List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

John Wooden, inducted as player in 1960 and as a coach in 1973

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Basketball Hall of Fame is named after Dr. James Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in 1959.^[1] The Coach category has existed since the beginning of the Hall of Fame. For a person to be inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, they must either be "fully retired for five years" or, if they are still active, "have coached as either a fulltime assistant or head coach on the high school and/or college and/or professional level" for 25 years.^[2]

As part of the inaugural class of 1959, three coaches were inducted (Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Henry Clifford Carlson and Walter E. Meanwell); in total, 95 coaches have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Six coaching inductees were associated with teams that were inducted to the Hall of Fame as units. Don Haskins, inducted in 1997, was the coach of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team, which was inducted in 2007. Dutch Lonborg, inducted in 1973, was manager of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team that was inducted in 2010. Three coaching inductees were members of the staff for the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" that was also inducted in 2010—head coach Chuck Daly (1994) and assistants Lenny Wilkens (1998) and Mike Krzyzewski (2001). Cathy Rush (2008) was the head coach of the Immaculata College women's team of 1972–1974 that was inducted in 2014.^[3]

Nine of the inducted coaches were born outside the United States: Cesare Rubini, Aleksandr J. Gomelsky, Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Aleksandar "Aza" Nikolić, Geno Auriemma, Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba, Mirko Novosel, Pedro Ferrándiz, and Lidia Alexeeva. Ten of the inducted coaches are women: L. Margaret Wade, Jody Conradt, Pat Head Summitt, Sandra Kay Yow, Sue Gunter, Rush, C. Vivian Stringer, Tara VanDerveer, Alexeeva, and Sylvia Hatchell. Three coaches have also been inducted as players: John Wooden, Bill Sharman, and Wilkens. The most recent inductees in this category, who entered the Hall on August 8, 2014, are Bobby "Slick" Leonard, Nolan Richardson, and Gary Williams.^[3]

The Hall's 2015 induction class was announced in two phases, with three coaches in all to be enshrined. Two of the three, Lindsay Gaze and Tom Heinsohn, were directly elected as coaches by special Hall committees and announced during the NBA All-Star Weekend on February 14, 2015.^[4] On April 6, as part of the festivities surrounding the NCAA Men's Final Four in Indianapolis, John Calipari was announced as that year's third coaching inductee. The formal induction ceremony will be held on September 11.^[5]

Gaze, a native of Australia, will become the tenth coaching inductee born outside the United States. Heinsohn will become the fourth individual to be inducted as both a player and coach.^[5]

