NBL All-Time Coaching Records
Appearance
As of the end of the 2023–24 NBL season, there has been 152 NBL Coaches.[1]
Bold type indicates current Head/Interim Coaches.
Note: Coaching records and rankings are updated at the conclusion of each season. However some records may be updated during the season if a coach parts ways with their assigned club.
Source as of 2010[2]
Rank | Previous Rank | Coach | Championships | Games | W | L | W% | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Brian Goorjian | 6 (1992, 1996, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2008-09) | 803 | 553 | 250 | 68.87% | Head Coach of Sydney Kings[3] |
2 | 2 | Lindsay Gaze | 2 (1993, 1997) | 651 | 339 | 312 | 52.07% | NBL Coach of the Year Award is named after Lindsay Gaze |
3 | 3 | Joey Wright | 1 (2006-07) | 500 | 284 | 216 | 56.80% | |
4 | 4 | Brian Kerle | 4 (1979, 1980, 1985, 1987) | 456 | 282 | 174 | 61.84% | |
5 | 5 | Alan Black | 1 (1999-00) | 497 | 279 | 218 | 56.14% | |
6 | 6 | Trevor Gleeson | 5 (2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20) | 460 | 274 | 186 | 59.57% | |
7 | 7 | Bob Turner | 2 (1983, 1984) | 369 | 224 | 145 | 60.70% | |
8 | 8 | Brendan Joyce | 1 (2000-01) | 433 | 217 | 216 | 50.12% | |
9 | 9 | Andrej Lemanis | 3 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13) | 408 | 216 | 192 | 52.94% | |
10 | 14 | Dean Vickerman | 3 (2014-15, 2017-18, 2020-21) | 329 | 207 | 122 | 62.92% | Head Coach of Melbourne United |
11 | 10 | Phil Smyth | 3 (1998, 1998-99, 2001-02) | 365 | 205 | 160 | 56.16% | |
12 | 11 | Barry Barnes | 0 | 347 | 191 | 156 | 55.04% | |
13 | 12 | Gordie McLeod | 0 | 438 | 190 | 248 | 43.38% | |
14 | 13 | Bruce Palmer | 1 (1989) | 297 | 184 | 113 | 61.95% | |
15 | 15 | Cal Bruton | 1 (1990) | 330 | 171 | 159 | 51.82% | |
16 | 16 | Rob Beveridge | 1 (2009-10) | 310 | 164 | 146 | 52.90% | |
17 | 17 | Brett Brown | 1 (1994) | 278 | 149 | 129 | 53.60% | |
18 | 18 | Adrian Hurley | 1 (1995) | 247 | 143 | 104 | 57.89% | |
19 | 19 | Ian Stacker | 0 | 285 | 143 | 142 | 50.18% | |
20 | 20 | Al Westover | 2 (2005-06, 2007-08) | 208 | 134 | 74 | 64.42% | |
21 | 21 | Aaron Fearne | 0 | 264 | 129 | 135 | 48.86% | |
22 | 22 | Ken Cole | 1 (1986) | 210 | 106 | 104 | 50.48% | |
23 | 23 | David Claxton | 0 | 230 | 100 | 130 | 43.48% | |
24 | 24 | Ken Richardson | 1 (1982) | 156 | 98 | 58 | 62.82% | |
25 | 25 | David Lindstrom | 0 | 184 | 88 | 96 | 47.83% | |
26 | 26 | Scott Fisher | 0 | 137 | 78 | 59 | 56.93% | |
27 | 27 | Tom Wisman | 0 | 165 | 77 | 88 | 46.67% | |
28 | 28 | Brett Flanigan | 0 | 181 | 77 | 104 | 42.54% | |
29 | 29 | Gary Fox | 0 | 108 | 66 | 42 | 61.11% | |
30 | 30 | Shawn Dennis | 0 | 170 | 62 | 108 | 36.47% | |
31 | 31 | Mike Dunlap | 0 | 95 | 59 | 36 | 62.11% | |
32 | 48 | Scott Roth | 1 (2023-24) | 103 | 59 | 44 | 57.28% | Head Coach of Tasmania JackJumpers |
33 | 38 | Adam Forde | 0 | 124 | 59 | 65 | 47.58% | Head Coach of Cairns Taipans |
34 | 32 | Simon Mitchell | 0 | 121 | 58 | 63 | 47.93% | |
35 | 33 | Guy Molloy | 0 | 160 | 57 | 103 | 35.63% | |
36 | 34 | Mark Bragg | 0 | 164 | 54 | 110 | 32.93% | |
37 | 35 | Mike Osborne | 0 | 98 | 50 | 48 | 51.02% | |
38 | 37 | Chase Buford | 2 (2021-22, 2022-23) | 68 | 47 | 21 | 69.12% | |
39 | 36 | Charlie Ammit | 0 | 161 | 49 | 112 | 30.43% | |
40 | 39 | Shane Heal | 0 | 118 | 46 | 72 | 38.98% | |
41 | 40 | Owen Wells | 0 | 88 | 45 | 43 | 51.14% | |
42 | 41 | Robbie Cadee | 0 | 125 | 45 | 80 | 36.00% | |
43 | 42 | Don Shipway | 0 | 81 | 43 | 38 | 53.09% | |
44 | 43 | Andrew Gaze | 0 | 86 | 42 | 44 | 48.84% | |
45 | 55 | Mike Kelly | 0 | 123 | 41 | 82 | 33.33% | Head Coach of South East Melbourne Phoenix |
46 | 44 | Murray Arnold | 1 (1991) | 58 | 39 | 19 | 67.24% | |
47 | 45 | Bill Tomlinson | 0 | 144 | 39 | 105 | 27.08% | |
48 | 46 | Jerry Lee | 1 (1988) | 57 | 38 | 19 | 66.67% | |
49 | 47 | Owen Hughan | 0 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 68.52% | |
50 | 49 | Steve Breheny | 0 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 49.33% | |
51 | 50 | Andris Blicavs | 0 | 125 | 37 | 88 | 29.60% | |
52 | 51 | Dave Ankeney | 0 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 66.67% | |
53 | 68 | Mody Maor | 0 | 67 | 36 | 31 | 53.73% | Resigned as Head Coach of New Zealand Breakers[4]. Replaced by Petteri Koponen |
54 | 80 | John Rillie | 0 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 55.74% | Head Coach of Perth Wildcats |
