Charlotte Hornets head coaches

12 head coaches · Head coach now: Charles Lee

Who has coached the Hornets?

The Charlotte Hornets have had 12 head coaches since 1988-89. Steve Clifford won the most games, 244. The head coach now is Charles Lee, since 2024-25.

Charlotte Hornets: every head coach, first to last
CoachSeasonsW-LPctPlayoffsTitles
Dick Harter1988-89 to 1989-9028-94.230—
Gene Littles1990-9137-87.298—
Allan Bristow1991-92 to 1995-96207-203.5055-8
Dave Cowens1996-97 to 1998-99109-70.6094-8
Paul Silas1999-00 to 2001-02161-120.57311-12
Bernie Bickerstaff2004-05 to 2006-0777-169.313—
Sam Vincent2007-0832-50.390—
Larry Brown2008-09 to 2009-1088-104.4580-4
Paul Silas2010-11 to 2011-1232-88.267—
Mike Dunlap2012-1321-61.256—
Steve Clifford2013-1443-39.5240-4
Steve Clifford2014-15 to 2017-18153-175.4663-4
James Borrego2018-19 to 2021-22138-163.458—
Steve Clifford2022-23 to 2023-2448-116.293—
Charles Lee2024-25 to 2026-2763-101.384—

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.