List of Dallas Mavericks head coaches
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The Dallas Mavericks are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html|title=2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108044514/http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html|archive-date=January 8, 2012|url-status=dead}} The team joined the NBA in 1980 as an expansion team,{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/mavericks/history/mavs_history.html |title=Mavs History |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203191537/http://www.nba.com/mavericks/history/mavs_history.html |archive-date=December 3, 2010 }} and won their first Western Conference championship in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/2006.html|title=2005-07 Dallas Mavericks Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=December 8, 2008}} The Mavericks have played their home games at the American Airlines Center since 2001.{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/teams/dallas_mavericks.php |title=Dallas Mavericks |publisher=American Airlines Center |access-date=December 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219110512/http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/teams/dallas_mavericks.php |archive-date=December 19, 2008 }} The Mavericks are owned by Mark Cuban, and Nico Harrison is their general manager.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/staff_directory_010216.html |title=Mavs Front Office |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628182749/http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/staff_directory_010216.html |archive-date=June 28, 2011 }}
There have been nine head coaches for the Mavericks franchise. The franchise's first head coach was Dick Motta, who served for two non-consecutive stints, and coached for nine seasons with the Mavericks. Rick Carlisle is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (961), the most regular season wins (513), the most regular-season losses (448), the most playoff games coached (64), and the most playoff wins (27). Avery Johnson is the franchise's all-time leader for the highest winning percentage in the regular season (.735). Don Nelson is named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. Johnson led the Mavericks to the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006, only to lose to the Miami Heat in six games. Johnson is also the only Mavericks coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award, having won it in the {{nbay|2005|app=season}}. Quinn Buckner and Jim Cleamons have spent their entire NBA coaching careers with the Mavericks. Only one of the Mavericks coaches, Don Nelson, has been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-halloffamers-category.html#coaches |title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinees By Category |work=Basketball Hall of Fame |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009111036/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-halloffamers-category.html |archive-date=October 9, 2008 }} Rick Carlisle, who was the head coach of the Mavericks from 2008 to 2021, led the Mavericks to the franchise's first NBA Championship in its second Finals appearance, and defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals. Jason Kidd, a player in the Maverick's 2011 championship team, became coach in 2021 with the departure of Carlisle.
Key
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| GC
|Games coached |
| W
|Wins |
| L
|Losses |
| Win% |
| #
|Number of coaches{{ref label|Note1|a|a}} |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd; width:6em"|*
|Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Mavericks |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD; width:6em"|{{dagger}}
|Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the {{nbay|2024|app=season}}.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2"| # ! rowspan="2"| Name ! rowspan="2"| Term{{ref label|Note2|b|b}} ! GC ! W ! L ! Win% ! GC ! W ! L ! Win% ! rowspan="2" class=unsortable| Achievements ! rowspan="2" class=unsortable| Reference |
| class="unsortable"
! colspan="4"|Regular season ! colspan="4"|Playoffs |
| align=center|{{ntsh|1}}1
|{{sortname|Dick|Motta}} |{{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1986|end}} |574 |267 |307 |.465 |28 |11 |17 |.393 | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|2}}2
|{{sortname|John|MacLeod|John MacLeod (basketball)}} |{{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1989|start}} |175 |96 |79 |.549 |17 |10 |7 |.588 | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|3}}3
|{{sortname|Richie|Adubato}} |{{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1992|start}} |264 |94 |170 |.356 |3 |0 |3 |.000 | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|4}}4
|{{sortname|Gar|Heard}} |{{nbay|1992|full=y}} |53 |9 |44 |.170 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|5}}5
|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Quinn|Buckner}}* |{{nbay|1993|full=y}} |82 |13 |69 |.159 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|6}}—
|{{sortname|Dick|Motta}} |{{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}} |164 |62 |102 |.378 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|7}}6
|style="background-color:#ddffdd"|{{sortname|Jim|Cleamons}}* |{{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|start}} |98 |28 |70 |.286 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center|{{ntsh|8}}7
|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Don|Nelson}}{{dagger}} |{{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}} |590 |339 |251 |.575 |43 |19 |24 |.442 |One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html|title=Top 10 Coaches in NBA History|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119011709/http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html|archive-date=January 19, 2010|url-status=dead}} |
| align=center|{{ntsh|9}}8
|{{sortname|Avery|Johnson}} |{{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}} |264 |194 |70 |{{Winning percentage|194|70}} |47 |23 |24 |{{Winning percentage|23|24}} |{{nbay|2005|06}} NBA Coach of the Year{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html|title=NBA postseason awards - Coach of the Year|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915001144/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html|archive-date=September 15, 2010|url-status=dead}} |
| align=center|{{ntsh|10}}9
|{{sortname|Rick|Carlisle}} |{{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}} |1033 |555 |478 |{{Winning percentage|555|478}} |71 |33 |38 |{{Winning percentage|33|38}} |1 NBA Championship (2011) |
| align=center|{{ntsh|11}}10
|{{sortname|Jason|Kidd}} |{{nbay|2021|start}}–present |328 |179 |149 |{{Winning percentage|179|149}} |40 |22 |18 |{{Winning percentage|22|18}} | |
File:Don Nelson.jpg|Don Nelson as a head coach for the Dallas Mavericks in {{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
File:Avery Johnson.jpg|Avery Johnson as a head coach for the Dallas Mavericks in {{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
File:Rick Carlisle 2011-10-03.jpg|Rick Carlisle as a head coach for the Dallas Mavericks in {{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}}
Notes
- {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of coaches of the Mavericks. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- {{note label|Note2|b|b}} Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
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