Coach of the Year Award Winners

Coach of the Year winners received the Red Auerbach Trophy, named after the Boston Celtics legend. The winner is chosen via media voting.

Year Coach Team
2011-12 Gregg Popovich San Antonio
2010-11 Tom Thibodeau Chicago
2009-10 Scott Brooks Oklahoma City
2008-09 Mike Brown Cleveland
2007-08 Byron Scott New Orleans
2006-07 Sam Mitchell Toronto
2005-06 Avery Johnson Dallas
2004-05 Mike D’Antoni Phoenix
2003-04 Hubie Brown Memphis
2002-03 Gregg Popovich San Antonio
2001-02 Rick Carlisle Detroit
2000-01 Larry Brown Philadelphia
1999-00 Doc Rivers Orlando
1998-99 Mike Dunleavy Portland
1997-98 Larry Bird Indiana
1996-97 Pat Riley Miami
1995-96 Phil Jackson Chicago
1994-95 Del Harris L.A. Lakers
1993-94 Lenny Wilkens Atlanta
1992-93 Pat Riley New York
1991-92 Don Nelson Golden State
1990-91 Don Chaney Houston
1989-90 Pat Riley L.A. Lakers
1988-89 Cotton Fitzsimmons Phoenix
1987-88 Doug Moe Denver
1986-87 Mike Schuler Portland
1985-86 Mike Fratello Atlanta
1984-85 Don Nelson Milwaukee
1983-84 Frank Layden Utah
1982-83 Don Nelson Milwaukee
1981-82 Gene Shue Washington
1980-81 Jack McKinney Indiana
1979-80 Bill Fitch Boston
1978-79 Cotton Fitzsimmons Kansas City
1977-78 Hubie Brown Atlanta
1976-77 Tom Nissalke Houston
1975-76 Bill Fitch Cleveland
1974-75 Phil Johnson Kansas City-Omaha
1973-74 Ray Scott Detroit
1972-73 Tom Heinsohn Boston
1971-72 Bill Sharman L.A. Lakers
1970-71 Dick Motta Chicago
1969-70 Red Holzman New York
1968-69 Gene Shue Baltimore
1967-68 Richie Guerin St. Louis
1966-67 Johnny Kerr Chicago
1965-66 Dolph Schayes Philadelphia
1964-65 Red Auerbach Boston
1963-64 Alex Hannum San Francisco
1962-63 Harry Gallatin St. Louis