List of Golden State Warriors head coaches
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The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco, California. The franchise had been known as the Philadelphia Warriors and the San Francisco Warriors, due to it previously being based in or near those cities. The team is a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Warriors initially joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) as the Philadelphia Warriors in 1946, and won the first BAA championship title in the same year under coach Eddie Gottlieb. The Warriors later joined the NBA at its foundation in 1949. The Warriors' record was 26–42 in their first NBA season and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Syracuse Nationals.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1950.html|title=1949-50 NBA Season Summary|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=May 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506060912/http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1950.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/0708GSWMG_History.pdf|title=2007-08 Warriors Media Guide: Warriors History (pg. 170)|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205092928/http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/0708GSWMG_History.pdf|archive-date=December 5, 2008}} Franklin Mieuli and the Diners Club put together a group of 40 local investors to move the Warriors to San Francisco before the 1962–63 NBA season, with Mieuli eventually buying all the shares of the franchise to keep the team from collapsing and to keep it in the area. The team became the Golden State Warriors and moved to Oakland before the 1971–72 NBA season.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/|title=Golden State Warriors|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=April 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417031142/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=May 4, 2005|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/04/SPGAVCJO0N1.DTL|title=There's still more to Mieuli than meets the eye|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=June 7, 2008|first=David|last=Bush|archive-date=May 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525063722/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F05%2F04%2FSPGAVCJO0N1.DTL|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/0708GSWMG_History.pdf|title=2007-08 Warriors Media Guide: Warriors History (pg. 148)|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 29, 2008|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205092928/http://www.nba.com/media/warriors/0708GSWMG_History.pdf|archive-date=December 5, 2008}}
There have been 25 head coaches for the Warriors franchise. The franchise won their first NBA championship as the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1956 NBA Finals, and were coached by George Senesky. Their second title was won as the Golden State Warriors in 1975, under coach Al Attles, who played with and coached the Warriors for 25 seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/attleal01.html|title=Al Attles Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=May 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506060925/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/attleal01.html|url-status=live}} He was also the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games coached and wins until March 2025 when his record was surpassed by Steve Kerr,{{Cite web |date=2025-03-15 |first=Danny |last=Emerman |title=Steve Kerr passes Al Attles for most wins in Warriors franchise history |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/03/15/steve-kerr-passes-al-attles-for-most-wins-in-warriors-franchise-history/ |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}} who coached the Warriors to four championships in {{nbafy|2015}}, {{nbafy|2017}}, {{nbafy|2018}} and {{nbafy|2022}}. Kerr also leads the franchise in winning percentage for games coached, as well as playoff games coached and wins.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/coaches.html|title=Golden State Warriors Coach Register|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=June 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625101743/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/coaches.html|url-status=live}}
Frank McGuire is one of the members of the franchise that has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches, while being the only one to do so that has spent his whole career with the franchise. Alex Hannum, Don Nelson, and Bill Sharman are the only other members of the franchise that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hannum, Nelson, and Kerr have both received the NBA Coach of the Year award once. Nelson has also been named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. Four former players for the Warriors, Attles, Johnston, George Lee, and Senesky went on to coach for the franchise.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsne01.html|title=Neil Johnston Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=June 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620220917/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsne01.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leege01.html|title=George Lee Statistics|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603182550/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/leege01.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/senesge01.html|title=George Senesky Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304022806/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/senesge01.html|url-status=live}}
Key
| class="wikitable" |
| GC
|Games coached |
| W
|Wins |
| L
|Losses |
| Win% |
| #
|Number of coaches{{ref label|Note1|a|a}} |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD; width:6em"|{{dagger}}
|Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| style="background-color:#ddffdd; width:6em"|*
|Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Warriors |
| style="background-color:silver; width:6em"|*{{dagger}}
|Elected to 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 |
| colspan="16" align="center" style="border:2px solid #002B5C; background-color:#ED174C;"|Philadelphia Warriors |
| align=center| {{ntsh|1}}1
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Eddie|Gottlieb}}* | {{nbay|1946|start|baa=y}}–{{nbay|1954|end}} | 581 | 263 | 318 | .453 | 32 | 15 | 17 |.469 | 1 Championship (1947) |
| align=center| {{ntsh|2}}2
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|{{sortname|George|Senesky}}* | {{nbay|1955|start}}–{{nbay|1957|end}} | 216 | 119 | 97 | .551 | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 Championship (1956) |
| align=center| {{ntsh|3}}3
