List of Los Angeles Clippers head coaches

The Clippers have played their home games at the Crypto.com Arena since 1999.

The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Clippers joined the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team. The team has had three names since its inception: the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978), the San Diego Clippers (1978–1984), and the Los Angeles Clippers (1984–present). The Clippers are the oldest franchise in the NBA to have never reached the league finals.[2] The team has played its home games at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) since 1999.[3] The Clippers are owned by Steve Ballmer, and Dave Wohl is their general manager.

There have been 25 head coaches for the Clippers. The franchise's first head coach was Dolph Schayes, who coached for 83 games in two seasons. Mike Dunleavy is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (541). Doc Rivers is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games won (307), playoff games coached (46), and playoff games won (22). Jack Ramsay, Larry Brown, Bill Fitch, Mike Dunleavy, Vinny Del Negro, Doc Rivers, and Tyronn Lue, are the only coaches to have reached the playoffs with the Clippers. Ramsay and Fitch were also named as two of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996.[4] Ramsay, Brown and Fitch are the only Clippers coaches to have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[5][6][7] The current head coach of the Clippers is Tyronn Lue.

## Key[edit]

GC | Games coached

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W | Wins
L | Losses
Win% | Winning percentage
# | Number of coaches
*  | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Braves/Clippers
†  | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

## Coaches[edit]

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.

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Regular season  | Playoffs
Buffalo Braves
1  | Dolph Schayes | 1970–1971 | 83  | 22  | 61  | .265  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [8]
2  | Johnny McCarthy*  | 1971–1972 | 81  | 22  | 59  | .272  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [9]
3  | Jack Ramsay†  | 1972–1976 | 328  | 158  | 170  | .482  | 22  | 9  | 13  | .409  | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[4] | [5]
4  | Tates Locke*  | 1976–1977 | 46  | 16  | 30  | .348  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [10]
5  | Bob MacKinnon | 1977 | 7  | 3  | 4  | .429  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [11]
6  | Joe Mullaney | 1977 | 29  | 11  | 18  | .379  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [12]
7  | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1977–1978 | 82  | 27  | 55  | .329  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [13]
San Diego Clippers
8  | Gene Shue | 1978–1980 | 164  | 78  | 86  | .476  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [14]
9  | Paul Silas | 1980–1983 | 246  | 78  | 168  | .317  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [15]
10  | Jim Lynam | 1983–1984 | 82  | 30  | 52  | .366  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [16]
Los Angeles Clippers
—  | Jim Lynam | 1984–1985 | 61  | 22  | 39  | .361  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [16]
11  | Don Chaney | 1985–1987 | 185  | 53  | 132  | .286  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [17]
—  | Gene Shue | 1987–1989 | 120  | 27  | 93  | .225  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [14]
12  | Don Casey | 1989–1990 | 126  | 41  | 85  | .325  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [18]
13  | Mike Schuler | 1990–1992 | 127  | 52  | 75  | .409  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [19]
14  | Mack Calvin*  | 1992 | 2  | 1  | 1  | .500  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [20]
15  | Larry Brown†  | 1992–1993 | 117  | 64  | 53  | .547  | 10  | 4  | 6  | .400  | One of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History (2021)  | [6]
16  | Bob Weiss | 1993–1994 | 82  | 27  | 55  | .329  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [21]
17  | Bill Fitch†  | 1994–1998 | 328  | 99  | 229  | .302  | 3  | 0  | 3  | .000  | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[4] | [22]
18  | Chris Ford | 1998–2000 | 95  | 20  | 75  | .211  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [23]
19  | Jim Todd*  | 2000 | 37  | 4  | 33  | .108  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [24]
20  | Alvin Gentry | 2000–2003 | 222  | 89  | 133  | .401  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [25]
21  | Dennis Johnson*  | 2003 | 24  | 8  | 16  | .333  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [26]
22  | Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 2003–2010 | 541  | 215  | 326  | .397  | 12  | 7  | 5  | .583  |  | [27]
23  | Kim Hughes*  | 2010 | 33  | 8  | 25  | .242  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | [28]
24  | Vinny Del Negro | 2010–2013 | 230  | 128  | 102  | .557  | 17  | 6  | 11  | .353  |  | [29]
25  | Doc Rivers | 2013–2020 | 564  | 356  | 208  | .631  | 59  | 27  | 32  | .458  |  | [30]
26  | Tyronn Lue | 2020–present  | 318  | 184  | 134  | .579  | 24  | 11  | 13  | .458  |  | [31]

* Dennis Johnson coached the Clippers for 24 games.

