Boston Celtics head coaches

19 head coaches · Head coach now: Joe Mazzulla

Who has coached the Celtics?

The Boston Celtics have had 19 head coaches since 1946-47. Red Auerbach won the most games, 795, with 9 titles. Titles also came under Bill Russell (2), Tom Heinsohn (2), and K.C. Jones (2). The head coach now is Joe Mazzulla, since 2022-23.

Boston Celtics: every head coach, first to last
Coach	Seasons	W-L	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
John Russell	1946-47 to 1947-48	42-66	.389	1-2
Alvin Julian	1948-49 to 1949-50	47-81	.367	—
Red Auerbach	1950-51 to 1965-66	795-397	.667	90-58	9
Bill Russell	1966-67 to 1968-69	162-83	.661	12-6	2
Tom Heinsohn	1969-70 to 1977-78	427-263	.619	47-33	2
Tom Sanders	1977-78	23-39	.371	—
Dave Cowens	1978-79	27-41	.397	—
Bill Fitch	1979-80 to 1982-83	242-86	.738	26-19	1
K.C. Jones	1983-84 to 1987-88	308-102	.751	65-37	2
Jimmy Rodgers	1988-89 to 1989-90	94-70	.573	2-6
Chris Ford	1990-91 to 1994-95	222-188	.541	13-16
M. L. Carr	1995-96 to 1996-97	48-116	.293	—
Rick Pitino	1997-98 to 2000-01	102-146	.411	—
Jim O'Brien	2001-02 to 2003-04	139-119	.539	13-13
John Carroll	2003-04	14-22	.389	0-4
Doc Rivers	2004-05 to 2012-13	416-305	.577	58-46	1
Brad Stevens	2013-14 to 2020-21	354-282	.557	38-40
Ime Udoka	2021-22	51-31	.622	14-10
Joe Mazzulla	2022-23 to 2026-27	238-90	.726	36-21	1

From Wikipedia's list of the club's head coaches, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. A coach with two stints has a row for each.