55 | 62 | Scott Ninnis | 0 | 74 | 33 | 41 | 44.59% | Head Coach of Adelaide 36ers |
56 | 52 | David Adkins | 0 | 78 | 33 | 45 | 42.31% | |
53 | 57 | Dan Shamir | 0 | 91 | 32 | 59 | 35.16% | |
58 | 54 | Dean Demopoulos | 0 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 53.45% | |
59 | 56 | Paul Henare | 0 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 50.85% | |
60 | 57 | David Ingham | 0 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 49.18% | |
61 | 58 | Conner Henry | 0 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 44.78% | |
62 | 59 | Ray Tomlinson | 0 | 70 | 29 | 41 | 41.43% | |
63 | 60 | Chris Anstey | 0 | 60 | 28 | 32 | 46.67% | |
64 | 66 | C.J. Bruton | 0 | 67 | 27 | 40 | 40.30% | |
65 | 61 | Paul Woolpert | 0 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 44.07% | |
66 | 63 | Marty Clarke | 0 | 84 | 25 | 59 | 29.76% | |
67 | 64 | Cal Stamp | 0 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 58.54% | |
68 | 65 | Will Weaver | 0 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 67.65% | |
69 | 67 | Eric Cooks | 0 | 76 | 23 | 53 | 30.26% | |
70 | 69 | Rick Harden | 0 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 45.83% | |
71 | 70 | Jay Brehmer | 0 | 53 | 21 | 32 | 39.62% | |
72 | 71 | Jim Calvin | 0 | 70 | 21 | 49 | 30.00% | |
73 | 72 | Mark Wright | 0 | 63 | 20 | 43 | 31.75% | |
74 | 73 | Frank Arsego | 0 | 56 | 19 | 37 | 33.93% | |
75 | 74 | Richard Orlick | 0 | 68 | 19 | 49 | 27.94% | |
76 | 75 | Mark Watkins | 0 | 74 | 18 | 56 | 24.32% | |
77 | 76 | Darryl McDonald | 0 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 45.95% | |
78 | 77 | Tom Maher | 0 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 31.48% | |
79 | 78 | Jim Ericksen | 1 (1981) | 24 | 16 | 8 | 66.67% | |
80 | 79 | Scott Morrison | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | |
81 | 81 | Tony Gaze | 0 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 34.78% | |
82 | 82 | Ian Robilliard | 0 | 49 | 16 | 33 | 32.65% | |
83 | 80 | Mike Ellis | 0 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 44.12% | |
84 | NEW | Justin Tatum | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 58.33% | Head Coach of Illawarra Hawks |
85 | 84 | Les Riddle | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 53.85% | |
86 | 85 | Don Monson | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50.00% | |
87 | 86 | Joe Farrugia | 0 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 35.00% | |
88 | 87 | Dean Donnollon | 0 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 59.09% | |
89 | 88 | Denis Kibble | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52.00% | |
90 | NEW | Justin Schueller | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | Head Coach of Brisbane Bullets |
91 | NEW | Mahmoud Abdelfattah | 0 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 44.83% | Fired as Head Coach of Sydney Kings at the end of the 2023-24 season.[5] |
92 | 89 | Claude Williams | 0 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 37.14% | |
93 | 90 | James Duncan | 0 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 35.14% | |
94 | 91 | Patrick Hunt | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 54.55% | |
95 | 92 | Kevin Braswell | 0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | |
96 | 93 | Damian Cotter | 0 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 30.00% | |
97 | 94 | Tom Pottenger | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42.31% | |
98 | 95 | Stephen Johansen | 0 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 31.43% | |
99 | 96 | Casey Jones | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 66.67% | |
100 | 97 | Robert Young | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55.56% | |
101 | 98 | Ted Weston | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.46% | |
102 | 99 | Henry Daigle | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.46% | |
103 | 100 | Colin Cadee | 0 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 32.26% | |
104 | 101 | Mel Dalgleish | 0 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | |
105 | 102 | Ian Ellis | 0 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | |
106 | 103 | Rex Johnstone | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41.18% | |
107 | 104 | Steve Fairnham | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 31.82% | |
108 | 105 | Paul Coughter | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 37.50% | |
