List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches
This is a list of NBA All-Star Game head coaches. The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is an annual basketball exhibition game held during the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season. From 1951-2017, the All-Star Game was played between the Western Conference All-Stars and the Eastern Conference All-Stars, where the head coach for each All- Star team was the coach of the NBA team with the best record from their respective conference.
To ensure that a different coach represents their conference each year, there is a rule against a head coach making a consecutive appearance. Instead, the coach with the next best record is selected. This rule is known as the "Riley Rule" and was introduced in the early 1990s after the dominance of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers team in the Western Conference, which was coached by Pat Riley. For the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, the format of the game changed to be played between two team captains, from the Western and Eastern Conference respectively, where the selection of the other players for each team are selected from any conference. However, the rules in which the head coach is selected still stands. Red Auerbach, the head coach for the Boston Celtics between 1950-1966, was selected to coach in the NBA All-Star Game a record 11 times.
Key[]
| ^ | Denotes coach who is currently coaching an NBA team |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| *^ | Active NBA coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been selected, up to and including that season |
A Red Auerbach stepped down from the Boston Celtics' head coaching position at the end of the 1965–66 season.
Unconferenced format (2018–present)[]
| Year | Head coach | Team | All-Star Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dwane Casey^ | Toronto Raptors | Team LeBron | [67] |
| Mike D'Antoni^ (2) | Houston Rockets | Team Steph | ||
| 2019 | Mike Budenholzer^ (2) | Milwaukee Bucks | Team Giannis | [68] |
| Michael Malone^ | Denver Nuggets | Team LeBron | ||
| 2020 | Nick Nurse^ | Toronto Raptors | Team Giannis | [69] |
| Frank Vogel^ (2) | Los Angeles Lakers | Team LeBron | ||
| 2021 | Doc Rivers^ (3) | Philadelphia 76ers | Team Durant | [70] |
| Quin Snyder^ | Utah Jazz | Team LeBron |
Most selections[]
| Head coach | # | Selections |
|---|---|---|
| Red Auerbach | 11 | 1957–1967 (East) |
| Pat Riley | 9 | 1982–1983; 1985–1990 (West) 1993 (East) |
| K. C. Jones | 5 | 1975; 1984–1987 (East) |
| Fred Schaus | 5 | 1962–1964; 1966–1967 (West) |
| John Kundla | 4 | 1951–1954 (West) |
| Tom Heinsohn | 4 | 1972–1974; 1976 (East) |
| Billy Cunningham | 4 | 1978; 1980–1981; 1983 (East) |
| Lenny Wilkens | 4 | 1979–1980 (West) 1989; 1994 (East) |
| Phil Jackson | 4 | 1992; 1996 (East) 2000; 2009 (West) |
| George Karl | 4 | 1994; 1996; 1998; 2010 (West) |
| Gregg Popovich | 4 | 2005; 2011; 2013; 2016 (West) |
| Joe Lapchick | 3 | 1951; 1953–1954 (East) |
| Bill Sharman | 3 | 1968; 1972–1973 (West) |
| Alex Hannum | 3 | 1958; 1965 (West) 1968 (East) |
| Rick Adelman | 3 | 1991; 2001; 2003 (West) |
| Doc Rivers | 3 | 2008; 2011 (East) 2021 (Unconferenced) |
References[]
- ^ a b "1951 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1952 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1953 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1954 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1955 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1956 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1957 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1958 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1959 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1960 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1961 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1962 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1963 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1964 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1965 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1966 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1967 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1968 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1969 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1970 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1971 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1972 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1973 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1974 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "1975 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1976 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1977 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1978 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1979 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1980 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1981 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1982 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1983 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1984 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1985 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1986 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1987 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1988 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1989 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1990 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1991 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1992 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1993 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1994 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1995 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "1996 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "1997 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "1998 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2000 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2001 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2002 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2003 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2004 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2005 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2006 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2007 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2008 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2009 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2010 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "2011 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "2012 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "2013 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ a b "2014 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "2015 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "2016 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "2017 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "2018 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ "2019 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "76ers' Doc Rivers to coach Team Durant in All-Star Game". NBA.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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