* Alvin Gentry coached the Clippers from 2000-2003.

* Vinny Del Negro coached the Clippers to back to back playoff appearances during his three-year tenure with the team.

* Doc Rivers was the Clippers head coach from 2013-2020.

* Tyronn Lue is the current head coach of the Clippers since 2020.

## References[edit]

General

* "Los Angeles Clippers Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2009.

Specific

1. ^ "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
2. ^ "Team Index". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
3. ^ "About Staples Center". Staples Center. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
4. ^ a b c "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
5. ^ a b "Jack Ramsay Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
6. ^ a b "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
7. ^ "Bill Fitch Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
8. ^ "Dolph Schayes Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
9. ^ "Johnny McCarthy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
10. ^ "Tates Locke Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
11. ^ "Bob MacKinnon Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
12. ^ "Joe Mullaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
13. ^ "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
14. ^ a b "Gene Shue Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
15. ^ "Paul Silas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
16. ^ a b "Jim Lynam Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
17. ^ "Don Chaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
18. ^ "Don Casey Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
19. ^ "Mike Schuler Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
20. ^ "Mack Calvin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
21. ^ "Bob Weiss Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
22. ^ "Bill Fitch Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
23. ^ "Chris Ford Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
24. ^ "Jim Todd Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
25. ^ "Alvin Gentry Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
26. ^ "Dennis Johnson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
27. ^ "Mike Dunleavy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
28. ^ "Kim Hughes Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
29. ^ "Vinny Del Negro Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
30. ^ "Doc Rivers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
31. ^ "Tyronn Lue Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

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* Dolph Schayes (1970–1971)
* Johnny McCarthy (1971–1972)
* Jack Ramsay (1972–1976)
* Tates Locke (1976–1977)
* Bob MacKinnon (1977)
* Joe Mullaney (1977)
* Cotton Fitzsimmons (1977–1978)
* Gene Shue (1978–1980)
* Paul Silas (1980–1983)
* Jim Lynam (1983–1985)
* Don Chaney (1985–1987)
* Gene Shue (1987–1989)
* Don Casey (1989–1990)
* Mike Schuler (1990–1992)
* Mack Calvin # (1992)
* Larry Brown (1992–1993)
* Bob Weiss (1993–1994)
* Bill Fitch (1994–1998)
* Chris Ford (1998–2000)
* Jim Todd # (2000)
* Alvin Gentry (2000–2003)
* Dennis Johnson # (2003)
* Mike Dunleavy (2003–2010)
* Kim Hughes # (2010)
* Vinny Del Negro (2010–2013)
* Doc Rivers (2013–2020)
* Tyronn Lue (2020– )

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* Founded in 1970
* Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984)
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Personnel|

Owner(s)
Steve Ballmer
President
Lawrence Frank
General manager
Trent Redden
Head coach
Tyronn Lue

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* San Diego Clippers

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* Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics)
* Jordi Fernández (Brooklyn Nets)
* Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks)
* Nick Nurse (Philadelphia 76ers)
* Darko Rajaković (Toronto Raptors)

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Central|

* Billy Donovan (Chicago Bulls)
* Vacant (Cleveland Cavaliers)
* Monty Williams (Detroit Pistons)
* Rick Carlisle (Indiana Pacers)
* Doc Rivers (Milwaukee Bucks)

Southeast|

* Quin Snyder (Atlanta Hawks)
* Charles Lee (Charlotte Hornets)
* Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat)
* Jamahl Mosley (Orlando Magic)
* Brian Keefe (Washington Wizards)

Western
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| Northwest|

* Michael Malone (Denver Nuggets)
* Chris Finch (Minnesota Timberwolves)
* Mark Daigneault (Oklahoma City Thunder)
* Chauncey Billups (Portland Trail Blazers)
* Will Hardy (Utah Jazz)

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Pacific|

* Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors)
* Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers)
* Vacant (Los Angeles Lakers)
* Mike Budenholzer (Phoenix Suns)
* Mike Brown (Sacramento Kings)

Southwest|

* Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
* Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets)
* Taylor Jenkins (Memphis Grizzlies)
* Willie Green (New Orleans Pelicans)
* Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs)

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