Sports quiz
NBA Coach of the Year winners
64 awards from 1962/63 to 2025/26, won by 50 different coaches. The winner's team is shown for every row, and surnames are enough.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 64 answers
- Limit
- 7:30
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 64
- Time limit
- 7:30
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every winner of the NBA Coach of the Year award.
| Season | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1962/63 | St. Louis Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1963/64 | San Francisco Warriors | Not found yet |
| 1964/65 | Boston Celtics | Not found yet |
| 1965/66 | Philadelphia 76ers | Not found yet |
| 1966/67 | Chicago Bulls | Not found yet |
| 1967/68 | St. Louis Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1968/69 | Baltimore Bullets | Not found yet |
| 1969/70 | New York Knicks | Not found yet |
| 1970/71 | Chicago Bulls | Not found yet |
| 1971/72 | Los Angeles Lakers | Not found yet |
| 1972/73 | Boston Celtics | Not found yet |
| 1973/74 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 1974/75 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Not found yet |
| 1975/76 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Not found yet |
| 1976/77 | Houston Rockets | Not found yet |
| 1977/78 | Atlanta Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1978/79 | Kansas City Kings | Not found yet |
| 1979/80 | Boston Celtics | Not found yet |
| 1980/81 | Indiana Pacers | Not found yet |
| 1981/82 | Washington Bullets | Not found yet |
| 1982/83 | Milwaukee Bucks | Not found yet |
| 1983/84 | Utah Jazz | Not found yet |
| Season | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1984/85 | Milwaukee Bucks | Not found yet |
| 1985/86 | Atlanta Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1986/87 | Portland Trail Blazers | Not found yet |
| 1987/88 | Denver Nuggets | Not found yet |
| 1988/89 | Phoenix Suns | Not found yet |
| 1989/90 | Los Angeles Lakers | Not found yet |
| 1990/91 | Houston Rockets | Not found yet |
| 1991/92 | Golden State Warriors | Not found yet |
| 1992/93 | New York Knicks | Not found yet |
| 1993/94 | Atlanta Hawks | Not found yet |
| 1994/95 | Los Angeles Lakers | Not found yet |
| 1995/96 | Chicago Bulls | Not found yet |
| 1996/97 | Miami Heat | Not found yet |
| 1997/98 | Indiana Pacers | Not found yet |
| 1998/99 | Portland Trail Blazers | Not found yet |
| 1999/00 | Orlando Magic | Not found yet |
| 2000/01 | Philadelphia 76ers | Not found yet |
| 2001/02 | Detroit Pistons | Not found yet |
| 2002/03 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 2003/04 | Memphis Grizzlies | Not found yet |
| 2004/05 | Phoenix Suns | Not found yet |
| 2005/06 | Dallas Mavericks | Not found yet |
| Season | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | Toronto Raptors | Not found yet |
| 2007/08 | New Orleans Hornets | Not found yet |
| 2008/09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Not found yet |
| 2009/10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Not found yet |
| 2010/11 | Chicago Bulls | Not found yet |
| 2011/12 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 2012/13 | Denver Nuggets | Not found yet |
| 2013/14 | San Antonio Spurs | Not found yet |
| 2014/15 | Atlanta Hawks | Not found yet |
| 2015/16 | Golden State Warriors | Not found yet |
| 2016/17 | Houston Rockets | Not found yet |
| 2017/18 | Toronto Raptors | Not found yet |
| 2018/19 | Milwaukee Bucks | Not found yet |
| 2019/20 | Toronto Raptors | Not found yet |
| 2020/21 | New York Knicks | Not found yet |
| 2021/22 | Phoenix Suns | Not found yet |
| 2022/23 | Sacramento Kings | Not found yet |
| 2023/24 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Not found yet |
| 2024/25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Not found yet |
| 2025/26 | Boston Celtics | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The NBA has named a Coach of the Year every season since 1962/63. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy.
- Don Nelson, Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich are each on the list 3 times, more than anyone else.
- The list opens with Harry Gallatin of the St. Louis Hawks in 1962/63.
- The latest winner is Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics, in 2025/26.
- 50 different coaches fill the 64 places, and 11 of them won more than once.
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