NBA Coach of the Year Award Winners
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NBA Coach of the Year Award is presented to a coach for his contributions in his team’s success. The winner is determined by a ballot of sportswriters’ panel from United States and Canada. The one who is selected unanimously gets the Red Auerbach Trophy, a trophy named after the Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach.
Here is a list of all those coaches from 1963 to 2012 who have been honored with this reward.
| Season | Coach | Team | Win / Loss | Win % |
| 1962-63 | Harry Gallatin | St. Louis Hawks | 48-32 | 60 |
| 1963-64 | Alex Hannum | San Francisco Warriors | 48-32 | 60 |
| 1964-65 | Red Auerbach | Boston Celtics | 62-18 | 77 |
| 1965-66 | Dolph Schayes | Philadelphia 76ers | 55-25 | 68 |
| 1966-67 | Johnny Kerr | Chicago Bulls | 33-48 | 40 |
| 1967-68 | Richie Guerin | St. Louis Hawks | 56-26 | 68 |
| 1968-69 | Gene Shue | Baltimore Bullets | 57-25 | 69 |
| 1969-70 | Red Holzman | New York Knicks | 60-22 | 73 |
| 1970-71 | Dick Motta | Chicago Bulls | 51-31 | 62 |
| 1971-72 | Bill Sharman | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 | 84 |
| 1972-73 | Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics | 68-14 | 82 |
| 1973-74 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons | 52-30 | 63 |
| 1974-75 | Phil Jackson | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 44-38 | 53 |
| 1975-76 | Bill Fitch | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49-33 | 59 |
| 1976-77 | Tom Nissalke | Houston Rockets | 49-33 | 59 |
| 1977-78 | Hubie Brown | Atlanta Hawks | 41-41 | 50 |
| 1978-79 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 | 58 |
| 1979-80 | Bill Fitch | Boston Celtics | 61-21 | 74 |
| 1980-81 | Jack McKinney | Indiana Pacers | 44-38 | 53 |
| 1981-82 | Gene Shue | Washington Bullets | 43-39 | 52 |
| 1982-83 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 51-31 | 62 |
| 1983-84 | Frank Layden | Utah Jazz | 45-37 | 54 |
| 1984-85 | Don Nelson | Milwaukee Bucks | 59-23 | 72 |
| 1985-86 | Mike Fratello | Atlanta Hawks | 50-32 | 61 |
| 1986-87 | Mike Schuler | Portland Trail Blazers | 49-33 | 59 |
| 1987-88 | Doug Moe | Denver Nuggets | 54-28 | 65 |
| 1988-89 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Phoenix Suns | 55-27 | 67 |
| 1989-90 | Pat Riley | Los Angeles Lakers | 63-19 | 76 |
| 1990-91 | Don Chaney | Houston Rockets | 52-30 | 63 |
| 1991-92 | Don Nelson | Golden State Warriors | 55-27 | 67 |
| 1992-93 | Pat Riley | New York Knicks | 60-22 | 73 |
| 1993-94 | Lenny Wilkins | Atlanta Hawks | 57-25 | 69 |
| 1994-95 | Del Harris | Los Angeles Lakers | 48-34 | 58 |
| 1995-96 | Phil Jackson | Chicago Bulls | 72-10 | 87 |
| 1996-97 | Pat Riley | Miami Heat | 61-21 | 74 |
| 1997-98 | Larry Bird | Indiana Pacers | 58-24 | 70 |
| 1998-99 | Mike Dunleavy | Portland Trail Blazers | 35-15 | 70 |
| 1999-00 | Doc Rivers | Orlando Magic | 41-41 | 50 |
| 2000-01 | Larry Brown | Philadelphia 76ers | 56-26 | 68 |
| 2001-02 | Rick Charlisle | Detroit Pistons | 50-32 | 61 |
| 2002-03 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 60-22 | 73 |
| 2003-04 | Hubie Brown | Memphis Grizzlies | 50-32 | 61 |
| 2004-05 | Mike D’Antoni | Phoenix Suns | 62-20 | 75 |
| 2005-06 | Avery Johnson | Dallas Mavericks | 60-22 | 73 |
| 2006-07 | Sam Mitchell | Toronto Raptors | 47-35 | 57 |
| 2007-08 | Byron Scott | New Orleans Hornets | 56-26 | 68 |
| 2008-09 | Mike Brown | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66-16 | 80 |
| 2009-10 | Scott Brooks | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50-32 | 61 |
| 2010-11 | Tom Thibodeau | Chicago Bulls | 62-20 | 75 |
| 2011-12 | Gregg Popovich | San Antonio Spurs | 50-16 | 75 |
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