29 Coaches
- Statistics shown are while coach was with franchise
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Plyfs | G | W | L | W/L% | Conf | Champ |
| 1 | Stan Albeck | 1984 | 1985 | 2 | 164 | 87 | 77 | .530 | 5.0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kenny Atkinson | 2017 | 2020 | 4 | 308 | 118 | 190 | .383 | -36.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tom Barrise | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -1.0 | |||||||
| 4 | Butch Beard | 1995 | 1996 | 2 | 164 | 60 | 104 | .366 | -22.0 | |||||||
| 5 | Bill Blair | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | -1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Larry Brown | 1982 | 1983 | 2 | 158 | 91 | 67 | .576 | 12.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tony Brown | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 34 | .244 | -11.5 | |||||||
| 8 | John Calipari | 1997 | 1999 | 3 | 184 | 72 | 112 | .391 | -20.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | P.J. Carlesimo | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 54 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 8.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Lou Carnesecca | 1971 | 1973 | 3 | 252 | 114 | 138 | .452 | -12.0 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Don Casey | 1999 | 2000 | 2 | 112 | 44 | 68 | .393 | -12.0 | |||||||
| 12 | Chuck Daly | 1993 | 1994 | 2 | 164 | 88 | 76 | .537 | 6.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jordi Fernández Torres | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | -3.5 | |||||||
| 14 | Bill Fitch | 1990 | 1992 | 3 | 246 | 83 | 163 | .337 | -40.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lawrence Frank | 2004 | 2010 | 7 | 466 | 225 | 241 | .483 | -8.0 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lionel Hollins | 2015 | 2016 | 2 | 119 | 48 | 71 | .403 | -11.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Avery Johnson | 2011 | 2013 | 3 | 176 | 60 | 116 | .341 | -28.0 | |||||||
| 18 | Jason Kidd | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3.0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | York Larese | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 84 | 39 | 45 | .464 | -3.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kevin Loughery | 1974 | 1981 | 8 | 615 | 297 | 318 | .483 | -10.5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 0 | 2 |
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Plyfs | G | W | L | W/L% | Conf | Champ |
| 21 | Bob MacKinnon | 1981 | 1988 | 2 | 86 | 22 | 64 | .256 | -21.0 | |||||||
| 22 | Steve Nash | 2021 | 2023 | 3 | 161 | 94 | 67 | .584 | 13.5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Kevin Ollie | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | -3.0 | |||||||
| 24 | Willis Reed | 1988 | 1989 | 2 | 110 | 33 | 77 | .300 | -22.0 | |||||||
| 25 | Byron Scott | 2001 | 2004 | 4 | 288 | 149 | 139 | .517 | 5.0 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Kiki Vandeweghe | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 64 | 12 | 52 | .188 | -20.0 | |||||||
| 27 | Jacque Vaughn | 2020 | 2024 | 3 | 139 | 71 | 68 | .511 | 1.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dave Wohl | 1986 | 1988 | 3 | 179 | 65 | 114 | .363 | -24.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Max Zaslofsky | 1968 | 1969 | 2 | 156 | 53 | 103 | .340 | -25.0 | |||||||
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