Coaches

Clifford Carlson, inducted in 1959

Walter Meanwell, inducted in 1959

Red Auerbach, inducted in 1969

Dean Smith, inducted in 1983

Bob Knight, inducted in 1991

Lou Carnesecca, inducted in 1992

Chuck Daly, inducted in 1994

Jody Conradt, inducted in 1998

Pat Summitt, inducted in 2000

Mike Krzyzewski, inducted in 2001

Geno Auriemma, inducted in 2006

Van Chancellor, inducted in 2007

Phil Jackson, inducted in 2007

Pat Riley, inducted in 2008

C. Vivian Stringer, inducted in 2009

Year	Inductees	Achievements^[a]	Ref.	Nationality
1959	Allen, PhogPhog Allen	Two Helms Foundation championships (Kansas, 1922, 1923); Founder of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Coach of the Year (1950); NCAA Tournament Champion (Kansas, 1952); 26 regular season conference championships. Responsible for basketball being accepted as an Olympic sport (1936). Olympic gold medal winner (Helsinki, 1952). 746 career wins. Known as "The Father of Basketball Coaching."	[6]	United States
1959	Carlson, CliffordClifford Carlson	Created Figure 8 offense in 1922; Helms Foundation championship (Pittsburgh; 1928, 1930)	[7]	United States
1959	Meanwell, WalterWalter Meanwell	Three Helms Foundation championships (Wisconsin, 1912, 1914, 1916); Eight Big Ten Conference championships (Wisconsin; 1912–14, 1916, 1921, 1923–24, 1929); charter member of National Basketball Coaches Association	[8]	United States
1960	Blood, ErnestErnest Blood	Coached Passaic High School to a high school record 159-game winning streak and seven high school state championships; five prep-school state championships (St. Benedict's)	[9]	United States
1960	Keaney, FrankFrank Keaney	Led University of Rhode Island to four National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berths; University of Rhode Island Gymnasium dedicated in his honor in 1953; first coach to be signed by the Boston Celtics	[10]	United States
1960	Lambert, WardWard Lambert	11 Big Ten Conference championships (Purdue); Helms Foundation championship (Purdue, 1932); inducted into Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; Most Outstanding Coach by Esquire (1945)	[11]	United States
1961	Keogan, GeorgeGeorge Keogan	Two Helms Foundation championships (Notre Dame; 1927, 1936)	[12]	United States
1961	Sachs, LennyLenny Sachs	Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship (Illinois Athletic Club, 1917)	[13]	United States
1964	Loeffler, KenKen Loeffler	Basketball Association of America (BAA) Western Division championship (St. Louis, 1948); National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship (La Salle, 1952); NCAA championship (La Salle, 1954); East All-Star coach in College All-Star Game (1955)	[14]	United States
1965	Hobson, HowardHoward Hobson	NCAA championship (Oregon, 1939); member and treasurer of National Basketball Rules Committee; member of U.S. Olympic Basketball Olympic Committee	[15]	United States
1966	Dean, EverettEverett Dean	Three Big Ten Conference championships (Indiana; 1926, 1928, 1936); NCAA championship (Stanford, 1942)	[16]	United States
1968	Cann, HowardHoward Cann	National Coach of the Year (1947); NIT championship (NYU, 1948)	[17]	United States
1968	Gill, SlatsSlats Gill	Five Pacific Coast Conference championships (Oregon State; 1933, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1958); eight Far West Conference championships; coached 1964 NABC All-Star Game	[18]	United States
1968	Julian, DoggieDoggie Julian	NCAA championship (Holy Cross, 1947); three Ivy League championships (Dartmouth; 1956, 1958–59)	[19]	United States
1969	Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach	Nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (Boston Celtics; 1957, 1959–66); coached NBA All-Star Game (1957–67); NBA Coach of the Year (1965); NBA Executive of the Year (1980); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[20]	United States
1969	Iba, HenryHenry Iba	Two-time National Coach of the Year (Oklahoma A&M; 1945–46); 14 Missouri Valley Conference championships (Oklahoma A&M); Big Eight championship (Oklahoma State, 1965); first of only two coaches in history to win two Olympic gold medals	[21]	United States
1969	Rupp, AdolphAdolph Rupp	NIT championship (Kentucky, 1946); four NCAA championships (Kentucky; 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958); four-time National and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year; co-coached U.S. Olympic team (London, 1948); 27 Southeastern Conference championships (Kentucky)	[22]	United States
1970	Carnevale, BenBen Carnevale	Southern Conference championship (North Carolina, 1945); NCAA championship (North Carolina, 1946); College Coach of the Year, 1947; five NCAA and two NIT tournament appearances (Navy)	[23]	United States
1972	Diddle, EdgarEdgar Diddle	First coach in NCAA history to coach 1,000 games at one school; three NCAA and eight NIT tournament appearances (Western Kentucky); won 32 conference titles in 3 conferences; pioneer of fast break basketball	[24]	United States
