The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia,. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals, the 76ers joined the NBA when it was founded in 1949. The Nationals had a record of 51–13 in their first NBA season under coach Al Cervi and won the Eastern Division crown. The franchise were purchased by Philadelphian Irv Kosloff and Ike Richma in the spring of 1963; the NBA approved their franchise shift on May 22 and name change to the Philadelphia 76ers on August 6. This brought professional basketball back to the city, which had been without a team since the Golden State Warriors left Philadelphia in 1962.[1][2] After coaching the 76ers since 2010, Doug Collins resigned as head coach on April 18, 2013 following the 2012–13 season.[3] Brett Brown was hired to be the head coach of the 76ers on August 15, 2013 prior to the start of the 2013–14 season.[4] Brown was released as head coach after a 4–0 loss to the Celtics in the 2020 playoffs. On October 3, 2020 Doc Rivers was announced as his replacement.[5]

There have been 24 head coaches for the Philadelphia 76ers franchise. The franchise won their first NBA championship as the Syracuse Nationals in the 1955 NBA Finals under coach Cervi. Their second title was won as the Philadelphia 76ers in 1967, coached by Alex Hannum, who has the highest career winning percentage for the 76ers.[6][7] Billy Cunningham, who played and coached with the 76ers for 17 years, is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.[8][9] He coached the team to their most recent title in 1983.[6][8]

Hannum, Jack Ramsay, and Larry Brown are the only members of the franchise to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches.[7][10][11] Cervi, Paul Seymour, and Kevin Loughery served as a player-coaches, and Cervi, after retiring as a player, continued to coach the team for the rest of the season that he retired during and five additional seasons.[12][13][14] Six other former players, Hannum, Dolph Schayes, Cunningham, Matt Guokas, Fred Carter, and Maurice Cheeks went on to coach for the franchise.[7][8][15][16][17][18]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Nationals/76ers
† Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2022–23 season. The list does not include NBL seasons.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
Syracuse Nationals
1 Al Cervi^[c] 1949–1953 (as player-coach)
1953–1956 		495 294 201 .594 60 34 26 .567 1 championship (1955) [12][19]
2 Paul Seymour[d] 1956–1960 (as player-coach) 279 155 124 .556 20 9 11 .450 [13][20]
3 Alex Hannum† 1960–1963 239 127 112 .531 18 8 10 .444 [7]
Philadelphia 76ers
4 Dolph Schayes[e] 1963–1964 (as player-coach)
1964–1966 		240 129 111 .538 21 9 12 .429 1965–66 NBA Coach of the Year[21] [16][22]
— Alex Hannum† 1966–1968 163 130 33 .798 28 18 10 .643 1 championship (1967) [7]
5 Jack Ramsay† 1968–1972 328 174 154 .530 17 5 12 .294 One of the top 10 coaches in NBA history[23] [10]
6 Roy Rubin* 1972–1973 51 4 47 .078 — — — — [24]
7 Kevin Loughery[f] 1973 (as player-coach) 31 5 26 .161 — — — — [14][25]
8 Gene Shue 1973–1977 334 157 177 .470 22 11 11 .500 [26]
9 Billy Cunningham* 1977–1985 650 454 196 .698 105 66 39 .629 1 championship (1983) [8]
10 Matt Guokas 1985–1988 207 119 88 .575 17 8 9 .471 [17]
11 Jim Lynam 1988–1992 367 194 173 .529 21 8 13 .381 [27]
12 Doug Moe 1992–1993 56 19 37 .339 — — — — [28]
13 Fred Carter* 1993–1994 108 32 76 .296 — — — — [18]
14 John Lucas 1994–1996 164 42 122 .256 — — — — [29]
15 Johnny Davis 1996–1997 82 22 60 .268 — — — — [30]
16 Larry Brown† 1997–2003 460 255 205 .554 58 28 30 .483 2000–01 NBA Coach of the Year[21] [11]
17 Randy Ayers 2003–2004 52 21 31 .404 — — — — [31]
18 Chris Ford 2004 30 12 18 .400 — — — — [32]
19 Jim O'Brien 2004–2005 82 43 39 .524 5 1 4 .200 [33]
20 Maurice Cheeks 2005–2008 269 122 146 .455 6 2 4 .333 [15]
21 Tony DiLeo 2008–2009 59 32 27 .542 6 2 4 .333 [34]
22 Eddie Jordan 2009–2010 82 27 55 .329 — — — — [35]
23 Doug Collins 2010–2013 230 110 120 .478 18 8 10 .444 [36]
24 Brett Brown* 2013–2020 565 221 344 .391 26 12 14 .462 [37]
25 Doc Rivers 2020–2023 236 154 82 .653 35 20 15 .571 [38]
26 Nick Nurse 2023–present — — — – — — — – [39]

Notes

References

General
  • "Philadelphia 76ers Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ "Syracuse Nationals Index". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  2. ^ "2007-08 Warriors Media Guide: Warriors History (pg. 170)" (PDF). NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  3. ^ "Doug Collins resigns as 76ers coach". Associated Press. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Sixers Name Brett Brown Head Coach | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
  5. ^ "Team Names Doc Rivers Head Coach". Philadelphia 76ers. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Philadelphia 76ers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Alex Hannum Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d "Billy Cunningham Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  9. ^ "Billy Cunningham Playing Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Jack Ramsay Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  11. ^ a b "Larry Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  12. ^ a b "Al Servi Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Paul Seymour Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  14. ^ a b "Kevin Loughery Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  15. ^ a b "Maurice Cheeks Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  16. ^ a b "Dolph Schayes Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  17. ^ a b "Matt Guokas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  18. ^ a b "Fred Carter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  19. ^ "Al Cervi Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  20. ^ "Paul Seymour Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  21. ^ a b "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  22. ^ "Dolph Schayes Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  23. ^ "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  24. ^ "Roy Rubin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  25. ^ "Kevin Loughery Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  26. ^ "Gene Shue Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  27. ^ "Jim Lynam Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  28. ^ "Doug Moe Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  29. ^ "John Lucas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  30. ^ "Johnny Davis Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  31. ^ "Randy Ayers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  32. ^ "Chris Ford Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  33. ^ "Jim O'Brien Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  34. ^ "Tony DiLeo Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  35. ^ "Eddie Jordan Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  36. ^ "Doug Collins Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  37. ^ "Brett Brown Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  38. ^ "Doc Rivers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  39. ^ "Nick Nurse Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

Categories