Dallas Mavericks head coaches

11 head coaches · Head coach now: Dusty May

Who has coached the Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks have had 11 head coaches since 1980-81. Rick Carlisle won the most games, 555, with 1 title. The head coach now is Dusty May, since 2026-27.

Dallas Mavericks: every head coach, first to last
CoachSeasonsW-LPctPlayoffsTitles
Dick Motta1980-81 to 1986-87267-307.46511-17
John MacLeod1987-88 to 1988-8996-79.54910-7
Richie Adubato1989-90 to 1991-9294-170.3560-3
Gar Heard1992-939-44.170—
Quinn Buckner1993-9413-69.159—
Dick Motta1994-95 to 1995-9662-102.378—
Jim Cleamons1996-9728-70.286—
Don Nelson1997-98 to 2004-05339-251.57519-24
Avery Johnson2005-06 to 2007-08194-70.73523-24
Rick Carlisle2008-09 to 2020-21555-478.53733-381
Jason Kidd2021-22 to 2025-26205-205.50022-18
Dusty May2026-27———

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.