1973	Drake, BruceBruce Drake	Three NCAA tournament appearances and six conference championships (Oklahoma; 1939, 1943, 1947); Chairman of NCAA Rules Committee (1951–55); co-coached U.S. Olympic team (Melbourne, 1956)	[25]	United States
1973	Lonborg, DutchDutch Lonborg	AAU championship (Washburn, 1925); Big Ten Conference championship (Northwestern, 1931); chaired the NCAA Tournament Committee (1947–60); manager of U.S. Olympic team (Rome, 1960)	[26]	United States
1973	Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden	Ten NCAA championships in 12 years (UCLA; 1964–65, 1967–73, 1975); NCAA College Basketball Coach of the Year (UCLA; 1964, 1967, 1969–70, 1972–73); NCAA Division I record winning streak of 88 games; The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1970); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1973); compiled an 885–203 (.813) record during his 40-year coaching career	[27]	United States
1976	Litwack, HarryHarry Litwack	NCAA Final Four (Temple; 1956, 1958)	[28]	United States
1977	McGuire, FrankFrank McGuire	NCAA runner-up (St. John's, 1952); NCAA championship (North Carolina, 1957); National Coach of the Year (St. Johns, 1952; North Carolina, 1957; South Carolina, 1970); ACC Coach of the Year (North Carolina, 1957; South Carolina, 1971)	[29]	United States
1979	Barry, SamSam Barry	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships (Knox College; 1919–20); Big Ten Conference championship (Iowa, 1923); Pacific Coast Conference championships (USC; 1930, 1935, 1940); NCAA third-place finish (USC, 1940)	[30]	United States
1979	Hickey, EddieEddie Hickey	4 Missouri Valley Conference championships (Creighton); NIT championship (St. Louis, 1948); Cotton Bowl (1949) and Sugar Bowl (1950, 1952) championships (St. Louis); United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year (1959)	[31]	United States
1979	Meyer, RayRay Meyer	NCAA Final Four (DePaul, 1943, 1979); NIT championship (DePaul, 1945); USBWA Coach of the Year (DePaul, 1978); NABC Coach of the Year (DePaul, 1979)	[32]	United States
1980	Shelton, EverettEverett Shelton	Developed five-man weave offense; AAU national championship (Denver Safeways, 1937); NCAA championship (Wyoming, 1943)	[33]	United States
1981	McCutchan, AradArad McCutchan	Five NCAA College Division championships (Evansville; 1959–60, 1964–65, 1971); NCAA College Division Coach of the Year (1964–65); coached the Olympic Trials teams (1960, 1968)	[34]	United States
1982	Case, EverettEverett Case	4 state championships (Frankfort High School; 1925, 1929, 1936, 1939); six Southern Conference titles (NC State; 1947–52); 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles (NC State; 1954–56, 1959); ACC Coach of the Year (NC State; 1954–55, 1958)	[35]	United States
1982	Gaines, ClarenceClarence Gaines	12 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships; CIAA Coach of the Year (1961, 1963, 1970, 1975, 1980); NCAA College Division championship (Winston-Salem State, 1967); NCAA College Division Coach of the Year (1967)	[36]	United States
1983	Smith, DeanDean Smith	NIT championship (North Carolina, 1971); NCAA championship (North Carolina; 1982, 1993); Olympic gold medal (Montreal, 1976); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1997)	[37]	United States
1984	Gardner, JackJack Gardner	National Coach of the Year (1970); three Big Seven titles (Kansas State); five Skyline Conference titles (Utah); coached NABC East-West All-Star (1953, 1960, 1964)	[38]	United States
1985	Anderson, HaroldHarold Anderson	NIT third-place finish (Toledo, 1942); six NIT and three NCAA tournament berths (Bowling Green); first coach to take two different schools to the NIT; President of NABC (1962–63)	[39]	United States
1985	Harshman, MarvMarv Harshman	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game (Pacific Lutheran, 1959); coached U.S. Pan American gold medal (1975); seven-time NAIA District I Coach of the Year; NABC Coach of the Year NCAA Division I (Washington, 1984)	[40]	United States
1985	Wade, MargaretMargaret Wade	All-Conference (Delta State; 1930–32); Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships (Delta State; 1975–77); later a member of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)	[41]	United States
1986	Holzman, RedRed Holzman	National Basketball League (NBL) All-Star First-Team (1946, 1948); NBA Coach of the Year (1970); three NBA championships (Rochester Royals, 1951; New York Knicks, 1970, 1973); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[42]	United States
1986	Taylor, FredFred Taylor	NCAA championship (Ohio State, 1960); NCAA Final Four (1960–62, 1968); won or shared seven Big Ten Conference titles (1960–62, 1963–64, 1968, 1971); Coach of the Year by USBWA and United Press International (1961–62)	[43]	United States
