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List of Houston Rockets head coaches

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They have played their home games at Toyota Center since 2003. Founded by Robert Breitbard in San Diego, the team first joined the NBA in 1967 as an expansion team.[1] After four losing seasons,[2] however, the team was sold to a group of investors based in Houston.[1] The group subsequently relocated the team to Houston, where the Rockets have remained for 37 seasons.[2] The franchise won its only two NBA titles in 1994 and 1995.[3]

There have been 11 head coaches for the Houston Rockets franchise. Jack McMahon, the team's first head coach, compiled a 61•129 record during his tenure.[4] Rudy Tomjanovich, who led the Rockets to their two championships, is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular-season and playoff games coached and wins.[5][3] Alex Hannum is the only Rockets coach to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.[6] Tom Nissalke and Don Chaney were named Coach of the Year during their tenures as head coaches. Both Tex Winter and Johnny Egan have spent their entire coaching career with the Rockets.[7][8][9] Egan, Tomjanovich, and Rick Adelman formerly played for the Rockets.[10][11][12] The Rockets are owned by Leslie Alexander and coached by Adelman.

Contents

Key

General
# Number of coaches[a]
† Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Rockets
Regular-season
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
Playoffs
PGC Games coached
PW Wins
PL Losses
PWin% Winning percentage

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2009•10 season.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% PGC PW PL PWin% Achievements Reference
1 McMahon, JackJack McMahon 1967•1969 190 61 129 .321 6 2 4 .333 [4]
2 Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum† 1969•1971 138 58 80 .420 — — — — [6]
3 Winter, TexTex Winter* 1971•1973 129 51 78 .395 — — — — [7]
4 Egan, JohnnyJohnny Egan* 1973•1976 281 129 152 .459 8 3 5 .375 [8]
5 Nissalke, TomTom Nissalke 1976•1979 246 124 122 .504 14 6 8 .429 1976•77 NBA Coach of the Year[13] [9]
6 Harris, DelDel Harris 1979•1983 328 141 187 .430 31 15 16 .484 [14]
7 Fitch, BillBill Fitch 1983•1988 410 216 194 .527 39 21 18 .538 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[15] [16]
8 Chaney, DonDon Chaney 1988•1992 298 164 134 .550 11 2 9 .182 1990•91 NBA Coach of the Year[13] [17]
9 Tomjanovich, RudyRudy Tomjanovich 1992•2003 900 503 397 .559 90 51 39 .567 2 NBA championships (1994, 1995) [3]
10 Van Gundy, JeffJeff Van Gundy 2003•2007 328 182 146 .555 19 7 12 .368 [18]
11 Adelman, RickRick Adelman 2007•present 246 150 96 .610 19 9 10 .474 [19]

Notes

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Newspapers. September 20, 2001. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/first100/1050922.html. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Houston Rockets". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Rudy Tomjanovich Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/tomjaru01c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Jack McMahon Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mcmahja01c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  5. ^ "Houston Rockets Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/coaches.html. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hannual01c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Tex Winter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wintete99c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Johnny Egan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/eganjo01c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Tom Nissalke Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/nissato99c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  10. ^ "Johnny Egan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eganjo01.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  11. ^ "Rudy Tomjanovich Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tomjaru01.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  12. ^ "Rick Adelman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/adelmri01.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  14. ^ "Del Harris Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/harride99c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  15. ^ "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  16. ^ "Bill Fitch Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitchbi99c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  17. ^ "Don Chaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/chanedo01c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  18. ^ "Jeff Van Gundy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/vanguje99c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  19. ^ "Rick Adelman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/adelmri01c.html. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
v • d • Houston Rockets
Formerly the San Diego Rockets • Founded in 1967 • Based in Houston, Texas
The Franchise Franchise • Team History • Expansion Draft • All-Time roster • Seasons • Records • Draft history • Head coaches • Current season
Arenas San Diego Sports Arena • Hofheinz Pavilion • HemisFair Arena • The Summit/Compaq Center • Toyota Center
Culture and Lore Red Rowdies • Clutch City • Game 7 of 1994 Stanley Cup Finals • Clutch The Rockets Bear • The Clock Incident • 13 in 33 • The Kiss of Death • The Dream Shake • The Glide
Head Coaches McMahon • Hannum • Winter • Egan • Nissalke • Harris • Fitch • Chaney • Tomjanovich • Van Gundy • Adelman
NBA Championships (2) 1994 • 1995
Western Conference Titles (4) 1981 • 1986 • 1994 • 1995
Division Titles (4) 1977 (Central) • 1986 (Midwest) • 1993 (Midwest) • 1994 (Midwest)
Administration Owner: Leslie Alexander • General Manager: Daryl Morey • Head Coach: Rick Adelman
Notable Figures Charles Barkley • Rick Barry • Shane Battier • Matt Bullard • Sam Cassell • Carroll Dawson • Clyde Drexler • Mike Dunleavy, Sr. • Mario Elie • Steve Francis • Chuck Hayes • Elvin Hayes • Carl Herrera • Robert Horry • Juwan Howard • Eddie Johnson • Stu Lantz • John Lucas (II) • Moses Malone • Matt Maloney • Kevin Martin • Tony Massenburg • Vernon Maxwell • Rodney McCray • Tracy McGrady • Cuttino Mobley • Calvin Murphy • Dikembe Mutombo • Moochie Norris • Hakeem Olajuwon • Scottie Pippen • Robert Reid • Ralph Sampson • Luis Scola • Kenny Smith • Kenny Thomas • Otis Thorpe • Rudy Tomjanovich • Jeff Van Gundy • Walt Williams • Yao Ming
Retired Jerseys 22 • 23 • 24 • 34 • 45 • CD
Hall of Famers Charles Barkley • Rick Barry • Clyde Drexler • Elvin Hayes • Moses Malone • Calvin Murphy • Hakeem Olajuwon
D-League Affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Rivals Dallas Mavericks • Los Angeles Lakers • Utah Jazz • New Orleans Hornets • San Antonio Spurs
Superstars Ralph Sampson • Tracy McGrady • Charles Barkley • Moses Malone • Clyde Drexler • Hakeem Olajuwon • Steve Francis • Yao Ming • Kevin Martin
Media TV: KTXH • Fox Sports Houston • Radio: KILT • Announcers: Bill Worrell • Clyde Drexler • Matt Bullard • Craig Ackerman
v • d • Current head coaches of the National Basketball Association
East Atlantic D. Rivers (Boston) A. Johnson (New Jersey) M. D'Antoni (New York) D. Collins (Philadelphia) J. Triano (Toronto)
Central T. Thibodeau (Chicago) B. Scott (Cleveland) J. Kuester (Detroit) J. O'Brien (Indiana) S. Skiles (Milwaukee)
Southeast L. Drew (Atlanta) L. Brown (Charlotte) E. Spoelstra (Miami) S. Van Gundy (Orlando) F. Saunders (Washington)
West Southwest R. Carlisle (Dallas) R. Adelman (Houston) L. Hollins (Memphis) M. Williams (New Orleans) G. Popovich (San Antonio)
Northwest G. Karl (Denver) K. Rambis (Minnesota) S. Brooks (Oklahoma City) N. McMillan (Portland) J. Sloan (Utah)
Pacific D. Nelson (Golden State) V. Del Negro (L.A. Clippers) P. Jackson (L.A. Lakers) A. Gentry (Phoenix) P. Westphal (Sacramento)

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