2005-     Phil Jackson 
2004-2005 Rudy Tomjanovic/Frank Hamblin 
1999-2004 Phil Jackson 
1998-1999 Del Harris/Kurt Rambis 
1994-1998 Del Harris 
1993-1994 Randy Pfund/Magic Johnson 
1992-1993 Randy Pfund 
1990-1992 Mike Dunleavy 
1982-1990 Pat Riley 
1981-1982 Paul Westhead/Pat Riley 
1980-1981 Paul Westhead 
1979-1980 Jack McKinney/Paul Westhead 
1976-1979 Jerry West 
1971-1976 Bill Sharman 
1968-1971 Joe Mullaney 
1956-1968 Bill van Breda Kolff 
1960-1965 Fred Schaus 
1959-1960 John Castellani/Jim Pollard 
1958-1959 John Kundla 
1957-1958 John Kundla/George Mikan 
1947-1957 John Kundla 


Term
   Coach
 Reg. Season
 Playoffs
 Total Games
 Seasons
 Titles 

1948-59
  John Kundla 
 423-302
 60-35
 820
 11 
5 

1981-90
  Pat Riley 
   533-194 
102-49 
878
 9 
4 

1999-04,
2005-  
 Phil Jackson
  496-242
  98-50 
738
  9
 4 

1971-76
 Bill Sharman 
 246-164
 22-15
 447
 5
 1 

1979-82
 Paul Westhead
 112-50
 13-6 
181 
3 
1 

1960-67 
Fred Schaus 
  315-245
 33-38 
631
 7
 - 

1994-99
 Del Harris   
 224-116 
17-19 
376 
5
 - 

1976-79
 Jerry West
       145-101
 8-14 
268 
3
 - 

1967-69
 Bill Van Breda Kolff
  107-57
  21-12
 197
 2
 - 
1990-92
 Mike Dunleavy 
101- 63
 13-10
 187
 2
 - 
1969-71
 Joe Mullaney 
94-70 
16-14
 194 
2
 - 

1992-94
 Randy Pfund 
 66-80 
2-3 
151 
2 
- 

2004-05 
Rudy Tomjanovich 
24-19
 - 
43
 1
 - 

1998-99
 Kurt Rambis 
 24-13
 3-5 
45
 1
 - 

1959-60
 Jim Pollard
 14-25 
5-4 
48
 1 
- 

2004-05
 Frank Hamblen
 10-29 
- 
39 
1 
-
  
1959-60
 John Castellani 
11-25
 - 
36
 1
 - 

1957-58 
George Mikan
 9-30 
-  
39 
1 
- 

1979-80
 Jack McKinney 
9-4 
- 
13 
1 
- 

1993-94 
Earvin Magic Johnson 
 5-11
 - 
16
 1
 - 
1993-94,
1998-99 
Bill Bertka
  2-1
 - 
3 
2
 -