1986	Watts, StanStan Watts	Two NIT championships (BYU; 1951, 1966); eight conference titles: Mountain State Athletic Conference (1950–51), Skyline Conference (1957), Western Athletic Conference (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971–72); 11 postseason tournaments (4 NITs, seven NCAAs)	[44]	United States
1988	Miller, RalphRalph Miller	Associated Press National Coach of the Year (Oregon State, 1981–82); conference championships (Wichita, 1964; Iowa, 1968, 1970; Oregon State, 1980–82); Pac-10 Coach of the Year (Oregon State, 1975, 1981)	[45]	United States
1991	Knight, BobBob Knight	Four NCAA championships (Ohio State as a player, 1960 and Indiana as a coach; 1976, 1981, 1987); Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (1973, 1975–76, 1980–81); National Coach of the Year (1975–87, 1989); Olympic gold medal (Los Angeles, 1984)	[46]	United States
1992	Carnesecca, LouLou Carnesecca	Big East Conference Coach of the Year (St. John's, 1983, 1985–86); National Coach of the Year by USBWA (1983, 1985) and NABC (1985); NCAA Final Four (St. John's, 1985); NIT championship (St. John's, 1989)	[47]	United States
1992	McGuire, AlAl McGuire	NIT championship (Marquette, 1970); National Coach of the Year (1971); NABC Coach of the Year (1974); NCAA championship (1977)	[48]	United States
1992	Ramsay, JackJack Ramsay	NCAA Final Four (St. Joseph's College, 1965); NBA championship (Portland Trail Blazers, 1977); led Portland to playoffs 9 times in 10 seasons; retired as the NBA's second-winningest coach; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[49]	United States
1992	Woolpert, PhilPhil Woolpert	NCAA championship (San Francisco; 1955–56); Coach of the Year (1955–56); NCAA third-place finish (San Francisco, 1957); Pacific Coach of the Year (1957–58)	[50]	United States
1994	Crum, DennyDenny Crum	USA World University Games gold medal (1977); two NCAA Championships (Louisville; 1980, 1986); National Coach of the Year (Louisville; 1980, 1983, 1986); three NIT tournaments and the 1985 NIT Semifinals (all Louisville); 3 Missouri Valley Conference titles, 12 regular season Metro Conference titles and 11 Metro Conference championships (all Louisville)	[51]	United States
1994	Daly, ChuckChuck Daly	Ivy League championship (Pennsylvania; 1972–75); NBA championships (Detroit Pistons, 1989–90); three Eastern and Central Division titles (Detroit Pistons; 1988–90); Olympic gold medal (Barcelona, 1992); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[52]	United States
1994	Rubini, CesareCesare Rubini	Olympic silver medal (Moscow, 1980); European Championships gold medal (1983); European Championships bronze medal (1985); 10 Italian Basketball championships (1957–60, 1962–63, 1965–67, 1972)	[53]	Italy
1995	Gomelsky, AleksandrAleksandr Gomelsky	Eight European Championships (1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981); World Championships (1967, 1982); Olympic gold medal (Seoul, 1988); three-time European Coach of the Year; one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague History (2008)	[54]	Russia[55]
1995	Kundla, JohnJohn Kundla	NBL championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1948); BAA championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1949); NBA championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1950, 1952–54); coached 4 NBA All-Star Games (1951–54); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[56]	United States
1997	Carril, PetePete Carril	13 Ivy League championships (Princeton); NIT championship (Princeton, 1975); 13 postseason tournaments (Princeton; 11 NCAA, 2 NIT); led nation in defensive points allowed (14 times)	[57]	United States
1997	Díaz-Miguel, AntonioAntonio Díaz-Miguel	European Championships silver medal (1973, 1983); Spain's Coach of the Year (1981–82); Olympic silver medal (Los Angeles, 1984); Spanish Coach from 1965 to 1992	[58]	Spain
1997	Haskins, DonDon Haskins	NCAA championship (Texas Western, 1966); had the fourth-most wins in NCAA history (1999)	[59]	United States
1998	Conradt, JodyJody Conradt	National Coach of the Year (1980, 1984, 1986, 1997); NCAA championship (Texas, 1986); Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1984–85, 1987–88, 1996); member of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)	[60]	United States
1998	Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum	AAU championship (Wichita Vickers, 1959); NBA Coach of the Year (1964); American Basketball Association (ABA) Coach of the Year (1969)	[61]	United States
1998	Nikolić, AleksandarAleksandar Nikolić	European Coach of the Year (1966, 1976); European Championship (1977); World Championship (1978); one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague History (2008)	[62]	Serbia[63]