| {{sortname|Al|Cervi}} | {{nbay|1958|full=y}} | 72 | 32 | 40 | .444 | — | — | — | — | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|4}}4
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Neil|Johnston}}* | {{nbay|1959|start}}–{{nbay|1960|end}} | 154 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|5}}5
|style="background-color:silver"| {{sortname|Frank|McGuire}}*{{dagger}} | {{nbay|1961|full=y}} | 80 | 49 | 31 | .613 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| colspan="16" align="center" style="border:2px solid #006BB6; background-color:#FDB927;"|San Francisco Warriors |
| align=center| {{ntsh|6}}6
| {{sortname|Bob|Feerick}} | {{nbay|1962|full=y}} | 80 | 31 | 49 | .388 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|7}}7
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{sortname|Alex|Hannum}}{{dagger}} | {{nbay|1963|start}}–{{nbay|1965|end}} | 240 | 100 | 140 | .417 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 |1963–64 NBA Coach of the Year{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html|title=Coach of the Year|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|access-date=May 19, 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|8}}8
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{sortname|Bill|Sharman}}{{dagger}} | {{nbay|1966|start}}–{{nbay|1967|end}} | 163 | 87 | 76 | .534 | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|9}}9
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|George|Lee|dab=basketball}}* | {{nbay|1968|start}}–{{nbay|1969|end}} | 134 | 63 | 71 | .470 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|10}}10
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Al|Attles}}* | {{nbay|1969|end}}–{{nbay|1970|end}} (as player-coach) | 122 | 49 | 63 | {{winpct|49|63}} | 5 | 1 | 4 | {{winpct|1|4}} | |
| colspan="16" align="center" style="{{NBA color cell|Golden State Warriors|border=2}};"|Golden State Warriors |
| align=center| —
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Al|Attles}}* | {{nbay|1971|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}} | 707 | 394 | 323 | {{winpct|394|323}} | 56 | 29 | 27 | {{winpct|29|27}} | 1 Championship (1975) |
| align=center| {{ntsh|11}}11
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Johnny|Bach}}* | {{nbay|1979|end}} | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|12}}—
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Al|Attles}}* | {{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1982|end}} | 246 | 114 | 132 | {{winpct|114|132}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|13}}—
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Johnny|Bach}}* | {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1985|end}} | 246 | 89 | 157 | .362 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|14}}12
| bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|George|Karl}}{{dagger}} | {{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}} | 146 | 58 | 88 | .397 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|15}}13
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Ed|Gregory}}* | {{nbay|1987|end}} | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|16}}14
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{sortname|Don|Nelson}}{{dagger}} | {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}} | 537 | 277 | 260 | {{Winning percentage|277|260}} | 24 | 9 | 15 | {{Winning percentage|9|15}} |1991–92 NBA Coach of the Year |
| align=center| {{ntsh|17}}15
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Bob|Lanier}}* | {{nbay|1994|end}} | 37 | 12 | 25 | {{Winning percentage|12|25}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|18}}16
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Rick|Adelman}}{{dagger}} | {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}} | 164 | 66 | 98 | {{Winning percentage|66|98}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|19}}17
| {{sortname|P.J.|Carlesimo}} | {{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|1999|start}} | 159 | 46 | 113 | {{Winning percentage|46|113}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|20}}18
| {{sortname|Garry|St. Jean}} | {{nbay|1999|full=y}} | 55 | 13 | 42 | {{Winning percentage|13|42}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|21}}19
| {{sortname|Dave|Cowens}} | {{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2001|start}} | 105 | 25 | 80 | {{Winning percentage|25|80}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|22}}20
| {{sortname|Brian|Winters}} | {{nbay|2001|full=y}} | 59 | 13 | 46 | {{Winning percentage|13|46}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|23}}21
| {{sortname|Eric|Musselman}} | {{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}} | 164 | 75 | 89 | {{Winning percentage|75|89}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|24}}22
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Mike|Montgomery|dab=basketball}}* | {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}} | 164 | 68 | 96 | {{Winning percentage|68|96}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|25}}—
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{sortname|Don|Nelson}}{{dagger}} | {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}} | 328 | 145 | 183 | {{Winning percentage|145|183}} | 11 | 5 | 6 | {{Winning percentage|5|6}} |One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history |
| align=center| {{ntsh|26}}23
| {{sortname|Keith|Smart}} | {{nbay|2010|full=y}} | 82 | 36 | 46 | {{Winning percentage|36|46}} |— |— |— |— | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|27}}24
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Mark|Jackson|dab=basketball}}* | {{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}} | 230 | 121 | 109 | {{Winning percentage|121|109}} |19 |9 |10 |{{Winning percentage|9|10}} | |
| align=center| {{ntsh|28}}25
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| {{sortname|Steve|Kerr}}* | {{nbay|2014|start}}–present |875 |567 |308 |{{Winning percentage|557|302}} |140 |99 |41 |{{Winning percentage|99|41}} |4 Championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
File:Al Attles (18942789466).jpg|Al Attles was the head coach from {{nbay|1969|end}} to {{nbay|1982|end}} and guided the Rick Barry-led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship.
File:Don Nelson.jpg|Don Nelson was the Golden State Warriors head coach from {{nbay|1988|start}} to {{nbay|1994|end}} and from {{nbay|2006|start}} to {{nbay|2009|end}}.
File:Coach Mark Jackson at Warriors open practice Oct 13, 2012.jpg|Mark Jackson was the head coach from {{nbay|2011|start}} to {{nbay|2013|end}}.
File:Steve_Kerr.jpg|Steve Kerr is the current head coach of the Warriors since the {{nbay|2014}} season.
Notes
- {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of coaches of the Warriors. Thus, any coach who has two 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.
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