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There have been 16 head coaches of the Boston Celtics, an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the general manager. Founded in 1946, their 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise, while the eight straight NBA championships from 1959–66 is the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date. They currently play their home games in the TD Banknorth Garden.

The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals coached by Red Auerbach. Auerbach is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.

Alvin Julian and Auerbach have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coach. Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, Dave Cowens, K.C. Jones, Chris Ford and M. L. Carr have played and coached for the Celtics. John Russell, Alvin Julian, Heinsohn, Sanders, Carr, and John Carroll spent their entire coaching career with the Celtics. As of June 2008, the coach of the Celtics, Doc Rivers, has led the team into an NBA championship.

Legend

#	Number of coaches
GC	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
W–L %	Win–Loss percentage
†	Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
*	Spent entire coaching career with the Spurs
††	Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and spent entire coaching career with the team

Coaches

Red Auerbach led the franchise to 9 NBA Championships in 16 seasons.

#	Name	Term	Regular Season				Playoffs				Achievements	Reference
#	Name	Term	GC	W	L	W–L%	GC	W	L	W–L%	Achievements	Reference
1	John Russell*	1947–48	108	42	66	0.389	3	1	2	0.333
2	Alvin Julian††	1948–50	128	47	81	0.367	—	—	—	—
3	Red Auerbach†	1950–66	1192	910	450	0.659	148	90	58	0.608	9 Championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) 1964–65 NBA Coach of the Year
4	Bill Russell	1967–69	245	162	83	0.661	18	12	6	0.667	2 Championships (1968, 1969)
5	Tom Heinsohn*	1970–78	690	427	263	0.619	80	47	33	0.588	1972–73 NBA Coach of the Year 2 Championships (1974, 1976)
6	Tom Sanders*	1978–79	62	23	39	0.371	—	—	—	—
7	Dave Cowens	1979	68	27	41	0.397	—	—	—	—
8	Bill Fitch	1980–83	328	242	86	0.738	45	26	19	0.578	1981 NBA Championship 1979–80 NBA Coach of the year
9	K.C. Jones	1984–88	410	308	102	0.751	102	56	37	0.549	2 Championships (1984, 1986)
10	Jimmy Rodgers	1988–90	164	94	70	0.573	8	2	6	0.250
11	Chris Ford	1990–95	410	222	188	0.541	29	13	16	0.448
12	M.L. Carr*	1996–97	164	48	116	0.293	—	—	—	—
13	Rick Pitino	1998–2001	248	102	146	0.411	—	—	—	—
14	Jim O'Brien	2001–04	258	139	119	0.539	26	13	13	0.500
15	John Carroll*	2004	36	14	22	0.389	4	0	4	0
16	Doc Rivers	2004–present	328	168	160	0.512	33	19	10	0.575	2008 NBA Championship

Statistics are correct through the end of the 2007–08 season.

References

General

"Boston Celtics coach register". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
"Boston Celtics coach stats @ official site". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23.

Specific

^ "Boston Celtics - History". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Basketball Hall of Fame". hoophall.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
"John Russell". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Alvin Julian". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Red Auerbach". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Bill Russell". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Tom Heinsohn". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Tom Sanders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Dave Cowens". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Bill Fitch". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"K.C. Jones". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Jimmy Rodgers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Chris Ford". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"M.L. Carr". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Rick Pitino". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Jim O'Brian". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"John Carroll". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Doc Rivers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

v t e Boston Celtics
Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Accomplishments and records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center TD Garden
Personnel	Owner(s) Boston Basketball Partners President Rich Gotham General manager Brad Stevens Head coach Joe Mazzulla
G League affiliate	Maine Celtics
Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 5 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 34 35 LOSCY MIC
NBA championships	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008 2024
Rivalries	Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Radio network Celtic Pride Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball" 1961 Boston Celtics boycott Auerbach Center North Station The Sports Museum of New England Reebok Pro Summer League Newhart Uncut Gems Extended Family Starting 5 Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum
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