1998	Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens	NBA championship (Seattle SuperSonics, 1979); assistant coach of U.S. gold medal basketball team (Barcelona, 1992); NBA Coach of the Year (1994); Olympic gold medal (Atlanta, 1996); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[64]	United States
1999	Moore, BillieBillie Moore	AIAW championship (Cal State Fullerton, 1970); AIAW Final Four (1970, 1972, 1975, 1978–79); Olympic silver medal (Montreal, 1976); AIAW Championship (UCLA, 1978)	[65]	United States
1999	Thompson, JohnJohn Thompson	NCAA championship (Georgetown, 1984); NCAA Final Fours (1982, 1984–85); National Coach of the Year (1984, 1985–87); Big East Coach of the Year (1980, 1987, 1992)	[66]	United States
2000	Summitt, PatPat Summitt	Olympic gold medal, (Los Angeles, 1984); eight NCAA championships (Tennessee; 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–98, 2007–08); Naismith College Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1994, 1998); Naismith Coach of the Century (2000); member of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)	[67]	United States
2000	Wootten, MorganMorgan Wootten	Five high school national championships (DeMatha High School; 1962, 1965, 1968, 1978, 1984); USA Today National Coach of the Year (1984); Walt Disney Award (1991); Naismith Scholastic Coach of the Century (2000)	[68]	United States
2001	Chaney, JohnJohn Chaney	NCAA Division II (Cheyney State, 1978); Division II National Coach of the Year (1978); USBWA National Coach of the Year (Temple, 1987–88); Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year (Temple, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2000)	[69]	United States
2001	Krzyzewski, MikeMike Krzyzewski	At time of induction: Three national championships (Duke; 1991–92, 2001) Nine NCAA Final Fours (Duke; 1986, 1988–92, 1994, 1999, 2001) Since induction: Two national championships (Duke, 2010, 2015) Three NCAA Final Fours (Duke; 2004, 2010, 2015) Winningest coach in the NCAA tournament Winningest coach in NCAA Division I men's history Second coach overall, and first men's coach, to win two Olympic gold medals in basketball (2008, 2012) FIBA World Championship, 2010, 2014	[70]	United States
2002	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	NCAA championship (Kansas, 1988); USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (1999); NBA Coach of the Year (2001); later won the NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons (2004)	[71]	United States
2002	Olson, LuteLute Olson	NCAA championship (Arizona, 1997); National Coach of the Year (1988, 1990); gold medal coach at Jones Cup (1984) and World Championships (1986)	[72]	United States
2002	Yow, KayKay Yow	NCAA Final Four (N.C. State, 1998); Olympic gold medal (Seoul, 1988); enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2000)	[73]	United States
2003	Barmore, LeonLeon Barmore	Naismith National Coach of the Year (Louisiana Tech, 1982); nine NCAA Final Fours (all with Louisiana Tech) and two national titles (1982 and 1988); reached 500 wins faster than any other coach in women's basketball history; enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2003)	[74]	United States
2004	Sharman, BillBill Sharman	Only coach to win professional championships and Coach of the Year honors the same season in three different leagues (American Basketball League, Cleveland Pipers, 1962; ABA, Utah Stars, 1971; NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, 1972); coached the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA-record 33 consecutive victories (1971–72)	[75]	United States
2005	Boeheim, JimJim Boeheim	National championship (Syracuse, 2003); Big East Conference Coach of the Year (Syracuse, 1984, 1991, 2000, 2010); four NCAA Final Fours (Syracuse, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013,2016); USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (2001); AP National Coach Of The Year (2010).	[76]	United States
2005	Calhoun, JimJim Calhoun	National championships (Connecticut; 1999, 2004, 2011); NIT Championship (Connecticut, 1988); National Coach of the Year (1990); Big East Conference Coach of the Year (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998)	[77]	United States
2005	Gunter, SueSue Gunter	Retired as the third-winningest coach in Division I women's basketball history; National Coach of the Year (LSU, 1983); enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2001)	[78]	United States
2006	Auriemma, GenoGeno Auriemma	At time of induction: Five national championships (Connecticut; 1995, 2000, 2002–04) Two unbeaten seasons (1995, 2002) NCAA Division I record winning streak of 70 games 5× National Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 2000, 2002–03) Enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2006) Since induction: Six national championships (2009–10, 2013–16) Four unbeaten seasons (2009–10, 2014, 2016) Division I record winning streak of 90 games 3× National Coach of the Year (2008–09, 2011) Coached USA to Olympic gold medal in 2012	[79]	United States[80]
