Who were the winners of the NBA Coach of the Year award?

Answer 1

Complete list of the NBA Coach of the Year award winners:

• 2009-10 - Scott Brooks (Oklahoma City Thunder)
• 2008-09 - Mike Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• 2007-08 - Byron Scott (New Orleans Hornets)
• 2006-07 - Sam Mitchell (Toronto Raptors)
• 2005-06 - Avery Johnson (Dallas Mavericks)
• 2004-05 - Mike D'Antoni (Phoenix Suns)
• 2003-04 - Hubie Brown (Memphis Grizzlies)
• 2002-03 - Gregg Popvich (San Antonio Spurs)
• 2001-02 - Rick Carlisle (Detroit Pistons)
• 2000-01 - Larry Brown (Philadelphia 76ers)
• 1999-00 - Doc Rivers (Orlando Magic)
• 1998-99 - Mike Dunleavy (Portland Trail Blazers)
• 1997-98 - Larry Bird (Indiana Pacers)
• 1996-97 - Pat Riley (Miami Heat)
• 1995-96 - Phil Jackson (Chicago Bulls)
• 1994-95 - Del Harris (Los Angeles Lakers)
• 1993-94 - Lenny Wilkens (Atlanta Hawks)
• 1992-93 - Pat Riley (New York Knicks)
• 1991-92 - Don Nelson (Golden State Warriors)
• 1990-91 - Don Chaney (Houston Rockets)
• 1989-90 - Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers)
• 1988-89 - Cotton Fitzsimmons (Phoenix Suns)
• 1987-88 - Doug Moe (Denver Nuggets)
• 1986-87 - Mike Schuler (Portland Trail Blazers)
• 1985-86 - Mike Fratelo (Atlanta Hawks)
• 1984-85 - Don Nelson (Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1983-84 - Frank Layden (Utah Jazz)
• 1982-83 - Don Nelson (Milwaukee Bucks)
• 1981-82 - Gene Shue (Washington Bullets)
• 1980-81 - Jack McKinney (Indiana Pacers)
• 1979-80 - Bill Fitch (Boston Celtics)
• 1978-79 - Cotton Fitzsimmons (Kansas City Kings)
• 1977-78 - Hubie Brown (Atlanta Hawks)
• 1976-77 - Tom Nissalke (Houston Rockets)
• 1975-76 - Bill Fitch (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• 1974-75 - Phil Johnson (Kansas City-Omaha Kings)
• 1973-74 - Ray Scott (Detroit Pistons)
• 1972-73 - Tom Heinsohn (Boston Celtics)
• 1971-72 - Bill Sharman (Los Angeles Lakers)
• 1970-71 - Dick Motta (Chicago Bulls)
• 1969-70 - Red Holzman (New York Knicks)
• 1968-69 - Gene Shue (Baltimore Bullets)
• 1967-68 - Richie Guerin (St. Louis Hawks)
• 1966-67 - Red Kerr (Chicago Bulls)
• 1965-66 - Dolph Schayes (Philadelphia 76ers)
• 1964-65 - Red Aurbach (Boston Celtics)
• 1963-64 - Alex Hannum (San Francisco Warriors)
• 1962-63 - Harry Gallatin (St. Louis Hawks)

NOTES:

The NBA Coach of the Year award has been given out annually since the 1962-63 season.

Hall of Famer Red Auerbach won the award in the 1964-65 season. The award was later named after him.

Hall of Famer Pat Riley is the only coach to be named Coach of the Year with three different franchises.

Hall of Famer Phil Jackson won the award in the 1995-96 season with an NBA record of 72 wins in a season.