328 | 242 | 86 | .738 | 45 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 1 championship (1981) 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[3] |
[11] |
9 | K. C. Jones | 1983–1988 | 410 | 308 | 102 | .751 | 102 | 65 | 37 | .637 | 2 championships (1984, 1986) | [12] |
10 | Jimmy Rodgers | 1988–1990 | 164 | 94 | 70 | .573 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | [13] | |
11 | Chris Ford | 1990–1995 | 410 | 222 | 188 | .541 | 29 | 13 | 16 | .448 | [14] | |
12 | M. L. Carr* | 1995–1997 | 164 | 48 | 116 | .293 | — | — | — | — | [15] | |
13 | Rick Pitino | 1997–2001 | 248 | 102 | 146 | .411 | — | — | — | — | [16] | |
14 | Jim O'Brien | 2001–2004 | 258 | 139 | 119 | .539 | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | [17] | |
15 | John Carroll* | 2004 | 36 | 14 | 22 | .389 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | [18] | |
16 | Doc Rivers | 2004–2013 | 721 | 416 | 305 | .577 | 104 | 58 | 46 | .558 | 1 championship (2008) | [19] |
17 | Brad Stevens* | 2013–2021 | 636 | 354 | 282 | .557 | 78 | 38 | 40 | .487 | [20] | |
18 | Ime Udoka | 2021–2022 | 82 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | [21] | |
19 | Joe Mazzulla* | 2022–present | 164 | 121 | 43 | .738 | 39 | 27 | 12 | .692 | 1 championship (2024) | [22] |
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Red Auerbach led the franchise to 9 NBA championships in 16 seasons.
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Bill Russell was the coach for the Celtics when they won the Back to back NBA championship in 1968 and 1969.
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Tom Heinsohn was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1972–73 and won the NBA championship in 1974 and 1976.
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Former head coach Doc Rivers led the team to the NBA championship in 2008.
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Brad Stevens was the Celtics' head coach from 2013 to 2021.
Notes
[edit]- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Celtics. 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 Celtics season.
References
[edit]- General
- "Boston Celtics Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- "Boston Celtics Coach Stats". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d "Boston Celtics – History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ^ "Boston Celtics coach stats @ official site". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "Alvin Julian". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "Red Auerbach". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "John Russell". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Bill Russell". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Heinsohn". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Tom Sanders". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Cowens". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Bill Fitch". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "K.C. Jones". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "Jimmy Rodgers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "Chris Ford". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "M.L. Carr". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "Rick Pitino". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "Jim O'Brian". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "John Carroll". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "Doc Rivers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "Brad Stevens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Ime Udoka Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Joe Mazzulla Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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