2006	Gamba, SandroSandro Gamba	Olympic silver medal (Moscow, 1980); European Championships gold medal (1983); European Championships silver medal (1991); European Championships bronze medal (1985)	[81]	Italy
2007	Chancellor, VanVan Chancellor	At time of induction: 3× Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year (Mississippi, 1987, 1990, 1992) 4× WNBA titles (Houston Comets, 1997–2000) 3× coach of the WNBA Western Conference All-Stars (1999, 2000, 2001) Coach of the WNBA's All-Decade Team (2006) Retired from the WNBA as the league's winningest coach 2× USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (2002, 2004) World Championship gold medal (2002) Olympic gold (2004) Since induction: Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year (LSU, 2008)	[82]	United States
2007	Ferrándiz, PedroPedro Ferrándiz	4 European Cup championships (Real Madrid; 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974); co-founder of the World Association of Basketball Coaches (1976); Olympic Order from International Olympic Committee; FIBA Order of Merit (2000); one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague History (2008)	[83]	Spain
2007	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson	First coach in NBA history to lead a team to three consecutive championships in three separate stretches Chicago Bulls, 1991–93, 1996–98; Los Angeles Lakers, 2000–02 (also led Lakers to championship in 2009 and 2010); coached the Chicago Bulls to NBA-record 72-10 season (1995–96); led his teams to NBA-record 25 consecutive postseason series victories (1996–2003); winner of NBA-record 11 championships; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)	[84]	United States
2007	Novosel, MirkoMirko Novosel	Olympics silver medal (1976), bronze medal (1984) with Yugoslavia; World Championships silver medal with Yugoslavia (1974); seven Yugo-Cups (KK Cibona; 1969, 1980–83, 1985, 1988)	[85]	Croatia[86]
2007	Williams, RoyRoy Williams	Seven NCAA Final Four (Kansas, 1991, 1993, 2002–03; North Carolina, 2005, 2008–09); took less time than any other men's basketball coach to win 500 games; six-time National Coach of the Year	[87][88]	United States
2008	Riley, PatPat Riley	NBA Coach of the Year (Los Angeles Lakers, 1990; New York Knicks, 1993; Miami Heat, 1997); five NBA championships (1982, 1985, 1987–1988 with the Lakers, 2006 with the Heat); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996); a record 11-time NBA Coach of the Month	[89]	United States
2008	Rush, CathyCathy Rush	Three consecutive AIAW national titles (Immaculata, 1972–74, a team inducted as a unit in 2014); Pan American Games gold medal (1975); USBWA Pioneer Award (1994); founder of Women's Athletic Service, Inc.; enshrined in Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2000)	[90]	United States
2009	Sloan, JerryJerry Sloan	First NBA coach to win 1,000 games with a single franchise (Utah Jazz); Sporting News NBA Coach of the Year (2004); two NBA Finals appearances (1997–98); nine-time NBA Coach of the Month; tied for third for winningest coach in NBA history	[91]	United States
2009	Stringer, C. VivianC. Vivian Stringer	National Coach of the Year (Cheyney State, 1982; Iowa, 1988, 1993); first coach to lead 3 different schools to the NCAA Final Four (Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers); led teams to 29 20-win seasons in her first 38 years; enshrined in Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2001)	[92]	United States
2010	Hurley, BobBob Hurley	Three USA Today national high school championships (1989, 1996, 2008); three-time USA Today National Coach of the Year (1989, 1996, 2008); 25 New Jersey state parochial school championships; five undefeated seasons (1974, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2008)	[93]	United States
2011	Magee, HerbHerb Magee	Head coach at Philadelphia University (1967–present); most wins by an NCAA men's head coach in any division; NCAA College Division (now Division II) championship (1970); Division II Coach of the Year (1976); NABC Guardians of the Game award (2005); Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (2008); also a renowned shooting instructor	[94]	United States
2011	VanDerveer, TaraTara VanDerveer	Head coach at Stanford University (1985–95, 1996–present); two NCAA championships (1990, 1992) and seven other Final Four appearances; Naismith National Coach of the Year (1990, 2002); Olympic gold medal (USA, 1996); Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2002)	[95]	United States
2012	Alexeeva, LidiaLidia Alexeeva	Two Olympic gold medals (1976, 1980) and 10 European championships as head coach of the Soviet Union women's team; Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999); FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)	[96]	Russia[97]
