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Current head coach Doc Rivers led the team to the NBA Championship in 2008.

There have been 16 head coaches of the Boston Celtics franchise. The Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the general manager.[1] Founded in 1946, their 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise,[1] while their eight straight NBA championships from 1959–66 is the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date. They currently play their home games in the TD Banknorth Garden.[1]

The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals, coached by Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular-season and playoff games coached and wins.[1] Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history.[2] Fitch was 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year and also led the Celtics to a championship that year. Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966. He was also the 1965–65 coach of the year. K.C. Jones led the Celtics to two championships, in 1984 and 1986. Alvin Julian and Auerbach have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[3]

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. As of June 2008, the current coach of the Celtics, Doc Rivers, has led the team to one NBA championship.[1]

Legend

# Number of coaches
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
W–L % Win–Loss percentage
† Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
* Spent entire coaching career with the Celtics
‡ Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire coaching career with the team
Ref Reference

Coaches

Red Auerbach led the franchise to 9 NBA Championships in 16 seasons.
Tom Heinsohn was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1972–73 and won the NBA Championship in 1974 and 1976.
# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Achievements Ref
GC W L W–L% GC W L W–L%
1 John Russell* 1947–48 108 42 66 0.389 3 1 2 0.333 [4]
2 Alvin Julian‡ 1948–50 128 47 81 0.367 — — — — [5]
3 Red Auerbach† 1950–66 1192 910 450 0.659 148 90 58 0.608 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[2] 		[6]
4 Bill Russell 1966–69 245 162 83 0.661 18 12 6 0.667 2 Championships (1968, 1969) [7]
5 Tom Heinsohn* 1969–78 690 427 263 0.619 80 47 33 0.588 1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year
2 Championships (1974, 1976) 		[8]
6 Tom Sanders* 1978–79 62 23 39 0.371 — — — — [9]
7 Dave Cowens 1979 68 27 41 0.397 — — — — [10]
8 Bill Fitch 1979–83 328 242 86 0.738 45 26 19 0.578 1981 NBA Championship
1979–80 NBA Coach of the year
One of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history[2] 		[11]
9 K.C. Jones 1984–88 410 308 102 0.751 102 56 37 0.549 2 Championships (1984, 1986) [12]
10 Jimmy Rodgers 1988–90 164 94 70 0.573 8 2 6 0.250 [13]
11 Chris Ford 1990–95 410 222 188 0.541 29 13 16 0.448 [14]
12 M.L. Carr* 1996–97 164 48 116 0.293 — — — — [15]
13 Rick Pitino 1998–2001 248 102 146 0.411 — — — — [16]
14 Jim O'Brien 2001–04 258 139 119 0.539 26 13 13 0.500 [17]
15 John Carroll* 2004 36 14 22 0.389 4 0 4 0 [18]
16 Doc Rivers 2004–present 328 168 160 0.512 33 19 14 0.576 2008 NBA Championship [19]

Statistics are correct through the end of the 2007–08 season.

References

General
  • "Boston Celtics coach register". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  • "Boston Celtics coach stats @ official site". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e "Boston Celtics – History". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame". hoophall.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  4. ^ "John Russell". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ "Alvin Julian". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ "Red Auerbach". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Bill Russell". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ "Tom Heinsohn". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ "Tom Sanders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ "Dave Cowens". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ "Bill Fitch". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  12. ^ "K.C. Jones". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  13. ^ "Jimmy Rodgers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  14. ^ "Chris Ford". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ "M.L. Carr". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  16. ^ "Rick Pitino". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  17. ^ "Jim O'Brian". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. ^ "John Carroll". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  19. ^ "Doc Rivers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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