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List of Philadelphia 76ers head coaches

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Philadelphia 76ers
Company typeProfessional basketball franchise
IndustrySports
Founded1949
Headquarters
Philadelphia
,
United States
Area served
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Key people
Doc Rivers (head coach as of 2020)
ProductsBasketball team

The Philadelphia 76ers represent a professional basketball franchise located in Philadelphia, competing within the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team originated as the Syracuse Nationals and entered the NBA during its first season in 1949, achieving a 51–13 record under the guidance of coach Al Cervi and securing the Eastern Division title. In 1963, Philadelphia businessmen Irv Kosloff and Ike Richma acquired the franchise, moving it to Philadelphia and rebranding it as the 76ers, thereby reinstating professional basketball in the city following the departure of the Golden State Warriors in 1962.

After serving as head coach since 2010, Doug Collins stepped down in April 2013. His replacement, Brett Brown, took over in August 2013 and remained at the helm until a first-round playoff elimination in 2020. Subsequently, on October 3, 2020, Doc Rivers was appointed as head coach.

Throughout its history, the franchise has employed 24 head coaches. The first NBA championship was secured by the Syracuse Nationals in 1955 with Cervi as coach. The Philadelphia 76ers claimed their second championship in 1967 under coach Alex Hannum, who holds the franchise’s highest career winning percentage. The record for most regular season and playoff games coached and victories is held by former player and coach Billy Cunningham, who led the team to its latest championship in 1983.

Coaches Hannum, Jack Ramsay, and Larry Brown have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Several ex-players—including Hannum, Dolph Schayes, Cunningham, Matt Guokas, Fred Carter, and Maurice Cheeks—also took on head coaching roles. Additionally, Cervi, Paul Seymour, and Kevin Loughery served as player-coaches during their respective periods.

Key

GC Number of games coached
W Total wins
L Total losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Count of coaches
* Coaches whose entire NBA head coaching career was with the Nationals/76ers
† Coaches inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches

Coaches

Note: All statistics are updated through the conclusion of the Template:Nbay. This list does not include seasons from the NBL.

# Name Tenure GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Notable Achievements Source
Regular Season Playoffs
Syracuse Nationals
1 Template:Sortname^ 1949–1952 (player-coach)
1953–1956 		495 294 201 Template:Winpct 60 34 26 Template:Winpct 1 NBA Finals championship (1955)
2 Template:Sortname 1956–1959 (player-coach) 279 155 124 Template:Winpct 20 9 11 Template:Winpct
3 Template:Sortname† 1960–1962 239 127 112 Template:Winpct 18 8 10 Template:Winpct
Template:Sortname 1963 (player-coach)
1964–1965 		240 129 111 Template:Winpct 21 9 12 Template:Winpct 1965–66 NBA Coach of the Year Award recipient
Template:Sortname† 1966–1967 163 130 33 Template:Winpct 28 18 10 Template:Winpct 1 NBA Finals championship (1967)
Template:Sortname† 1968–1971 328 174 154 Template:Winpct 17 5 12 Template:Winpct Recognized among top NBA coaches historically
Template:Sortname* 1972 51 4 47


Notes

  • The total count reflects the number of unique head coaches for the Nationals/76ers franchise; individuals with multiple coaching stints are included only once.
  • Each listed year directs to the related NBA season's article.
  • Cervi held the dual role of player and coach for 279 games spanning four seasons within his six-year tenure.
  • Seymour acted as a player-coach for 202 games during his initial four seasons.
  • Schayes fulfilled player-coach duties in 24 games during the 1963 campaign.
  • Loughery maintained the position of player-coach throughout his entire coaching period.

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