109 | 106 | Gordon Ellis | 0 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 28.57% | |
110 | 107 | Alan Hughes | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27.27% | |
111 | 119 | Jacob Jackomas | 0 | 29 | 6 | 32 | 15.79% | |
112 | 108 | Shaun O'Connell | 0 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 15.00% | |
113 | 109 | Curtis Coleman | 0 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19.23% | |
114 | 110 | Matt Flinn | 0 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 17.86% | |
115 | 111 | Albert Leslie | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40.00% | |
116 | 112 | Mark Beecroft | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36.36% | |
117 | 113 | Andy Campbell | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36.36% | |
118 | 114 | Lloyd Klaman | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 26.67% | |
119 | 115 | Greg Vanderjagt | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 26.67% | |
120 | 116 | Danny Adamson | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 17.39% | |
121 | 117 | Mark Leader | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 17.39% | |
122 | 118 | Phil Thomas | 0 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 14.81% | |
123 | 120 | Reg Biddings | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21.43% | |
124 | 121 | Joe Connelly | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 18.75% | |
125 | 122 | Alan Dawe | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 16.67% | |
126 | 123 | Lynn Massey | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13.04% | |
127 | 124 | Dean Templeton | 0 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 11.54% | |
128 | 125 | Judd Flavell | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.33% | |
129 | 126 | Tim Kaiser | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% | |
130 | 127 | Jeff Green | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.22% | |
131 | 128 | Keith Scott | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9.09% | |
132 | 129 | Rod Popp | 0 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 7.14% | |
133 | 130 | Peter Ali | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | |
134 | 131 | David Hancock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | |
135 | 132 | Andy Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | |
136 | 133 | Kevin Lisch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | |
137 | 134 | Kerry Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | |
138 | 135 | Dave Nelson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | |
139 | 136 | Glen Bines | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | |
140 | 137 | Sam MacKinnon | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.00% | |
141 | 138 | Brian Lester | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.00% | |
142 | 139 | Terry Kealey | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.67% | |
143 | 140 | Tony Cox | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 7.69% | |
144 | 141 | David Simmons | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 4.55% | |
145 | 142 | Tim Mallon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
146 | 143 | Tim Hudson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
147 | 144 | Paul Mellett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
148 | 145 | John Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
149 | 146 | Jamie Pearlman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
150 | 147 | John Gardiner | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | |
151 | 148 | Mark Price | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | |
152 | 149 | Pete Mathieson | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0.00% | |
NEW | NEW | Petteri Koponen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | Replaced Mody Maor as Head Coach of New Zealand Breakers[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "National Basketball League | NBL". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
- ^ "League All-time Coaching Records" (PDF). NBL.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ https://nbl.com.au/news/goorjian-returns-as-kings-head-coach
- ^ https://nbl.com.au/news/maor-to-depart-breakers
- ^ https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-part-ways-with-abdelfattah
- ^ https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-name-head-coach-for-nbl25