The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The team began playing in 1946 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), and joined the NBA in 1949. The team has had five names since its inception; the Buffalo Bisons (1946), the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951), the Milwaukee Hawks (1951–1955), the St. Louis Hawks (1955–1968), and the Atlanta Hawks (1968–present).[2] The Hawks won their only NBA championship in 1958, and have not returned to the NBA Finals since 1960.[3][4] The team has played its home games at the Philips Arena since 1999.[5] The Hawks are owned by Atlanta Spirit, LLC, and Rick Sund is their general manager.[6]
There have been 26 head coaches for the Hawks franchise since joining the NBA. The team's first head coach while in the NBA was Roger Potter, who coached for seven games. Richie Guerin, who coached the Hawks for eight seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (618), regular-season games won (327), playoff games coached (60), and playoff games won (26). Alex Hannum is the only head coach to have won an NBA championship with the Hawks, doing so in the 1958 NBA Finals.[3] Five Hawks coaches have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award,[7] four have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches,[8] and three were listed among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996.[9] Mike Woodson has been the head coach of the Hawks since 2004.[10]
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Key
# | Number of coaches[a] |
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
* | Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Hawks |
† | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2007–08 season. This list does not include NBL seasons.
# | Name | Term[b] | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | |||||||||||
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GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | ||||||||||
Tri-Cities Blackhawks | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Roger Potter* | 1949 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | — | — | — | — | [11] | ||||||
2 | Red Auerbach† | 1949–1950 | 57 | 28 | 29 | .491 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[9] | [12] | |||||
3 | Dave McMillan* | 1950 | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | — | — | — | — | [13] | ||||||
4 | Johnny Logan* | 1950 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | — | — | — | [14] | ||||||
5 | Mike Todorovich* | 1950–1951 | 42 | 14 | 28 | .333 | — | — | — | — | [15] | ||||||
Milwaukee Hawks | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Doxie Moore | 1951–1952 | 66 | 17 | 49 | .258 | — | — | — | — | [16] | ||||||
7 | Andrew Levane | 1952–1954 | 117 | 38 | 79 | .325 | — | — | — | — | [17] | ||||||
8 | Red Holzman† | 1954–1955 | 98 | 36 | 52 | .367 | — | — | — | — | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[9] | [18] | |||||
St. Louis Hawks | |||||||||||||||||
— | Red Holzman† | 1955–1957 | 105 | 47 | 58 | .448 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[9] | [18] | |||||
9 | Slater Martin | 1957 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | — | — | — | — | [19] | ||||||
10 | Alex Hannum† | 1957–1958 | 103 | 56 | 47 | .544 | 23 | 16 | 7 | .696 | NBA championship (1957–58)[3] | [20] | |||||
11 | Andy Phillip* | 1958 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | — | — | — | — | [21] | ||||||
12 | Ed Macauley* | 1958–1960 | 137 | 89 | 48 | .650 | 20 | 9 | 11 | .450 | [22] | ||||||
13 | Paul Seymour | 1960–1961 | 93 | 56 | 37 | .602 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | [23] | ||||||
— | Andrew Levane | 1961–1962 | 60 | 20 | 40 | .333 | — | — | — | — | [17] | ||||||
14 | Bob Pettit* | 1962 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | — | — | — | [24] | ||||||
15 | Harry Gallatin | 1962–1964 | 193 | 111 | 82 | .575 | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1962–63 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [25] | |||||
16 | Richie Guerin* | 1964–1968 | 290 | 159 | 131 | .548 | 29 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1967–68 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [26] | |||||
Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||
— | Richie Guerin* | 1968–1972 | 328 | 168 | 160 | .512 | 31 | 12 | 19 | .387 | [26] | ||||||
17 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1972–1976 | 320 | 140 | 180 | .438 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [27] | ||||||
18 | Bumper Tormohlen* | 1976 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .125 | — | — | — | — | [28] | ||||||
19 | Hubie Brown | 1976–1981 | 407 | 199 | 208 | .489 | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 1977–78 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [29] | |||||
20 | Mike Fratello | 1981 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [30] | ||||||
21 | Kevin Loughery | 1981–1984 | 164 | 85 | 79 | .518 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | [31] | ||||||
— | Mike Fratello | 1984–1990 | 574 | 324 | 250 | .564 | 40 | 18 | 22 | .450 | 1985–86 NBA Coach of the Year[7] | [30] | |||||
22 | Bob Weiss | 1990–1993 | 246 | 124 | 122 | .504 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | [32] | ||||||
23 | Lenny Wilkens† | 1993–2000 | 542 | 310 | 232 | .572 | 47 | 17 | 30 | .362 | 1993–94 NBA Coach of the Year[7] One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history (1996)[9] |
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24 | Lon Kruger* | 2000–2002 | 191 | 69 | 122 | .361 | — | — | — | — | [34] | ||||||
25 | Terry Stotts | 2002–2004 | 137 | 52 | 85 | .380 | — | — | — | — | [35] | ||||||
26 | Mike Woodson* | 2004–present | 328 | 106 | 222 | .323 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | [36] |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Hawks. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
- General
- "Atlanta Hawks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- Specific
- ^ "2008-2009 Division Regular Season Standings". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ Peterson, Robert W. (2002). Cages to Jump Shots. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803287720.
- ^ a b c "Hawks History". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/hawks/history/00400483.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Atlanta Hawks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Facts and Figures". Philips Arena. http://www.philipsarena.com/Content/view.aspx?CID=fd88a91c-c61c-449d-a3cb-4a0021174c7a&MnLevel=8. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Hawks Staff Directory". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/hawks/general_info/staff_directory_001220.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f "Coach of the Year". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinees - Coaches". Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-halloffamers-category.html#coaches. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Atlanta Hawks Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/coaches.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Roger Potter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/pottero99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Red Auerbach Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/auerbre99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Dave McMillan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mcmilda99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "John Logan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/loganjo01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Mike Todorovich Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/todormi01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Doxie Moore Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mooredo99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b "Andrew Levane Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/levanan01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b "Red Holzman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/holzmre01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Slater Martin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/martisl01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hannual01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Andy Phillip Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/phillan01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Ed Macauley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/macaued01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/seymopa01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Bob Pettit Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/pettibo01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Harry Gallatin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/gallaha01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b "Richie Guerin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/gueriri01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitzsco99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Bumper Tormohlen Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/tormobu01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Hubie Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/brownhu99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b "Mike Fratello Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fratemi99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/loughke01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Bob Weiss Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/weissbo01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wilkele01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Lon Kruger Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/krugelo99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Terry Stotts Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/stottte99c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Mike Woodson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/woodsmi01c.html. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
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