The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Founded in 1968, the Suns are chronologically the second-oldest team in the Western Conference. The Suns are also chronologically the third-oldest team in the NBA to have never won a NBA Championship while having played in the NBA Finals at least once.[2][3] The Suns play their home games at the US Airways Center.[1]
The Phoenix Suns franchise have had 14 head coaches. John MacLeod is the franchise's all-time leader in coaching and winning the most regular-season and playoff games.[4] Cotton Fitzsimmons and Mike D'Antoni are the only coaches to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award with the Suns. The Suns have never been coached by a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Paul Westphal has the highest all-time winning percentage with the Suns with a .685 winning percentage.[5] Alvin Gentry is currently the head coach after Terry Porter was dismissed by the Suns.[6]
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Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the 2008–09 season.
# | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | Win% | PGC | PW | PL | PWin% | Achievements | Reference |
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1 | Johnny Kerr | 1968–1969 | 120 | 31 | 89 | .258 | — | — | — | — | [7] | |
2 | Jerry Colangelo* | 1970 | 44 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | [8] | |
3 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1970–1972 | 164 | 97 | 67 | .591 | — | — | — | — | [9] | |
4 | Butch van Breda Kolff | 1972 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | — | — | — | — | [10] | |
— | Jerry Colangelo* | 1972–1973 | 75 | 35 | 40 | .467 | — | — | — | — | [8] | |
5 | John MacLeod | 1973–1987 | 1122 | 579 | 543 | .516 | 81 | 37 | 44 | .457 | [4] | |
6 | Dick Van Arsdale* | 1987 | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | — | — | — | — | [11] | |
7 | John Wetzel* | 1987–1988 | 82 | 28 | 54 | .341 | — | — | — | — | [12] | |
— | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1988–1992 | 328 | 217 | 111 | .662 | 40 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 1988–89 NBA Coach of the Year[13] | [9] |
8 | Paul Westphal | 1992–1996 | 279 | 191 | 88 | .685 | 44 | 25 | 19 | .568 | [5] | |
— | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1996 | 49 | 27 | 22 | .551 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | [9] | |
9 | Danny Ainge* | 1996–1999 | 226 | 136 | 90 | .602 | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | [14] | |
10 | Scott Skiles | 1999–2002 | 195 | 116 | 79 | .595 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | [15] | |
11 | Frank Johnson* | 2002–2003 | 134 | 63 | 71 | .470 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | [16] | |
12 | Mike D'Antoni | 2003–2008 | 389 | 253 | 136 | .650 | 51 | 26 | 25 | .510 | 2004–05 NBA Coach of the Year[13] | [17] |
13 | Terry Porter | 2008–2009 | 51 | 28 | 23 | .549 | — | — | — | — | [18] | |
14 | Alvin Gentry | 2009–present | 31 | 18 | 13 | .581 | — | — | — | — | [19] |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Suns. 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
- "Phoenix Suns Coach Register". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/coaches.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- "All-time Suns Coaches and Records". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/suns/history/coach_records.html/. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Phoenix Suns History Index". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/suns/history/history_index.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "A Chronology of the Teams in the NBA". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/NBATeamsChronology.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "NBA Finals: All-time Champions". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/finals/champions.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "John MacLeod Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/maclejo99c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Paul Westphal Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/westppa01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Alvin Gentry Named Interim Head Coach by the Suns". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 16, 2009. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/gentry_090216.html. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ "Red Kerr Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/kerrre01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Jerry Colangelo Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/colanje99c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Cotton Fitzsimmons Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fitzsco99c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Butch Van Breda Kolff Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/vanbrbu01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Dick Van Arsdale Coahcing Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/vanardi01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "John Wetzel Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wetzejo01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Coach of the Year". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
- ^ "Danny Ainge Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/aingeda01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Scott Skiles Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/skilesc01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Frank Johnson Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/pitinri99c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Mike D'Antoni Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/dantomi01c.html. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Terry Porter Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/portete01c.html. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ "Alvin Gentry Coaching Record". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/gentral99c.html. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
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