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What coach won a NBA championship as a coach not as a player?

Phill jackson


Which NBA coach won the NBA championship title with different teams?

Bill Russell won the NBA Championship as a player in 1957, 1959-1966, and 1968-1969 with the Boston Celtics. He was player/coach of the Boston Celtics in 1968 and 1969. Red Holzman won the NBA Championship as a player in 1951 with the Rochester Royals (now Sacramento Kings) and as a coach in 1970 and 1973 with the New York Knicks. Tommy Heinsohn won the NBA Championship as a player in 1957 and 1959-1965 with the Boston Celtics and as a coach in 1974 and 1976 with the Boston Celtics. KC Jones won the NBA Championship as a player in 1959-1966 with the Boston Celtics and as a coach in 1984 and 1986 with the Boston Celtics. Bill Sharman won the NBA Championship as a player in 1957 and 1959-1961 with the Boston Celtics and as a coach in 1972 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Billy Cunningham won the NBA Championship as a player in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers and as a coach in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers. Pat Riley won the NBA Championship as a player in 1972 wth the Los Angeles Lakers and as a coach in 1982, 1985, and 1987-1988 with the Los Angeles Lakers and in 2006 with the Miami Heat. Phil Jackson won the NBA Championship as a player in 1970 and 1973 with the New York Knicks and as a coach in 1991-1993 and 1996-1998 with the Chicago Bulls and in 2000-2002 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Buddy Jeannette won the NBA Championship in 1948 as the player/coach of the now defunct Baltimore Bullets.


What active NBA player has won ncaa championship and NBA championship?

Richard Hamilton


How many NCAA National Championship coaches have also won an NBA title and who were they?

John Thompson won an NBA title as a player with the Celtics in 1965-66 and then coached the NCAA champs Georgetown in 1984. Larry Brown won an ABA title in 1969 as a player with the Oakland Oaks and was the coach of the NCAA champs Kansas in 1988.


Which NBA coach won the NBA championship titles?

Red Auerbach and Phil Jackson are tied with nine each.

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What coach won a NBA championship as a coach not as a player?

Phill jackson


Who is the only coach to have won both the NBA and NFL championship?

john madden


Who has most NBA championship rings?

Phil Jackson, 11 as coach, 2 as player. 13


Which NBA coach won the NBA championship title with different teams?

Bill Russell won the NBA Championship as a player in 1957, 1959-1966, and 1968-1969 with the Boston Celtics. He was player/coach of the Boston Celtics in 1968 and 1969. Red Holzman won the NBA Championship as a player in 1951 with the Rochester Royals (now Sacramento Kings) and as a coach in 1970 and 1973 with the New York Knicks. Tommy Heinsohn won the NBA Championship as a player in 1957 and 1959-1965 with the Boston Celtics and as a coach in 1974 and 1976 with the Boston Celtics. KC Jones won the NBA Championship as a player in 1959-1966 with the Boston Celtics and as a coach in 1984 and 1986 with the Boston Celtics. Bill Sharman won the NBA Championship as a player in 1957 and 1959-1961 with the Boston Celtics and as a coach in 1972 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Billy Cunningham won the NBA Championship as a player in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers and as a coach in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers. Pat Riley won the NBA Championship as a player in 1972 wth the Los Angeles Lakers and as a coach in 1982, 1985, and 1987-1988 with the Los Angeles Lakers and in 2006 with the Miami Heat. Phil Jackson won the NBA Championship as a player in 1970 and 1973 with the New York Knicks and as a coach in 1991-1993 and 1996-1998 with the Chicago Bulls and in 2000-2002 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Buddy Jeannette won the NBA Championship in 1948 as the player/coach of the now defunct Baltimore Bullets.


How many rings does Doug Collins have?

None. Doug Collins has never won a championship ring, as an NBA player or a head coach.


Who is the oldest NBA coach to win championship?

The oldest NBA coach to win a championship is Hubie Brown, who was 71 years old when he led the Memphis Grizzlies to the playoffs in 2004.


What active NBA player has won ncaa championship and NBA championship?

Richard Hamilton


How an NBA player can win a NBA ring?

they have to win a championship


How many NCAA National Championship coaches have also won an NBA title and who were they?

John Thompson won an NBA title as a player with the Celtics in 1965-66 and then coached the NCAA champs Georgetown in 1984. Larry Brown won an ABA title in 1969 as a player with the Oakland Oaks and was the coach of the NCAA champs Kansas in 1988.


Who was the first coach to win a NBA Championship in Los Angeles?

Bill Sharman


Which NBA coach won the NBA championship titles?

Red Auerbach and Phil Jackson are tied with nine each.


Who is the first NBA coach to win a ring as player and coach?

Bill Russell won NBA rings in 1968 and 1969 when he was the player-coach for the Boston Celtics.