Don Nelson: Coaching Record, Awards | Basketball-Reference.com (original) (raw)
Coaching Record
- Assistant Coach and Staff records might not be complete.
Coaching Record Table
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
| 1976-77 | 36 | MIL | NBA | Assistant Coach | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 36 | MIL | NBA | 64 | 27 | 37 | .422 | -5.0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 37 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | ||
| 1978-79 | 38 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 39 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1980-81 | 40 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1981-82 | 41 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 14.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 1982-83 | 42 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 10.0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | ||
| 1983-84 | 43 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | ||
| 1984-85 | 44 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 59 | 23 | .720 | 18.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | ||
| 1985-86 | 45 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 16.0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | ||
| 1986-87 | 46 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | ||
| 1988-89 | 48 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||
| 1989-90 | 49 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 37 | 45 | .451 | -4.0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1990-91 | 50 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3.0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1991-92 | 51 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 14.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1992-93 | 52 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 34 | 48 | .415 | -7.0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1993-94 | 53 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1994-95 | 54 | GSW | NBA | 45 | 14 | 31 | .311 | -8.5 | 6 | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 55 | NYK | NBA | 59 | 34 | 25 | .576 | 4.5 | 2 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 57 | DAL | NBA | 66 | 16 | 50 | .242 | -17.0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1998-99 | 58 | DAL | NBA | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | -6.0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 59 | DAL | NBA | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | -1.0 | 4 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 60 | DAL | NBA | 82 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | ||
| 2001-02 | 61 | DAL | NBA | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 16.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||
| 2002-03 | 62 | DAL | NBA | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 19.0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | ||
| 2003-04 | 63 | DAL | NBA | 82 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 2004-05 | 64 | DAL | NBA | 64 | 42 | 22 | .656 | 10.0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2006-07 | 66 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | ||
| 2007-08 | 67 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7.0 | 3 | ||||||
| 2008-09 | 68 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 29 | 53 | .354 | -12.0 | 3 | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 69 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 26 | 56 | .317 | -15.0 | 4 | ||||||
| Career | NBA | 2398 | 1335 | 1063 | .557 | 136.0 | 166 | 75 | 91 | .452 | |||||
| 11 seasons | MIL | NBA | 884 | 540 | 344 | .611 | 98.0 | 88 | 42 | 46 | .477 | ||||
| 11 seasons | GSW | NBA | 865 | 422 | 443 | .488 | -10.5 | 35 | 14 | 21 | .400 | ||||
| 1 seasons | NYK | NBA | 59 | 34 | 25 | .576 | 4.5 | ||||||||
| 8 seasons | DAL | NBA | 590 | 339 | 251 | .575 | 44.0 | 43 | 19 | 24 | .442 |