As of the end of the 2025–26 NBL season, there has been 157 NBL Coaches.
Bold type indicates current Head/Interim Coaches.
Note: Coaching records and rankings are updated at the conclusion of each season. However some records may be updated during the season if a coach parts ways with their assigned club.
Source as of 2010 Rank Previous Rank Coach # of Championships Championship Seasons Games Wins Losses Win % Comments11Brian Goorjian71992, 1996, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2008-09, 2025-2687359827568.50%Head Coach of Sydney Kings22Lindsay Gaze21993, 199765133931252.07%NBL Coach of the Year Award is named after Lindsay Gaze33Joey Wright12006-0750028421656.80%44Brian Kerle41979, 1980, 1985, 198745628217461.84%55Alan Black11999-0049727921856.14%66Trevor Gleeson52013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-2046027418659.57%77Dean Vickerman32014-15, 2017-18, 2020-2139925014962.66%Head Coach of Melbourne United88Bob Turner21983, 198436922414560.70%99Brendan Joyce12000-0143321721650.12%1010Andrej Lemanis32010-11, 2011-12, 2012-1340821619252.94%1111Phil Smyth31998, 1998-99, 2001-0236520516056.16%1212Barry Barnes034719115655.04%1313Gordie McLeod043819024843.38%1414Bruce Palmer1198929718411361.95%1515Cal Bruton1199033017115951.82%1616Rob Beveridge12009-1031016414652.90%1717Brett Brown1199427814912953.60%1818Adrian Hurley1199524714310457.89%1919Ian Stacker028514314250.18%2020Al Westover22005-06, 2007-082081347464.42%2121Aaron Fearne026412913548.86%2222Ken Cole1198621010610450.48%2323David Claxton023010013043.48%2424Ken Richardson11982156985862.82%2525David Lindstrom0184889647.83%2629Scott Roth12023-24166868051.81%Head Coach of Tasmania JackJumpers2726Scott Fisher0137785956.93%2827Tom Wisman0165778846.67%2928Brett Flanigan01817710442.54%3036John Rillie0131765558.02%Head Coach of Perth Wildcats3130Adam Forde01867611040.86%Head Coach of Cairns Taipans3231Gary Fox0108664261.11%3332Shawn Dennis01706210836.47%3433Mike Dunlap095593662.11%3534Simon Mitchell0121586347.93%3635Guy Molloy01605710335.63%3737Mark Bragg01645411032.93%3848Justin Tatum12024-2593514254.84%Head Coach of Illawarra Hawks3938Mike Osborne098504851.02%4039Charlie Ammit01614911230.43%4140Chase Buford22021-22, 2022-2368472169.12%4241Shane Heal0118467238.98%4342Owen Wells088454351.14%4443Robbie Cadee0125458036.00%4544Don Shipway081433853.09%4645Andrew Gaze086424448.84%4789Mike Wells071413057.75%Head Coach of Adelaide 36ers4856Mike Kelly0128418732.03%4982Josh King063402363.49%Head Coach of South East Melbourne Phoenix5047Murray Arnold1199158391967.24%5149Bill Tomlinson01443910527.08%5250Jerry Lee1198857381966.67%5351Owen Hughan054371768.52%5452Steve Breheny075373849.33%5553Andris Blicavs0125378829.60%5654Dave Ankeney054361866.67%5755Mody Maor067363153.73%5856Scott Ninnis074334144.59%5957David Adkins078334542.31%6058Dan Shamir091325935.16%6159Dean Demopoulos058312753.45%6260Paul Henare059302950.85%6361David Ingham061303149.18%6452Conner Henry067303744.78%6553Ray Tomlinson070294141.43%6664Chris Anstey060283246.67%6765C.J. Bruton067274040.30%6866Paul Woolpert059263344.07%6967Justin Schueller057253243.86%7068Marty Clarke084255929.76%7169Cal Stamp041241758.54%7270Will Weaver034231167.65%Incoming Head Coach of Brisbane Bulletshttps://www.nbl.com.au/news/brisbane-bullets-announce-signing-of-will-weaver73105Petteri Koponen062233937.10%Resigned as Head Coach of New Zealand Breakershttps://www.nbl.com.au/news/new-zealand-breakers-part-ways-with-petteri-koponen7471Eric Cooks076235330.26%7572Rick Harden048222645.83%7673Jay Brehmer053213239.62%7774Jim Calvin070214930.00%7875Mark Wright063204331.75%7976Frank Arsego056193733.93%8077Richard Orlick068194927.94%8179Darryl McDonald052183434.62%8278Mark Watkins074185624.32%8380Tom Maher054173731.48%8481Jim Ericksen119812416866.67%8583Scott Morrison028161257.14%8684Tony Gaze046163034.78%8785Ian Robilliard049163332.65%8886Mike Ellis034151944.12%8987Les Riddle026141253.85%9088Don Monson028141450.00%9190Joe Farrugia040142635.00%9291Dean Donnollon02213859.09%9392Denis Kibble025131252.00%9493Mahmoud Abdelfattah029131644.83%9594Claude Williams035132237.14%9695James Duncan037132435.14%9796Patrick Hunt022121054.55%9897Kevin Braswell028121642.86%9998Damian Cotter040122830.00%10099Tom Pottenger026111542.31%101100Stephen Johansen035112431.43%102101Casey Jones01510566.67%103102Robert Young01810855.56%104103Ted Weston026101638.46%105104Henry Daigle026101638.46%106106Colin Cadee031102132.26%107107Mel Dalgleish02691734.62%108108Ian Ellis02681830.77%109109Rex Johnstone01771041.18%110110Steve Fairnham02271531.82%111111Paul Coughter01661037.50%112112Gordon Ellis02161628.57%113113Alan Hughes02261627.27%114114Jacob Jackomas02963215.79%115115Shaun O'Connell04063415.00%116NEWStu Lash01851327.78%117116Curtis Coleman02652119.23%118117Matt Flinn02852317.86%119118Albert Leslie0104640.00%120119Mark Beecroft0114736.36%121120Andy Campbell0114736.36%122121Lloyd Klaman01541126.67%123122Greg Vanderjagt01541126.67%124123Danny Adamson02341917.39%125124Mark Leader02341917.39%126125Phil Thomas02742314.81%127126Sam MacKinnon073442.86%128127Reg Biddings01431121.43%129128Joe Connelly01631318.75%130129Alan Dawe01831516.67%131130Lynn Massey02332013.04%132131Dean Templeton02632311.54%133132Tim Kaiser042250.00%134133Jeff Green092722.22%135134Keith Scott0222209.09%136135Rod Popp0282267.14%137136Peter Ali0110100.00%138137David Hancock0110100.00%139138Andy Stewart0110100.00%140139Kevin Lisch0110100.00%141140Kerry Williams0110100.00%142141Dave Nelson021150.00%143142Glen Bines021150.00%144NEWRhys Carter021150.00%145143Judd Flavell031233.33%146144Brian Lester051420.00%147145Terry Kealey061516.67%148146Tony Cox0131127.69%149147David Simmons0221214.55%150148Tim Mallon01010.00%151149Tim Hudson01010.00%152150Paul Mellett02020.00%153151John Wright02020.00%154152Jamie Pearlman02020.00%155153John Gardiner04040.00%156154Mark Price05050.00%157155Pete Mathieson0240240.00%
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