Winners
| ^ | Denotes head coach who is still active in the NBA |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| *^ | Active NBA head coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| W–L | Win–loss record for that season |
| Win% | Winning percentage for that season |
| Season | Coach | Nationality | Team | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | Gallatin, HarryHarry Gallatin | United States | St. Louis Hawks | 48–32 | .600 |
| 1963–64 | Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum* | United States | San Francisco Warriors | 48–32 | .600 |
| 1964–65 | Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach* | United States | Boston Celtics | 62–18 | .775 |
| 1965–66 | Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 55–25 | .688 |
| 1966–67 | Kerr, JohnnyJohnny Kerr | United States | Chicago Bulls | 33–48 | .407 |
| 1967–68 | Guerin, RichieRichie Guerin | United States | St. Louis Hawks | 56–26 | .683 |
| 1968–69 | Shue, GeneGene Shue | United States | Baltimore Bullets | 57–25 | .695 |
| 1969–70 | Holzman, RedRed Holzman* | United States | New York Knicks | 60–22 | .732 |
| 1970–71 | Motta, DickDick Motta | United States | Chicago Bulls | 51–31 | .622 |
| 1971–72 | Sharman, BillBill Sharman* | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 69–13 | .841 |
| 1972–73 | Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn | United States | Boston Celtics | 68–14 | .829 |
| 1973–74 | Scott, RayRay Scott | United States | Detroit Pistons | 52–30 | .634 |
| 1974–75 | Johnson, PhilPhil Johnson | United States | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 44–38 | .537 |
| 1975–76 | Fitch, BillBill Fitch | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49–33 | .598 |
| 1976–77 | Nissalke, TomTom Nissalke | United States | Houston Rockets | 49–33 | .598 |
| 1977–78 | Brown, HubieHubie Brown | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 41–41 | .500 |
| 1978–79 | Fitzsimmons, CottonCotton Fitzsimmons | United States | Kansas City Kings | 48–34 | .585 |
| 1979–80 | Fitch, BillBill Fitch (2) | United States | Boston Celtics | 61–21 | .744 |
| 1980–81 | McKinney, JackJack McKinney | United States | Indiana Pacers | 44–38 | .537 |
| 1981–82 | Shue, GeneGene Shue (2) | United States | Washington Bullets | 43–39 | .524 |
| 1982–83 | Nelson, DonDon Nelson* | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | 51–31 | .622 |
| 1983–84 | Layden, FrankFrank Layden | United States | Utah Jazz | 45–37 | .549 |
| 1984–85 | Nelson, DonDon Nelson* (2) | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | 59–23 | .720 |
| 1985–86 | Fratello, MikeMike Fratello | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 50–32 | .610 |
| 1986–87 | Schuler, MikeMike Schuler | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | 49–33 | .598 |
| 1987–88 | Moe, DougDoug Moe | United States | Denver Nuggets | 54–28 | .659 |
| 1988–89 | Fitzsimmons, CottonCotton Fitzsimmons (2) | United States | Phoenix Suns | 55–27 | .671 |
| 1989–90 | Riley, PatPat Riley* | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 63–19 | .768 |
| 1990–91 | Chaney, DonDon Chaney | United States | Houston Rockets | 52–30 | .634 |
| 1991–92 | Nelson, DonDon Nelson* (3) | United States | Golden State Warriors | 55–27 | .671 |
| 1992–93 | Riley, PatPat Riley* (2) | United States | New York Knicks | 60–22 | .732 |
| 1993–94 | Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens* | United States | Atlanta Hawks | 57–25 | .695 |
| 1994–95 | Harris, DelDel Harris | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | 48–34 | .585 |
| 1995–96 | Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson* | United States | Chicago Bulls | 72–10 | .878 |
| 1996–97 | Riley, PatPat Riley* (3) | United States | Miami Heat | 61–21 | .744 |
| 1997–98 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird | United States | Indiana Pacers | 58–24 | .707 |
| 1998–99 | Dunleavy, MikeMike Dunleavy | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | 35–15 | .700 |
| 1999–00 | Rivers, DocDoc Rivers^ | United States | Orlando Magic | 41–41 | .500 |
| 2000–01 | Brown, LarryLarry Brown*^ | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | 56–26 | .683 |
| 2001–02 | Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle^ | United States | Detroit Pistons | 50–32 | .610 |
| 2002–03 | Popovich, GreggGregg Popovich^ | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 60–22 | .732 |
| 2003–04 | Brown, HubieHubie Brown (2) | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | 50–32 | .610 |
| 2004–05 | D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni^ | United States | Phoenix Suns | 62–20 | .756 |
| 2005–06 | Johnson, AveryAvery Johnson^ | United States | Dallas Mavericks | 60–22 | .732 |
| 2006–07 | Mitchell, SamSam Mitchell | United States | Toronto Raptors | 47–35 | .573 |
| 2007–08 | Scott, ByronByron Scott^ | United States | New Orleans Hornets | 56–26 | .683 |
| 2008–09 | Brown, MikeMike Brown^ | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66–16 | .805 |
| 2009–10 | Brooks, ScottScott Brooks^ | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50–32 | .610 |
| 2010–11 | Thibodeau, TomTom Thibodeau^ | United States | Chicago Bulls | 62–20 | .756 |
| 2011–12 | Popovich, GreggGregg Popovich^ (2) | United States | San Antonio Spurs | 50–16 | .758 |
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