Coaches

Fitch | Albeck | Musselman (1) | Delany | Kloppenburg | Daly

Musselman (2) | Nissalke | Karl | Littles | Wilkens | Fratello

Wittman | Lucas | Smart | Silas | Malone | Brown (1)

Scott | Brown (2) | Blatt | Lue | Drew | Beilein | Bickerstaff | Atkinson
Bill Fitch
1970-1979
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1970-1971 15 67 .183 4th -27 – – –
1971-1972 23 59 .280 4th -15 – – –
1972-1973 32 50 .390 4th -20 – – –
1973-1974 29 53 .354 4th -18 – – –
1974-1975 40 42 .488 3rd -20 – – –
1975-1976 49 33 .598 1st – 6 7 .462
1976-1977 43 39 .524 4th -6 1 2 .333
1977-1978 43 39 .524 3rd -9 0 2 .000
1978-1979 30 52 .366 4th -18 – – –
Totals 304 434 .412 – – 7 11 .389
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Stan Albeck
1979-1980
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1979-1980 37 45 .451 5th -13 – – –
Totals 37 45 .451 – – – – –
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Bill Musselman
1980-1981
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1980-1981 25 46 .352 5th -32 – – –
Totals 25 46 .352 – – – – –
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Don Delaney
1981
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1980-1981 3 8 .273 5th -32 – – –
1981-1982 4 13 .235 6th -40 – – –
Totals 7 21 .250 – – – – –
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Bob Kloppenburg
1981
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1981-1982 0 1 .000 6th -40 – – –
Totals 0 1 .000 – – – – –
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Chuck Daly
1981-1982
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1981-1982 9 32 .220 6th -40 – – –
Totals 9 32 .220 – – – – –
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Bill Musselman
1980-1981,1982
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1980-1981 25 46 .352 5th -32 – – –
1981-1982 2 21 .087 6th -40 – – –
Totals 27 67 .287 – – – – –
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Tom Nissalke
1982-1984
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1982-1983 23 59 .280 5th -28 – – –
1983-1984 28 54 .341 4th -22 – – –
Totals 51 113 .311 – – – – –
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George Karl
1984-1986
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1984-1985 36 46 .439 4th -23 1 3 .250
1985-1986 25 42 .373 5th -28 – – –
Totals 61 88 .409 – – 1 3 .250
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Gene Littles
1986
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1985-1986 4 11 .267 5th -28 – – –
Totals 4 11 .267 – – – – –
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Lenny Wilkens
1986-1993
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1986-1987 31 51 .378 6th -26 – – –
1987-1988 42 40 .512 4th -12 2 3 .400
1988-1989 57 25 .695 2nd -6 2 3 .400
1989-1990 42 40 .512 4th -17 2 3 .400
1990-1991 33 49 .402 6th -28 – – –
1991-1992 57 25 .695 2nd -10 9 8 .529
1992-1993 54 28 .659 2nd -3 3 6 .333
Totals 316 258 .551 – – 18 23 .439
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Mike Fratello
1993-1999
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1993-1994 47 35 .573 3rd -10 0 3 .000
1994-1995 43 39 .524 4th -9 1 3 .250
1995-1996 47 35 .573 3rd -25 0 3 .000
1996-1997 42 40 .512 5th -27 – – –
1997-1998* 47 35 .573 5th -15 1 3 .250
1998-1999 22 28 .440 7th -11 – – –
Totals 248 212 .539 – – 2 12 .143
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Randy Wittman
1999-2001
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
1999-2000 32 50 .390 6th -24 – – –
2000-2001 30 52 .366 6th -22 – – –
Totals 62 102 .371 – – – – –
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John Lucas
2001-2003
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2001-2002 29 53 .366 6th -22 – – –
2002-2003 8 34 .190 8th -33 – – –
Totals 37 87 .298 – – – – –
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Keith Smart
2003
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2002-2003 9 31 .225 8th -33 – – –
Totals 9 31 .225 – – – – –
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Paul Silas
2003-2005
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2003-2004 35 47 .427 5th -26 – – –
2004-2005 34 30 .567 4th -7.5 – – –
Totals 69 77 .473 – – – – –
Brendan Malone
2005
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2004-2005 8 10 .444 4th -12 – – –
Totals 8 10 .444 – – – – –
Mike Brown
2005-2010
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2005-2006 50 32 .610 2nd -14 7 6 .538
2006-2007 50 32 .610 2nd -3 12 8 .600
2007-2008 45 37 .549 2nd -14 7 6 .538
2008-2009 66 16 .805 1st +25 10 4 714
2009-2010 61 21 .744 1st +15 6 5 .545
Totals 272 138 .663 – – 42 29 .592
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Byron Scott
2010-2013
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2010-2011 19 63 .232 5th 43 – – –
2011-2012 21 45 .318 5th 22 – – –
2010-2011 24 58 .293 5th 25 – – –
Totals 64 166 .278 – – – – –
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Mike Brown
2013-2014
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2013-2014 33 49 .409 3rd 23 – – –
Totals 305 187 .620 – – 42 29 .592
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David Blatt
2014-2016
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2014-2015 53 29 .646 1st 0 14 6 .700
2015-2016 30 11 .732 1st 0 – – –
Totals 83 40 .675 – – 14 6 .700
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Tyronn Lue
2015-2019
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2015-2016 27 14 .659 1st 0 16 5 .762
2016-2017 51 31 .621 1st 0 15 5 .722
2017-2018 50 32 .610 1st 0 12 10 .545
2018-2019 0 6 .000 5th – – – –
Totals 128 83 .607 – – 43 20 .683
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Larry Drew
2018-2019
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2018-2019 19 57 .250 5th – – – –
Totals 19 57 .250 – – – – –
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John Beilein
2019-2020
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2019-2020** 14 40 .259 5th 41 – – –
Totals 14 40 .259 5th – – – –
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J.B. Bickerstaff
2020-2024
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2019-2020** 5 6 .455 5th 33 – – –
2020-2021*** 22 50 .306 4th 24 – – –
2021-2022 44 38 .537 3rd 7 – – –
2022-2023 51 31 .622 2nd 7 1 4 .200
2023-2024 48 34 .585 2nd 1 5 7 .385
Totals 170 159 .517 – – 6 11 .353
Kenny Atkinson
2024-Present
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Year Won Lost Pct. Finished GB Won Lost Pct.
2024-2025 33 4 .892 1st – – – –
Totals 33 4 .892 – – – – –
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* 1998-99 NBA lockout,
** Covid Shortened Season
*** Covid Shortened Season

| datetime August 10, 2009 2:01 am

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