List of Orlando Magic head coaches

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was founded in 1989 as an expansion team, and has played at the Amway Center. The team is owned by Orlando Magic, Ltd., a subsidiary of RDV Sports, Inc.[1] The team has won four division titles (1995, 1996, 2008, 2009), two conference titles (1995, 2009), but no league championships.[2]

There have been eight former head coaches for the Magic franchise.[3] The team's first head coach was Matt Guokas, who coached the team for 328 games over four seasons.[4] Brian Hill is the team's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (459).[5] Hill is also the team's all-time leader in regular-season games won (267), and he is the team's only coach to have coached during two non-consecutive periods.[5] Stan Van Gundy was the team's coach from the beginning of the 2007–08 season until the end of the 2011–12 season. He is the team's all-time leader in playoff games coached (59), playoff games won (31), regular-season winning percentage (.657), and playoff winning percentage (.523).[6] Doc Rivers is the team's only coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year award, winning it after the 1999–2000 season.[7] Chris Jent is the team's only head coach to have spent his entire career with the Magic.[8]

On July 28, 2012, Jacque Vaughn was named the new head coach. He was the assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs in the two seasons prior to his hiring.[9]

On May 29, 2015, the Magic hired their former point guard Scott Skiles as the franchise's 12th head coach.[10]

When Skiles resigned after one season, the Magic hired Frank Vogel as his successor.[11]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Magic
dagger Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015–16 season.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
1 Guokas, MattMatt Guokas 19891993 328111217.338 [4]
2 Hill, BrianBrian Hill 19931997 295191104.647 361818.500 [5]
3 Adubato, RichieRichie Adubato 1997 332112.636 523.400 [12]
4 Daly, ChuckChuck Dalydagger 19971999 1327458.561 413.250 [13]
5 Rivers, DocDoc Rivers 19992003 339171168.504 15510.333 1999–2000 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [14]
6 Davis, JohnnyJohnny Davis 20032005 1355184.378 [15]
7 Jent, ChrisChris Jent* 2005 18513.278 [8]
Hill, BrianBrian Hill 20052007 1647688.463 404.000 [5]
8 Van Gundy, StanStan Van Gundy 20072012 394259135.657 593128.525 [6]
9 Vaughn, JacqueJacque Vaughn* 20122015 21658158.269 [16]
10 Borrego, JamesJames Borrego* 2015 301020.333 [17]
11 Skiles, ScottScott Skiles 2015–2016 823547.427 .--- [18]
12 Vogel, FrankFrank Vogel 2016–present 000.000 000.000 [19]

Notes

References

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Specific
  1. "Orlando Magic Executives". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  2. "The RDV Sports Family". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  3. "Orlando Magic Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Matt Guokas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Brian Hill Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Stan Van Gundy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Chris Jent Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  9. "Jacque Vaughn named as Magic head coach". WFTV Channel 9 Orlando. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  10. "Magic hire Scott Skiles as coach". ESPN. May 29, 2015.
  11. "Magic officially announce Frank Vogel as new head coach". ESPN. May 20, 2016.
  12. "Richie Adubato Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  13. "Chuck Daly Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  14. "Doc Rivers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  15. "Johnny Davis Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  16. "Jacque Vaughn Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  17. "James Borrego Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  18. "Scott Skiles Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  19. "Magic Name Frank Vogel Head Coach". NBA.com. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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