Here you have detailed information about the Lakers coaching history. It includes details of the interim coaches. If you wish you can view the summary of Lakers coaches, a page that is easier to understand and only have the total numbers.
Term |
Coach |
Reg.Season |
Playoff |
Championships |
1948-49 to 1956-57 |
John Kundla |
380-240 |
54-28 |
5 |
1957-58 |
George Mikan |
9-30 |
|
- |
|
(Replaced after 39 games in 1957-58 Season) |
|
John Kundla |
10-23 |
- |
- |
1958-59 |
John Kundla |
33-39 |
6-7 |
- |
1959-60 |
John Castellani |
11-25 |
- |
- |
|
(Replaced after 36 games in 1959-60 Season) |
|
Jim Pollard |
14-25 |
5-4 |
- |
|
(Interim Head Coach for 39 games in 1959-60 Season) |
1960-61 to 1966-67 |
Fred Schaus |
315-245 |
33-38 |
- |
1967-68 to 1968-69 |
Bill Van Breda Kolff |
107-57 |
21-12 |
- |
1969-70 to 1970-71 |
Joe Mullaney |
94-70 |
16-14 |
- |
1971-72 to 1975-76 |
Bill Sharman |
246-164 |
22-15 |
1 |
1976-77 to 1978-79 |
Jerry West |
145-101 |
8-14 |
- |
1979-80 |
Jack McKinney |
9-4 |
- |
- |
|
(Replaced after 13 games in 1979-80 Season) |
|
Paul Westhead |
51-18 |
12-4 |
1 |
1980-81 to 1981-82 |
Paul Westhead |
61-32 |
1-2 |
- |
|
(Replaced after 11 games in 1981-82 Season) |
|
Pat Riley |
50-21 |
12-2 |
1 |
1982-83 to 1989-90 |
Pat Riley |
483-173 |
90-47 |
3 |
1990-91 to 1991-92 |
Mike Dunleavy |
101- 63 |
13-10 |
- |
1992-93 to 1993-94 |
Randy Pfund |
66-80 |
2-3 |
- |
|
(Replaced after 66 games in 1993-94 Season) |
|
Bill Bertka |
1-1 |
- |
- |
|
(Interim Head Coach for 2 games in 1993-94 Season) |
|
Earvin Magic Johnson |
5-11 |
- |
- |
|
(Interim Head Coach for remaining 16 games
in 1993-94 Season) |
1994-95 to 1999 |
Del Harris |
224-116 |
17-19 |
- |
|
(Fired after 12 games (6-6) of the
strike-shortened
1999 50-game season) |
|
Bill Bertka |
1- 0 |
- |
- |
|
(Interim Head Coach for 1 game in 1999 season) |
|
Kurt Rambis |
24-13 |
3-5 |
- |
|
(Interim Head Coach for final 37 games of
strike-shortened 1999, 50-game season) |
1999-00 to 2003-04 |
Phil Jackson |
287-123 |
64-28 |
3 |
|
Detail: 1999-00 |
67-15 |
15-8 |
1 |
|
2000-01 |
56-26 |
15-1 |
1 |
|
2001-02 |
58-24 |
15-4 |
1 |
|
2002-03 |
50-32 |
6-6 |
|
|
2003-04 |
56-26 |
13-9 |
|
2004-05 |
Rudy Tomjanovich |
24-19 |
- |
- |
|
(Resigned after 43 games because of health issues) |
|
Frank Hamblen (interim Coach) |
10-29* |
- |
|
|
* record doesn't include 2 wins he coached
because Tomjanovich was still the official coach |
2005-06 to -present |
Phil Jackson |
209-119 |
34-22 |
1 |
|
Detail: 2005-06 |
45-37 |
3-4 |
|
|
2006-07 |
42-40 |
1-4 |
|
|
2007-08 |
57-25 |
14-7 |
|
|
2008-09 |
65-17 |
16-7 |
1 |
|
* updated
June 2009, includes 2009 playoffs |