2012	Nelson, DonDon Nelson	Winningest coach in NBA history (1,335 wins) at time of induction; three-time NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1992); 18 consecutive postseason appearances; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996); also coached USA men to World Championship gold in 1994	[98]	United States
2013	Hatchell, SylviaSylvia Hatchell	One of only three college women's basketball coaches with more than 900 wins at the time of induction; only college women's coach to win national championships at three different levels (AIAW Division II, Francis Marion, 1982; NAIA Division I, Francis Marion, 1986; NCAA Division I, North Carolina, 1994); AP Coach of the Year (2006), Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2004)	[99]	United States
2013	Lewis, GuyGuy Lewis	Won nearly 600 games in a 30-year career at the University of Houston; responsible for the integration of the Houston program; five Final Four appearances, including the Phi Slama Jama teams (1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984); twice AP Coach of the Year (1968, 1983); architect of the 1968 "Game of the Century" against UCLA, the first nationally televised regular-season college game	[100]	United States
2013	Pitino, RickRick Pitino	Only NCAA Division I men's coach to win national championships at two different schools (Kentucky, 1996; Louisville, 2013); first coach to take three different schools to the men's Final Four (Providence, Kentucky, Louisville); four-time conference Coach of the Year (Southeastern Conference three times, Conference USA once)	[101]	United States
2013	Tarkanian, JerryJerry Tarkanian	Took three different programs to the NCAA men's tournament (Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State); one national championship (1990) and three other Final Fours at UNLV (1977, 1987, 1991); four-time national Coach of the Year (1977, 1983, 1984, 1990)	[102]	United States
2014	Leonard, Bobby "Slick"Bobby "Slick" Leonard	Three ABA championships (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973); winningest coach in Pacers history (529 wins), winningest coach in ABA history (387 wins), and winningest playoff coach in ABA history (69 wins)	[103]	United States
2014	Richardson, NolanNolan Richardson	Only coach to win NJCAA, NIT, and NCAA Division I titles (respectively Western Texas, 1980; Tulsa, 1981; and Arkansas, 1994); two other Final Fours at Arkansas; nine conference championships at Arkansas (both SWC and SEC); Naismith Coach of the Year, 1994; also coached Panama and Mexico national teams	[104]	United States
2014	Williams, GaryGary Williams	Over 600 career college coaching wins (American, Boston College, Ohio State, Maryland); one national championship (2002), one other Final Four (2001), and three ACC regular-season titles (1995, 2002, 2010) at Maryland; twice ACC Coach of the Year (2002, 2010)	[105]	United States
2015	Calipari, JohnJohn Calipari	The only coach to coach a team to 38 wins in a season. He did it three times - in 2008 (Memphis Tigers - vacated), 2012 (Kentucky Wildcats), 2015 (Kentucky Wildcats). He has won one National Championship (2012), two runner-up finishes (2008 - vacated), (2014), and three other Final Fours (1996 - vacated), (2011), (2015). He's won one NIT championship (2002), twelve conference tournament championships (5 Atlantic-10, 4 Conference USA, 3 SEC), and twelve conference regular season championships (5 Atlantic-10, 4 Conference USA, 3 SEC). He's been named three times the Naismith Coach of the Year (1996, 2008, 2015), once the Associated Press Coach of the Year (2015), 3 NABC Coach of the Year awards (1996, 2009, 2015), as well as a multitude of other awards including conference coach of the year seven times (1 Atlantic-10, 3 Conference USA, 3 SEC).	[106]	United States
2015	Gaze, LindsayLindsay Gaze	Coached Australian national team in four Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) 3x NBL Coach of the Year Author, Better Basketball and Winning Basketball Enshrinee, FIBA Hall of Fame, 2010	[107]	Australia
2015	Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn	NBA Coach of the Year, 1973 2 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics (1974, 1976) Led Boston Celtics to five consecutive first-place finishes in the Atlantic Division, 1972-77 Led Boston Celtics to franchise record 68 wins, 1973	[108]	United States
2016	Izzo, TomTom Izzo	Over 500 college career wins, 1 NCAA Championship (2000), 7x NCAA Final Fours, AP College Coach of the Year (1998)	[109]	United States
2016	McLendon, JohnJohn McLendon	Over 400 college career wins, 3x NAIA Coach of the Year award, 3x NAIA championships with Tennessee State A&I University, 8 CIAA Championships (1941, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952) with North Carolina College for Negroes Previously inducted in 1979 as a contributor	[109]	United States

