George Karl
George Matthew Karl
Born: May 12, 1951
Penn Hills, PA USA
Coaching Career: 1984-2015
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
George Karl compiled a record of 1175 wins and 824 losses in his coaching career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings and Seattle Supersonics. He began coaching during the 1984 season and last coached during the 2015 campaign. Karl was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
 Golden State Warriors |
 Seattle Supersonics |
 Milwaukee Bucks |
 Denver Nuggets |
 Sacramento Kings |
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1984-85 | NBA | Cleveland Cavaliers | 82 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1985-86 | NBA | Cleveland Cavaliers | 67 | 25 | 42 | .373 | ||||||
| 1986-87 | NBA | Golden State Warriors | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | ||
| 1987-88 | NBA | Golden State Warriors | 64 | 16 | 48 | .250 | ||||||
| 1991-92 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 42 | 27 | 15 | .643 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1992-93 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 82 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | ||
| 1993-94 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 82 | 63 | 19 | .768 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1994-95 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1995-96 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 82 | 64 | 18 | .780 | 21 | 13 | 8 | .619 | ||
| 1996-97 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | ||
| 1997-98 | NBA | Seattle Supersonics | 82 | 61 | 21 | .744 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | ||
| 1998-99 | NBA | Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 28 | 22 | .560 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1999-00 | NBA | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 2000-01 | NBA | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | ||
| 2001-02 | NBA | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | NBA | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 2004-05 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 32 | 8 | .800 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 2005-06 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 2006-07 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 2007-08 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | ||
| 2008-09 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | ||
| 2009-10 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 2010-11 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 2011-12 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 66 | 38 | 28 | .576 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 2012-13 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 2014-15 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 30 | 11 | 19 | .367 | ||||||
| 2015-16 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 82 | 33 | 49 | .402 | ||||||
| Totals | 1999 | 1175 | 824 | .588 | 185 | 80 | 105 | .432 | ||||
Awards
2012 - NBA Coach of the Year
