List of Orlando Magic head coaches

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise was founded in 1989 as an expansion team, and plays at the Kia Center. The team is owned by Orlando Magic, Ltd., a subsidiary of RDV Sports, Inc.[1] The team has won seven division titles (1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2024), two conference titles (1995, 2009), but no league championships.[2]

There have been thirteen head coaches for the Magic franchise.[3] The team's first head coach was Matt Guokas, who coached the team for 328 games over four seasons.[4] Brian Hill is the team's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (459).[5] Hill is also the team's all-time leader in regular-season games won (267), and he is the team's only coach to have coached during two non-consecutive periods.[5] Stan Van Gundy was the team's coach from the beginning of the 2007–08 season until the end of the 2011–12 season. He is the team's all-time leader in playoff games coached (59), playoff games won (31), regular-season winning percentage (.657), and playoff winning percentage (.523).[6] Doc Rivers is the team's only coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year award, winning it after the 1999–2000 season.[7] Chris Jent is the team's only head coach to have spent his entire career with the Magic.[8]

On July 28, 2012, Jacque Vaughn was named the new head coach. He was the assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs in the two seasons prior to his hiring.[9]

On May 29, 2015, the Magic hired their former point guard Scott Skiles as the franchise's 12th head coach.[10]

When Skiles resigned after one season, the Magic hired Frank Vogel as his successor.[11] Vogel was fired following the end of the 2017–18 season. Steve Clifford was the most recent head coach, serving from 2018 until his resignation in 2021.[12]

Key

GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
Win% Winning percentage
# Number of coaches[a]
* Spent entire NBA head coaching career with the Magic
† Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.

# Name Term[b] GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements Reference
Regular season Playoffs
1 Matt Guokas 1989–1993 328 111 217 .338 — — — — [4]
2 Brian Hill 1993–1997 295 191 104 .647 36 18 18 .500 Eastern Conference Championship (1995) [5]
3 Richie Adubato 1997 33 21 12 .636 5 2 3 .400 [13]
4 Chuck Daly† 1997–1999 132 74 58 .561 4 1 3 .250 [14]
5 Doc Rivers 1999–2003 339 171 168 .504 15 5 10 .333 1999–2000 NBA Coach of the Year[7] [15]
6 Johnny Davis 2003–2005 135 51 84 .378 — — — — [16]
7 Chris Jent* 2005 18 5 13 .278 — — — — [8]
— Brian Hill 2005–2007 164 76 88 .463 4 0 4 .000 [5]
8 Stan Van Gundy 2007–2012 394 259 135 .657 59 31 28 .525 Eastern Conference Championship (2009) [6]
9 Jacque Vaughn 2012–2015 216 58 158 .269 — — — — [17]
10 James Borrego 2015 30 10 20 .333 — — — — [18]
11 Scott Skiles 2015–2016 82 35 47 .427 — — — — [19]
12 Frank Vogel 2016–2018 164 54 110 .329 — — — — [20]
13 Steve Clifford 2018–2021 227 96 131 .423 10 2 8 .200 [21]
14 Jamahl Mosley* 2021–present 346 103 143 .419 — — — — [22]
  • Brian Hill coached the Magic to their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history in 1995.
    Brian Hill coached the Magic to their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history in 1995.
  • Doc Rivers is the Orlando Magic's only coach to have won Coach of the Year.
    Doc Rivers is the Orlando Magic's only coach to have won Coach of the Year.
  • Stan Van Gundy coached the Magic to their second NBA Finals appearance in franchise history in 2009.
    Stan Van Gundy coached the Magic to their second NBA Finals appearance in franchise history in 2009.
  • Jacque Vaughn was the head coach of the Magic from 2012–2015.
    Jacque Vaughn was the head coach of the Magic from 2012–2015.
  • Scott Skiles was the head coach of the Magic from 2015–2016.
    Scott Skiles was the head coach of the Magic from 2015–2016.
  • Frank Vogel coached the Orlando Magic from 2016–2018.
    Frank Vogel coached the Orlando Magic from 2016–2018.
  • Steve Clifford served as the Magic's head coach from 2018–2021.
    Steve Clifford served as the Magic's head coach from 2018–2021.

Notes

  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Magic. Thus any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.

References

General

  • "Orlando Magic Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.

Specific

  1. ^ "Orlando Magic Executives". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  2. ^ "The RDV Sports Family". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  3. ^ "Orlando Magic Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Matt Guokas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d "Brian Hill Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Stan Van Gundy Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Chris Jent Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  9. ^ "Jacque Vaughn named as Magic head coach". WFTV Channel 9 Orlando. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Magic hire Scott Skiles as coach". ESPN. May 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "Magic officially announce Frank Vogel as new head coach". ESPN. May 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NBA.com. June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "Richie Adubato Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  14. ^ "Chuck Daly Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  15. ^ "Doc Rivers Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  16. ^ "Johnny Davis Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  17. ^ "Jacque Vaughn Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  18. ^ "James Borrego Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  19. ^ "Scott Skiles Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  20. ^ "Magic Name Frank Vogel Head Coach". NBA.com. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  21. ^ "Orlando Magic Name Steve Clifford Head Coach". NBA.com. May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  22. ^ "Orlando Magic Name Jamahl Mosley Head Coach". NBA.com. July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.