Here you have the list with the 29 coaches that have won at least one NBA Championship. In 65 editions only 12 coaches have won more than one. By winning his 10th championship in 2009, Phil Jackson broke the tie with Red Auerbach for the winningest coach in NBA history.
Phil Jackson, Alex Hannum and Pat Riley are the only coaches that won titles with two different teams.
In the last 26 years (since 1986-87) only 9 coaches took the ring home: Jackson, Riley, Rudy Tomjanovic, Chuck Daly, Gregg Popovich, Larry Brown, Doc Rivers, Rick Carlisle and Erik Spoelstra
| NBA Coaches that have won Championships - Full list |
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| Titles |
Coach |
Team |
Championship |
| 11 |
Phil Jackson |
Chicago Bulls |
1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93,
1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 |
| L.A. Lakers |
1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2008-09, 2009-10 |
| 9 |
Red Auerbach |
Boston Celtics |
1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60,
1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63
1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 |
| 5 |
Pat Riley |
L.A. Lakers |
1981-82, 1984-85, 1986-87
1987-88 |
| Miami Heat |
2005-06 |
| 5 |
John Kundla |
Minneapolis Lakers
(now L.A. Lakers) |
1948-49, 1949-50, 1951-52,
1952-53, 1953-54 |
| 4 |
Gregg Popovich |
San Antonio Spurs |
1998-99, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07 |
| 2 |
Bill Russell |
Boston Celtics |
1967-68, 1968-69 |
| 2 |
Red Holzman |
New York Knicks |
1969-70, 1972-73 |
| 2 |
Tom Heinsohn |
Boston Celtics |
1973-74, 1975-76 |
| 2 |
K. C. Jones |
Boston Celtics |
1983-84, 1985-86 |
| 2 |
Chuck Daly |
Detroit Pistons |
1988-89, 1989-90 |
| 2 |
Rudy Tomjanovich |
Houston Rockets |
1993-94, 1994-95 |
| 2 |
Alex Hannum |
St. Louis Hawks
(now
Atlanta Hawks) |
1957-58 |
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Philadelphia 76ers |
1966-67 |
| 1 |
Eddie Gottlieb |
Philadelphia Warriors
(now Golden St. Warriors) |
1946-47 |
| 1 |
Buddy Jeannette |
Baltimore Bullets
(defunct franchise) |
1947-48 |
| 1 |
Les Harrison |
Rochester Royals
(now
Sacramento Kings) |
1950-51 |
| 1 |
Al Cervi |
Syracuse Nationals
(now
Philadelphia 76ers) |
1954-55 |
| 1 |
George Senesky |
Philadelphia Warriors
(now Golden St. Warriors) |
1955-56 |
| 1 |
Larry Costello |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1970-71 |
| 1 |
Bill Sharman |
L.A. Lakers |
1971-72 |
| 1 |
Al Attles |
Golden State Warriors |
1974-75 |
| 1 |
Jack Ramsay |
Portland Trailblazers |
1976-77 |
| 1 |
Dick Motta |
Washington Bullets
(now
Washington Wizards) |
1977-78 |
| 1 |
Lenny Wilkens |
Seattle Supersonics |
1978-79 |
| 1 |
Paul Westhead |
L.A. Lakers |
1979-80 |
| 1 |
Bill Fitch |
Boston Celtics |
1980-81 |
| 1 |
Billy Cunningham |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1982-83 |
| 1 |
Larry Brown |
Detroit Pistons |
2003-04 |
| 1 |
Doc Rivers |
Boston Celtics |
2007-08 |
| 1 |
Rick Carlisle |
Dallas Mavericks |
2010-11 |
| 1 |
Erik Spoelstra |
Miami Heat |
2011-12 |
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