NBA Coach of the Year

won the award in the 1964–65 season. The award was later named after him.|alt=A man, wearing a brown coat, white shirt and black tie, standing in front of a collage. won the award in the 1995–96 season, coaching the Chicago Bulls to 72 wins in a season.|alt=A man with gray hair, wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie, at a basketball game. led the 2004–05 Phoenix Suns to a 33-win increase from the previous season.|alt=A man with gray hair, wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie, at a basketball game. and New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau won the award in the 2010–11 and 2020–21 seasons.|alt=A man with dark hair, wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie, at a basketball game. led the 2012–13 Denver Nuggets to a 57–25 record without an NBA All-Star.|alt=A man with gray hair, wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie, sitting at a basketball game. led the 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs to their 5th NBA championship, and earned his 3rd NBA Coach of the Year Award that same season.|alt=A man with white hair, wearing a black suit, white shirt and orange tie, sitting at a basketball game. ==Multi-time winners==