Notes

• ^a According to individuals' pages on the official website

References

General – Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductees

• "Hall of Famers". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
• "Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2009.

General – Other groups of coaches

• 10 Greatest Euroleague Coaches – "Euroleague History: 50 Years". Euroleague.net. Euroleague Properties NV. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
• Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductees – "WBHOF Inductees". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 5, 2011.

Specific

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4. "Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2015 by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
5. "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2015 presented by Haggar Clothing Company" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
6. "Forrest C. "Phog" Allen". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
7. "Henry Clifford Carlson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
8. "Walter E. Meanwell". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
9. "Ernest A. Blood". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
10. "Frank W. Keaney". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
11. "Ward L. Lambert". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
12. "George E. Keogan". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
13. "Leonard D. Sachs". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
14. "Kenneth D. "Ken" Loeffler". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
15. "Howard A. Hobson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
16. "Everett S. Dean". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
17. "Howard G. Cann". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
18. "Amory T. Gill". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
19. "Alvin F. Julian". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
20. "Arnold J. "Red" Auerbach". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
21. "Henry P. "Hank" Iba". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
22. "Adolph F. Rupp". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
23. "Bernard L. "Ben" Carnevale". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
24. "Edgar A. "Ed" Diddle". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
25. "Bruce Drake". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
26. "Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
27. "John R. Wooden". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
28. "Harry Litwack". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
29. "Frank J. McGuire". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
30. "Justin M. "Sam" Barry". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
31. "Edgar S. "Ed" Hickey". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
32. "Raymond J. "Ray" Meyer". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
33. "Everett F. Shelton". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
34. "Arad A. McCutchan". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
35. "Everett N. Case". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
36. "Clarence E. Gaines". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
37. "Dean E. Smith". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
38. "James H. "Jack" Gardner". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
39. "W. Harold Anderson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
40. "Marv K. Harshman". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
41. "L. Margaret Wade". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
42. "William "Red" Holzman". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
43. "Fred R. Taylor". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
44. "Stanley H. "Stan" Watts". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
45. "Ralph H. Miller". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
46. "Robert M. "Bob" Knight". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
47. "Louis P. "Lou" Carnesecca". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
48. "Alfred J. "Al" McGuire". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
49. "John T. "Jack" Ramsay". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
50. "Phillip D. "Phil" Woolpert". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
51. "Denzil E. "Denny" Crum". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
52. "Charles J. "Chuck" Daly". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
53. "Cesare Rubini". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
54. "Aleksandr J. Gomelsky". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
55. Gomelsky was born in what was then the  Soviet Union.
56. "John A. Kundla". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
57. "Peter J. "Pete" Carril". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
58. "Antonio Díaz-Miguel". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
59. "Donald L. "Don" Haskins". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
60. "Jody Conradt". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
61. "Alexander M. "Alex" Hannum". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
62. "Aleksandar "Aza" Nikolic". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
63. Nikolić was a Bosnian Serb born in Sarajevo, then in the  Kingdom of Yugoslavia and now in  Bosnia and Herzegovina.
64. "Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
65. "Billie J. Moore". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
66. "John R. Thompson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
67. "Pat Head Summitt". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
68. "Morgan B. Wootten". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
69. "John Chaney". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
70. "Michael "Mike" Krzyzewski". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
71. "Larry Brown". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
72. "Robert "Lute" Olson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
73. "Sandra Kay Yow". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
74. "Leon Barmore". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
75. "Bill Sharman". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
76. "Jim Boeheim". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
77. "Jim Calhoun". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
78. "Sue Gunter". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
79. "Geno Auriemma". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
80. Auriemma was born in  Italy, but emigrated to the U.S. with his family at age 7. Although he has lived in the U.S. ever since, he did not become a U.S. citizen until 1994.
81. "Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
82. "Van Chancellor". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
83. "Pedro Ferrandiz". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
84. "Phil Jackson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
85. "Mirko Novosel". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
86. Novosel was born in what was then the  Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
87. "Roy Williams". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
88. McCreary, Joedy (December 10, 2006). "UNC's Williams Is Fastest to 500 Wins". FOXNews.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
89. "Pat Riley". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
90. "Cathy Rush". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
91. "Jerry Sloan". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
92. "C. Vivian Stringer". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
93. "Robert "Bob" Hurley, Sr.". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
94. "Herb Magee". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
95. "Tara VanDerveer". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
96. "Lidia Alexeeva". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
97. Alexeeva was born in what was then the  Soviet Union.
98. "Don Nelson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
99. "Sylvia Hatchell". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
100. "Guy Lewis". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
101. "Rick Pitino". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
102. "Jerry Tarkanian". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
103. "Bobby "Slick" Leonard". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
104. "Nolan Richardson". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
105. "Gary Williams". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
106. "John Calipari". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
107. "Lindsay Gaze". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
108. "Tom Heinsohn". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
109. "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Announcement presented by Haggar Clothing Company". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.