NBA G League Coach of the Year Award

The NBA G League Coach of the Year is an annual NBA G League award given since the 2006–07 season to the best head coach of the regular season. The league's head coaches determine the award by voting and it is usually presented to the honoree during the G League playoffs. The winner receives the Dennis Johnson Trophy, which is named in honor of Hall of Fame player Dennis Johnson, a star NBA guard who died in 2007 while serving as head coach of the Austin Toros, in what was then known as the NBA Development League (or D-League).[1][2]

In 2015–16, Sioux Falls Skyforce head coach Dan Craig was named the recipient of Coach of the Year after guiding the Skyforce to a 40–10 regular-season record, the best mark in league history.[2]

Winners

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Season Coach Team
2006–07 Bryan Gates Idaho Stampede
2007–08 Bryan Gates (2) Idaho Stampede (2)
2008–09 Quin Snyder Austin Toros
2009–10 Chris Finch Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2010–11 Nick Nurse Iowa Energy
2011–12 Eric Musselman Los Angeles D-Fenders
2012–13 Alex Jensen Canton Charge
2013–14 Conner Henry Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2014–15 Scott Morrison Maine Red Claws
2015–16 Dan Craig Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016–17 Jerry Stackhouse Raptors 905
2017–18 Mike Miller Westchester Knicks
2018–19 Will Weaver[3] Long Island Nets
2019–20 Martin Schiller[4] Salt Lake City Stars
2020–21 Stan Heath[5] Lakeland Magic
2021–22 Mahmoud Abdelfattah[6] Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2)
2022–23 Ronnie Burrell[7] Long Island Nets (2)
2023–24 Lindsey Harding[8] Stockton Kings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fort Wayne's Conner Henry Named 2014 NBA D-League Coach of the Year". NBA.com. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Skyforce's Dan Craig Named 2015-16 NBA Development League Coach of the Year". NBA.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Long Island's Will Weaver Named 2018-19 NBA G League Coach of the Year". NBA G League. March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Salt Lake City Stars' Martin Schiller Named 2019-20 NBA G League Coach Of The Year". NBA G League. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lakeland Magic Head Coach Stan Heath Named 2020-21 NBA G League Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year". NBA G League. March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS WIN THREE 2021-22 NBA G LEAGUE AWARDS". NBA G League. April 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ronnie Burrell Named NBA G League Coach Of The Year". The NBA G League. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ "Lindsey Harding Named 2023-24 NBA G League Coach Of The Year". NBA.com. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.